Thor Annual Vol 1 8

	Published
	November, 1979
"Thunder over Troy"
	Writer Roy Thomas; Penciler John Buscema; Inker Tony DeZuniga; Colourist George Roussos; Letterer Joe Rosen; Editor Roy Thomas; Jim Shooter;
"A Few Ounces of Troy"
	Writer Roy Thomas;

I come to say farewell...yet somehow, I feel that, whate'er may be the fate of this city thou dost defend... ...we two shall meet again.

-- Thor to Aeneas

Appearing in "Thunder over Troy"

Featured Characters:

Thor

Supporting Characters:

Olympians
- Zeus
- Aphrodite (Support Troy)
- Hera (Support the Argives)
- Ares (Support Troy)
- Athena (Support the Argives)
- Bacchus
- Hermes
- Hercules (Only in flashback)
- Apollo (Mentioned)

Argives:

High King Agamemmnon of the Argives (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
King Menelaus of Sparta (Main story and flashback)
Odysseus of Ithaca (Main story and flashback)
Achilles' troops (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- Achilles (First appearance) (Death) (Main story and flashback)
- Patroclus (First appearance) (Death)
Diomedes of Argos (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Philoctetes (First appearance)

Troy and its allies:

Trojans
- Prince Paris (Main story and flashback) (Death)
- Cassandra (Main story and flashback)
- Hector (Main story and flashback) (Death)
- King Priam (Main story and flashback)
- Helen of Troy (Main story and flashback)
Dardanus
- Prince Aeneas of Dardanus
- Anchises (Mentioned)
Lycia
- Pandarus of Lycia (Death)

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Asgardians
- Volla (Mentioned)
- All-Father Odin (Mentioned)
Hela (Mentioned)
Tyndareus (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Jotunheim
Olympus
- City of Olympus
Midgard (Earth)
- Anatolia
  - Troy / Illium (Main story and flashback) (Destruction)
  - Mount Ida
  - Dardanus (Mentioned)
  - Lycia (Mentioned)
- Hyperborea (Mentioned)
- Ancient Greece (Main story and flashback)
  - Mount Olympus
  - Sparta (Only in flashback)
  - Ithaca (Mentioned)
  - Argos (Mentioned)
  - Aulis (Mentioned)
  - Lemnos (Mentioned)

Items:

Mjolnir
Achilles' armor (First appearance)
Achilles' second armor (First appearance)
Wooden horse

Vehicles:

Chariot of Aeneas

Events:

Trojan War
Ragnarök (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "Thunder over Troy"

While battling some Storm Giants, Thor and Loki discover the crack in the ground that once led to Olympus. This time, strange mists rob Thor of his memory as he and Loki get seperated in the cavern. Once through, he meets Aeneas and finds himself involved in the Trojan War. After his adventures, and a battle with Zeus after regaining his memory, Thor returns to the cavern where he meets Loki. Loki tells him that he had lost his memory as well, but contributed to the war in his own way by telling Odysseus of Ithaca about an astute, leading to the creation of a wooden horse.

Appearing in "A Few Ounces of Troy"

Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for "A Few Ounces of Troy"

Instead of a letters' page, The Hammer Strikes page features a full page essay on the making of this annual.