IN YOUR LCS 41 YEARS AGO TODAY

Walt Simonson's 18th Thor cover surely intrigued you enough to check out the splash page

Any Simonson THOR issue is a better-than-average THOR issue but this one is better than most. It is both a self-contained tale highlighting Thor's connection with the common man and part of a multi-part epic, in the tradition set by Lee/Kirby.

Plus it had the fourth appearances of  Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder - the then underused inspirations for Santa's reindeer.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jan/Feb 1973

 

Ulik's 5th cover since debuting 6 years earlier. The 1st non-Kirby Ulik cover. Art by Gil Kane.

Thor visits North Korea because he wrongly thinks it is a quiet place to think.

Thor battles with the trolls resulting in a cliff-hanger ending.

IN YOUR LCS 11 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

 THOR GOD OF THUNDER #18 $3.99

Writer: Jason Aaron  Interior art: Das Pastoras

Cover art: Esad Ribic

A tale of Young Thor, in the age of the Vikings!

UNCANNY AVENGERS #16 $3.99

Writer: Rick Remender
Cover and interior art: Steve McNiven

Thor vs Uriel! Feral and vengeful after the death of a teammate, Thor is a mad God out for blood!

   

CATACLYSM ULTIMATES LAST STAND #4 $3.99
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Cover and interior art: Mark Bagley
   Ultimate Thor has a brief battle with Galactus.

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #26 $3.99
Writer: Dan Slott (CA) Ryan Stegman 
Interior art: Humberto Ramos
    The Green Goblin vs. The Original Hobgoblin
    Thor and the Avengers appear on 4 pages. Thor has no dialogue.

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

THOR #4 $3.99 

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

   The Odinson is back and he clearly doesn't like that someone else is holding his hammer! 

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IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #4 $3.99
(W) Mark Waid (A) Mahmud A. Asrar (CA) Alex Ross

   When passions flare between Captain America and Thor, they lead to Earth's Mightiest Kiss!

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #21 $3.99

(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Nic Klein (CA) Jim Cheung

"GOD OF HAMMERS" PART 3 of 5
Thor has been beaten down, and the God of Hammers is about to make the final blow! Is this the end of the All-Father? Prophecies do come true, after all... but not always in the ways they are foreseen. For there is one last chance to save Thor - but at what cost?! Plus: The shocking origin of the mysterious God of Hammers is revealed!

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IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

 
ALL-OUT AVENGERS #5 $3.99

(W) Derek Landy (A/CA) Greg Land

Spider-Man versus the Avengers in Manhattan!  Someone's mind is being controlled, someone's decisions are being directed and someone's reality is being altered...but whose?

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THOR #30 $3.99

(W) Torunn Gronbekk (A/CA) Nic Klein

"THE LEGACY OF THANOS" CONCLUDES!

After chasing Corvus Glaive-the kidnapper of Thor's baby sister-into a vault that requires the blood of a god to open, Thor and Rúna find themselves face-to-face with King Bor himself! And...Thanos? What dark, bloody secrets of Asgard's past lie in this twisting, cryptic story...and what will it reveal about the future of the entire Marvel Universe?

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IN YOUR LCS 36 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

Ron Frenz channels his inner Kirby.

An Asgard establishing shot, an angry Odin, Thor bonding with a young fan and a gorgeous goddess. A perfect page!?

There is also a Tales of Asgard back-up tale of the boyhood of Thor (and Loki).

How popular was the archetypal comic goddess in the Silver Age?

Marvel waited barely more than two years to reprint the first appearance of the Enchantress.

IN YOUR LCS 11 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #25 $3.99 

    Writer: Jonathan Hickman Art: Salvador Larroca Cover Art: Mike Deodato
     Not only is Thor on the cover but he is a major player in the story.

1 in 75 Alex Ross 75th anniversary variant cover

IN YOUR LCS 50 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

Thor's second 1975 appearance. 279th of all time.

