IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS #1 $4.99

(W) Jed MacKay (A) C.F. Villa (CA) Stuart Immonen

The Star. The Icon. The Witch. The Construct. The God. The Engineer. The King. A new team of Avengers mobilizes to meet any dangers that dare threaten the planet. But when TERMINUS attacks, a new and insidious danger rears its head: one that comes to them in the most dangerous of guises - that of a friend.

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FANTASTIC FOUR #7

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IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #19 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Russell Dauterman, Valerio Schiti (CA) Russell Dauterman
    The gods of the Shi'ar make their final play against Lady Thor and her allies! With the Phoenix Force unleashed, it's up to Quentin Quire to quell its destructive power...if he feels like it.  Plus Thor Odinson has returned - but what awaits him in war-torn Asgardia?

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #2 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Ed McGuinness

    Black Panther and Dr. Strange battle for their lives deep within the earth. Captain Marvel battles death and destruction raining down from the skies while Thor, Iron Man and Captain America lead the valiant (yet hopeless) fight against the Final Host of Dark Celestials.  And Ghost Rider and the Savage Hulk make brutal war against...each other? Plus, you can't have a gathering of Avengers without a certain Prince of Lies, now can you?

David Marquez Variant cover

MIGHTY THOR GATES OF VALHALLA #1 $4.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ramon K. Perez, Jen Bartel (CA) Nick Derington

   "The Death of the Mighty Thor" has come and gone. But Jane Foster's power to inspire lives on - even in the far future! Don't miss the tribute to Jason Aaron's epic tale of Thor and the mighty hammer Mjolnir, drawn by rising star Jen Bartel! And with or without a Thor, the War of Realms continues. As Malekith's power grows, the realms will fall - and who is left to stop him? 

Ron Garney Variant cover

ALL NEW WOLVERINE #35 $3.99 

(W) Tom Taylor (A) Ramon Rosanas (CA) David Lopez

   The world has been saved. Its people, never happier. The Wolverine should be retired, enjoying her time ruling Madripoor and living life with her sister. But instead Laura is in the last bastion of cruelty: Latveria. She has one more mission: One person to save, one person to kill. It all comes down to this. Thor appears on 3 pages.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1970

John Buscema became the second artist to draw more than six Marvel Thor covers. Jack Kirby was the first. 

The 19 pages of story art was also by Buscema.

Thor's 146th appearance.       Sif's 34th

IN YOUR LCS 12 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #29 $4.99 

   Writer: Jonathan Hickman  Artist: Leinil Francis Yu
The Illuminati was brought together to protect the world from   multiversal armageddon. Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Mr. Fantastic, Namor, Black Panther Beast and Black Bolt would have to do the unthinkable. No secret stays buried forever.
Though he is not on the cover Thor has a substantial role with much brawling.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1969

John Buscema became the second artist to draw more than three Marvel Thor covers. 

Jack Kirby had done 110 by then!!!

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

 HULK VS THOR BANNER WAR ALPHA #1 $4.99

(W) Donny Cates (A) Martin Coccolo (CA) Gary Frank

Hulk and Thor have both undergone massive changes recently, but one thing remains constant - their heated rivalry! When mysterious circumstances bring them into conflict once more, will the God of Thunder be able to triumph against a Bruce Banner who can now control his rage?
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of both characters, this epic five-part crossover between the THOR and HULK series starts here, brought to you by creators Donny Cates and Martin Coccolo! Key mysteries will be revealed, as well as shocking consequences for the future of both characters! (Continued in May's THOR #25 and HULK #7!)

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1969

Thor is guilty of the "most forbidden malady of all!"

Words by Stan Lee

Art by Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta

Thor's 127th appearance.

Adam (Him) Warlock's 2nd consecutive THOR appearance.

His 3rd appearance (not counting when he was a cocoon.)

Sif's 29th appearance

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1968

 

What this busy Kirby/Colletta cover promises, the 20 page story delivers. 

Mangog's 1st appearance!!! 

It's epic entrance was the only other full-pager besides the splash.

Thor's 8th appearance of 1968. His 112th of all time.

Loki's 5th appearance of 1968. His 39th of all time.

Sif's 5th appearance of 1968. Her 19th of all time.

Karnilla's 9th appearance.

Hela's 4th appearance.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1967

Talk about your mismatches.

It was Thor's 95th appearance.

Dynamic cover and interior art by Gene Colan and John Tartaglione.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1966

4th time Pluto appeared in THOR. 

His 1st cover appearance (art by Kirby & Colletta)

The only splash of the 16 page Pluto trilogy conclusion.

Splash for the 5 page backup uses a common Kirby character layout that makes it easy for Lee to disguise a synopsis as a conversation.

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

STORM #8 $3.99

(W) Murewa Ayodele (A) Lucas Werneck (CA) Mateus Manhanini

In the aftermath of the X-MANHUNT, STORM has been put under investigation by the F.B.I.!  Will STORM have to perjure herself or face jail time for assisting fugitive CHARLES XAVIER?

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1965

Cover by Jack Kirby & Frank Giacoia. 

After Stan Lee and Kirby introduced the science-so-advanced-it-looks-like-magic robot they were wise enough not to over use it.

     From 1965 to 1973 the Destroyer appeared in 5 comics, all drawn by Kirby, of course.

     Thor's 65th appearance

     Odin's 28th 

     Loki's 23rd

Neither Jane Foster or Don Blake appears.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1964

 

32nd Thor    28th Don Blake     24th Jane Foster  

4th Mr. Hyde       3rd Cobra

Cover and main story art by Jack Kirby & Chic Stone

Tales of Asgard back-up by Kirby/Colletta

15 YEARS AGO TODAY

: The last of 19 variant Thor covers inspired

 by iconic movie posters arrived at the stores.

AVENGERS ACADEMY #13 boasted the second Thor Hollywood Variant Cover by Amanda Conners. According to THOR GOES HOLLYWOOD, adding Sif and the Enchantress to the composition was Amanda's idea. 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1964

Good May to be a Thor fan. 

A new Lee/Kirby AVENGERS with a 23 page Kirby battlefest.

Plus Thor involved in a Loki/Doctor Strange wizard battle

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with 9 pages of art by the legendary Steve Ditko.

There was also a 2 panel Thor cameo

 in the Iron Man half of TALES OF SUSPENSE #56

(art by Don Heck)

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1963

Thor's 5th 1963 appearance. 12th of all time.

The 3rd Thor/Loki cover of 1963. All 3 penciled by Jack Kirby. 

    A big story packed into 80 panels divided among a mere 12 pages (not counting the splash). Joe Sinnott is tasked with drawing the U.N. Building, the Empire State Building, the Golden Gate Bridge, the Sphinx and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.

The first issue since JIM #83 not to have Jane Foster in it.

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

 AVENGERS #1 $4.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Ed McGuinness

    Thor Odinson, Steve Rogers & Tony Stark are reunited at last just in time to save the world from 2000-foot-tall space gods known as Celestials. What connection exists between the Final Host and Odin's ancient Prehistoric Avengers?

Arron Kuder Young Guns variant

Esad Ribic variant

Greg Land Party variant

Premiere variant

HUNT FOR WOLVERINE WEAPON LOST #1 $3.99 
    Note: Thor does not appear inside but he does appear on this Todd Nauck Where's Wolverine Variant cover