Issue(s): Thor #129, Thor #130
Published Date: Jun-Jul 66
Title: "The verdict of Zeus!" / "Thunder in the netherworld!"
Credits:
Stan Lee - Writer
Jack Kirby - Penciler
Vincent Colletta - Inker

Review/plot:
After getting back from facing Hercules ("You may say I acquitted myself with honor!", he says, even though they didn't actually fight), Thor returns to Jane Foster's apartment to find he's got a strange new roommate that Thor feels the need to bow down to.

A minute later he's totally forgotten about Tana and after a discussion with Jane, Thor leaves for Asgard to renounce his immortality so he can marry her. LEAVING JANE ALONE IN THE APARTMENT WITH THE WEIRD LADY HE WAS FORCED TO BOW TO! And they say Hercules is the dumb one. Tana Nile proceeds send Jane away in order to prevent Thor from interfering with her plans.

Thor returns to Asgard to find that he'd forgotten to check his palm pilot, because today just happens to be the Day of Three Worlds, during which Thor is supposed to fulfill a prophecy.

Luckily the prophecy predicts that he will help tie up another plot thread, which means he gets to help Hercules get out of his contract with Pluto. He does so by kicking the crap out of everyone in Hades.

It's a bit overwhelming that both the Greek and Norse pantheons exist in the Marvel universe. It would have been interesting if only the Norse myths were true. As it is, this book is doing its best to introduce us to a whole second cast. We meet Hercules' half-brother Ares this arc.

Overall, good stuff in a crazy sort of way.

Quality Rating: C+

Historical Significance Rating: 7 - first appearance of Tana Nile (Rigellians). First Ares.

Chronological Placement Considerations: N/A

References: N/A

Cross-over: N/A

Continuity Implant? N

Reprinted In: Marvel Spectacular #2, Marvel Spectacular #3

May need to increase the importance rank due to Ares, since he was an Avenger for a bit.

Agreed. Updated.