Sunday, April 10, 2022

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 52 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 4th appearance of 1970.
What the Jack Kirby/John Verpoorten cover promises the
 20  Kirby/Colletta pages of epic battle delivers.

SPOILER ALERT: Surtur is the villain. Although he appears on half of the 20 story pages, he does not appear on the issue's only splash page. Neither does Thor.  Trickster Loki gets that honor.
This was Surtur's 7th appearance since he debuted 7 years earlier in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #97. He wouldn't appear again until a dozen years later in THOR #324.

2 comments:

  1. Vinnie's inks were detailed and illustrative. That cover was inked by someone else.

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  2. I looked in the Kirby Estate authorized Checklist and you are right. Not sure how the mistake was made but thanks both for dropping by, being a fellow Colletta fan and for keeping the blog honest.

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