IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

THANOS #13 $3.99

(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Geoff Shaw

     THANOS WINS.  Thor’s hammer appears on the main cover and an unconscious Thor appears on the Jacen Burrows variant cover. Thor Odinson appears in 1 panel inside the comic. 

IN YOUR LCS 35 YEARS AGO TODAY

Not only is Thor on the cover, he also appears in 1 panel inside.

Cover and interior art by Bill Reinhold.

Not only is Thor on the cover, he also appears in 7 panels inside.

Loki appears in 5 panels inside.

Thor and Loki do not appear in any panels together.

Cover and interior art by Paul Ryan and Tom Palmer.

 

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 

IMMORTAL THOR #17 $4.99

(W) Al Ewing (A) Jan Bazaldua (CA) Alex Ross

THE GODS OF MIDGARD RISE!

Four new gods walked the Earth, called by Thor's foes to be his death - a man of fire, a man of stone, a beast of wrath and a trickster-serpent. All had reason to hate the thunder god...and working together, they had the power to end an All-Father's reign. This is the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and what broke him at last.

     DAVI GO Variant

     GREG LAND Variant

     STEFANO CASELLI MARVEL TWO IN ONE Variant

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #6 $3.99 

(W) Rick Remender (A) Terry Dodson (CA) Jim Cheung
   The Axis of Evil have won, who is left to stop them?  Rogue and Nightcrawler vs Mystique! Thor vs Loki!   Magneto and Quicksilver vs The Scarlet Witch! This is it, the face of the new world disorder--The Astonishing Avengers are formed!

Ribic Inversion variant

AXIS REVOLUTIONS #2 $3.99

(W) Frank Tieri (A) Paul Davidson (CA) Kalman Andrasofszky
   Nightcrawler decides to hunt down Sabretooth!  

And Thor goes on a 10-page bender!

Writer: Kevin Maurer

Penciller: David Lafuente

Inker: Alvaro Lopez

LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #8 $3.99

(W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Lee Garbett

   With a quip on his lips and a song in his heart, Loki continues his dashing quest for truth, justice and the Asgardian Way!  Guest-starring -- the Enchantress! And some other people, including Thor. 

AVENGERS #38 $3.99 

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Stefano Caselli (CA) Simone Bianchi
     IN 6 MONTHS...TIME RUNS OUT! Thor appears oh so briefly.

IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #1 $4.99

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

   When DR. JANE FOSTER lifts the mystic hammer Mjolnir, she is transformed into the Goddess of Thunder, THE MIGHTY THOR! Her enemies are many, as Asgard descends further into chaos and war threatens to spread throughout the Ten Realms. Yet her greatest battle is against the cancer that is killing her mortal form.

 Dauterman variant

 

Coipel variant

 

   Dauterman design variant

Deotato Hip Hop variant

Cosplay variant

Blank variant - duh

MS MARVEL #1 $4.99 

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Takeshi Miyagawa, Adrian Alphona (CA) Cliff Chiang

    Look out world, Kamala Khan is back and officially an Avenger! She's toe to toe with the best of the best, but will being one of Earth's mightiest heros be everything she imagined? Is being a celebrity hero as wonderful as Kamala has hoped? Lady Thor has a two page cameo.

SECRET WARS TOO #1 $4.99

(W/A) Various (CA) Chip Zdarsky

THE BEYONDERS TRY THEIR (SCARY, EXTRA-DIMENSIONAL) HAND AT MARKETING:

   These tales from across the multifarious domains of Battleworld - not of heroism, but of humor - provide a brief respite from millennia of omnipotence.  A couple of pages have cheap Thor Odinson yuks.

SPIDER-WOMAN #1 $3.99 

(W) Dennis Hopeless (A/CA) Javier Rodriguez

      Jessica Drew is a private investigator, a super hero and... a mom to be? Ben Urich and Porcupine are still along for the adventure, too, and aren't making Jess' life any easier - half the time they won't even let her leave the car! Lady Thor has a one panel cameo. 

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #13 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various

   The Avengers and Squadron Supreme FACE OFF!  It's the final battle of the super-teams. But which will prevail?! Of course animated Thor Odinson has a large role.

RAGNAROK HC VOL 01 LAST GOD STANDING 

IDW PUBLISHING $24.99

(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson

     Ragnarök...the Twilight of the Gods in Norse mythology...the destruction of the Nine Worlds. And now, three hundred years later, the birth of vengeance. Walter Simonson returns to comics in this stunning all-new series.

    Reprints the first six issues plus all the covers and previously unseen preliminary art by Walt Simonson!!!!!

IN YOUR LCS 43 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 436th appearance was his 21st for 1981.

What the cover promises the 21 page conclusion of a two-part story inside delivers, Alan Weiss artwork and the Molecule Man. It does not warn you that there is more Don Blake than Thor.

