Thor #133
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThor #133 delivers the first full, sustained encounter with Ego the Living Planet — one of the most conceptually audacious creations in Silver Age Marvel — after Ego's single-page splash cameo in the preceding issue. Jack Kirby's ambition to map a sentient, hostile cosmos reached its peak here: Ego belonged to the same burst of 'space age mythology' that had just introduced Galactus, the Kree, and the Rigellian Colonizers, pushing the Thor title from Asgardian fantasy into genuine science-fiction territory. The issue also marks the debut of Count Tagar, whose appearance quietly plants the seed for the High Evolutionary and Wundagore Mountain storyline that would unfold across the very next issues. Together, this two-part Ego arc redefined what a superhero comic could attempt in scale, and its influence runs in a direct line to the MCU's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.
In "Behold... The Living Planet!", Thor faces off against Ego, the Living Planet, in a battle that could decide Earth’s fate. As the skies above Wundagore darken, Jane finds herself drawn into the New Men’s world, where she’s offered a new role teaching in the heart of the mountain stronghold. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life with dynamic energy by Jack Kirby, this 1966 classic features bold visuals and cosmic stakes, with cover art by Jack Kirby and Marie Severin.
In "Behold... The Living Planet!", Thor faces off against Ego, the Living Planet, in a battle that could decide Earth's fate. As the planet's colonizers threaten to enslave the world, Thor must prove his worth not just as a warrior, but as a protector of life itself. Meanwhile, Jane Foster finds herself drawn into the New Men’s world, where she’s offered a chance to teach in the secluded sanctuary of Wundagore.
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Written by Stan Lee and penciled by Jack Kirby — with inks by Vince Colletta and lettering by Sam Rosen — Thor #133 went on sale August 2, 1966, carrying an October 1966 cover date. It was produced during one of the most experimental stretches of Kirby's Marvel tenure: contemporaries have noted that Kirby conceived Ego out of a deep personal fascination with the scale of the universe, and the character arrived in the immediate creative wake of Galactus, as part of what historians have called Marvel's self-constructed 'space age mythology.' The issue's cover recycled — intentionally, as a bold design statement — the striking Kirby photo-collage that had introduced Ego on the final splash page of Thor #132, giving the character an eerie, distinctly alien visual presence from the outset.
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- First FULL appearance of Ego the Living Planet (debuted as a single-page cameo in Thor #132; Thor #133 is his first full story appearance, including his first cover appearance).
- First appearance of Count Tagar, an uplifted tiger and member of the Knights of Wundagore, created by the High Evolutionary — a character who seeds the Wundagore Mountain arc beginning in Thor #134.
- First appearance of Ego's Anti-bodies, the mindless drones Ego conjures from his own biology to battle Thor and Recorder 211 inside his living biosphere.
- Main story 'Behold…The Living Planet!' scripted by Stan Lee, penciled by Jack Kirby, inked by Vince Colletta; five-page 'Tales of Asgard' backup — 'Valhalla!' — features Harokin riding the Black Stallion of Doom to the realm of the dead.
- Jane Foster subplot: wandering in Europe, she encounters Sir Porga and the arriving Count Tagar, who recruit her medical expertise in their search for the High Evolutionary, directly transitioning the title into the next major arc.
- Thor defeats Ego and secures Earth's freedom from Rigellian colonization — Ego vows never to leave the Black Galaxy, a story beat that shaped the character's decades of subsequent appearances.
- Ego's creation is attributed to Jack Kirby's fascination with cosmic scale; alongside the Kree and the Colonizers introduced in this same run, Ego helped establish what has been called Marvel's own 'space age mythology,' arriving just months after Galactus.
- The issue has been collected in The Mighty Thor Omnibus Vol. 2 (covering Thor #126–152) and in the King-Sized Kirby Is Mighty hardcover (2019), which gathers Thor #131–133 among other key Kirby issues.
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Reprinted in Los Vengadores #56 (1967), O Poderoso Thor #4 (1968), Fantastic! #78 (1968), Fantastic! #79 (1968), Il Mitico Thor #31 (1972), Il Mitico Thor #32 (1972), Marvel Spectacular #4 (1973), Spider-Man Comics Weekly #70 (1974), Spider-Man Comics Weekly #71 (1974), Marvel Spectacular #18 (1975), Thor #5 (1978), Thor #6 (1978), Tales of Asgard #1 (1984), Thor #450 (1992), Maximum Security: Thor vs. Ego #1 (2000), Biblioteca Marvel: Thor #2 (2001), Essential Thor #2 (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #5 (2006), Thor: Tales of Asgard by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby #5 (2009), Thor: Tales of Asgard #[nn] (2010), Thor: Tales of Asgard #[nn] (2011), The Mighty Thor Omnibus #2 (2013), Marvel Gold. El Poderoso Thor: En Mis Manos, Este Martillo #[nn] (2013), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #5 (2014) + 5 more
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