1st cover appearance of Punk Mambo

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

3rd cameo appearance (final page) and first cover appearance of Jane Foster as Thor

Second printing, blue footer

Copies ordered by retailers: 10,576

Third print, green footer

Copies ordered by retailers: fewer than 5,000

Fourth printing, purple footer

Copies ordered by retailers: fewer than 4,800

1st full appearance of Jane Foster as Thor throughout the story, previously appeared in final page cameos

Second printing, blue footer

First meeting, battle and team-up of Thor versus Jane Foster as Thor

In Thor #3 (2014), the issue ends with Thor addressing Jane Foster but they are not seen in the same panel

Third printing, green footer

Thor is revealed to be Jane Foster and that she is fighting late stage cancer

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Reprint of Thor #1 (2014)

Copies ordered by retailers: 15,715

1st team appearance of the Dark Council, an alliance of representatives from the 10 Realms with similar, nefarious interests: Malekith, Enchantress, Sindr, King Laufey, Loki, Dario Agger and King Ulik

1st team appearance of the Thunder Guard

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

1st team appearance of the War Witches

Loki joins the Dark Council

1st appearance of a Hulk version of Loki and a Jotunheim (Frost Giant) version of Loki

Versions of these two Lokis appeared briefly in the Disney+ series

1st appearance of Bodolf the Black, a Viking leader capable of tapping into immense strength

1st cameo team appearance of the Avengers 1,000 A.D.: Bodolf the Black, Black Panther Nehanda, Native American Ghost Rider, Tanaraq (Sasquatch), Phoenix Force

1st cameo appearance of the God Tempest, the ancient storm contained inside of Mjolnir, disguised as Jane Foster

Origin of Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, specifically its power stems from a cosmic, world-destroying storm trapped by Odin in Uru metal, forged into a hammer and enchanted so only those who are worthy could lift it. The storm was referred to as God Tempest, the Mother of Thunder

[December 2021 - the God of Hammers arc could be an expansion of this origin or at least inspired by it]

1st appearance of Ro Bloodroot, a wizard

Lady Waziria becomes the second Kurse

1st appearance of Black Bifrost, the bridge used by Malekith to travel through the Ten Realms

1st appearance of Volstagg as War Thor

1st appearance of the Queen of Cinders

1st appearance of Black Galactus, Butcher of Worlds (the aftermath of being stabbed with the Necrosword in Thor: God of Thunder #23)

1st appearance of Throg in the mainstream Marvel Universe

Ego the Living Planet becomes Necroworld

Controversial variant with Stan Lee's signature stamped on the cover using ink containing his blood (referred to as Stan Lee's Solvent DNA Ink)

Includes a numbered hologram sticker printed with the words "Hands of Respect" and a Certificate of Authenticity

In April 2018, news broke that a former business associate of Stan's allegedly presented forged documents to his personal nurse that gave permission to draw blood from Mr. Lee

Initially, this issue and Rise of the Black Panther #1 (Stelfreeze variant) were sold with the signature at a store on the Las Vegas strip but since then the stamp has been used on other covers

Second printing

Copies ordered by retailers: 1,301

Death of Jane Foster, the Mighty Thor

Death of Mangog

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

1st team appearance of The Marauders: Kitty Pryde, Emma Frost, Storm, Pyro, Bishop, Iceman

1st appearance of Curse, a mutant whose voice can trigger bad luck

Kitty Pryde becomes the Red Queen

Shinobi Shaw becomes the Black Bishop

Debut of new Bishop costume

Variant black and white sketch cover art by Russell Dauterman, limited to one per store

Chapter 5: X of Swords

Debut of Skybreaker, a revered sword by the Wakandans that Storm had stolen

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Cameo guest appearances by real world celebrities: Run the Jewels, Conan O'Brien, Seth Meyers, Megan Rapinoe, Jimmy Kimmel

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Variant cover art by Russell Dautherman

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

Variant virgin cover art by Russell Dauterman

Variant cover art by Russell Dauterman

1st appearance of the Fisher King, father of Weaponless Zsen and Khora of the Burning Heart

1st appearance of Darcy Lewis in the mainstream Marvel Comics universe