IN YOUR LCS 8 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.

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

IMMORTAL THOR #14 $4.99

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

ALL-FATHER VERSUS SKYFATHER IN A 775th ISSUE CLASH OF TITANS!

Thor and Hercules were trapped in a realm of endless night...where Nyx and her children were at their full power. But there was a greater danger caged in this dark realm - Zeus, King of the Greek Gods! And when twin thunders met, could either survive? This is the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and the second test of three.

JESSICA FONG variant

    GARBETT DISCO DAZZLER variant

    WALT SIMONSON variant

ULTIMATES #3 $4.99

(W) Deniz Camp (A) Juan Frigeri (CA) Dike Ruan

INTRODUCING...THE SHE-HULK!

The Ultimates search for a means of destroying the Maker's most powerful pawn, the Hulk! And in the process they uncover an army of Hulks hidden away from the world with She-Hulk at the helm!

JUANN CABAL variant

IN YOUR LCS 47 YEARS AGO TODAY

Art by Keith Pollard and Chick Stone 

    The 8th time the Destroyer appeared on a cover in 14 years. Kirby did five of them. John Romita Senior and Walt Simonson did one each.

     The 17 page Roy Thomas/Keith Pollard/Chic Stone story not only has the Destroyer's 15th appearance, it also contains Ares, Hercules and the Eternals.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1969

Sal Buscema and Sam Grainger provide cover and story art featuring the 2nd appearance of the Growing Man. Its first appearance was in THOR #140

Writer Roy Thomas creates future MCU star, the Grandmaster. He also creates 4 more classic characters for this issue - Doctor Spectrum, Hyperion, Nighthawk  and Whizzer.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1969

Galactus makes his 4th 1969 appearance, all in THOR and all drawn by Jack Kirby. 

John Romita Sr. draws Thor on the cover

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1964

Thor's floating head on this Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover accurately indicates that Thor appears in the Don Heck/Dick Ayers drawn story  inside.

TALES OF SUSPENSE #59 

Even though Thor is not on the cover he makes a multi-page appearance in the Iron Man feature of this split book.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18  

Thor appears in only 1 panel but he is drawn by the legendary Steve Ditko and has a line of dialog.

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

 66th BiFrost cover
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AXE JUDGMENT DAY #2 (OF 6) $4.99

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Guiu Villanova (CA) Kaare Andrews

...THE WICKED WILL BE PUT TO DEATH!

As the world shakes, an unlikely group gather to find a peaceful solution. Sadly, the best laid plans of man, mutant and Eternal oft go awry.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 56 YEARS AGO TODAY

If you had been buying comics for more than five years this Kirby cover would have been familiar to you.

So might the 52 pages of Kirby art contained inside (reprinted from six different issues of JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY)

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1966

 EGO'S FIRST COVER APPEARANCE 

Ego wouldn't appear on another cover for 28 months. Like this one it would also be a Kirby/Colletta THOR collaboration.

Plus: a Kirby triptych!

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1965

 The 70th appearance of Thor
The 4th appearance of the Absorbing Man
(and his 4th cover appearance)

The Kirby/Colletta cover delivers what it promises. 13 of the 16 pages of the lead story depict Absorbing Man/Thor battle action.

Plus Loki makes his 26th appearance.

 

 

This solid issue concludes with the 22nd 5 page installment of the always-welcome TALES OF ASGARD backup.

IN YOUR LCS 12 YEARS AGO TODAY

ORIGINAL SIN #5.3 $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! Can Loki be trusted? And will brother and sister murder each other before the truth comes out?

51 YEARS AGO TODAY

How do you keep a Thor fan in suspense?

Marvel did it by reprinting this THOR #134 Tales of Asgard cliff-hanger from 9 years earlier in MARVEL SPECTACULAR #19 and then waiting another 9 years to reprint the concluding three chapters in TALES OF ASGARD Volume 2 #1.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #6  $4.99

IDW PUBLISHING

(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson

Thor races to reach the rim of the dead lands and escape the lethal vengeance of Hel, pursued by the beasts of Helheim and the numberless dead. With his destruction almost upon him, the God of Thunder gathers the fate of all of Helheim into his gauntleted hands as Mjolnir, the greatest weapon of the gods, speaks in a voice of thunder across the Dusklands.

EMPYRE #4 $4.99 

(W) Al Ewing, Dan Slott (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Jim Cheung

   As the attack on Wakanda intensifies, the heroes find themselves under attack from their enemies - and their allies!  In a war where nobody can be fully trusted, betrayal cuts deep - as the alien invasion claims its first casualty! In this issue: The shock ending you never expected! 

