ON THE SPINNER RACKS SEP/OCT 1967

 

As with many issues the story begins with a dynamic Jack Kirby splash and a Stan Lee recap.

The only other Kirby/Colletta splash treats us to the Circus of Crime and naïve Thor.

PLUS: Jane Foster is in the circus crowd and makes a one panel cameo. Her 50th appearance. Her previous appearance was in THOR #136.

The 16 page story has a cliffhanger.

Thor does not appear in the debut episode of the 5 page Lee/Kirby TALES OF ASGARD replacement. (The Inhumans)

IN YOUR LCS 15 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 42nd appearance of 2011. 
It's Epic! 
So, of course. it's a continued story.

Thor appears on one third of the 18 story pages.

AVENGERS PRIME #5 March 2011 shipped January 5, 2011
IRON MAN/THOR #3 March 2011 shipped January 5, 2011

AVENGERS: EARTH"S MIGHTIEST HEROES #3  March 2011 shipped January 5, 2011

I AM AN AVENGER #5  March 2011 shipped January 5, 2011
THOR #619 March 2011 shipped January 19, 2011

AVENGERS #9  shipped January 26, 2011

ASTONISHING THOR #2 shipped January 26, 2011

CHAOS WAR #5  shipped January 26, 2011

THOR FOR ASGARD #6 shipped February 2, 2011

THOR #620 April 2011 shipped February 9, 2011

LOKI #3 shipped February 16, 2011
IRON MAN/THOR #4 April 2011 shipped February 23, 2011

AVENGERS #10  April 2011 shipped February 23, 2011 

ASTONISHING THOR #3 shipped March 2, 2011

THOR #620.1 May 2011 shipped March 9, 2011
THOR #621 May 2011 shipped March 16, 2011

AVENGERS ACADEMY #11 shipped March 16, 2011

CIVIL WAR #4  shipped April 1, 2011

FEAR ITSELF #1  shipped April 6, 2011

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #622 June 2011 shipped April 13, 2011

AVENGERS #12 shipped April 20, 2011

MIGHTY THOR #1 June 2011 shipped April 27, 2011

MIGHTY THOR SAGA #1 shipped April 27, 2011

AVENGERS #12.1 shipped April 27, 2011

FEAR ITSELF #2  shipped May 4, 2011

ASTONISHING THOR #4 shipped May 4, 2011
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #623 July 2011 shipped May 11, 2011

MIGHTY THOR #2  shipped May 25, 2011

FEAR ITSELF #3  shipped June 1, 2011
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #624 August 2011 shipped June 8, 2011

AVENGERS INFINITY QUEST #1 shipped June 15 ,2011

MIGHTY THOR #3 shipped June 22 ,2011

ASTONISHING THOR #5 shipped July 6, 2011

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND THOR: AVENGERS #1 shipped July 6, 2011
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #625 September 2011 shipped July 13, 2011

MIGHTY THOR #4   shipped July 27, 2011

THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH #1 shipped July 20, 2011

THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH #2 shipped August 3, 2011
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626 October 2011 shipped August 17, 2011

THOR: HEAVEN & EARTH #3 shipped August 24, 2011

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #626.1 October 2011 shipped August 31, 2011

MIGHTY THOR #5 shipped August 31, 2011

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

MARVEL AGE #1000 $9.99

(CA) Gary Frank

Contributions from some of the most storied creators in Marvel history as the classic days of Marvel are explored in depth!

J. Michael Straczynski and Kaare Andrews create the Marvel Universe in a backyard!

Dan Slott and Michael Allred depict a crucial turning point for Captain Marvel!

Rainbow Rowell and Jamie McKelvie explore the blossoming relationship between Cyclops and Jean Grey!

The original Human Torch finds his purpose thanks to Mark Waid and Alessandro Cappuccio!

The Silver Surfer confronts Mephisto under the guidance of Steve McNiven!

And more! Plus: The ultimate Marvel Value Stamp, #1000! 

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1959

Plenty of differences between this Thor and the Marvel one. Possibly the most interesting was having thunderstorms trigger the mortal-to-Thor transformation. The cover is the work of Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

MARVEL 85TH ANN SPECIAL $7.99 

(W) Ryan North, Various (A) Carlo Pagulayan, Various (CA) Kaare Andrews

      CELEBRATE MARVEL'S 50,000TH COMIC-BOOK!

In the year 50,000, the heroes of the Marvel Age are the stuff of legend, half remembered but still celebrated! Come with us now on a tour of the greatest museum in all the cosmos, in which the few surviving relics of those bygone days have been assembled. Each piece tells a unique story - about the Contest of Champions and how it wrought an end to the Age of Heroes!

 Marvel's greatest storytellers gather to commemorate the whole of Marvel history in a once-in-a-lifetime celebration!

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