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THOR #6 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Christian Ward (CA) Esad Ribic
    ALL-FATHER THOR FACES HIS DOOM!  It's the end of the universe - and the return of Doctor Doom. A Doom more powerful than anything that has ever lived. Get ready for the greatest battle the far future has ever seen, as Old King Thor and the Phoenix Wolverine stand together at the end of time against an army of monsters and the final Doom.

Sujin Jo Battle Lines variant

Richard Isanove MKXX variant

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

BLACK PANTHER AND AGENTS OF WAKANDA #2 $3.99 
(W) Jim Zub (A) Lan Medina (CA) Jorge Molina
    T'Challa and his agents have uncovered the source of dark energy emanating from a small town in Oklahoma. Is it a super villain...or a savior? Reality-spanning espionage, defense and black ops, all backed by Vibranium-laced technology and the will to use it. The Agents of Wakanda are our first line of defense in a world under siege from all sides. Thor the back-up Agent of Wakanda has a 5 page sequence even though he doesn't appear on the cover.

HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #4 $4.99 
(W) Mark Waid (A) Javier Rodriguez (CA) Steve McNiven
   From the Fantastic Four to the Death of Phoenix, witness the awe and majesty of the beginnings of the Modern Marvel Universe! Thor's not on this cover either but, of course, he is on many pages inside.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1965

My grandfather gave me my first quarter while we were at the drugstore purchasing diabetic supplies for my grandmother. Guess what I purchased?

 
or this

   

It would be a couple more years before I would outgrow Curt Swan. I would not mature sufficiently to make me appreciate a Kirby THOR cover enough to buy an issue for another 20 months.

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #37 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Javi Garron (CA) Matteo Scalera

       THE AGE OF KHONSHU COMES TO ITS THUNDEROUS CONCLUSION! The ragtag Avengers take the fight to the power mad Khonshu, deep in the heart of New Thebes City. But which side will Moon Knight choose? And is Earth doomed either way?

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THOR #1 4TH PTG VARIANT

THOR #3 5TH PTG VARIANT

THOR #4 4TH PTG VARIANT

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov/Dec 1971

It is NOT unusual for a THOR cover to deliver what it promises but having Thor and the Warriors Three fighting trolls is not setting the bar high.

But then to have writer Gerry Conway and cover artist John Buscema deliver this!!!

 

Neal Adams and Tom Palmer collaborate on the cover AND the 21 interior pages. Back then the white privilege hero versus hated-because-of-being-different hero plot was still fresh. Roy Thomas was the writer keepin' it real.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1970

Thor's 16th appearance of the year.

This comic delivers what the cover promises. 19 pages of John Buscema definitively depicting Doom battling Thor for 14 of the 19 pages. 

    The conclusion of a two part story.

    Doesn't introduce any new characters.

    Doesn't have any splash pages. 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1969

What the cover promises 13 of the 20 pages inside delivers. Thor battling the Wrecker, drawn dynamically by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett.  The other 7 pages were devoted to Dr. Blake's contributions to the Civil Rights cause.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1968

The only new Thor appearance for October 1968 was his 14th for the year. Cover by Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta, also the 20 page story.. 

It was a self-contained issue answering questions that had been avoided since Thor's debut.

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MARVEL ZOMBIES DAWN OF DECAY #2 
(OF 4) $3.99
(W) Thomas Krajewski (A/CA) Jason Muhr

THOR vs. HULK: A ZOMBIE SMACKDOWN FOR THE AGES!

Banner must get to Avengers Tower to make an antidote to the virus, but to get through the infested streets he'll have to travel as Hulk. The big green guy may be invulnerable to nasty bites, but he'd also rather smash the zombies instead of save them! Poor Groot needs to usher the uncontrollable beast through the horde, but his task is only complicated when an undead Thor shows up. If Groot wants to prevent Hulk from killing his fellow Avenger, he'll need to think fast!

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ULTIMATES #5 $4.99

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1967

The only new Thor appearance for October was his 13th for the year. It was the 10th Kirby-drawn Thor appearance of 1967. 

It was the 13th Kirby Thor/Loki cover, the 5th  embellished by Colletta. They also collaborated on the 16 page Thor story. There was a 5 page Kirby/Sinnot back-up featuring who-cares-it-wasn't-Thor.

Thor's 102nd appearance

Loki's 31st

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1966

Besides fighting the Man-Beast in the 16 page lead story, Thor also encounters the High Evolutionary and his Knights of Wundagore

And if that wasn't enough, in the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up Thor battles a dragon. All art, including the cover was composed by Jack Kirby and embellished by Vince Colletta.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1964

Two Kirby covers masterfully embellished by Chic Stone . 

Stone also collaborated on the interior pages. With Kirby  on JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #111 and with Don Heck on AVENGERS #11.

The 3rd Rainbow Bridge cover.
The 2nd Asgard cover

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK #10

IDW PUBLISHING
(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson

     Riding on the backs of the newly metamorphosed steeds of the Thunder God, Thor, Regn, and Drifa soar across the Dusk Lands. Beneath them roars a Frost Giant, towering over a back door into Hel. And before them lies the Fortress of Angantyr, the Lord of the Dead, and a rendezvous with destiny.

 

 John Paul Leon Subscription variant cover

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1963

Jack Kirby's 17th Thor cover. The first one that Don Heck inked. 

Nurse Foster's 16th appearance (1st cover) 

Dr. Blake's 1st. 

Thor & Blake's 19th appearance

Odin's 12th. 

Mister Hyde debuts.

3rd time that Heck did the story art.

Surtur debuts in the Kirby-rendered 5 pager.

Plus for completists only

TALES OF SUSPENSE #49 

Thor appears in one panel to explain why he didn't come running to assist Iron Man. Art by the great Steve Ditko.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1962

 

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. 

- their 3rd Thor cover collaboration

Thor's 5th appearance, like the previous 4 the art was by Jack Kirby  The 1st four stories were 13 pages. This one was only 10.

Jane Foster's 4th appearance.

Odin's 2nd.

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IMMORTAL THOR #16 $4.99

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

In Asgard, Thor weighed his obligations as All-Father and as Gaea's child...and what he owed to both sides of his nature. While on Earth, a risen evil sought new Gods to challenge the old...and found them in Thor's earliest foes. This is the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and the Radioactive Man.

      ANDREI BRESSAN DOOM VAR

     ELENA CASAGRANDE STORMBREAKERS VAR

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #1 $3.99

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

   MJOLNIR lies on the moon, unable to be lifted by anyone in all the heavens! Even THOR!  Something dark has befallen the God of Thunder, leaving him weakened and for the first time in forever... UNWORTHY! But when Frost Giants invade the Earth, the hammer will be lifted and a new Thor will arise! 

1 in 25 variant cover
 by Fiona Staples

1 in 25 variant cover

by Sara Pichelli

Variant cover by Scottie Young.

Andrew Robinson variant cover

Alex Ross variant cover

Esad Ribic variant cover

CAPTAIN AMERICA #25 $4.99 

(W) Rick Remender (A) Carlos Pacheco, Stuart Immonen (CA) Stuart Immonen

   Who is the All-New Captain America? The conclusion to the story that began in Dimension Z as Zola strikes in unison with The Red Skull! The final fate of Jet Black! The Thor that is not a woman appears on the cover and on 8 interior pages.