The Mighty Thor - Volume 1, #1

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Originally published: June 2011

Cover artist: Olivier Coipel, Mark Morales, Laura Martin

Writer: Matt Fraction

In this issue, the Asgardian god of thunder and his warrior companion Sif are sent by the All-Father to retrieve the Worldheart from the Yggdrasil tree. Stan Lee is quoted to have said: “I decided readers were already pretty familiar with the Greek and Roman gods. It might be fun to delve into the old Norse legends.”