IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #14 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Steve Epting (CA) Russell Dauterman
   The War of the Realms has spread to every branch of the World Tree!  Lady Thor and the new League of Realms have fought valiantly to restore the peace, but the road is fraught with unanticipated challenges.  Malekith has formed a wicked union of his own! NOTE: Kurse appears on the cover NOT Thor

SPIDER-MAN DEADPOOL #12  $3.99

(W) Paul Scheer, Nick Giovannetti (A) Todd Nauck (CA) Dave Johnson
   It's the holidays and both our heroes are alone which means they're the only ones who can SAVE CHRISTMAS!  That's right, the holiday is under attack from the least likely of places! Learn where Lady Thor spent Christmas eve.

CIVIL WAR II #8 $4.99

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Various (CA) TBD
     Ulysses' precognitive powers grow stronger with each passing moment. As they reach their peak, what horrors from the future will be unleashed? And seeds sown here will bear bitter fruit for the Marvel Universe of tomorrow. Thor Odinson appears in a one-page Ulysses’ vision. 

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

SPIDER-MEN II #5 $3.99

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Sara Pichelli

  The final issue.  Peter and Miles are faced with their toughest challenge yet! Ultimate Thor makes a gratuitous 1 panel cameo.

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

FANTASTIC FOUR #5 $7.99 

(W) Dan Slott (A) Aaron Kuder & Various (CA) Esad Ribic
    SPECIAL 650th ISSUE SPECTACULAR! The wedding that's been years in the making...the wedding of Ben Grimm and Alicia Masters! Featuring an untold tale of the courtship of Ben and Alicia. A bachelor party that only Johnny Storm could throw. (Thor Odinson attends the bachelor party and helps provide comedy relief.)

Alex Ross Variant cover

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ULTRON REVOLUTION #6 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various

   ENTER THE THUNDERBOLTS!  When JUSTIN HAMMER's weapons factories threaten civilian lives, THE AVENGERS (including Thor Odinson, of course) are ready to take him down...but our heroes weren't expecting a SECOND hero team to show up to help! Who are the mysterious THUNDERBOLTS?  

GWENPOOL HOLIDAY SPECIAL MERRY MIX UP $5.99 

(W/A) Various (CA) Salva Espin
    It's time to join EVERYONE'S FAVORITE GWEN and celebrate good times! Only problem is somehow this year's festive traditions seem to be a little off and Gwen's the only one who notices. FEATURING: Spider-Man, Red Skull, Punisher and even Deadpool! Lady Thor makes a 2 panel cameo.

and Lady Thor appears ONLY on the cover of this comic...

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

HEROES AT HOME #1 $9.99 

(W) Zeb Wells (A/CA) Gurihiru

    Being stuck inside isn't easy for anyone, even super heroes! See how your favorite Marvel characters have coped being cooped up with HEROES AT HOME! Let Marvel make you smile, courtesy of artists Gurihiru and writer Zeb Wells' Sunday Funnies!

NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #3 

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) P. Craig Russell & Various (CA) P. Craig Russell

     On Loki's suggestion, the gods of Asgard make a deal with a master builder to build a great wall-and the price is great: Freya, the sun, and the moon are at stake, and it seems like the gods may lose the bet.

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

(Bianchi variant)

AVENGERS #2 $3.99 (XCI VARIANT)
(W) Mark Waid (A) Mike Del Mundo (CA) Alex Ross
    KANG WAR TWO! The Vision is hell-bent on revenge against Kang and if the Avengers can't hold the synthezoid back, all of history is in jeopardy! Lady Thor appears. Unworthy Thor only appears on the XCI variant.

UNWORTHY THOR #2 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Olivier Coipel

  The Realm of Old Asgard has vanished, taking with it Odinson's hope for redemption.  But good tidings from Beta Ray Bill might breathe new life into the quest. For Bill knows the fate of the Realm Eternal. To win back Odinson's honor, the brothers in arms must infiltrate the fortress of THE COLLECTOR.

Anka variant

Cheung variant

Deodato teaser variant

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

CATACLYSM ULTIMATES LAST STAND #2 $3.99 (SUAYAN VAR)

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Mark Bagley
The ULTIMATES discover where GALACTUS has come from  If they send the WORLD DESTROYER back to where he came from all that will do is create more destruction and havoc! 

     ULTIMATE THOR appearance.

INHUMANITY #1 $3.99 (BRADSHAW VAR) (YOUNG VAR)
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Olivier Coipel
   After INFINITY, the Marvel Universe has changed. The Avengers find themselves face to face with Karnak who has discovered the secret of the Inhumans that will shake the Marvel U to its core.
     Two page THOR cameo.

LONGSHOT SAVES MARVEL UNIVERSE #3 $2.99
(W) Christopher Hastings (A) Jacopo Camagni (CA) David Nakayama
   The worst threats that ever have/will face the Marvel Universe?  Sounds like a job for Longshot, right?
    THOR appears in 4 panels.

