IN YOUR LCS 12 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #19 $3.99 (Bianchi variant cover) (Mann variant cover) (Parks animal variant cover)
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Esad Ribic
   Thor has always fought to save his adopted home of Earth. But who can he fight when the planet itself is dying? Thor's mortal ally and environmental secret agent Roz Solomon has a few ideas. Namely the world's largest and most nefarious energy company Roxxon, and its ruthless new CEO known as "The Minotaur." Has the God of Thunder finally met his match, in the form of a multinational super-corporation? Meanwhile, many millennia ahead, a future version of Thor faces a very different battle to save what remains of the earth--a battle against Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds!

Esad Ribic's art for THOR GOD OF THUNDER #19 

           

AVENGERS #26 $3.99 
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Mike Deodato
   The science war overtakes the world(s). The All-New Avengers Strike Back! All the answers to the questions you wished remained hidden. Thor in more than a cameo but less than a guest-starring role.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #5 $2.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) TBD
    Dracula, King of the Vampires is coming, to drain the Avengers of their powers! 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1971

Like the previous 6 John Buscema-covered issues it also has 19 pages of John Buscema story art.

The issue predicts grave consequences for Midgard if Thor fails at his current mission.

The Marvel checklist synopsis:

"The saga you never expected to see! Thor versus Odin! The world about to end! The coming of Karnilla - and the evil Loki - and, above all, the triumph of Infinity! Wow!"

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?

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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!

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