ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1969

A THOR fan of more than 3 years would have recognized the bald man dominating (thanks to the dynamic Jack Kirby layout) the cover as Pluto. It was Pluto's 5th THOR appearance but only the second time he appeared on the cover.

Even though Thor is not on the Steranko cover, he appears (along with a lot of other top tier guest stars) in this Jim Steranko/Tom Palmer drawn comic.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1964

It was a good time to be a Thor fan. Not only did he star in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #103, he also made a guest appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR.

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

41st BiFrost cover

THOR #10 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Michael Del Mundo's 2nd BiFrost cover

The realms have burned with Malekith's war. Asgardia lost in the sun. BiFrost shattered & the All-Father sits alone in the ruins of Old Asgard. If Odin is to save the realms he'll have to undertake the  difficult labor of being just a father to Thor.

Khary Randolf Skrulls variant

UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #41 $3.99

(W) Ryan North (A) Naomi Franquiz (CA) Erica Henderson

   In the past months, Squirrel Girl has battled Kraven, rescued NYC from supernatural silence, kinda-maybe died and also fought Skrulls! So now it's time for a nice break...which is why in THIS issue, Squirrel Girl does nothing but watch public domain movies on television! THAT IS, UNTIL NANCY WHITEHEAD AND ANOTHER ESU STUDENT BY THE NAME OF PETER PARKER ARE TAKEN HOSTAGE BY A SUPER VILLAIN INTENT ON PROVING THAT SHE'S THE SMARTEST PERSON ON THE PLANET!  Then it's super hero battles featuring THOR and SHE-HULK on a DATE! 

CAPTAIN MARVEL #2 $3.99 

(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Carmen Nunez Carnero (CA) Amanda Conner, Paul Mounts

     The classic Fantastic Four villain MAHKIZMO has taken over Manhattan's Roosevelt Island and turned it into an apocalyptic wasteland! When CAPTAIN MARVEL ends up trapped there and cut off from the rest of world (including any Avengers-shaped reinforcements!), she'll need to build her own team out of allies, old and new - SPIDER-WOMAN, HAZMAT, ECHO and a man known only as SOM. Thor Odinson appears on one page and provides some comedy relief.

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO #3 $3.99

(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Will Robson (CA) Todd McFarlane
IF YOU THOUGHT ISSUES ONE AND TWO HAD A LOT OF BLOOD AND GUTS... WAIT 'TIL YOU SEE ISSUE THREE! MORE CUTENESS AND MORE KILLINGS... WHAT COULD BE BETTER?!? 
SPOILER ALERT: Spawn kills Thor in this issue!

IN YOUR LCS 12 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #19 $3.99 (Bianchi variant cover) (Mann variant cover) (Parks animal variant cover)
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Esad Ribic
   Thor has always fought to save his adopted home of Earth. But who can he fight when the planet itself is dying? Thor's mortal ally and environmental secret agent Roz Solomon has a few ideas. Namely the world's largest and most nefarious energy company Roxxon, and its ruthless new CEO known as "The Minotaur." Has the God of Thunder finally met his match, in the form of a multinational super-corporation? Meanwhile, many millennia ahead, a future version of Thor faces a very different battle to save what remains of the earth--a battle against Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds!

Esad Ribic's art for THOR GOD OF THUNDER #19 

           

AVENGERS #26 $3.99 
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Mike Deodato
   The science war overtakes the world(s). The All-New Avengers Strike Back! All the answers to the questions you wished remained hidden. Thor in more than a cameo but less than a guest-starring role.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #5 $2.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) TBD
    Dracula, King of the Vampires is coming, to drain the Avengers of their powers! 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1971

Like the previous 6 John Buscema-covered issues it also has 19 pages of John Buscema story art.

The issue predicts grave consequences for Midgard if Thor fails at his current mission.

The Marvel checklist synopsis:

"The saga you never expected to see! Thor versus Odin! The world about to end! The coming of Karnilla - and the evil Loki - and, above all, the triumph of Infinity! Wow!"

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1963

 Loki's first cover!

Jack Kirby's 20th consecutive cover for JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY. 80% of those covers, including this one, were embellished by Dick Ayers.           

Thor encounters Loki for the third time in seven issues. Scripter Larry Lieber and plotter/editor Stan Lee prove that they knew Norse Mythology. 

Art by Joe Sinnott.

62 YEARS AGO TONIGHT

73 million Americans watched the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. If you were one of the more than 100 million Americans that didn't maybe it was because you were busy reading this historic comic...

 

Like the first Rainbow Bridge cover 13 months earlier, it was a Jack Kirby composition. This time inks are by George Roussos

Thor's 27th appearance.

1st appearances of the Enchantress and Executioner,

24th Don Blake appearance,

20th Jane Foster appearance,

and the 16th Odin appearance.

