Asgard Tourist Season (Jack Kirby 1967)

Thor first appeared in comics 22 years before his Marvel incarnation.

 

His series debuted in Weird Comics #1 (1940) and lasted five issues.

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ALLIGATOR LOKI HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 $6.99

(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Bob Quinn (CA) Nicoletta Baldari

AN ALLIGATOR LOKI HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!

The Alligator of Mischief is back! Join Alligator Loki and his many friends - from the X-Men to the Young Avengers to symbiotes - as they romp across the Marvel Universe in in a brand-new story starring Alligator Loki and the REAL meaning of the holiday season.

This issue also collects issues #13-24 of the hit ALLIGATOR LOKI Infinity Comic for the first time in print!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #16 $4.99

(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Taurin Clarke

Captain America, Spider-Man and Thor are trapped in a mirror dimension harboring Broxton's glory days - and ghosts of Thor's failures are ready to exact their revenge. Can Cap and Spidey help free Thor of his past, or is Broxton's history doomed to repeat itself forever?

      
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IMMORTAL THOR #18 $4.99

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

THOR VERSUS HIS OLDEST FOES!

•  On Asgard, Thor had been outplayed by the Enchantress - and their game would have vast consequences for the Golden Realm.

•  And on Earth, the self-styled Gods of Midgard made their bid to take the kingdoms of humankind for their own.

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AVENGERS #11 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Ed McGuinness

   The Avengers organize an international super hero summit, gathering heroes from the most powerful nations on Earth. But no one was expecting the shocking new representatives of the United States. The world is about to become a far more dangerous place. Especially for the Avengers. Plus Hulk and Thor try to go on a date.

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ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #4 $3.99

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Matteo Lolli, Natacha Bustos (CA) Dale Keown, Jason Keith
   Just when Nebula falls within their grasp, the Asgardians of the Galaxy find themselves in hot water with the Nova Corps! And every second they're detained, Nebula comes closer to ruling the galaxy. What's a team of warriors and assassins to do? Thor Odinson makes an appearance.

X-MEN RED #11 $3.99

(W) Tom Taylor (A) Roge Antonia (CA) Jenny Frison
    The X-Men have battled valiantly against their powerful psychic foe, Cassandra Nova, since the moment she framed Jean Grey for murder on the world stage. They have been hunted. They have been hated. And now they can fight no more. NOTE FOR THOR COMPLETISTS: A silent Thor Odinson appears in a crowd-scene panel.

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CAPTAIN AMERICA #14 $4.99

(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Taurin Clarke

THE NEW WARRIORS THREE!

J. Michael Straczynski revisits THOR and SPIDER-MAN! Still reeling from recent events at the Front Door Cabaret, Captain America needs friends now more than ever. But Spidey and Thor have problems of their own, and so the impromptu Warriors Three set out on an adventure that will either draw them closer together or drive them all insane!

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MARVEL LEGACY #1 $5.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Esad Ribic & Various (CA) Joe Quesada
   It begins at the dawn of the human race, and ends with a child's prayer! In between, empires fall, mysteries brew, secrets are revealed, quests are undertaken and legends are forged! All leading up to the dramatic return you've you've been dreading! Lady Thor and Thor Odinson appear.

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MIGHTY THOR #23 $3.99 (CRAIN VENOMIZED HELA VAR) (W) Jason Aaron (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Russell Dauterman 

     THOR AGAINST THOR!  When the Ultimate Thor finally goes too far, in the name of peace and sanity, Jane has no choice but to stop him.  Can she quell the rage of the War Thor before he destroys the very realms he once hoped to save? Thor Odinson appears too!!!

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GENERATIONS CAPTAIN AMERICAS #1 $4.99
(W) Nick Spencer (A/CA) Paul Renaud    

They were part of the Greatest Generation! And now Sam Wilson finds himself alongside them yet again in a strange yet familiar setting - fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with Captain America and Bucky against a seemingly unstoppable threat to the safety of the world! Lady Thor appears on 4 pages. Real Deal Thor appears in 3 panels.

MIGHTY CAPTAIN MARVEL #9 $3.99  

(W)Margaret Stohl (A)Michele Bandini (CA)Meghan

Hetrick 

    Carol Danvers has been stretched a little thin. Though she desperately needs to unwind, there's no time for recreational asteroid punching today. Not when Earth's fate rests in the hands a few Alpha Flight Cadets. Thor Odinson appears in one panel.

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ANNUAL TP 2017 $9.99

(W) Joe Casey (A) Nathan Fox & Various (CA) Sonia Harris
    There is an 8 page story by Joe Casey and art by Jim Rugg called "Odin's Mighty Return". Thor appears in 3 panels but he is dead.

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AVENGERS #18 $3.99

(W) Jed MacKay (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Joshua Cassara

New Avengers member STORM has joined the team just in time to deal with catastrophe... And she'll need to call in other mutants to help against this world-ending threat! A who's who of the Marvel Universe must unite against the supreme power of Hyperion! And someone steps OFF the Avengers...

