#13,716: Thor (1966) #169
"The Awesome Answer!"
Title: Thor (v1)
Editor-in-Chief:
Stan Lee
Editor:
Stan Lee
Writer:
Stan Lee
Artist:
Jack Kirby
Inker:
George Klein
Cover Artist:
Jack Kirby
Letterer:
Artie Simek
Cover Date: October 1969
Release Date: August 1969
Pages: 20
Cover Price: $0.15
Times Read: 1,286
Times Rated: 713
Universe:
Earth-616
![Tower of Shadows (1969) #1 [A Story]](/images/sites/cmro/covers/tower_of_shadows/001a.jpg)
Issue Blurb
Galactus relates his origin to Thor in a show of armistice, rather than war. Odin, through Thor, hears the tale as well.
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Month8
Feb 2, 2026
Another epic Thor story draws to a close. This is when the title is at its best, in these saga-esque adventures that go above and beyond anything else in Marvel.
Unfortunately, this one ends in a bit of a dud. After several issues of Odin searching for Galactus, he's found and reveals his...
RikerDonegal
Nov 7, 2023
Frankly, this is superb! The history of Galactus, as told by Galactus, revealed to Marvel readers at long last! The imagery is frequently jaw-dropping, the language is Shakespearean. Thor does nothing. Except listen as Galactus tells his tale. It feels epic; important.
10/10
10/10
bastos
Jul 30, 2019
MONSTER MASHED
This was a pretty good comic. Gave a lot of great insight into Galactus. I also got to say - tip of the cap to changing Galactus away from the villain category. I saw that.
The comic intent is to bring together the two sets - Thor's quest to stop Galactus, and Galactus's origin...
