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Sunday, August 31, 2025
How much could Lee/Kirby squeeze into 4 panels?
We get a glimpse of the Valhalla ceremonial chamber, Loki being Loki, Balder in a suit and a variation on traveling from Asgard to Midgard - for when the Rainbow Bridge is just too slow!
Saturday, August 30, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY
SECRET EMPIRE #10 $4.99
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Steve McNiven (CA) Mark BrooksCan there be any redemption for Captain America as the SECRET EMPIRE starts to crumble? Both Thor Odinson and Lady Thor appear.
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THANOS #10 $3.99
(W) Jeff Lemire (A) German Peralta (CA) Mike DeodatoEarth's Mightiest Hero! Leader of the Avengers! Champion of all that is good...THANOS?! Lady Thor appears in a few panels.
Friday, August 29, 2025
ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1959
Plenty of differences between this Thor and the Marvel one. Possibly the most interesting was having thunderstorms trigger the mortal-to-Thor transformation. The cover is the work of Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 11 YEARS AGO TODAY
INHUMAN #4 $3.99
(W) Charles Soule (A/CA) Ryan StegmanMedusa and the Inhumans get a visitor to New Attilan- THOR!
Joe Madureira variant cover
(W) Joe Caramagna (A) Ramon Bachs, Ty Templeton (CA) Ty Templeton
Loki puts a hex on Spidey, turning him into a pig! Enter: Peter Porker! Can our Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Ham survive an Asgardian boar hunt? Of course Thor appears!
ORIGINAL SIN #5.4 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron, Al Ewing (A) Simone Bianchi, Lee Garbett (CA) Simone Bianchi
The deepest secret of the Nine Realms is revealed... a Tenth Realm! Thor and Loki embark on a quest to discover this strange new world -- and the sister Thor never knew he had... Angela! Can Loki be trusted? And will brother and sister murder each other before the truth comes out?
(W) Rick Remender (A) Sanford Greene (CA) Agustin Alessio
Uncanny Avengers reunited! The threat of Kang is over, but what are the repercussions? Meet the new faces of the Marvel Universe! Thor appears on the cover and in two panels on one page.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1.4 $3.99
(W) Dan Slott (A) Ramon K. Perez (CA) Alex RossWitness another secret chapter from the first days of Spider-Man! What started off as fun-and-games for new villain Clash turns deadly serious. Plus a retro two panel Thor cameo.
AVENGERS #34 $3.99
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A/CA) Leinil Francis YuThe first Avenger meets the last Avenger and the Avengers World crumbles. Thor appears on four pages, has one line and doesn't do any fighting.
WOLVERINE #12 $5.99
(W) Paul Cornell (A) Pete Woods (CA) Steve McNiven
Thor has a 1 panel cameo
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY
RAGNAROK #6
IDW PUBLISHING
(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson
Bring Out Your Dead. Thor has arrived at last in Asgard. The Thunder God searches the ruins of his home for the remains of those dearest to him and finds not only the broken heart of his worst fears, but a secret hidden since before the final battle of the gods and their enemies. A secret that reveals the deep and devious wisdom of Father Odin, and the goodwill of a red squirrel.
AND FROM MARVEL!
CAPTAIN MARVEL AND CAROL CORPS #3
(W) Kelly Sue DeConnick, Kelly Thompson (A/CA) David LopezChasing secrets and dissent among the ranks has left one of the Carol Corps out of commission. To make matters worse, trouble is quickly converging on Hala Field. Eight Thors make a one panel appearance.
DEADPOOLS SECRET SECRET WARS #4
(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Matteo Lolli (CA) Tony HarrisTHIS is how the ORIGINAL SECRET WARS really ended! YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE IT! Silent Thor appears in various crowd scenes.
HANK JOHNSON AGENT OF HYDRA #1
(W) David Mandel (A) Michael Walsh (CA) Amanda ConnerEver wondered what Hydra agents do during their downtime? BE THRILLED as Hank picks up his kids from school! BE AMAZED as Hank talks with Hydra's HR department! And BE STUPEFIED as Hank wishes he had picked a different line of work! A Thor appears in one panel.
MODOK ASSASSIN #4 $3.99
(W) Christopher Yost (A) Amilcar Pinna (CA) David LafuenteEntangled in a plot that extends far beyond the borders of Killville, can M.O.D.O.K. hope to save the life of the Thor he loves and ensure the continued existence of his beloved murder paradise? Many Thors appear in this issue.
Monday, August 25, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 15 YEARS AGO TODAY
Thor has been in the public-domain for centuries so every comic book universe can have a Thor as long he does not look like the Marvel Thor.
Sunday, August 24, 2025
THE ONLY NEW THOR ODINSON APPEARANCE IN YOUR LCS 28 YEARS AGO TODAY
Not only does Thor appear on the
He also appears on 1 page.
This was Thor's 19th 1993 appearance.
