There are few moments in Marvel comics more enjoyable than the inevitable yet somehow still surprising Loki trick. Just when you think you can trust the character, just when you think it’s been long enough and there’s certainly no going back now, Loki reveals some wild scheme to overtake Asgard and ascend to his rightful place on the throne.
Loki’s family issues aren’t hard to fathom – Imagine if your Dad grounded you by tying you to a tree on an island with NO SOUND – but it’s his dedication to the destruction of Thor and ruling Asgard that make the trickster god what he is. This history makes more recent takes on the character by the likes of Kieron Gillen all the more fascinating.
Below you’ll find a complete chronology for Loki comics books throughout the Marvel Universe, from his beginnings as Thor’s archnemesis to more modern interpretations like Kid Loki and Teen Loki: Agent of Asgard.
Loki Comics Reading Order
Thor Epic Collection: The God of Thunder
Collects: Journey Into Mystery (1952) 83-109
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Jack Kirby and Stan Lee launch Thor, Loki, and the Gods of Asgard into the Marvel Universe!
Loki’s 1960’s Reading Order!
Journey Into Mystery #85
Journey Into Mystery #88
Journey Into Mystery #91
Journey Into Mystery #92
Journey Into Mystery #94
Journey Into Mystery #96
Journey Into Mystery #97
Journey Into Mystery #100
Journey Into Mystery #101
Journey Into Mystery #102
Journey Into Mystery #103
Journey Into Mystery #104
Journey Into Mystery #107
Journey Into Mystery #108
Avengers Epic Collection: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
Collects: Avengers (1963) 1-20
See how Loki accidentally brings the Avengers together for the very first time in Avengers #1. Loki also makes a cameo in Avengers #7 as the Avengers face off against Enchantress and Executioner.
Collects: Strange Tales #110 to #111, #114 to #146
Loki attempts to manipulate Dr. Strange into helping him take down Thor in Strange Tales #123.
Thor Epic Collection: When Titans Clash
Collects: Journey Into Mystery (1952) 110 to #113, Journey Into Mystery Annual #1, Journey Into Mystery #114 to #125, Thor (1966) 126-130
Loki’s in virtually every issue of Journey Into Mystery and then Thor from this time period, whether in the main plot or in the Asgardian Tales backups.
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor Volume 6
Collects: Thor #141 to #152
Loki centric issues can be found in:
Thor #142
Thor #147
Thor #148
Thor #149
Thor #150
Thor #151
Thor #152
Thor Epic Collection: To Wake the Mangog
Collects: Thor (1966) 154-174
After Thor issues #154 to #159, Loki makes a couple great appearances in an issue of Hulk and Silver Surfer, which you can see below.
Tales To Astonish #101
Silver Surfer #4
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor – Volume 9
Collects: Thor #173 to #183
Marvel Masterworks – The Mighty Thor – Volume 10
Thor #184 to #194
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor – Volume 11
Collects: Thor #195 to #205
Collects: Thor: Son Of Asgard #1-12
Now that you have the Lee and Kirby years well under your belt, it’s time for some modern reimaginings of Thor’s earliest days, here as a young lad!
Collects: Thor: First Thunder #1-5
Another modern retelling of Thor’s first year on Earth.
Collects: Loki #1 To #4
The best modern look back of the bunch, in Trials of Loki Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Sebastian Fiumara retell Loki’s true origins and explain his motivations for Asgardian conquest.
Loki Comics In The 1970’s
Collects: Avengers (1963) #115-118 And Defenders (1972) #8-11
Loki’s back to messing with the Avengers on behalf of his animosity towards Thor, this time teaming with mystical overlord Dormammu.
Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor Volume 14
Collects: Thor #229 to #235, Thor Annual #5, Thor #236 to #241
Loki Centric Thor Issues In The 70’s
Thor #261 to #279, Thor Annual #8
Thor #293 to #295
Thor Epic Collection: A Kingdom Lost
Collects: Thor #303 to #319, Thor Annual #9 to #10
Thor Epic Collection: Runequest
Collects: Thor #320 to #336, Annual #11
Loki In The 1980’s, Enter Walt Simonson’s Thor
Thor by Walter Simonson – Volume 1
Collects: Thor 337-345
My favorite Thor run of all time, Simonson does plenty of brilliant work with Loki as well!
Thor by Walter Simonson Volume 2
Collects: Thor 346-355
Thor by Walter Simonson Volume 3
Collects: Thor 357-363, Balder The Brave 1-4
Collects: New Mutants Special Edition #1, Uncanny X-Men Annual #9, X-Men/Alpha Flight #1 To #2
Loki messes with the New Mutants and X-Men (namely Dani Moonstar and Storm) in Asgard. This special confused the ever-loving pants off me when I read it outside the context of Claremont’s Uncanny X-Men and New Mutants.
