Thor 148

"Let There Be... Chaos!" is the title to the first story featured in issue #148 of the first volume of the Thor ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written and edited by Stan Lee with artwork by Jack Kirby and inks by Vince Colletta. It was lettered by Sam Rosen. The second feature in this issue is a five-page tale starring Black Bolt of the Inhumans and was crafted by the team of Lee & Kirby, as well as inker Joe Sinnott. This issue shipped with a January, 1968 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.

"Let There Be... Chaos!"

 * Thor Odinson


 * Balder Odinson
 * Odin Borson
 * Sif


 * Karnilla
 * Loki Laufeyson
 * Wrecker, Dirk Garthwaite


 * Spider-Man, Peter Parker


 * New York City Police Department


 * Humans
 * Altered humans
 * Asgardians
 * Norns


 * Asgard
 * New York
 * New York City


 * Mjolnir
 * Wrecker's crowbar


 * None


 * Energy projection
 * Invulnerability
 * Power absorption
 * Power negation
 * Sorcery
 * Superhuman strength
 * Teleportation

"...And Finally: Black Bolt!"

 * Writer - Stan Lee
 * Penciler - Jack Kirby
 * Inker - Joe Sinnott
 * Letterer - Sam Rosen
 * Editor - Stan Lee


 * Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon


 * King Agon
 * Queen Rynda


 * None


 * None


 * House of Agon


 * Inhumans


 * Attilan
 * The Great Refuge


 * Historikon
 * Terrigen Mist


 * Flight
 * Force field generation
 * Levitation
 * Telekinesis
 * Sonic projection

Notes & Trivia

 * Thor was created by writers Stan Lee & Larry Lieber, and artist Jack Kirby based on the figure from Norse mythology.


 * "Let There Be... Chaos!" is reprinted in the Marvel Spectacular #19, the Essential Thor, Volume 3 trade paperback, the Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor, Volume 6 hardcover collection, and the Mighty Thor Omnibus, Volume 2 hardcover collection.


 * "...And Finally: Black Bolt!" is reprinted in Marvel Tales #124, the Inhumans: The Origin of the Inhumans trade paperback collection, and the Marvel Masterworks: The Inhumans, Volume 1 hardcover collection.


 * This is the first appearance of Dirk Garthwaite, aka the Wrecker.


 * This is the first appearance of the Wrecker's crowbar.


 * Spider-Man makes a cameo appearance on a television screen only in this issue.


 * The origin of Black Bolt is revealed in this issue.


 * This is the first appearance of Agon of the Inhumans. Appears in flashback only.


 * This is the first appearance of Rynda of the Inhumans. Appears in flashback only.