The Mighty Thor celebrates its 300th issue as the amazing Celestial Saga reaches its epic conclusion! In these pages Thor will join forces with the Eternals, the secrets of Marvel's gods will be revealed, the true story of Odin's creation of the unstoppable Destroyer will be told - and gods young and old will die! Then, before us all, the Fourth Host of the Celestials will descend to lay down their judgment - and both man and god may be found wanting. Also featuring the warrior woman Valkyrie, a Marvel adaptation of Richard Wagner's classic Der Ring des Nibelungen and two rare Hercules tales from Marvel Treasury Edition! Collecting Thor (1966) #291-302, and Marvel Treasury Edition #24 and #26.
With writer Doug Moench behind the helm, Thor returns to Midgard (A.K.A. Earth) - but there's no getting comfortable for the God of Thunder as he soon discovers heavies like the Wrecking Crew, Mephisto and Galactus' heralds Firelord and Gabriel all ready and waiting to take him on! And even when Thor finally does get time for a well-earned rest, he finds himself haunted with visions of the dream demon! But why is All-Father Odin putting Thor on trial? Plus: X-Men scribe Chris Claremont delivers a supersize battle against the dread Dormammu, while Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio provide a fresh set of Tales of Asgard! Lift Mjolnir high - this is a Masterworks fit for the Realm Eternal! Collecting Thor (1966) #303-314 and Annual #9.
Two titanic tussles for the price of one! First: When Magneto's on trial, he needs all the help he can get and he finds it in the remnants of his former fortress, Asteroid M! The X-Men aren't sure what his scheme is, but they're positive they don't want the Avengers and the Soviet Super-Soldiers to find out before they do! It's multi-team warfare with the eyes of the world on all three! Then: On the verge of disintegration, Kitty Pryde seems resigned to her doom but the X-Men will do anything to save her, even bargain with a worse doom...Doctor Doom! What stunning secret prevents Mr. Fantastic and the Fantastic Four from saving the day instead? Is he terrified of failing because his greatest failure the fateful rocket flight might have really been his greatest success? Do the answers all come down to wunderkind Franklin Richards? Also featuring the X-Men's fabulous first face-offs with the Avengers and Fantastic Four in Marvel's early era! Collecting X-MEN VS. THE AVENGERS #1-4, FANTASTIC FOUR VS. THE X-MEN #1-4, X-MEN #9 and FANTASTIC FOUR #28.