Thor by Walter Simonson Volume 4
Collects: Thor 364-369, 371-374
In perhaps Loki’s greatest prank of all-time, he turns Thor into a Frog for three issues.
Thor by Walter Simonson Volume 5
Collects: Thor 375-382
Thor Epic Collection: War of the Pantheons
Collects: Thor #383 to Thor #400
Acts of Vengeance and Loki Comics in the 1990’s
Collects:
In classic Loki form, a mysterious figure coordinates the villains of the Marvel Universe.
90s Loki Comics
Thor #426 to #432, #440 to #442
Collects: Journey Into Mystery (1996) #503-513
In the wake of Onslaught, Thor is thought dead while the Asgardians wander Earth unknowing of their pasts. Time for an all-new Loki!
Collects: Loki #1-4, Journey Into Mystery #85, Journey Into Mystery #112
Tells an out of continuity fantasy of Loki’s in which he rules Asgard! Brilliant art by Esad Ribic and a great narrative from Rob Rodi.
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS – Ultimate Collection Book 3
Amazing Spider-Man #503 to #504 of the J. Michael Straczynski features a two-part Spider-Man and Loki story.
Asgard Disassembled And Loki Reborn
Collects: Thor #80-85
For the entire event, here’s my Avengers Disassembled reading order.
Collects: Thor #1-6 (July 2007 – Feb 2008)
Thor returns following Ragnarok, and restores Asgards and the gods. Loki in particular comes back anew, and confuses the sexuality of every Thor reader ever.
Collects: Thor #7 – #12 + #600 (March 2008 – Feb 2009)
Collects: Thor #601-603, And Thor: Defining Moments Giant-Size #1 (Apr 2009 – Sep 2009)
Loki gets a seat at the table of Norman Osborn’s criminal cabal.
Thor by Kieron Gillen Ultimate Collection
Collects: Thor (1966) #604-614, Siege: Loki And New Mutants (2009) #11
Marvel’s 2010 event, Siege, proves surprisingly essential for Loki, and effectively concludes the stretch of Marvel events starting with 2004’s Avengers Disassembled. Full Siege reading order.
Loki by Matt Fraction and Kieron Gillen
Collects: Thor #615 – #621 (Sept 2010 – March 2011)
Collects: The Mighty Thor 1-6 (April 2011 – Sept 2011)
Journey into Mystery by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 1
Collects: Journey Into Mystery 622-636, 626.1 (April 2011 – April 2012)
Fear itself tie-ins.
Collects: The Mighty Thor #7 – #12 (Oct 2011 – March 2012), Fear Itself #7.2: Thor
Collects: The Mighty Thor: 12.1, 13-17
Journey Into Mystery by Kieron Gillen: The Complete Collection Volume 2
Collects: Exiled 1; New Mutants 42-43; Journey Into Mystery 637-645; The Mighty Thor 18-22, Annual 1 (Ends October 2012)
Exiled Reading Orders
Exiled #1
Journey Into Mystery #637
New Mutants #42
Journey Into Mystery #638
New Mutants #43
Everything Burns Reading Order:
The Mighty Thor #18
Journey Into Mystery #642
The Mighty Thor #19
Journey Into Mystery #643
The Mighty Thor #20
Journey Into Mystery #644
The Mighty Thor #21
Journey Into Mystery #645
The Mighty Thor #22
Loki in Young Avengers And Agent of Asgard
Young Avengers by Kieron Gillen & Jamie McKelvie Omnibus
Collects: Young Avengers (2013) 1-15, Marvel Now! Point One 1 (Young Avengers Story)
More Avengers, this time to keep everyone in the loop on Kid Loki, the newest Young Avenger!
Collects: Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 to #5
Original Sin: Thor & Loki The 10th Realm
Collects: Original Sin: Thor & Loki – The Tenth Realm 1-5
Loki: Agent of Asgard Volume 2: I Cannot Tell a Lie
Collects: Loki: Agent Of Asgard 6-11
Marvel Axis event tie-ins.
Loki: Agent of Asgard Vol. 3: Last Days
Collects: Loki: Agent of Asgard #12 to #17 (Secret Wars, Last Days tie-ins)
Loki With All-New, All-Different Thor (And Runs for President)
Mighty Thor Vol. 1: Thunder in Her Veins
Collects: Mighty Thor #1 to #5
Collects: Vote Loki #1 to #4
The Mighty Thor Vol. 2: Lords of Midgard
Collects: Mighty Thor (2015) #6-12
Medieval Loki plagues Young Thor with Blood Hulks while in present Jane Foster is forced to save Roxxon CEO Dario Agger!
