Comic Title: Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 1990
On Sale Date: October 16, 1990 Shipping Date October 16, 1990
Source: Previews, #20

Shipping Date October 16, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #184

Shipping Date October 18, 1990
Source: Advance Comics, #22

Direct Market Date October 18, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #166, Page 1

Direct Market Date November 29, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #175

Cover Price: $29.95
Page Count: 288
Editor: Mike Gold

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "The Hammer of Thor"
Pages: 8

Feature(s):
Viking Prince (of Earth-1)

Writer: Robert Kanigher
Artist: Joe Kubert

Reprinted From:
Brave and the Bold #3 (1955)

Feature Character(s)

• Viking Prince (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #2; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #4)

Supporting Character(s)

• Captain Olaf (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #2; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #4)
• Gunnda (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #2; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #4)
• Olaf's tribe (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #2; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #4)

Villain(s)

• Baron Thorvald (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #2; next appearance in Brave and the Bold #5)
• Sardluk (last appearance in Brave and the Bold #1; no further appearances)
• Thorvald's men (no further appearances)

Synopsis:
The forces of Baron Thorvald capture Captain Olaf. Jon is given three days to surrender himself, or Thorvald will kill Olaf. Jon's first attempt to rescue Olaf using a direct approach fails. When he notices Thorvald's spy Sardluk, Jon prepares another ploy.

Jon pretends to find the Hammer of Thor which is capable of smashing anything. Sardluk takes the information back to Thorvald, who agrees to trade Olaf for the hammer. During the exchange, Thorvald betrays the agreement, but then learns the hammer is a fake.

Jon makes his escape, but his route is cut-off. Thorvald challenges Jon to single combat. When Jon gets the upper hand, Thorvald orders an archer to disarm his opponent. Thorvald then wields the hammer and prepares to strike Jon. A lightning bolt from the sky is attracted to the hammer and stuns Thorvald. Jon makes his escape with Olaf in the confusion that follows.