If you were born a 100 years ago your favorite Thor artist might have been Johannes Gehrts.

His artwork appeared in popular magazines and children's books at the beginning of the 20th century.

He made a living illustrating pirate stories, German legends, Fairy Tales and, obviously, Norse Mythology.

THE NEW THOR IN YOUR LCS TOMORROW

THE MARVELS #1 $4.99 

(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Yildiray Cinar (CA) Alex Ross

  ALL-NEW, ONGOING SERIES! Kurt Busiek (MARVELS, Astro City) is back, telling stories that span the decades and range from cosmic adventure to intense human drama, from the street-level to the cosmic. This first issue includes an invasion from orbit, a picnic in Prospect Park, super hero sightseeing in Manhattan, the All-Winners Squad in 1947, Reed Richards during his time in military intelligence, cosmic beings beyond space and time- and that's only for starters. Featuring Captain America, Spider-Man, the Punisher, the Human Torch, Storm, the Black Cat, the Golden Age Vision, Aero, Iron Man and Thor, and introducing two brand-new characters, all beautifully drawn by Yildiray Cinar (X-MEN, Legion of Super-Heroes, IRON MAN) in the opening act of a thriller that'll take us across the Marvel Universe...and beyond. Plus: Who (or what) is KSHOOM? It all starts here. And it goes...everywhere.

IN YOUR LCS 26 YEARS AGO TODAY

The Midgard Serpent appears on cover of THOR for the fifth time. 

The first three times (THOR #200, 273 and 278) were drawn by John Buscema. The fourth time (THOR #380) was by Walt Simonson. This cover, like the 22 Roy Thomas-written pages inside, was drawn by M.C. Wyman.

NOTE: Like most 1995 THOR issues, the High Evolutionary makes an appearance.

IN YOUR LCS 43 YEARS AGO TODAY

What this Pat Broderick/Bob Wiacek cover promises the 17 page Roger McKenzie story delivers.

Thor's 11th appearance of 1978. His 358th of all time.

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

19 New Marvels shipped. 5 had variant covers. 3 of those variants featured Thor artists paying homage to iconic movie posters. 

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #503 

 Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA

IRON MAN 2.0 #4 

Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA

WOLVERINE #8 

Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by DALE KEOWN

NEW THOR ODINSON IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY (and Loki too!)

Avengers variant cover

DEADPOOL #45 (250TH ISSUE) $9.99 

(W) Various (A) Various, Mirko Colak (CA) Scott Koblish
    In our over-sized main story, ULTIMATUM comes at Deadpool for revenge, so he has no choice but to take them on-ALL OF THEM. Then, in an Infinity Gauntlet crossover, what would Deadpool do if he got the six gems from Thanos? Plus: a slew of stories showcasing Deadpool's closest friends and allies by special guest writers! Also, SPOILER: Deadpool dies at the end of the issue. Thor appears in two panels in one story to deliver two punch lines.

ANGELA ASGARDS ASSASSIN #5 $3.99

(W) Kieron Gillen, Marguerite Bennett (A) Phil Jimenez, Stephanie Hans (CA) Stephanie Hans
   Superheroic to-do list for Angela "INVADE MY HOMELAND, WHILST PURSUED BY ASGARDIANS, CARRYING A DEMONIC CHILD WITH ONLY MY SARCASTIC SPACE FRIENDS FOR COMPANY." One of the Asgardians pursuing her is Thor Odinson

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #6 $2.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various
    Tony Stark ages backwards when the Time Stone affects his Arc Reactor!  Can Iron Man stop the reverse flow of time, all while facing dinosaurs and other terrors out of time? Marvel Animation Thor appears, of course!

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN YOUR LCS TOMORROW

AVENGERS #44 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Javi Garron (CA) Leinil Francis Yu

    ENTER THE PHOENIX: THE FIERY FINALE! It all comes down to this. The final battle to decide who will wield the awesome cosmic power of the Phoenix Force. Don't miss the debut of the all-new Phoenix!

AVENGERS MECH STRIKE #3 $3.99

    AN AVENGER HAS FALLEN! But the Avengers have no time to mourn their fallen friend - not when the world is ending. As their enemy's masterplan unfolds and the planet erupts into chaos, the Avengers stand strong against endless enemies. But only a shocking new ally can help them to turn the tide. For if the Avengers fall...so too does Earth. Thor doesn't appear on the cover but he does appear inside.

KING IN BLACK #5 (OF 5) $5.99 

(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Ryan Stegman

    WHAT'S A GOD TO A NONBELIEVER?

YU CONNECTING VARIANT

SAVAGE DRAGON #258 $3.99

IMAGE COMICS

(W/A/CA) Erik Larsen

"A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE!"-Amy Dragon skips school to run off on a wild adventure with Walter the talking tiger. Thor does not appear on the cover but he does appear on the inside.

IN YOUR LCS 17 YEARS AGO TODAY

There is no scene remotely like this inside.

   There IS this scene though, that was depicted on the previous issue's cover.

   Art by Scot Eaton and Drew Geraci.

   Words by Dan Jurgens.