CHRISTOPHER 2-PACK ACTION FIGURE VARIANT

  GARBETT VARIANT

EMPYRE HANDBOOK #1

(W/A) Various (CA) Ron Lim

Multiple races across the universe are pulled into a major conflict when EMPYRE hits! The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe helps keep the participants straight with updates of the major players in this star-spanning war: The Avengers! The Fantastic Four! Captain Marvel (Danvers)! The Skrulls! The Kree! Hulkling! Plus: All-new profiles of Kree members Bel-Dann, Captain Glory (Gla-Ree) and Tanalth, Skrull member Raksor, and the Cotati Swordsman! Also featuring the mysterious, never-before profiled Blue Area of Earth's Moon!

THOR #3 3RD PTG KLEIN VAR $3.99

THOR #4 2ND PTG KLEIN VARIANT $3.99

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1964

For the first time a villain from another title appears on the cover (and inside) of JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY!

Magneto had already appeared in 4 issues of  X-MEN.

Those appearances, like this one, were drawn by Jack Kirby.

Thor's 43rd appearance

Don Blake's 32nd.

Jane Foster's 27th.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep/Oct 1966

From June 1962 until July 1966 there were 73 Marvel comics published with Thor on the cover. They were all the work of Jack Kirby

John Romita Senior broke Kirby's streak with this cover. (inks by Mike Esposito)

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1962

Thor's 3rd appearance.

Loki appears on a cover for the first time and debuts in the 13 page Lee/Kirby story.

Don Blake appears for the 3rd time. 

Nurse Foster's appears for the 2nd time.

Plus Heimdall and Balder appear for the 1st time as does Asgard and the Bifrost Bridge!!!

IN YOUR LCS 25 YEARS AGO TODAY

 Surtur appears in THOR for the 4th consecutive issue.

Cover by Tom Raney.

Thor Girl, Hercules, Odin, Beta Ray Bill, Balder, Fandral , Hogun and Volstagg guest star. Plus appearances by Kurse, Enchantress and a mystery villain! And for the first time in nearly a year Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder appear. 

Written by Dan Jurgens.

Art by Stuart Immonen and Scott Koblish.

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

IMMORTAL THOR #13 $4.99

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

ENTER: HERCULES!

The son of Zeus sought Thor out - for Toranos' wheel had turned for the Olympians too, and two Gods together might solve such a mystery. The trail took them to a wasteland of snow and ice...to terror and treachery...and to an old foe of Hercules, at the height of her dread power. New series artist JAN BAZALDUA draws the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and the Night Mother's vengeance. PLUS: PART 5 OF DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE: WEAPON X-TRACTION!

HUMBERTO RAMOS VARIANT

NAUCK DEADPOOL VARIANT

WALT SIMONSON VARIANT

IN YOUR LCS 11 YEARS AGO TODAY

UNCANNY AVENGERS #22 $3.99 

(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Daniel Acuña

   The fate of the seven prime timelines decided!  Kang's ultimate revenge on the Uncanny Avengers revealed.

The Avatar Press Thor appears in

GOD IS DEAD #17 $3.99

(W) Mike Costa (A) Omar Francia 

Jesus Christ walks the earth once again.  But gone are the visions of his pity and sacrifice.  Now the world trembles as the returned gods struggle to grasp the last piece of humanity for themselves.

IN YOUR LCS 11 YEARS AGO TODAY

THORS #2 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Chris Sprouse

 (Keown variant cover)

plus

DEADPOOLS SECRET SECRET WARS #3 $3.99

(W) Cullen Bunn (A) Matteo Lolli (CA) Tony Harris

    The war that's so secret, the rest of the Marvel Universe doesn't even remember it!  Deadpool dons a new costume?! Plus an attack on GALACTUS! Classic ‘80’s Thor appears silently in crowd scenes on four pages.

MODOK ASSASSIN #3 $3.99

(W) Christopher Yost (A) Amilcar Pinna (CA) David Lafuente
    The Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing has fallen head over heels in love with a beautiful Thor.  But with the love of his life caught in the crosshairs of Killville's most ruthless mercenaries, can M.O.D.O.K. stay one step aHEAD of his rivals and live long enough to find out who set her up? Plus another Thor appearance that establishes this series as being prior to SECRET WARS #4 continuity-wise.