I Say Thee Neigh
Thor 345
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Thor 345 Modern
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Grade:
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9.8
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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1162366011
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Owner:
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Thorseface
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Thor no. 345: “That was no Lady!”
Publication date: July 10, 1984
Census: As of 6/20/23, 33 copies in 9.8 (up by 2), of which 4 are signed (no change). There are no Canadian 9.8s listed.
Writer, penciler: Simonson
Letterer: Workman
Inker: Terry Austin
Colorist: Christie Scheele
Favorite line and some thoughts:
" "I must see a lawyer about a will!" By my father's beard, I do not recall Donald Blake having such problems!"
-Sigurd / Thor embarrasedly repeating to himself the excuse he just offered Melodi / Lorelei.
Donald Blake's problems--at least as far as relationships were concerned--usually involved persons named Jane or Sif. Unlike his other girlfriends Lorelei, introduced by Walt as the younger and far pettier sister of the legacy character Amora the Enchantress, doesn't really have Thor's best interests at heart. She is an agent of Loki, but at least one with a taste for art. Sigurd and Melodi are seen leaving the Guggenheim Museum (I believe we also glance the MET in this issue, too). I think that Walt was still living in New York at this point and as an artist I'm sure he knew (and knows) those sites well.
Malekith is a shapeshifter and not beyond swapping genders if it suits his needs. In this respect he is very much in the mould of the Loki of Norse myth, who once took on the guise of a mare in order to seduce the giant Svaðilfari, a union that begat Sleipnir, Odin's eight-legged steed.
The funniest bit in this issue is Walt's sign-off / next-issue tease: "Confused? Bewildered? Afraid to eat a McBurger again? Don't be! All will be explained next issue (if we can figure it out in time)!" He was quite serious about the time constraints / work schedule: according to the date Walt added at the end of this issue (see the final page) he finished the inks on January 31, 1984. This was less than a month after his completion of issue no. 344 (see detail image in previous slot). Though not unusual in the field at the time or even today, the speed at which Walt was cranking this stuff out amazes me. It's not the sort of career for the complacent.
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