IN YOUR LCS 37 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

Thor's 2nd appearance of October 1988 was his 22nd of the year.

It was his 625th appearance of all time.

Ron Frenz/Brett Breeding cover. A DeFalco/Frenz/Sinnott 35 page  homage to the Lee/Kirby/Sinnott Era. The splash was followed by a 2-page spread.

 

There were 5 more splashes counting this one.

And it wouldn't be a Kirby homage if there wasn't some 4-panel pages.

Plus back-up features:

A 4 page Thor overview by DeFalco/Frenz/Breeding

A couple of pin-up pages.

An 8 page Thorless Warriors Three tale.

A 5 page Thor/Hercules tussle

and

the issue ends with a Frenz/Vess visually stunning, but sadly Thorless nine-pager with Loki, Odin, his ravens and Surtur!

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

WHAT IF? THOR #1 $3.99

(W) Sacks, Ethan (A) Michele Bandini (CA) Marco Checchetto
   When young THOR'S father falls to the King of Giants, his life is forever changed. He's ripped from Asgard to be raised in a world of persistent winter, learning the brutal way of life in Jotenheim. But what happens when the runt of the giants, LOKI, is under the shadow of his new step-brother?

Christopher action figure variant

SENTRY #5 $3.99 

(W) Jeff Lemire (A) Joshua Cassara (CA) Aaron Kim Jacinto
   Bob Reynolds and the Sentry are both dead...so it's time for something new to rise in their place! Thor and the Avengers appear.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8 $3.99 

(W) Nick Spencer (A/CA) Humberto Ramos
   The heist of the century is ON!   Who are the Thieves Guild of New York?  Spidey might dying trying to find out. Thor makes a brief embarrassing appearance

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS #19 $3.99
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Farid Karami (CA) Todd Nauck
DOOM AGAINST EARTH'S MIGHTIEST HEROES!
Doctor Doom puts the Avengers to the test! But what is the purpose of the Avengers? 
    
TODD NAUCK DOOM VARIANT

IN YOUR LCS 11 YEARS AGO TODAY

 
AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #3 (OF 9)

(W) Rick Remender (A) Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan (CA) Jim Cheung
ACT I: THE RED SUPREMACY
  With the heroes lost, the world's fate lies in the hands of the vilest syndicate known to man. Scarlet Witch is forced to join Dr. Doom or she will watch those she loves most die. The return of one of the Marvel Universe's great villains!  An Avenger quits, a heart is broken, and the world as we know it is gone.

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #2 

KIRBY MONSTER VARIANT - $3.99

(CA) Walt Simonson

Thor only appears on this variant cover, not inside!