If you were born a 100 years ago your favorite Thor artist might have been Johannes Gehrts.

His artwork appeared in popular magazines and children's books at the beginning of the 20th century.

He made a living illustrating pirate stories, German legends, Fairy Tales and, obviously, Norse Mythology.

THE NEW THOR IN YOUR LCS TOMORROW

THE MARVELS #1 $4.99 

(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Yildiray Cinar (CA) Alex Ross

  ALL-NEW, ONGOING SERIES! Kurt Busiek (MARVELS, Astro City) is back, telling stories that span the decades and range from cosmic adventure to intense human drama, from the street-level to the cosmic. This first issue includes an invasion from orbit, a picnic in Prospect Park, super hero sightseeing in Manhattan, the All-Winners Squad in 1947, Reed Richards during his time in military intelligence, cosmic beings beyond space and time- and that's only for starters. Featuring Captain America, Spider-Man, the Punisher, the Human Torch, Storm, the Black Cat, the Golden Age Vision, Aero, Iron Man and Thor, and introducing two brand-new characters, all beautifully drawn by Yildiray Cinar (X-MEN, Legion of Super-Heroes, IRON MAN) in the opening act of a thriller that'll take us across the Marvel Universe...and beyond. Plus: Who (or what) is KSHOOM? It all starts here. And it goes...everywhere.

IN YOUR LCS 26 YEARS AGO TODAY

The Midgard Serpent appears on cover of THOR for the fifth time. 

The first three times (THOR #200, 273 and 278) were drawn by John Buscema. The fourth time (THOR #380) was by Walt Simonson. This cover, like the 22 Roy Thomas-written pages inside, was drawn by M.C. Wyman.

NOTE: Like most 1995 THOR issues, the High Evolutionary makes an appearance.

IN YOUR LCS 43 YEARS AGO TODAY

What this Pat Broderick/Bob Wiacek cover promises the 17 page Roger McKenzie story delivers.

Thor's 11th appearance of 1978. His 358th of all time.

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

19 New Marvels shipped. 5 had variant covers. 3 of those variants featured Thor artists paying homage to iconic movie posters. 

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #503 

 Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA

IRON MAN 2.0 #4 

Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by SEBASTIAN FIUMARA

WOLVERINE #8 

Thor Goes Hollywood Variant by DALE KEOWN