IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #705 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman

   Thor battles the unstoppable Mangog, with the fate of all Asgardia hanging in the balance. Is Thor willing to pay the ultimate price in order to save the gods? The tragic and heroic story of Jane Foster finally reaches its heart-rending zenith. You knew it was coming. The Death of Thor is here at last. And, of course, Thor Odinson is there for it.

Artgerm variant

Jee Hyung variant

Esad Ribic variant

DOCTOR STRANGE DAMNATION #3 $3.99

(W) Donny Cates, Nick Spencer (A) Szymon Kudranski (CA) Rod Reis

   Wong's makeshift Midnight Sons (Iron Fist! Blade! Moon Knight! The Scarlet Spider?!) stand against a whole platoon of Ghost Riders and a Demon Lady Thor.

INCREDIBLE HULK #714 $3.99

(W) Greg Pak (A) Carlo Barberi (CA) Mike Deodato

    WORLD WAR HULK II BEGINS! Following his apocalyptic adventure on Planet Hulk, Amadeus Cho returns to Earth - but the raging monster inside of him has been unchained, leading to dire consequences for anybody who crosses the Formerly Awesome Hulk's path! The still hammerless Thor Odinson appears on the first 2 pages.

THANOS #17 $3.99

(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Geoff Shaw

   THE SURFER STRIKES! Thanos and his future self take on the most powerful opposition to his reign left in the universe -  Norrin Radd.   Can even two Thanoses crack his Cosmic Shell? Even though no Thors appear in this issue, Mjolner co-stars.

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #11 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Michael Del Mundo

     PRELUDE TO THE WAR OF THE REALMS!

Lady Freyja struggles to protect Asgard's refugees as Malekith's forces grow bold! But the All-Mother won't have to protect Midgard alone - enter Thor and his faithful dog Thori! The War of the Realms is coming - but the invasion starts here!

AVENGERS #17 $3.99  

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

    The final fate of Dracula! The Avengers vs. Ghost Rider?! Blade vs. the Shadow Colonel! And the world of the Marvel U vampires will be changed forever. Thor and his faithful dog Thori help.

WOLVERINE INFINITY WATCH #2 $3.99

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Andy MacDonald (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli

     Wolverine is the best there is at what he does. But how is he at protecting the universe from cosmic disaster? Would you guess better or worse than Loki, the admitted god of lies? King Thor has a 1 page cameo.

MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #3 $3.99  

IDW PUBLISHING

(W) Matthew K. Manning (A) Jon Sommariva (CA) Ryan Jampole

      The saga of the stolen Iron Man armor comes to a thrilling conclusion! Will the Avengers be able to stop the wily machinations of the Iron Mechanic and his army of AIM agents? Can they ever hope to silence the destructive appetite of Fin Fang Foom? And where on earth is Tony Stark?!

Ryan Jampole variant cover

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1965

 

Thor's 63rd appearance. After 4 pages he leaves to appear in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #116 ( explained by footnote).

9th Loki cover . 

Like the previous Loki covers, it was penciled by Jack Kirby.

The first Loki cover embellished by Vince Colletta.

Loki and Thor clash in the 16 page lead story, Loki was the villain in the 5 page Tales Of Asgard back-up.

Both comics had art by Jack Kirby and words by Stan Lee.

Both comics had appearances by the Executioner and the Enchantress.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1970

Thor's 145th appearance.

Thor doesn't appear until page 11 of the John Buscema/Tom Palmer drawn 20 page story (written by Roy Thomas).  Even though Thor only appears in 7 panels he IS crucial to the story.

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

THOR #13

(W) Donny Cates (A) Nic Klein (CA) Olivier Coipel
"PREY" PART FIVE OF SIX!
A vengeful Donald Blake, Thor's enchanted ax, Jarnbjorn, and the World Tree - not a good combination! With Thor still nowhere to be found, Blake is about to finish what he started: the end of Asgard! Meanwhile, Valkyrie manages to track down the long-absent Odin, but he is not the same All-Father he once was. Can Odin rise to the occasion and help save his son and Asgard? And who will help Lady Sif and the others in Dimension Blood? Surprises abound as the gods face the fight of their eternal lives in the penultimate chapter of "Prey"!

Nic Klein variant

Michael Cho two-tone variant 

CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE #1 $6.99 

(W) Joe Simon & Various (A) Various (CA) Steve McNiven

     Captain America celebrates 80 years of battling tyranny this month by having Marvel's best artists redraw and modernize Captain America's origin and the debut of the Red Skull from CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 as well as Cap's return in the Marvel Age from AVENGERS #4! The legendary stories that changed the course of comic book history are presented in an all-new way!

MARVEL #6 $4.99 

(W) Alex Ross, More (A) More, Alex Ross (CA) Alex Ross

    Doctor Strange's battle with Nightmare concludes in spectacular fashion as illustrated by Alex Ross and Mitch O'Connell! Nick Fury battles a conspiracy to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. courtesy of Greg Smallwood, and the Silver Surfer returns to a dead Earth thanks to Lee Bermejo! THOR ONLY APPEARS ON THE COVER!

BLACK KNIGHT CURSE EBONY BLADE #1 $3.99

(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Sergio Davila (CA) Iban Coello

     Dane Whitman is the BLACK KNIGHT and wielder of the magical EBONY BLADE, but the blade's power comes at a terrible price. Dane forever bears the burden of its curse: an insatiable lust for blood and mayhem that constantly threatens to swallow its owner in darkness. Must that be Dane's fate? Following the battle against the KING IN BLACK, a reinvigorated Dane has a greater sense of purpose than ever before. But his sword is the key to a new enemy's evil plan and only the Black Knight can prevent the coming death and destruction. This conflict spanning mythical Camelot to modern-day NYC will test Dane like never before and challenge everything he believes about himself, the Ebony Blade, and the entire history of the Black Knight! Guest starring the AVENGERS!