IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

NORSE MYTHOLOGY III #6 (OF 6) 

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Galen Showman (CA) P. Craig Russell
In the finale of Ragnarok: The Final Destiny of the Gods, artist P. Craig Russell illustrates the death of the gods, the end of the world, its renewal, and concludes the epic run of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology.    

49 YEARS AGO TODAY

If you had been reading comics for ten years, one of the comic covers vying for your attention on the local spinner rack might have given you a mild case of De ja Vu... (both covers by Kirby)

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug 1964

 

Loki's 7th cover appearance.

Art on all 7 of those covers by Jack Kirby.

Plus Doctor Strange meets Doctor Blake.

                         

Thor also starred in AVENGERS #8

Plus Thor was in TALES TO ASTONISH #59 on the splash page and 3 panels (but not on the cover)

Thor had a guest appearance (along with the rest of the Avengers) in (but not on the cover of ) FANTASTIC FOUR #31 

It was the first time that 4 Thor appearances shipped the same month.

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

ULTIMATES #2

 (W) Deniz Camp (A) Juan Frigeri (CA) Dike Ruan

SHOCKING SECRETS OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE REVEALED!

Captain America reckons with the Maker's dismantling of nations...by visiting the White House! Leading to a massive brawl between MIDAS and this young band of freedom fighters... ...but Midas has been holding a superhuman hostage as a power source! PLUS: The dark history of what used to be the United States on Earth-6160...

NICK BRADSHAW Variant

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug 1968

The Mangog saga Lee/Kirby seemed to be trying surpass their  earlier FANTASTIC FOUR Galactus trilogy. Instead of merely eating the Earth, it aimed to destroy the universe by unsheathing the  Odinsword. 

The four years Marvel paid Jack Kirby to hone his monster-designing  skills (1958-1962) was indeed money well-spent.