IN YOUR LCS 12 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #17 $3.99

Writer: Jason Aaron Artists: Ron Garney, Emanuela Lupacchino Cover art: Esad Ribic
THE GRAND FINALE OF THE ACCURSED!

     Thor's desperate tour of the Nine Realms brings him to Midgard, to Earth, where he makes his final stand against Malekith and the dark forces of the Wild Hunt. But what has become of Thor's newest compatriots, the League of Realms? Who stands revealed as the traitor in their midst? And what bloody victory has Malekith already won?

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #25 $4.99 

Writers: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage Cover and interior art: Humberto Ramos
   Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Man, in a life-or-death struggle against the original Superior Venom!   Guest starring: The Avengers!

FANTASTIC FOUR #16 $3.99 
Cover art: Mark Bagley
      THOR ON COVER ONLY

CATACLYSM ULTIMATES #3 $3.99

Cover art: Mukesh Singh

       ULTIMATE THOR ON COVER ONLY

GOD IS DEAD #5 (AVATAR PRESS INC) $3.99

Writer: Jonathan Hickman Art: Di Amorim Cover art: Jonathan Hickman
The world is only hours away from Armageddon as the pantheons of Asgard and Olympus collide.  With the first attempt at creating a god weapon resulting in the birth of Mammon, the enclave of scientists strikes a desperate stake as they hope they can create a being able to stand against the deities waging war across the globe.  But tampering with the very stuff of gods is a dangerous game and the end result is nothing short of staggering...

IN YOUR LCS 51 YEARS AGO TODAY

Cover by Gil Kane, Dick Giordano & John Romita

Thor's 278th appearance Loki's 76th

Their 27th shared cover.

18 page story includes Firelord, Odin, Hercules, Sif & Iron Man.

Art by John Buscema & Joe Sinnott

Neither Doctor Blake or Nurse Foster appear.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jan/Feb/Mar 1972

 

The Mangog's 8th appearance. He/she's 4th consecutive appearance (Mangog is literally composed of males and females killed by Odin). 

Mangog would not appear again for nearly 4 years.

Written by Gerry Conway, envisioned by John Buscema and embellished by Vince Colletta. 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jan/Feb 1971

Even though Thor doesn't appear on this John Buscema drawn cover

he does guest star inside (art by Sal Buscema)

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jan/Feb 1971

John Buscema's sixth THOR cover (inked by Joe Sinnott) suggests that this is a continued story but doesn't mention that you missed the first two episodes.

Thor's 162nd  appearance.     

Sif's 42nd appearance.

Hela makes a rare appearance (her 5th)

and even Doctor Don Blake appears.