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO

MURDERWORLD AVENGERS #1 $3.99

(W) Jim Zub (A) Jethro Morales (CA) Paco Medina

   Hundreds are killed every year in an elaborate secret tournament run by a sadistic man with nearly limitless resources. It's not an urban legend. Not a myth. MURDERWORLD is real! It's gruesome truth has been hidden from everyone except its victims - until NOW.

    Meet Paul Pastor, the extraordinary young documentarian who's going to expose it all, with some super-powered help. Gut-wrenching twists, unbelievable deaths, the Avengers bloodier than you've ever seen them before!

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #701 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A) James Harren (CA) Russell Dauterman
   The Mangog comes to Asgard! Attention Lee/Kirby fanatics this  story is possibly the best take yet on the Mangog. Plus the War Thor carries an issue single-handedly. My favorite line "They're not used to seeing hugs in Hel."

 Alex Ross variant cover

CHAMPIONS #14 $3.99
(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Humberto Ramos

     The High Evolutionary is on a suicide course - and he plans to take billions of people from two worlds with him! How can even the Champions and the Avengers together save an entire planet from destruction? Lady Thor appears.

DOCTOR STRANGE #381 $3.99 

(W) Donny Cates (A) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (CA) Michael Del Mundo
   Is the world ready for LOKI: SORCERER SUPREME?  He has the cloak, the spells - he's even got Zelma Stanton as his assistant - but is this the chance he needed to become a hero, or is the god of lies dangerously close to unlimited power? Lady Thor makes an appearance. And what happened to STEPHEN STRANGE? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!

NOT BRAND ECHH #14 $3.99 

(W) Nick Spencer & Various (A) Jay P. Fosgitt & Various (CA) David Nakayama
    FORBUSH MAN IS BACK - and he's ready to take over the comics industry! Meanwhile, Captain America, Gwenpool, and more are...not quite themselves these days.?!  Includes 3 Lady Thor jokes.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #7 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Tony Moore (CA) Michael Del Mundo
    A TALE OF YOUNG THOR FROM THE VIKING AGE! Every time Thor comes to Midgard, he gets all the mead, battle and romance a young god could possibly want. But he still can't figure out how to prove himself worthy of Mjolnir. And now Odin is determined to keep his son away from Midgard for good. And young Loki knows just the way to do it.

AVENGERS #10 $5.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) David Marquez & Various (CA) David Marquez
    After 700 issues of saving the world, you'd think the Avengers would be due some celebration. But instead the whole world seems to be gunning for them, especially Namor's fearsome new Defenders of the Deep and the Russian Super-Soldiers of the Winter Guard. Plus: The all-new Agents of Wakanda! The mystery of the Avengers of 1,000,000 BC deepens! A key revelation concerning the resurrection of Wolverine! And the next startling new Avenger is revealed!

Arthur Adams variant

Finch variant

Ron Lim variant

David Marquez variant

Ed McGuinness variant

George Perez variant

Alex Ross variant

Skottie Young variant

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA #15 $4.99

(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Jesus Saiz (CA) Taurin Clarke

   THE NEW WARRIORS THREE" PART TWO!

When Captain America, Spidey and Thor find themselves drawn to Broxton, Oklahoma, the trio will have to work together to find what's drawn them to the ruined town - and site of Thor's greatest shame. But what they find may prove too horrifying for even the greatest of heroes to overcome...

CORIN HOWELL Variant 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1970

John Buscema became the third artist to depict Asgard's most enchanting goddess on a cover.

Jack Kirby was the first.

Don Heck did a headshot of her on the 1st AVENGERS ANNUAL

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1969

Cover by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett. 

Nurse Foster's only 1969 appearance. Her 51st of all time

Loki's 3rd 1969 appearance (a 1 panel cameo). His 47th of all time. 

Thor's penultimate 1969 appearance. His 139th of all time.

A letters page response revealed that Vince Colletta didn't embellish this issue because he was busy drawing women for DC

A rare self-contained story with intriguing glimpses of the scope and potential of this epic series.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1968

 Galactus makes his first non-FANTASTIC FOUR appearance!

But wait there's more!

 Ego makes his fourth appearance.

Cover and 20 pages of art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1967

Debut & origin of the Wrecker. 

Sif appears on a cover for the 3rd time.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott 

The 16 page Lee/Kirby Thor story is embellished by Colletta.

There is also a 5 page non-Thor back-up by Lee/Kirby/Sinnott.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1966

Thor's 13th appearance of 1966 was his 87th of all time.

Not only is the impressive cover rendered by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta, so is the 16 page self-contained story of Nurse Foster attempting to prove herself worthy of godhood. Her 10th appearance of 1966 was her 49th of all time.

Plus Kirby and Colletta provide a 5 page TALES OF ASGARD backup that features Thor fighting a dragon.