Saturday, April 11, 2026

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1970

Thor's 4th appearance of 1970.
Jack Kirby/John Verpoorten cover

Although Thor appears on 10 of the 20 Kirby/Colletta pages, he does not appear on the only splash page. Loki gets that honor!

Surtur's 7th appearance since his debut 7 years earlier in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #97. He wouldn't appear again until 12 years later in THOR #324.

IN YOUR LCS 48 YEARS AGO TODAY

The Midgard Serpent appears on the cover of THOR for the second time. The first was THOR #200. Both were drawn by John Buscema.
Roy Thomas constructs an enjoyable story that cleverly utilizes continuity. 
And even if it wasn't a worthy tale the impressive art of John Buscema and Tom Palmer would still make it worthy of your time.

Friday, April 10, 2026

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1969


What the Jack Kirby/Vince Colletta cover promised, their 20 pages of story delivered. 
Thor's 126th appearance
 64th Odin appearance
Balder's 38th
Sif's 28th 
Adam (Him) Warlock's 4th                  

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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.

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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.