IN YOUR LCS 48 YEARS AGO TODAY

Walt Simonson's 1st THOR cover!!!

(inks by Joe Sinnott)

It was also the 1st issue of THOR that Simonson drew..

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1968

Thor's 6th appearance of 1968. 

Unfortunately it was only a 1 panel cameo.

 Words by Roy Thomas.

 Art by John Buscema and Vince Colletta.

(from AVENGERS #52)

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1966

 Thor's 77th appearance.

The comic delivers what the cover promises- 16 pages of Kirby action embellished by Vince Colletta featuring Hercules (6th appearance), trolls and Pluto (2nd appearance).

There was also one of the best 5 page Tales of Asgard backups!

Nothing inspires an artist like Ragnarok

IN YOUR LCS 11 YEARS AGO TODAY

Out of 13 new Marvels that went on sale the only Thor appearance was in a one page flashback!

LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #2 $2.99 (McKelvie Design variant)

(W) Al Ewing (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Jenny Frison
   Loki vs. Lorelei! It's the battle of the Asgardian younger siblings - from the casinos of Monte Carlo to a speed date in New York! 

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 DOCTOR STRANGE OF ASGARD #1 $4.99

(W) Derek Landy (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Clayton Crain

Doctor Doom tricked Doctor Strange into surrendering the title of Sorcerer Supreme. Now Doom is ruling the world, and Stephen Strange is experiencing an identity crisis. Searching for purpose he travels to Asgard to see if Thor's kingdom might be looking for a Sorcerer Supreme of its own. Loki's willing to help, but that help comes with a wicked catch, and Strange quickly realizes that becoming Asgard's top magical authority is going to be more complicated than he thought.

  CLAYTON CRAIN variant

      DAVID MARQUEZ variant

IMMORTAL THOR #21 $4.99

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

   The Odinson stood at a gate in a dark wood. In front of the gate stood Skurge the Executioner, bloodaxe in hand, waiting for the final battle between them.  And if Thor won the combat, then behind that same gate stood Utgardhall, and the final death that awaited him - the death he fought for.

       EDWIN GALMON INVISIBLE variant

PETE WOODS variant

WHAT IF MICKEY & FRIENDS BECAME AVENGERS #1 $4.99

(W) Steve Behling (A/CA) Alessandro Pastrovicchio

     

          DAN JURGENS variant

CHRISSIE ZULLO variant

ON THE SPINNER RACKS March/April 1964

 

Thor's 26th appearance 

Odin's16th   
Loki's12th
Heimdall's 6th
Balder's 3rd
Enchantress & Executioner's 2nd

Plus it also had the 5th Tales Of Asgard 5 page back-up explaining why Heimdall was qualified to guard the Rainbow Bridge.

What more could you ask for?

IN YOUR LCS 21 YEARS AGO TODAY

  

 

The Bill Sienkiewicz cover is enough to make this a worthy issue! King Thor appears on 4 of the 22 Scot Eaton/Drew Garaci drawn pages then naps for the rest of the issue. Thor's son Magni is the star of this 2170 Asgard tale. Written by Dan Jurgens

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1967

This Jack Kirby/Vince Colletta cover delivers more than it promises.

Not only are there many action-packed pages with the Growing Man (1st appearance) in this 16 page Lee/Kirby/Colletta collaboration

there is also a big name mystery villain. This is another of those rare self-contained, perfect jumping-on point stories.

BUT WAIT -THERE'S MORE!

There is also a 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up by Lee/Kirby/Colletta depicting Thor and the Warriors Three battling the Devil Djinni.

FUN FACT:

When the lead story was reprinted seven and a half years later in MARVEL SPECTACULAR ##11 this page was judged unworthy!

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1968

 Thor's 109th appearance.
 Cover by  Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta.

The Destroyer made his 6th appearance in the 16 page Lee/Kirby story.

Loki's 37th appearance 

Balder's  31st appearance

Sif's 17th appearance

Karnilla's 7th appearance

Ulik's 5th appearance

Plus a 5 page non-Thor backup story (the Inhumans). It was the final chapter of the series so the next issue was all Thor.