ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1963

 Loki's first cover!

Jack Kirby's 20th consecutive cover for JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY. 80% of those covers, including this one, were embellished by Dick Ayers.           

Thor encounters Loki for the third time in seven issues. Scripter Larry Lieber and plotter/editor Stan Lee prove that they knew Norse Mythology. 

Art by Joe Sinnott.

62 YEARS AGO TONIGHT

73 million Americans watched the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. If you were one of the more than 100 million Americans that didn't maybe it was because you were busy reading this historic comic...

 

Like the first Rainbow Bridge cover 13 months earlier, it was a Jack Kirby composition. This time inks are by George Roussos

Thor's 27th appearance.

1st appearances of the Enchantress and Executioner,

24th Don Blake appearance,

20th Jane Foster appearance,

and the 16th Odin appearance.

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS WAR ACROSS TIME #2 $3.99

(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis

Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The original Avengers invade the Baxter Building and break the barriers between worlds! Will Willie Lumpkin unleash a dangerous menace? Can Thor lose Mjolnir? Will Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz and legendary X-artist Alan Davis successfully channel the classic heroes' adventures?

25 COPY INCENTIVE FELIPE MASSAFERA VARIANT

MIKE MCKONE VARIANT

SECRET INVASION #4 (OF 5) $3.99

(W) Ryan North (A) Francesco Mobili (CA) Superlog
Maria Hill has made her call about the Skrull - and now all the dominoes will fall according to her design. But Tony Stark disagrees with her decision... so Iron Man is going rogue! An action-packed issue culminates in a dramatic leap into the unknown you won't see coming... and a no-win scenario leads to our shocking conclusion!

LEINIL YU VARIANT 

IN YOUR LCS 48 YEARS AGO TODAY

 The 9th consecutive THOR to have a Walt Simonson cover.

    The 12th consecutive THOR with interior art by Simonson.

    Writer/editor Len Wein's 30th and final issue!

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS #14 $3.99  #14  

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) David Marquez

THE WAR OF THE VAMPIRES BEGINS!
TRANSYLVANIA IS BURNING! As vampire civil war throws the world into chaos, the mysterious Shadow Colonel and his squad of undead revolutionaries have one burning question on their murderous minds: Where is Dracula? And if the Avengers find him first, will the lord of the damned be friend or foe?

MATTEO SCALERA WRAPAROUND VARIANT

MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #2

(W) Matthew K. Manning (A/CA) Jon Sommariva

Fiendish foes have taken control of Tony Stark's armor! With Iron Man out of the game, it's up to the rest of the Avengers to keep Fin Fang Foom out of villainous hands.