Thor Vol 1 274

Thor #274
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Next Issue	Thor #275
Art by: John Buscema and Tom Palmer
Release Date	May 9, 1978
Cover Date	August, 1978
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	James Shooter

1. "The Eye -- And the Arrow!"
Appearances · Synopsis
Writer(s)	Roy Thomas
Penciler(s)	John Buscema
Inker(s)	Tom Palmer
Colorist(s)	Bob Sharen
Letterer(s)	Joe Rosen
Editor(s)	Roy Thomas

 Balder is dead! Now trully Asgard -- and all the Earth must face the Day of Doom 

—Thor

Appearing in "The Eye -- And the Arrow!"

Featured Characters:

• Thor

Supporting Characters:

• Balder (Death)
• Warriors Three
  • Fandral
  • Volstagg
  • Hogun
• Harris Hobbs
• Joe Burnett
• Roger "Red" Norvell
• Odin (Main story and flashback)
• Hoder (First appearance plus appears in flashback and main story)
• Lady Sif
• Frigga (Main story and flashback)

Antagonists:

• Loki

Other Characters:

• Midgard Serpent (Jormungand) (Mentioned)
• Sleipnir (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
• Hugin (Only in flashback)
• Munin (Only in flashback)
• Mimir (Only in flashback)
• Hela (Only in flashback)
• Volla (Only in flashback)
• Heimdall
• Jord (Mentioned)
• Ymir (Invoked)
• Njord (First appearance)

Races and Species:

• Asgardians
• Frost Giants
• Humans
• Vanir
• Trolls (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Midgard (Mentioned)
• Asgard (Main story and flashback)
  • City of Asgard (Main story and flashback)
    • Royal Palace of Asgard (Main story and flashback)
      • Hlidskjalf (Main story and flashback)
    • Well of Wisdom (Only in flashback)
    • Valhalla (Only in flashback)
    • Rainbow Bridge
• Hel (Only in flashback)

Items:

• Mjolnir
• Odinsword (Main story and flashback)
• Odin's Eye (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
• Gjallarhorn

Events:

• Ragnarok (Mentioned)

Synopsis for "The Eye -- And the Arrow!"

Loki is going on about Ragnarok, while Hobbs and crew begin filming. Loki transforms into a rat and scurries away underneath a statue of Odin. As Thor is lifting the statue, Odin returns. Odin tells them of how Hugin and Munin came to him to tell him of the coming of Ragnarok. Of how he went to Mimir and gave his eye for knowledge of how to forestall it. He then tells of going to Hel to confront Volla, and upon his return of coming across Hoder. Sif then returns with the goddesses of Asgard, including Frigga. Odin, Thor, and Frigga go inside to converse, while the rest decide to test Balder's invulnerability. Hobbs goes to warn Thor, while Loki gives Hoder an arrow tipped with mistletoe. Thor arrives too late as the arrow pierces Balder's heart.

Notes

• This story is reprinted in the trade paperback Thor: Ragnarok.

Trivia

• This is the issue where Odin loses his eye.

See Also

• 5 image(s) from Thor Vol 1 274
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• 3 reprint(s) of Thor Vol 1 274