IN YOUR LCS 30 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 6th appearance of 1996. 

Cover by Luke Ross

Interior art by John Statema and Tom Palmer

Concluding chapter of the 4 part AN AVENGER EVENT: FIRST SIGN

Thor's previous 1996 appearances:

CAPTAIN AMERICA #449

Thor is not on the cover. He does appear on the last 2 pages.

Part 1 of AN AVENGER EVENT: FIRST SIGN

THOR #496

Part 2 of AN AVENGER EVENT: FIRST SIGN

IRON MAN #326

Thor is not on the cover. He does appear on 8 pages. Many of them battling alongside Captain America against a horde of Zodiac agents.

Part 3 of AN AVENGER EVENT: FIRST SIGN

MARVEL VERSUS DC/DC VERSUS MARVEL #2

Thor is on the cover and on 7 pages. He battles DC's Captain Marvel.

HULK #439

Thor is not on the cover but he does appear on 1 panel inside (the last panel).

This is the earliest that Thor had reached that many appearances in the first 23 days of a year, a record that wouldn't be broken for 18 years

IN YOUR LCS 37 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

Ron Frenz channels his inner Kirby.

An Asgard establishing shot, an angry Odin, Thor bonding with a young fan and a gorgeous goddess. A perfect page!?

There is also a Tales of Asgard back-up tale of the boyhood of Thor (and Loki).

IN YOUR LCS 36 YEARS AGO TODAY

 Thor's 672nd appearance

What the cover promises it more than delivers. Tom DeFalco masterfully makes Thor and Doctor Blake's history more coherent. Herb Trimpe works his visual magic on the cover and both the stories inside.

The 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up does not have Thor in it. 

Grim Hogun is the star.

IN YOUR LCS 12 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #25 $3.99 

    Writer: Jonathan Hickman Art: Salvador Larroca Cover Art: Mike Deodato
     Not only is Thor on the cover but he is a major player in the story.

1 in 75 Alex Ross 75th anniversary variant cover

IN YOUR LCS 51 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

Thor's second 1975 appearance. 279th of all time.

Thor doesn't battle anyone. He spends his time invisibly observing myriad bits of Marvel history.

Cover by Gil Kane, Joe Sinnott and John Romita.

18 interior pages by Sal Buscema and Joe Staton