#19

Synopsis

Thor battles the Lava Man, a monster brought to the surface by Loki, who claims all the dry surface of Earth for his people. Odin forbids Thor to love Jane Foster, leading to her leaving her job as Dr. Blake's nurse.

Reprinted from

• Journey into Mystery #97— Black and white.
• Tales of Suspense #47
• The X-Men #10— Black and white; pages 14-20 only.

Reprinted in

• The Complete Johnny Future #[nn]

Credits

Script

Stan Lee, Alf Wallace, Bob Bartholomew

Pencils

Jack Kirby, Luis Bermejo, Steve Ditko

Inks

George Roussos, Don Heck, Chic Stone, Luis Bermejo, Steve Ditko

Letters

Artie Simek, Sam Rosen

Editor

Alf Wallace, Bob Bartholomew

Original story

Stan Lee