He is the greatest weapon of all time... small enough to be hidden in a pocket... yet, able to grow to a size beyond comprehension! When he serves me in the future, he will be supreme! Each blow he receives will make him larger!! The more my foes resist, the closer they will come to total annihilation!! 
- —Kang
Appearing in "The Growing Man"
Featured Characters:
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Antagonists:
- Growing Man (First appearance)
- Kang
Other Characters:
- Various Asgardians
- Olson (Janitor)
- Charlie (Police Officer)
Locations:
- Asgard
- City of Asgard
- Pool of Peace (First appearance)
- City of Asgard
- Earth
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- Kang's Time Machine
Synopsis for "The Growing Man"
Asgard celebrates their victory but Thor asks to return to Earth, where the police bring in a scientist to look over a robot that a museum expedition unearthed; originally doll-size but now grown to human-size. The robot comes to life and continues growing as the police shoot at it, as if each attack stimulates grown. The Growing Man rampages through the city, calling for its master. Thor returns to New York and resumes his life as Don Blake. The Growing Man's rampage ends when his master, Kang, appears and strikes it with a de-energizer, making it doll-size again. However, the police, pursuing the Growing Man, confront the Conqueror. Soon after, the police contact Blake, hoping he'll contact Thor. Blake becomes Thor and fights the again-enlarging Growing Man. Kang, who states that he hid the Stimuloid in the past but plans to bring it to the future to conquer his time period, ambushes Thor, shrinks the Growing Man again and gets into his time machine. Thor uses Mjolnir to place the machine into an infinity vortex, placing Kang beyond all time and space.
Appearing in "The Battle Begins!"
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Synopsis for "The Battle Begins!"
Thor and the Warriors Three fight the Jinni Devil. Mogul, watching, realizes that Hogun is after the battle standard he stole. As darkness falls, the Jinni vanishes, unable to remain corporeal at night. Thor and his allies head into Zanadu.
Notes
- I've speculated that the janitor named Olson that appears in this issue, might be related to Jake Olson.
See Also
- 1 image(s) from Thor Vol 1 140
- 8 reprint(s) of Thor Vol 1 140
- Thor Vol 1 140 on Marvel Unlimited.
- Thor Vol 1 140 on Comixology.
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Thor (Marvel Comics) at Wikipedia.org
- Thor at Marvel.com
- Thor at Marvel Wiki
- The Thor Message Board
- Thor at The Complete Marvel Reading Order