Sunday, August 3, 2025

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)

Saturday, August 2, 2025

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!!!

Friday, August 1, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1968



The first Mangog epic made it a good summer to be a Thor fan. It was Mangog's 4th consecutive appearance since its debut in THOR #154.
It would be more than 3 years before Mangog appeared again.

Thursday, July 31, 2025

17 YEARS AGO

Dark Horse's THE END LEAGUE's  premise was that the last surviving team of heroes tries to save the world by combining Thor's magic Hammer with an altruistic soul. 

Thor appears in the first two issues.
Unfortunately Thor has been lobotomized causing him to battle Divinity, the mortal-loving daughter of Zeus, and Soldier American, Living Legend of World War Two. Script by Rick Remender. Art by Matt Broome.


Wednesday, July 30, 2025

IN YOUR LCS TODAY


BRING ON THE BAD GUYS LOKI #1 $4.99
(W) Anthony Oliveira, Marc Guggenheim (A) TBA (CA) Lee Bermejo
WHO GETS THE LAST LAUGH?
Loki, Mischief God or Mephisto, Lies Lord. In a centuries-old battle of wits, Loki needs of a favor, and in exchange, Mephisto commands him to retrieve a soul - one belonging to an agent of Khonshu. But no one tells Loki what to do. Part FOUR of SEVEN Villainous One-Shots!