Thursday, February 5, 2026

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1966

 THE FIRST UNCONSCIOUS THOR COVER
Their 10th Thor cover collaboration


Thor's 76th appearance. 
Nurse Foster's 41st  
Odin's 36th 
Balder's 16th 

Ragnarok is explained for the first time in the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up. Loki, of course, appears.

The 12th consecutive issue with Kirby/Colletta art.

Wednesday, February 4, 2026

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #4  $4.99
IDW PUBLISHING
(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson
As Thor travels deeper into the monstrous canyons of Helheim, he encounters a wild pack of ferocious wolves, larger than any he has seen before. They bear him a terrible grudge and reveal a hitherto unknown secret of the final battle between the gods and their enemies, a secret that has stretched across the centuries since the fall of the gods. And it could spell death-the real death-for Thor.



STEVE RUDE VARIANT
MARVEL #1 $4.99 
(W) Alex Ross, More (A) More, Alex Ross (CA) Alex Ross
Thirty years ago, Alex Ross had a vision of a new series showing the Marvel heroes in a way they'd never been seen before. Today Alex finally brings about his original vision: An anthology of stories by exceptional talents. Over this series you'll see work by Adam Hughes, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dan Brereton and more, linked by an overarching story by Alex and Steve Darnall. Not only does Thor appear on the Rude variant cover but also in the Rude-drawn story inside.

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1968

 Thor's 107th appearance


    This impending battle cover delivers what it promises. A  Kirby/Colletta battle story so epic that it continues to the next issue!
    Loki's 36th appearance.
    Sif's 16th appearance             
    Karnilla's 6th appearance 
    Destroyer's 5th appearance
    Ulik's 4th appearance 
    Odin's 54th appearance 
    Balder's 30th appearance

Monday, February 2, 2026

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1967

Sif's 5th appearance was the first to be cover worthy! Cover and 21 pages by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta.


    Sif's first appearance was in the Tales of Asgard back-up feature in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #102. She appeared in 3 panels on the last page of the five page story and wasn't seen again until 3 years later when she appeared on the last two pages of the main story in THOR #136. 
      

Sunday, February 1, 2026

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #65 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Garron, Javier
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CHAPTER SIX: THE SECRET OF AVENGER PRIME!
He is the most important Avenger in the Multiverse. He's spent years manning a watchtower at the heart of all creation all by himself. Now his story can be told, as he suddenly finds himself no longer alone, but instead surrounded by an unbelievable gathering of heroes.