IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #44

(W)Hickman (A) Walker, Caselli 

FINAL ISSUE!

TIME RAN OUT!

THOR DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE MAIN COVER

Avengers and the Illuminati face their final hours. The final incursion is upon us. The Incursions from parallel Earths from other dimensions have taken their toll and the Avengers stand ready to face utter decimation.

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IN YOUR LCS 32 YEARS AGO TODAY

An issue of Thor without Thor Odinson in it! It is also yet another issue that Odin sleeps through.

In the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up Balder and Sif search for the missing Thor Odinson.

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY!!!

THOR #24 $8.99 

(W) Donny Cates, Various (A) Nic Klein, Various (CA) Nic Klein
STAR-STUDDED CELEBRATION OF 750 ISSUES!
After a scorched-earth victory against the God of Hammers, Thor and all of Asgard reel from a brutal loss. But some people are never truly gone, and as Thor and his allies come together so will fan-favorite creators from throughout Thor's history! In addition to the main story by Cates and Klein, some of Thor's most acclaimed writers and artists revisit their landmark runs:
• Writer J. Michael Straczynski and artist Oliver Coipel reunite for a story set during their redefining Thor saga
• Dan Jurgens writes and draws an incredible Thor and Balder teamup
• Walter Simonson writes and draws an all-new adventure starring his beloved creation, Beta Ray Bill
• Al Ewing and Lee Garbett collaborate for the first time since LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD to bring you an all-new chapter for the god of mischief.
• Tom and Ron Frenz are back together to captivate you with an Enchantress story
• And a revelatory tale about Odin that only writer Jason Aaron and artist Das Pastoras can deliver!

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IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #18 $3.99

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

   The gods of the Shi'ar call down their ultimate judgment on the Asgardians. And where the Phoenix goes, lately so does the X-Men's favorite troublemaker, Quentin Quire! Has the rebel-without-a-cause finally found one, or will he just let the world(s) burn?

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #706 $3.99 

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

  AT THE GATES OF VALHALLA! The battle against the Mangog is finished. And the losses have been profound.  So what - if anything - remains of the story of Jane Foster, Goddess of Thunder? And where do the other gods possibly go from here?

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AVENGERS #690 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid & Various (A) Pepe Larraz (CA) Mark Brooks

     "NO SURRENDER" REACHES ITS FINALE! As an era of the Avengers comes to a close, what will rise to take its place?

DOCTOR STRANGE #389 $3.99

(W) Donny Cates (A) Niko Henrichon (CA) Michael Del Mundo

   DAMNATION TIE-IN! •  Stephen Strange's first act back as Sorcerer Supreme backfired catastrophically! Maybe the Vishanti were right about him. Will the world trust him to clean up his mess? There's a new magical landscape after DAMNATION, and a long journey back to the Sanctum Sanctorum! Lady Thor makes an appearance.

DOCTOR STRANGE DAMNATION #4 $4.99

(W) Donny Cates, Nick Spencer (A/CA) Rod Reis

   It's DAMNATION NATION! Mephisto's on a hot streak that won't stop! Every team that's faced him has fallen, while more of the country falls under his influence.  There's just one card left to play: Wong versus Mephisto. ALONE!  Lady Thor makes an appearance.

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AVENGERS #13 $3.99

(W) Jed MacKay (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Joshua Cassara

THE AVENGERS VERSUS THE STARK SENTINEL PROGRAM!

Orchis' counterstrike puts the Avengers on the back foot as the true extent of the Stark Sentinel program is revealed. Can Earth's Mightiest Heroes stand against impossible odds? Or will they fall against the metal onslaught?

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IN YOUR LCS 16 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #8 is a rare treat with its Marko Djurdjevic cover and 23 pages of  Djurdjevic story art.

