I remember this.

This issue was from the period when Eric Masterson became Thor. The real Thor is a prisoner of Mephisto as a punishment for killing Loki.

In this issue Eric finds a way of defeating an enemy by using a bloody big gun. However, he is told off by Sif and Balder for not acting in a noble way by using such a weapon. It was pointed out to him that the real Thor would not have used a gun.

"so you can fly?"
"yup"
"you got super human strength?"
"yup"
"and you're invulnerable?"
"yuh huh"
"why you using a gun then?"
"makes my cock feel HUGE."

I seem to remember that when, in the Simonson era, Thor, Balder, the executioner and the heroes from Walhalla went to visit Hela, they took guns, too, with them.

Thje executioner seemed, actually to enjoy himself while killing the hordes of Hel (who were death already, anyway!!) with Rambo machine-guns.

Much as I love the Thor run by Simonson, maybe he's the guilty one... I mean, hadn't he brought firearms to Hel, maybe no-one would have gotten that cover idea afterwards.

maybe in NY he couldn't get a licence for carrying a hammer?

You know how Thor can do this divine-essence-blast thing? And it exhausts him equal to twelve consecutive orgasms? I guess he found a better release. xD

To Dave D.----Yes! In this issue, the Mighty Thor faces his new and most terrifying foe.......GLASS-MAN. (The guy's a real pane.)

Who Me? - You know, if the villain were made out of glass, it *would* actually make some sort of sense.

And I've now probably put more thought into that cover than the people responsible for it.

Funky, awkward lookin' gun, too!

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I agree with Dave D. ----What villian is Thor going up against who can't be stopped by lightning, but can be stopped by a bullet?

Thor must have shopped at the same place Lobo and Castle get their weopons...

Was that *sweat*? I thought he'd sprouted warts or something...

But... you... can shoot... LIGHTNING!

I think it was federally mandated back then that everyone had to carry a piece, at some point, on some cover.

Maybe this is what you get when Frank Castle finds the hammer of Thor.

I like the Standard Beads of Testosterone Sweat (tm). Because of course the Odinson, who routinely eats mythological monsters for breakfast, would be so totally overwhelmed, 'Nam-grunt-style, by having to fire a machine gun.

Personally, I think the "No More Mr Nice God" comment is the topper!

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According to Jack Cross, guns make everyone stupid.

"Foorsooth, say verily unto thee HAIL to mine LITTLE FRIEND!"