Writers: Stan Lee and Larry Lieber
Artist: Jack Kirby
"The Thunder God and the Thug"
Our story begins with Jane Foster and Donald Blake at their practice, each secretly pining over the other. Each believes that they love the other and that the other has no romantic feelings whatsoever. Outside the practice, the mob leader Thug Thatcher (the octopus of crime) is being transported to prison when his cronies bust him out of the armored car. The conflict with the police results in the mob boss getting shot. As luck would have it, his goons notice a medical practice and proceed to burst into Blake's office and demand medical help.
The mobsters kidnap Blake and force him to save their boss. After he does so, Thug Thatcher orders the execution of our good doctor. Fearing for his life, Blake prays to the allfather Odin. Odin grants his prayer and electrocutes the executioner. In the confusion, Blake grabs his cane and the thunder god Thor emerges! Thor makes quick work of the mobsters, but Thatcher escapes.
Thor returns to Blake's office, but discovers that Thug Thatcher has taken Jane hostage. Thatcher has heard that Thor's power resides in his hammer and he demands that Thor drop it. Thor complies, but proceeds to then trick Thatcher by throwing his voice and pretending that the police have arrived. Thatcher flees! Thor gives chase and the battle ends on the construction site of a steel high rise. The mob boss nearly dies, but Thor saves him at the last moment and Thatcher returns to police custody.
Even though this story didn't feature a true super-villain and it was fairly straightforward, there is still some sort of magic in this series. Stan and Jack continue to deliver fun, great Thor stories.
Next issue: The Carbon Copy Man!
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