GOD IS DEAD #4 $4.99 (Avatar Press Inc)

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Di Amorim (CA) Jonathan Hickman

The End of Days has come!  As the Asgardians destroy pantheon after pantheon in their quest for total domination, the human race's last hope is a desperate gamble to create their own god weapon.

49 YEARS AGO TODAY

Gil Kane's first Enchantress cover was for the reprint of AVENGERS #15 

which Jack Kirby did the original cover for 7 years earlier.

IN YOUR LCS 14 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

53 YEARS AGO

In the Fall of 1968 John Buscema became the second artist to draw more than one Marvel Thor cover

 Jack (House Style) Kirby had done 103 by then.

IN YOUR LCS 42 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 17th appearance of 1979 was his 394th of all time.

 Not only is Odin in this issue

the 17 page story also crowds in Zeus, Hercules, Ares, Hermes, Athena, Thena, Sersi, Ikaris, Zuras, Makkari, Karkas and Reject.

It is set solely on Olympia.

Neither Don Blake nor Jane Foster appears.

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #2 $3.99 

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

    Witness the mysterious all-new Thor in action for the very first time! With an army of Frost Giants invading the earth, she may be the world's only hope! No appearance by the male Thor.

Chris Samnee variant

James Stokoe Rocket Raccoon and Groot variant

 Esad Ribic design variant

AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #5 $3.99 

(W) Rick Remender (A) Terry Dodson (CA) Jim Cheung

   Steve Rogers enlists Spider-Man and Nova for an impossible fight.  The new Sorceress Supreme comes for revenge on Doom.  Iron Man vs Daredevil for the fate of an infected San Francisco.  The X-Men claim a new home.  The Axis of Evil strikes down the heroes of the Marvel Universe! Thor appears on the cover, on the cast page and in 3 panels. He has no dialog and does no fighting.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #1     $3.99 
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various
    The Marvel Animated Universe Thor appears, of course.

Stomp Out Bullying variant.

NOVA #23 $3.99

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) David Baldeon (CA) Zach Montoya
    Nova faces the Hulk! Find out why they're fighting and just how Sam thinks he has a chance! 1 panel Thor cameo.

 

4 YEARS AGO TODAY

30th BEST DOMESTIC OPENING WEEKEND BOX OFFICE!!!!!
Thor: Ragnarok Delivers $121M Domestic Opening Along with Record China Debut

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

MARVEL ZOMBIES RESURRECTION #1 $4.99 

(W) Phillip Kennedy Johnson (A) Leonard Kirk (CA) In-Hyuk Lee
     When Galactus' corpse appears at the edge of Earth's solar system, the Avengers (including Thor Odinson), X-Men and Fantastic Four investigate. Too late, they discover that Galactus' body is now the vessel of an interstellar terror, which one-by-one transforms Earth's Mightiest Heroes into the universe's most terrifying predators! As our heroes try to escape the superpowered, cannibalistic aberrations that were once their friends and family, will any survive? And even if they do, can they hope to protect Earth from the infestation that has already claimed half of the known universe?

FANTASTIC FOUR GRAND DESIGN #1 $5.99 

(W/A/CA) Tom Scioli

     The bestselling GRAND DESIGN franchise continues with Marvel's First Family!  Brought to you by critically-acclaimed cartoonist TOM SCIOLI (GODLAND, TRANSFORMERS VS. GI JOE) in the sole-authorship tradition made famous by ED PISKOR'S X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN trilogy! Join the Watcher and witness how it all began... Plus appearances by your faves: Doctor Doom! Black Panther! Namor! Galactus! Mole Man! The Inhumans! Thor!

DEAD MAN LOGAN #12 $3.99

(W) Ed Brisson (A) Mike Henderson (CA) Declan Shalvey

    LEGENDS NEVER DIE! Thor Odinson is not in it but someone IS wielding Mjolnir

7 YEARS AGO

THOR #1 was the third highest-selling comic for the month of October 2014 (150,862 copies)
(according to Diamond Comics)

Art by Russell Dauterman

1 in 75 variant cover by Alex Ross.

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

THOR #7 2ND PTG KLEIN VAR $3.99

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

A-FORCE #5 $3.99 

(W) G. Willow Wilson, Marguerite Bennett (A/CA) Jorge Molina
   Though She-Hulk and her team have unmasked the traitor in their midst, the villain won't rest until their utopian island is RAZED. As the horrors of Battleworld bear down on Arcadia, what sacrifices will the members of A-Force make to save their home...and each other? Three lady Thors take part in the action.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #12 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various
   Thanos wields ultimate power with the Infinity Gauntlet!  Can Thor Odinson and the Avengers save the galaxy from ruin?

SOMETHING THAT I WISH HADN'T OF BEEN KILLED BY THE FAUCI PANDEMIC

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

CAPTAIN MARVEL AND CAROL CORPS #4 $3.99
(W) Kelly Sue DeConnick (A) Laura Braga (CA) David Lopez
   Captain Marvel and her team are pinned down by the Thor Corps and the squad is in no shape for a firefight. 