J. Michael Straczynski provides a script that shows the extremes that Djurdjevic can convincingly portray,

from a Odin/Thor/Surtur battle in a Hellish Realm,

to quiet moments in a hospital with a tragic cancer patient. 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS April/May/June 1972

Pluto made 9 appearances from 1966 to 1972

Pluto had appeared on the cover of THOR four times before, each time rendered by Jack Kirby. This time he was depicted by another Silver Age legend, Gil Kane.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1971

The third time Hela appeared on a cover.  It was John Buscema's second Hela cover. Jack Kirby did the first one.

It was Hela's 6th appearance since her debut (Sif's too) in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #102 more than 7 years earlier.

Thor's 169th appearance

Loki's 57th appearance

Sif's 45th appearance

WARNING: This is a continued story with a cliffhanger ending.

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #6 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Rafa Garres (CA) Russell Dauterman

   A special tale of young Thor adventuring in the age of Vikings!  Meanwhile, LOKI conjures up a dark and powerful new enemy: VIKING HULK.

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IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE OMEGA #1 $7.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Garron, Javier, Various (CA) Aaron Kuder

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE: THE FINAL CHAPTER!

The grand, oversized finale of the most epic battle in the history of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Along with being the final issue of Jason Aaron's five-year run, this features an all-star cavalcade of artists and a few last emotional gut punches in the Mighty Marvel Manner.

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1970

Thor's 4th appearance of 1970.

What the Jack Kirby/John Verpoorten cover promises the

 20  Kirby/Colletta pages of epic battle delivers.

Although he appears on 10 story pages, he does not appear on the only splash page. Neither does Thor.  Loki gets that honor.

Surtur's 7th appearance since his debut 7 years earlier in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #97. He wouldn't appear again until 12 years later in THOR #324.

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AVENGERS TWILIGHT #5 $4.99

(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Daniel Acuna (CA) Alex Ross

America and democracy are under attack! Can THE AVENGERS of tomorrow save a country from itself, as their greatest enemy dismantles everything CAPTAIN AMERICA holds dear? It's a battle decades in the making, and no one is safe!

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ROXXON PRESENTS THOR #1 $3.99

(W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Greg Land

From the pages of IMMORTAL THOR - the ROXXON AGE OF COMIXX BEGINS! In his secret identity as A.I. spokesguru CHAD HAMMER, the son of Odin knows Mama Gaea is a TOP PRIORITY for heroes AND for business! But when a group of insane environmental activists take "saving the Earth" TOO FAR, it's time to show them the wisdom on BOTH sides - AS THOR! But WHICH God of Evil is prompting the kids to rebel? Could it be...LOKI, GOD OF EVIL??? Featuring an all-star cast of heroes! MINOTAUR! EXECUTIONER! ENCHANTRESS! And the THOR-TRUCK! This is the story of THE ROXXIN' THOR... and it's a VITAL part of the "ABSOLUTE ABSOLUTION" MEGA-EVENT!

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1969

What this Jack Kirby/Vince Colletta cover promised the 20 Kirby/Colletta story pages delivered. 

Thor's 126th appearance

Sif's 27th appearance

Adam (Him) Warlock's 4th appearance 

IN YOUR LCS 49 YEARS AGO TODAY

What this John Romita Senior cover promises the George Tuska drawn story delivers.

Thor DOES get knocked unconscious by the issue's mystery villain

IN YOUR LCS 37 YEARS AGO TODAY

After more than 6 years, thanks to Walt Simonson, the Destroyer returns.

Simonson did the cover and wrote the issue. The story art was by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott.

IN YOUR LCS 48 YEARS AGO TODAY

Kirby's penultimate Odin cover (Joe Sinnott inks)
Story art by John Buscema and Tony DeZuniga.

Not a good jumping-on point issue - a dense chapter of a continued story with a cliff-hanger ending...

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK #12 $4.99 
IDW PUBLISHING
(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson

   Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, will decide the fates of the Black Elf Assassin, Regn, his daughter Drifa, and Angantyr, the Lord of the Dead, in the depths of Angantyr's fortress at the edge of Hel. Its decision is written with lightning and thunder, and it is always final. Plus a gallery section of pages from this issue-Artist's Edition style!  The second story arc of Walter Simonson's masterpiece concludes!

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