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AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #1 (OF 5) $4.99

(W) Steve Orlando (A) Smith, Cory (CA) Leinil Yu

RETURN TO AVENGERS MANSION!

When vampires attacked, a ragtag group of volunteer Avengers changed the tide of battle. And in the aftermath, Captain America has formed the Avengers Emergency Response Squad! Steve's handpicked team of veterans and newcomers live and train in Avengers Mansion, and when Captain America sounds the mission horn, whoever's on base has seconds to pack up and deploy. When the Red Skull's daughter discovers a dangerous artifact, Cap, Wasp, Photon and Shang-Chi set out to stop her - while Hawkeye hosts a poker game for the late arrivals.  

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LEE/KIRBY/COLLETTA INTRODUCE FIVE MORE GODS

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #119's Tales of Asgard introduces crew members Hogun, Volstag, Fandral, Kroda and Magrat.

On the Spinner Racks June/July 1965.

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IMMORTAL THOR #13 $4.99

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

ENTER: HERCULES!

The son of Zeus sought Thor out - for Toranos' wheel had turned for the Olympians too, and two Gods together might solve such a mystery. The trail took them to a wasteland of snow and ice...to terror and treachery...and to an old foe of Hercules, at the height of her dread power. New series artist JAN BAZALDUA draws the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and the Night Mother's vengeance. PLUS: PART 5 OF DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE: WEAPON X-TRACTION!

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"In the '60s and the early '70s, I read a lot of SF, so I'm fairly well-versed in that material. And I had an interest in fantasy starting with the Lord of the Rings, I read a lot of fantasy in the '70s. Classic stuff: Lord Dunsany, E.R. Eddison, Mervyn Peake. Later work by Michael Moorcock. Besides Tolkien, Ballantine published about 60 or 70 volumes of an Adult Fantasy series, and I read that entire series. So I have a real interest in what Tolkien called secondary world creation, one of the things we do in comics. Because mainstream comics has this large shared universe-even though we all curse continuity under our breaths and sometimes, deservedly so, as far as I'm concerned. I like part of what it bestows-a rich complexity in the material that you can really mine and work. In a way, that helps to create stories worth re-reading because it enlarges them. It depends on the writer of course and the way you use the material, but it's such a fertile field for the imagination, I think it's one of the reasons I've stayed with mainstream comics for a long time."

Walt Simonson quote from his interview in COMIC BOOK ARTIST #10

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IMMORTAL THOR ANNUAL #1 $4.99

(W) Al Ewing, Derek Landy (A) David Baldeon, Sara Pichelli (CA) Salvador Larroca

"INFINITY WATCH" PART THREE!

Faced with the menace of Utgard and a prophecy of his own doom, the son of Odin sought out the legendary Power Stone to aid his fight. Only two things were in his way. Firstly, the mighty CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSE - with strength to match Thor's own - was also questing for the stone. Secondly, the Stone is now inside a person - THE PRINCE OF POWER! PLUS, Derek Landy and Sara Pichelli continue the journey of the Death Stone Bearer and the scar it will leave on the universe!

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IN YOUR LCS 37 YEARS AGO TODAY

THE GREAT WALT SIMONSON'S 3rd THOR COVER.

Like the previous two, it was embellished by Joe Sinnott.

It was the 5th issue that Simonson did the story art for.

The 4th time that he collaborated with Tony DeZunga.

Writer/editor Len Wein provided a worthy plot that gave Simonson/DeZunga the opportunity to depict Loki, Odin, Sif, Balder, Fandral, Hogun, Executioner, Enchantress and Karnilla. Plus there's a shocking last panel foe appearance.

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AVENGERS #4 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ed McGuinness, Paco Medina (CA) Ed McGuinness
    How do the Avengers possibly defeat a crew of 2,000-foot-tall, nearly omnipotent Dark Celestials bent on annihilating the human race? While Thor and Hulk search for answers deep within the bowels of Old Asgard, we learn more about the untold history of Odin and his Prehistoric Avengers!

DEADPOOL #2 $3.99

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

   A strange and powerful being from outer space is coming to destroy Earth - but WHY? WHO CARES?! Deadpool is totally going to merc it dead! A silent Thor appears in 2 panels.

ASTONISHING X-MEN #13 $3.99 

(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Greg Land, Oscar Bazaldua (CA) Greg Land
   The Reavers are back, and they have a new weapon that only Havok knows about. It's going to take a ragtag group of X-Men to save a world that hates and fears them! But after his villainous turn, can any of the X-Men really trust him? Can he blame them? Havok! Beast! Dazzler! Warpath! Colossus! A silent Thor Odinson appears in 2 panels.

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Hate it or love it, this is an historic issue...

Not just because Thor shaves. Also Asgard drifts further into the Negative Zone, and the Eric Masterson Era of Thor truly begins.

Cover and lead story by Ron Frenz & Joe Sinnott

 

If you don't like the lead story there is always the back-up.

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UNCANNY AVENGERS #21 $3.99

(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Daniel Acuña

   The conclusion to an epic two years in the making! In our darkest hour The Avengers Unity Squad unite entirely and the fate of the seven futures decided! Thor appears for the big finale and on the cover!

