79 YEARS AGO TODAY

     How familiar was the average literate American with Thor in 1940? A story called "The Roaring Trumpet" by L. Sprague De Camp and Fletcher Pratt published in the May 1940 pulp magazine UNKNOWN. The 77 page story lead off the magazine and it featured Thor, Odin, Loki and Heimdall. 

    Pagsilang Rey Isip's comic book, pulp and movie poster art added to the zeitgeist of America for four decades including the Thor painting he did for the UNKNOWN cover.

The interior art for "The Roaring Trumpet" was by Edd Cartier, a prolific artist who is best known for illustrating The Shadow's stories.

THE ONLY NEW THOR APPEARANCE IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY.

AVENGERS #16 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) David Marquez
"WAR OF THE VAMPIRES" PART 3!
    Welcome to the Avengers, Blade - hope you survive the experience! Though there are plenty of vampires out there that definitely won't, as the civil war tearing apart the worldwide undead community rages on. Thor battles the Ghost Rider.

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AVENGERS #43 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Javi Garron (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
     As the greatest heroes and villains of the Marvel Universe are trapped within the battle to decide the all-new Phoenix - a bloody battle that has narrowed to a handful of desperate combatants. Thor leads the rest of the Avengers in the fight to contain the Phoenix Force on Earth, in a quest complicated by the Thunder God's own mysterious connection to the cosmic firebird.

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NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #5

DARK HORSE COMICS
(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A/CA) P. Craig Russell
Loki's strange children are discovered by the gods and forced into their dismal fates in a grand story of betrayal and destiny. Then, Thor comes to the goddess Freya's aid by taking her place in an unusual wedding that is, of course, Loki's fault. Thor doesn't appear on either cover

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MARVEL KNIGHTS 20TH #6 $4.99 

(W) Donny Cates (A) Kim Jacinto (CA) Geoff Shaw
  The truth comes out! The secret is revealed!  A secret that may shatter the very foundations of the Marvel Universe! A version of Thor makes a one panel cameo.