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS WAR ACROSS TIME #2 $3.99

(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis

Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The original Avengers invade the Baxter Building and break the barriers between worlds! Will Willie Lumpkin unleash a dangerous menace? Can Thor lose Mjolnir? Will Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz and legendary X-artist Alan Davis successfully channel the classic heroes' adventures?

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SECRET INVASION #4 (OF 5) $3.99

(W) Ryan North (A) Francesco Mobili (CA) Superlog
Maria Hill has made her call about the Skrull - and now all the dominoes will fall according to her design. But Tony Stark disagrees with her decision... so Iron Man is going rogue! An action-packed issue culminates in a dramatic leap into the unknown you won't see coming... and a no-win scenario leads to our shocking conclusion!

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IN YOUR LCS 48 YEARS AGO TODAY

 The 9th consecutive THOR to have a Walt Simonson cover.

    The 12th consecutive THOR with interior art by Simonson.

    Writer/editor Len Wein's 30th and final issue!

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS #14 $3.99  #14  

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) David Marquez

THE WAR OF THE VAMPIRES BEGINS!
TRANSYLVANIA IS BURNING! As vampire civil war throws the world into chaos, the mysterious Shadow Colonel and his squad of undead revolutionaries have one burning question on their murderous minds: Where is Dracula? And if the Avengers find him first, will the lord of the damned be friend or foe?

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MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #2

(W) Matthew K. Manning (A/CA) Jon Sommariva

Fiendish foes have taken control of Tony Stark's armor! With Iron Man out of the game, it's up to the rest of the Avengers to keep Fin Fang Foom out of villainous hands.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1966

 THE FIRST UNCONSCIOUS THOR COVER

Art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta

Their 10th Thor cover collaboration

Thor's 76th appearance. 

Nurse Foster's 41st  
Odin's 36th 

Balder's 16th 

Heimdall's 13th 

Debut of Pluto, Netherworld Lord and Hippolyta, Amazon Queen.

Ragnarok is explained for the first time in the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up. Loki, of course, appears.

The 12th consecutive issue with Kirby/Colletta art.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #4  $4.99

IDW PUBLISHING

(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson

As Thor travels deeper into the monstrous canyons of Helheim, he encounters a wild pack of ferocious wolves, larger than any he has seen before. They bear him a terrible grudge and reveal a hitherto unknown secret of the final battle between the gods and their enemies, a secret that has stretched across the centuries since the fall of the gods. And it could spell death-the real death-for Thor.

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MARVEL #1 $4.99 

(W) Alex Ross, More (A) More, Alex Ross (CA) Alex Ross
Thirty years ago, Alex Ross had a vision of a new series showing the Marvel heroes in a way they'd never been seen before. Today Alex finally brings about his original vision: An anthology of stories by exceptional talents. Over this series you'll see work by Adam Hughes, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dan Brereton and more, linked by an overarching story by Alex and Steve Darnall. Not only does Thor appear on the Rude variant cover but also in the Rude-drawn story inside.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1968

 Thor's 107th appearance

    This impending battle cover delivers what it promises. A  Kirby/Colletta battle story so epic that it continues to the next issue!

    Loki's 36th appearance.

    Sif's 16th appearance             

    Karnilla's 6th appearance 

    Destroyer's 5th appearance

    Ulik's 4th appearance 

    Odin's 54th appearance 

    Balder's 30th appearance

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1967

Sif's 5th appearance was the first to be cover worthy! Cover and 21 pages by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta.

    Sif's first appearance was in the Tales of Asgard back-up feature in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #102. She appeared in 3 panels on the last page of the five page story and wasn't seen again until 3 years later when she appeared on the last two pages of the main story in THOR #136. 

      

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #65 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Garron, Javier

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CHAPTER SIX: THE SECRET OF AVENGER PRIME!
He is the most important Avenger in the Multiverse. He's spent years manning a watchtower at the heart of all creation all by himself. Now his story can be told, as he suddenly finds himself no longer alone, but instead surrounded by an unbelievable gathering of heroes.

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

 AVENGERS TWILIGHT #2 $4.99

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

With the clock ticking to New Year's Day, and the world against him, CAPTAIN AMERICA must build an army to save America! Will his surviving friends sign up, or is he going to have to lead the ragtag group called THE DEFENDERS against the expert military marksman known as BULLSEYE?

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SPIDER-BOY #3 $4.99

(W) Dan Slott (A) Paco Medina, Ty Templeton (CA) Humberto Ramos

DISASSEMBLY REQUIRED!

The richest jerk on the planet now owns the deadliest fighting machine of all time! How can Spider-Boy even hope to stop...the Toy Soldier?! Watch out, kid! This one-of-a-kind collectible can KILL! Also...the Webless Wonder teams up with Thor, Son of Odin, as a creature from Asgard threatens Bailey Briggs' friendly neighborhood.

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 12 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 11 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 10 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 4 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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