Thor doesn't battle anyone. He spends his time invisibly observing myriad bits of Marvel history.

Cover by Gil Kane, Joe Sinnott and John Romita.

18 interior pages by Sal Buscema and Joe Staton

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

KING IN BLACK #3 (OF 5) $4.99 

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

     After last issue's shocking finale, the heroes of the Marvel Universe are reeling. Outgunned and outmanned, but never outdone, they unite and face KNULL, God of the Abyss, as he ensnares the planet in the darkness of his reign! Superstars DONNY CATES and RYAN STEGMAN continue to raise the game - and the stakes for the Marvel Universe in this Earth-shattering epic!

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IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

 AVENGERS FOREVER #13 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Aaron Kuder

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE - PART FIVE:  

King Thor's granddaughters have come from the far future to join the fight for Infinity's End, and they've brought a fiery old friend with them in the form of the most powerful version of Wolverine who's ever existed. Plus, Doom Supreme's grand plan begins to unfold. And at last, the true identity of the mysterious Avenger Prime is revealed.

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IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

CAGE #4 $3.99 
(W/A/CA) Genndy Tartakovsky

    Cage, Fist, Misty and a bevy of fellow travelers put the hurt on the big bad behind Luke's bad day!  Thor Odinson has a brief cameo.

MONSTERS UNLEASHED #1 $4.99 
(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Steve McNiven

    AVENGERS, CHAMPIONS, GUARDIANS, X-MEN and the INHUMANS clash with monstrous threats that threaten every corner of the Universe. Who are the LEVIATHONS? Who controls them? How can they be stopped?  Lady Thor helps fight a monster.

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US AVENGERS #2 $3.99

(W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Paco Medina

  Welcome to the $kullocracy! The Golden Skull launches his takeover bid!  How do the U.S.Avengers respond to the looming threat? Tuxedos. Plus! Where were you on Zero Day - the day Captain America died? Lady Thor has a very brief cameo.

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

MIGHTY THOR #703 $3.99

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

The Mangog has come to Asgardia. But as every god assembles to meet him, there is one noticeable absence.  Where is Thor? Where is Jane Foster?  Without their mightiest hero, who among the Asgardians can face the wrath of a billion murdered beings--and survive?

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 AVENGERS #676 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid & Various (A) Pepe Larraz (CA) Mark Brooks
   The Black Order. The Lethal Legion. Two teams of powerful villains bent on destroying each other have arrived on Earth, and they don't care who gets caught in the crossfire. But who's pulling their strings? And what is the secret of the lost Avenger? Lady Thor and Thor Odinson both appear.

 Alan Davis variant cover

 Julian Totino Tedesco connecting variant cover

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

ASGARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5 $3.99

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Matteo Lolli & Various (CA) Dale Keown, Jason Keith
RAGNAROK IS HERE! The final battle for Earth as the Asgardians take on Nebula's armada! But the undead may be the least of their problems. What is their supposed ally Loki up to now? 

Thor doesn't appear on the cover. He does have a substantial role in the story.

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

IMMORTAL THOR #19 $4.99

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

THIS IS NOT THE STORY OF THE IMMORTAL THOR!

  The All-Father had a journey to make to a far star - and so, for a time, the Golden Realm was left to rule itself.  Yet even in the absence of the King, the story continued - and each Asgardian had their own drama to play out.  These are the TALES OF ASGARD...

Artists include Jan Bazaldua, Valerio Schiti, Juann Cabal, Martin Coccolo, CAFU, Steve Skroce, Gavin Guidry and more!

  

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IN YOUR LCS 51 YEARS AGO TODAY

Cover by Gil Kane, Dick Giordano & John Romita

Cover by Gil Kane, Dick Giordano & John Romita

Thor's 278th appearance

Loki's 76th

Their 27th shared cover.

Art by John Buscema & Joe Sinnott

18 page story also includes Firelord, Odin, Hercules, Sif & Iron Man.

Neither Blake or Foster appear.