Marvel Spectacular 1973 #1 - 9.0 - $20.00
Thor recovers from his injuries last issue and goes looking for a rematch with Hercules who has been tricked into signing a contract with Pluto.
On a diplomatic mission, Loki convinces King Hymir to put Thor to a deadly test where failure means slavery to the evil king.
On-sale date from The Comic Reader #96, April 1973.
- The Power of Hercules! The Hordes of Pluto! - Saladino credit per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Artie Simek. Cover may be taken from an unaltered stat.
- The Challenge! - A new caption is written to explain the ongoing storyline that was last reprinted in Special Marvel Edition.
- More Miniaturized Mouthfuls of Marvel-ous Mutterings! (Or: Not Only is Dracula Alive and Well ? but He's Got Company!) - Items, Marvel Mini-Items including announcement of Vampire Tales #1, the signing of Battlin' Bob Brown and various other topics.
- FOOM! - Advertisement for Foom magazine (cost $2.50).
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