The Mighty Thor Vol. 3: Asgard/Shi’ar War
Collects: Mighty Thor (2015) #13-19
Loki joins Malekith’s Dark Council while Jane Foster joins the League of Realms!
The Mighty Thor Vol. 4: The War Thor
Collects: Mighty Thor (2015) #20-23, Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor (2017) #1
Loki and the Dark Council make the addition of the Queen of Cinders as the War Thor goes on the rampage!
All-New Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 1: Communication Breakdown
Collects: Free Comic Book Day 2017 All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1, All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #1-2, 4, 6, 8 & 10
Loki is revealed to be behind the Gardner’s madness and Groot’s regrowth issues!
Collects: Marvel Legacy (2017) #1, Marvel Legacy Primer pages, FOOM Magazine (2017)
Loki’s quest for the Infinity Stones begins here!
Doctor Strange Vol. 6: God of Magic
Collects: Doctor Strange #381 to #385
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol. 8: My Best Friend’s Squirrel
Collects: Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015b) #27-31, Material from Not Brand Echh (2017) #14
Loki as the new Sorcerer Supreme assists Squirrel Girl on an intergalactic adventure!
Loki’s appearances in both Unbeatable Squirrel Girl and Amazing Spider-Man (below) occur smack in the middle of the previous volume of Doctor Strange.
Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 8: Worldwide
Collects: Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #794-796, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (2018) #42,Material from Amazing Spider-Man (2015) #25
Spidey goes to the Sanctum Sanctorum and encounters the new Sorcerer Supreme!
All-New Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2: Riders In The Sky
Collects: All-New Guardians of the Galaxy (2017) #3, 5, 7, 9 & 11-12
Loki impersonates Cable in an attempt to infiltrate the Guardians (who are also questing for the Infinity Stones).
The Mighty Thor Vol. 5: The Death Of The Mighty Thor
Collects: Mighty Thor (2015) 700-706, Mighty Thor: At The Gates Of Valhalla (2018) #1
Loki’s loyalties are tested between Asgard and Malekith’s schemes!
Collects: Infinity Countdown Prime (2018), Infinity Countdown (2018) #1-5, Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock (2018) #1 and Material from Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Amazing Spider-Man)
Loki’s quest for the Infinity Stones kicks up a notch!
Marvel Fresh Start Loki Comics
Thor Vol. 1: God Of Thunder Reborn
Collects: Thor (2018) #1-6
Loki accompanies Thor on an adventure into Niffelheim, the land of the dead!
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 1: The Final Host
Collects: Avengers (2018) #1-6, Material from Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Avengers/Captain America)
Loki’s machinations with the cosmic Celestials results in his accidental forming of a team of Avengers. Again.
Avengers by Jason Aaron Vol. 2: World Tour
Collects: Avengers (2018) #7-12
Imprisoned by the Celestials, Loki is rescued by Old Phoenix Logan and put back on the quest for the Infinity Stones!
Collects: Infinty Wars Prime (2018) #1, Infinity Wars (2018) #1-6, Infinity Wars: Fallen Guardian (2018) #1, Infinity Wars: Infinity (2018) #1, Material from Thanos Legacy (2018) #1
Loki stands alongside the Cosmic Avengers to oppose the powermad Gamora! Mostly…
Collects: Wolverine: Infinity Watch (2019) #1-5
The thematic sequel to Infinity Wars, Loki enlists Wolverine to track down the new owners of the Infinity Stones!
Collects: Thor (2018) #7-11
Loki gets back to the Dark Council in this prelude to The War Of The Realms!
Collects: War Of The Realms (2019) #1-6, War Of The Realms: Omega (2019) #1
Something… unexpected happens to Loki as Malekith’s war hits Midgard!
Collects: Thor (2018) #12-16
Featuring a more in-depth look at Loki’s War of the Realms situation!
I was wondering where Loki (2019) and the new Thor (2020) series fit?
Thanks for the great list! Makes Jane Foster’s and the Agent of Asgard series less confusing. I was wondering, though, where the Ms. Marvel issue that features Loki falls in the timeline? He features in her twelfth issue.
Would you know where I could find a list that doesnt necessarily go through the date the comics were made, but through lokis story starting from child to adult?
Hey, thanks a bunch for this! It is a big help in understanding the development of his character, and his relationship with Thor!