The Mighty Thor, Issues 294 - 300
In 1980, Marvel's Thor comics drew inspiration from Wagner's Ring Cycle. Roy Thomas crafted a Ragnarok saga, nodding to Wagner's masterpiece.
Back in 1980, the Marvel comic Thor tapped into Wagner’s Ring Cycle. Roy Thomas wove a cycle of Ragnarok, nodding to Richard Wagner’s magnum opus. Thor #294 kicked off with Alberich swiping the Rhinegold—straight out of Wagner! Thomas artfully matched Wagner’s operas to comic issues: 295 echoes Das Rheingold, 296-299 captures Die Walküre, Siegfried, and Götterdämmerung. A slick, crafty fusion of Norse myth, Wagner’s genius, and the Marvel universe!
