ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1968

This was the 16th time Loki appeared on a cover.

It was the 8th time that Kirby and Colletta did the art.

Thor's 111th appearance.

It was Loki's 38th.

It was Sif's 18th.

It was Balder's 4th appearance of 1968. His 31st of all time.

It was Odin's 4th appearance of 1968. His 57th of all time.

It was Karnilla's 4th appearance of 1968. Her 8th of all time.

It was Ulik's 3rd appearance of 1968. His 6th of all time.

This was the first time a Thor story filled an entire issue.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1967

How could this cover NOT convince you to give up your 12 cents?!

Cover to cover Lee/Kirby/Colletta,

 

 A rare self-contained story. 

Thor 's 93rd appearance                Dr Blake's 45th     

No Jane or Sif. All other characters new.

The Warriors 3 appear in the 42nd TOA episode.          

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Thor's 4th appearance of 1966. His 78th of all time.

Plus appearances by Hercules(7th), Zeus(3rd), Pluto (3rd),  Dionysus(3rd)  Artemis(1st),  Hephaestus(1st) and Hera(1st)

Also Balder made his 18th appearance with his grand entrance in this iconic Kirby/Colletta NYC/Bifrost/Asgard page.

Of course, the frequently reappearing Jane Foster (42nd) and Odin (38th) are also in this issue 

Loki appears in the Tales of Asgard back-up.

Yet another worthy issue.  

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1965

STAN LEE, JACK KIRBY and VINCE COLLETTA SEND THOR TO VIET NAM!!!

Thor's 64th appearance.

Dr. Blake's 39th appearance

Jane Foster's 34th appearance.

Odin's 27th appearance.

Loki's 21st appearance.

Balder's 10th appearance.

The 9th appearances of the Enchantress and the Executioner. 

Karnilla's 2nd appearance.

      The Tales of Asgard 5 page Lee/Kirby/Colletta back-up is a prelude to the next big epic.

      Overall a worthy issue.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1964

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #105 was the first issue completely penciled by Jack Kirby and the first to expand the lead Thor story from 13 to 18 pages.

Counting the first 5 issues of the AVENGERS, this was Thor's 28th appearance. 

The 18 page lead story had a guest appearance by the Avengers in their sparse headquarters.

The 6th Tales Of Asgard back-up was a 5-pager spotlighting Heimdall, his 7th appearance.

It was also the second Tales of Asgard episode to begin with a splash page followed by 4 pages of 4 equal-sized panels.