 

INHUMANS ATTILAN RISING #5 $3.99  

(W) Charles Soule (A) John Timms (CA) Dave Johnson

   Medusa finds more than she bargained for with Black Bolt: a new understanding.  With Medusa on their side, the Resistance has their best shot to make change on Battleworld!  Three Thors show up on official business on one page.

A Kirby Thor page not worth reprinting?!?

Good enough for THOR #148 (1968) but not good enough for the reprint of the story in MARVEL SPECTACULAR #19 (1975)!?!?

IN YOUR LCS TOMORROW

THOR #16 $3.99 

(W) Donny Cates (A) Michele Bandini (CA) Olivier Coipel

   "REVELATIONS" PART 2 OF 3!  Thor has only known two things, being a warrior and weilding a hammer. But he is realizing that in order to be the best ruler of Asgard that he can be, he must give up those two things. Who is Thor without them? And hostilities between Thor and Odin reach a boiling point as "Revelations" continues to uproot Thor's entire world!  

KLEIN VARIANT 

LIEFELD DEADPOOL 30TH VARIANT

 NETEASE MARVEL GAMES VARIANT

 

 

NORSE MYTHOLOGY II #3 $3.99

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Mark Buckingham (CA) David Mack

   Thor and Loki stumble upon sleeping giant who takes them on a journey to the giant king who gives them a bizarre challenge to participate in.3 (OF 6)

46 YEARS AGO TODAY

How do you keep a Thor fan in suspense?

Marvel did it by reprinting this THOR #134 Tales of Asgard cliff-hanger from 9 years earlier) in MARVEL SPECTACULAR #19 and then waiting another 9 years to reprint the concluding three chapters in TALES OF ASGARD Volume 2 #1.

IN YOUR LCS TOMORROW

 AVENGERS #47 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Javi Garron

    "WORLD WAR SHE-HULK" Rages On! The Red Room is the secret furnace where some of the world's greatest assassins and super-killers have been forged. And now She-Hulk is its newest recruit. As the Avengers race to rescue Jen Walters from the Russian Winter Guard, is it too late to save She-Hulk...from going red?

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

DEADPOOL #3 $3.99 

(W) Skottie Young (A/CA) Nic Klein

    THE BATTLE FOR PLANET EARTH!  Deadpool's got a plan, and those usually work out flawlessly, so don't worry! Thor appears in 2 humorous panels.

INFINITY WARS #1 $5.99 

(W) Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Mike Deodato

    As the Infinity Stones come to Earth, so too comes the war for control over them. But none who wield the stones know the truth about the power they contain...or what it would take to bring them to their END.  Thor makes an epic 1 page appearance.

SLIM THOR PICKINGS IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS WORLD #9 $3.99

(W) Nick Spencer (A) Stefano Casselli (CA) Ryan Stegman
   Cannonball and Sunspot have twenty-four hours in the future to find the help the Avengers need. They're just gonna stop for a drink first. Thor only appears on the synopsis page

ORIGINAL SIN #6  $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
    Who Pulled The Trigger? Thor makes a silent, Avengers crowd scene, one panel appearance.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

GHOST RACERS #2 $3.99 

(W) Felipe Smith (A) Juan Gedeon (CA) Francesco Francavilla

   How did ROBBIE REYES become a cursed GHOST RACER?  Is his sizzling winning streak the ONLY reason why his fellow Ghost Racers despise him and crave to see him fail? Two Thors make a brief appearance.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #9 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various

   Hawkeye travels to Monster Island to train the newest addition to the Avengers: Ant-Man!  The island holds a secret more terrifying than giant monsters: A secret base of the Red Skull! Thor appears in 3 panels but has no dialog.

MRS DEADPOOL AND HOWLING COMMANDOS #2 $3.99

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Salva Espin (CA) Reilly Brown

   Undisputed Queen of the Monster Metropolis is out to avenge the death of her brothers!  Teamed with Werewolf By Night, Frankenstein's Monster, the Living Mummy, Man-Thing, and Marcus the Centaur, she must fight their way through the land of the undead! Speaking of - How DOES one kill DRACULA, King of the Undead? Two previously unseen members of the Thor Corps make a brief appearance.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 56 YEARS AGO TODAY

As a Thor fan, in the Sixties this was the best you could hope for.  A Lee/Kirby/Colletta collaborative masterpiece.

The first 3 pages once again showcases how Thor relates with all mortals

Loki appears for the 25th time

Jane Foster appears for the 35th time

1965 addition to Thor's Rogues Gallery, the Absorbing Man appears for the 3rd time.

Both the 16 page lead story and the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up (with the first appearances of  Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun) are the first installments continued stories.

Plus: Not only is Thor on the cover of this Annual. He also appears on 5 pages.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 55 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR ANNUAL #2 was in the shops with 30 pages of new Kirby art.

It featured the third appearance of this easily reusable Lee/Kirby-conceived Thor opponent. The Destroyer is a more dramatic foe than a robot because it has to be animated by the lifeforce of  a living being..

Plus: In THOR #132, Thor encountered two iconic science fiction threats - 

a cosmic toll booth

and planet stealing aliens.