FANTASTIC FOUR #6 $3.99

(W) James Robinson (A/CA) Leonard Kirk

   They were the best of friends since that fateful trip into the cosmic unknown. The day the Fantastic Four were born, they became a family. Cosmic explorers - forever united. Johnny Storm became the high-flying, hot-headed Human Torch. Ben Grimm, the hideous monster known as The Thing. Super-Scientist Reed Richards has tried time and again to reverse Grimm's condition. Each and every time was met with failure. But there was a time when he possessed a device that held the key to permanently curing The Thing - until Johnny inadvertently destroyed it! Reed has kept Johnny's secret for as long as he could - but now it's about to get out! What will Ben do when he discovers that one of his closest friends and steadfast ally condemned him to a life sentence as a monster? A silent Thor appears with other Avengers during a four page sequence.

NEW WARRIORS #6 $3.99

(W) Christopher Yost (A) Nick Roche (CA) Ramon K. Perez
  The All-New New Warriors announce their arrival to the rest of the world, which doesn't make anyone happy.  The Avengers vs. the New Warriors!  Thor pretty much dominates this issue. 

ORIGINAL SINS #2 $3.99

(W) Ryan North & Various (A) Mark Bagley (CA) Mark Brooks
    Thor makes a one page cameo for the retelling of the exploding  Truth Bomb incident!

IN YOUR LCS 15 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR has had at least 3 golden eras - Lee/Kirby, Walt Simonson and Straczynski/Djurdjevic. 

THOR #602 was Straczynski/Djurdjevic's 5th collaboration. Here is masterful Marko Djurdjevic's great cover painting minus any word salad  distractions. 

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AVENGERS #31 $3.99
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Leinil Francis Yu

   Propelled fifty years into the future, the Avengers come face-to-face with the legacy of their actions! Plenty of Thor and future Asgardian history!

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #23 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Agustin Alessio

   Thor's war to save the earth comes to its epic conclusion. In the far future, King Thor makes a dark decision that may save the day, but at what cost? And in present-day Broxton, Oklahoma, Thor makes a final stand against the forces of ROXXON, but not even a god can save everyone. 

THUNDERBOLTS #27 $2.99

(W) Ben Acker, Ben Blacker (A) Carlo Barberi (CA) David Yardin
   THE PUNISHER VS. THE THUNDERBOLTS, PART 1 Guest-starring The Avengers! Thor makes a cameo in a two-page spread.

NOVA #18 $3.99 

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) David Baldeon (CA) Paco Medina

    The death of the Watcher has left a hole in young Nova's life, but even as he grieves for the loss of his friend, there is hope for the future. Before his death, Uatu left Sam with hope that his long-lost Father, former Black Nova Jesse Alexander, is still alive. Only there is more to the story... the secret history of the Black Novas begins to unravel! Plenty of guest stars including Thor.

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ZOMBIES ASSEMBLE #3 $4.99

(W) Yusaku Komiyama, Jim Zub (A) Yusaku Komiyama (CA) Kiichi Mizushima
The outbreak is spreading, and two of Earth's Mightiest Heroes have been infected! Captain America, Hawkeye and Iron Man venture out into the zombie-filled streets to stem the tide, while Bruce Banner and Dr. Amano race to find a cure - and one of them will make a shocking sacrifice to test its effectiveness! Will another Avenger succumb to the virus? Where did the outbreak originate? The thrills continue as the original manga is adapted into English for the first time!

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THE PERFECT THOR COMIC TO GIVE SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER READ A THOR COMIC

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #18 features a self-contained story that you don't have to have any prior knowledge of Thor or Marvel Universe History to appreciate. It takes place over one week's time in 894 in a Viking village and Asgard. The cover is by Esad Ribic. 

The  impressive interior art is by Das Pastoras.

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LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #5 $2.99

(W) Al Ewing (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Jenny Frison

    Loki's crew (which includes Thor) comes together to crack the deepest dungeons of Asgardia itself! It's the ultimate caper - but is there one plot twist too many for even the God of Trickery to handle?

ORIGINAL SIN #3 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
    He Who Holds the Eye is still on the run, and now we meet his boss, the villainous mastermind behind the raid on the Watcher's lair. And in deep space, the Winter Soldier leads a team that uncovers the most bizarre murder of all. Thor appears just long enough to make a continuity-altering exclamation!

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IMMORTAL THOR #11 $4.99

(W) Al Ewing (A) Martin Coccolo (CA) Alex Ross

FOLLOWING UP ON THE G.O.D.S. PAGE FROM IMMORTAL THOR #1!

Tyr had vanished, and there were whispers of cosmic forces at work. And so, the children of Odin gathered in their father's name - to search for one of their own. Regal Thor, fierce Angela, brave Balder, swift Hermod, quiet Honir, strong Vidar, cunning Loki, even Laussa the youngest, all were there...and another beside. Another, whose name they feared. This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR...and the lost son of Odin.

 

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