20 Absolutely Masterful First Pages Of Comics

5. The Mighty Thor #337

Mighty Thor 3371
Marvel

"Far beyond the fields we know, the core of an ancient galaxy... EXPLODES! And a molten ingot of star stuff is left behind... but not left alone."

Has there ever been a more appropriately operatic beginning for a Thor story? This was Walt Simonson's first issue, and he announced the scale he'd be working on with a really big bang. It would be some time before we found out what that ingot would be doing, but it only took two more pages to reveal that it wouldn't be anything good.

Contributor
Contributor

T Campbell has written quite a few online comics series and selected work for Marvel, Archie and Tokyopop. His longest-running works are Fans, Penny and Aggie-- and his current project with co-writer Phil Kahn, Guilded Age.