Saturday, August 23, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Mahmud A. Asrar
Oliver Coipel variant cover
Alex Ross connecting variant cover
Kirby 100 variant cover
Das Pastoras variant cover
Dale Keown Marvel Vs Capcom variant cover
SECRET EMPIRE #9 $4.99
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Leinil Francis Yu (CA) Mark Brooks
UNITED WE STAND - against the SECRET EMPIRE! Thor Odinson has a pivotal role. Attention Lady Thor completists: she appears on 1 page. (W) Nick Spencer (A) Leinil Francis Yu (CA) Mark Brooks
Friday, August 22, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Ed McGuinness
The final battle against the Dark Celestials. A battle unlike any the Avengers have ever experienced. A battle a million years in the making. The new team of heavy hitters assembles at last. But will the young, inexperienced Ghost Rider prove to be the most important member of all?
Thursday, August 21, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY
GIANT-SIZE THOR #1 $6.99
(W) Al Ewing (C) Brian Hitch
Thor All-Father and Hercules, God of Heroes, had joined forces many times, as fast friends and fierce rivals...but never before like this. For in the farthest reaches of space, the Deific Duo faced the greatest and most terrifying war machine ever created...and it bore the Thunderer's face.
ALSO: Reprinting Bob Harras and Jackson Guice's THOR #365 - a Thor and Hercules tale told by the only real authority on such things: Hercules himself!
DAVE BARDIN DEADLY FOES Variant
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1963
The 16th appearances of Thor and Don Blake since their debuts 14 months earlier.
Jane Foster makes her 14th appearance since her debut 14 months earlier.
Loki's 8th appearance since debuting a year earlier.The 13 page lead Lee/Kirby story is heavily soap opera-ish
Don Blake's rival Doctor Andrew, debuts.Thor does not appear in the debut episode of the 5 page Lee/Kirby TALES OF ASGARD back-up serial.
Tuesday, August 19, 2025
Monday, August 18, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY
KANG THE CONQUEROR #1 $4.99 (W) Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Natacha Bustos
Kang the Conqueror has been a pharaoh, a villain, a warlord of the space ways and on rare occasions a hero. Across all timelines, one fact seemed absolute: Time means nothing to Kang. The truth is more complex. Kang is caught in an endless cycle of creation and destruction dictated by time and previously unseen by any but the Conqueror. A cycle that could finally explain the enigma that is Kang. And a cycle that begins and ends with an old and broken Kang sending his younger self down a dark path...
Kang the Conqueror has been a pharaoh, a villain, a warlord of the space ways and on rare occasions a hero. Across all timelines, one fact seemed absolute: Time means nothing to Kang. The truth is more complex. Kang is caught in an endless cycle of creation and destruction dictated by time and previously unseen by any but the Conqueror. A cycle that could finally explain the enigma that is Kang. And a cycle that begins and ends with an old and broken Kang sending his younger self down a dark path...
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Sunday, August 17, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 43 YEARS AGO TODAY
This Bob Layton/Joe Rubenstein cover delivers what it promises, an epic 37 page self-contained story (plotted by Alan Zeletz and Mark Gruenwald.)
Not only do these 6 sun gods from 6 different pantheons appear so does Hela and 6 death gods from 6 different pantheons
Plus there is a 2 page map of Asgard and an informative text page by Marvel scholar Peter B. Gillis titled A GAZETTEER OF ASGARD AND ENVIRONS.
Saturday, August 16, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 42 YEARS AGO TODAY
Behind this unassuming Bob Layon cover is 40 pages of tales of Thor's early life written by Alan Zeletz, with pencils by Bob Hall and inks by Vince Colletta
IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY
MIGHTY THOR #22 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Russell Dauterman, Valerio Schiti (CA) Russell DautermanLady Thor and the War Thor go face-to-flame with the Queen of Cinders!
Joyce Chin Capcom Vs. Marvel Variant
MARVELS THOR RAGNAROK PRELUDE #4 $3.99
(W) Will Pilgrim (A) J. L. Giles
THE BATTLE FOR MIDGARD! THOR ODINSON and LOKI's unlikely alliance brings them to the front line of battle but will their teamwork be enough to hold back MALEKITH'S forces? The fate of the realms is decided here!
Friday, August 15, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY
THOR #4
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Michael Del Mundo
THOR & THE VALKYRIES TAKE ON THE QUEEN OF CINDERS IN THE WAR FOR HEL!The Queen of Cinders and her fire goblin army have invaded the land of the dead. To keep the afterlife from going up in flames, Thor and his brothers will have to forge alliances with some of their greatest enemies and seek to unlock the secrets of Valhalla and the mighty Valkyries!
Harren Hammer variant
Del Mundo proves that Thor is the god of bringing the best out in artists!
INFINITY WARS #2 $4.99
(W) Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Mike Deodato
As the Infinity Stones come to Earth, so too comes the war for control over them. But none who wield the stones know the truth about the power they contain or what it would take to bring them to their END. The nature of the universe itself hangs in the balance as we learn the answer to the question on everyone's lips since "Infinity Wars Prime": WHO IS REQUIEM? Thor makes an appearance so brief that it doesn't even rate a mention on the Cast Page.
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