ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1966

 EGO'S FIRST COVER APPEARANCE 

Ego wouldn't appear on another cover for 28 months. Like this one it would also be a Kirby/Colletta THOR collaboration.

Plus: a Kirby triptych!

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1965

 The 70th appearance of Thor
The 4th appearance of the Absorbing Man
(and his 4th cover appearance)

The Kirby/Colletta cover delivers what it promises. 13 of the 16 pages of the lead story depict Absorbing Man/Thor battle action.

Plus Loki makes his 26th appearance.

 

 

This solid issue concludes with the 22nd 5 page installment of the always-welcome TALES OF ASGARD backup.

IN YOUR LCS 12 YEARS AGO TODAY

ORIGINAL SIN #5.3 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron, Al Ewing (A) Simone Bianchi, Lee Garbett (CA) Simone Bianchi

   The deepest secret of the Nine Realms is revealed... a Tenth Realm!  Thor and Loki embark on a quest to discover this strange new world -- and the sister Thor never knew he had! Can Loki be trusted? And will brother and sister murder each other before the truth comes out?

51 YEARS AGO TODAY

How do you keep a Thor fan in suspense?

Marvel did it by reprinting this THOR #134 Tales of Asgard cliff-hanger from 9 years earlier in MARVEL SPECTACULAR #19 and then waiting another 9 years to reprint the concluding three chapters in TALES OF ASGARD Volume 2 #1.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #6  $4.99

IDW PUBLISHING

(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson

Thor races to reach the rim of the dead lands and escape the lethal vengeance of Hel, pursued by the beasts of Helheim and the numberless dead. With his destruction almost upon him, the God of Thunder gathers the fate of all of Helheim into his gauntleted hands as Mjolnir, the greatest weapon of the gods, speaks in a voice of thunder across the Dusklands.

EMPYRE #4 $4.99 

(W) Al Ewing, Dan Slott (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Jim Cheung

   As the attack on Wakanda intensifies, the heroes find themselves under attack from their enemies - and their allies!  In a war where nobody can be fully trusted, betrayal cuts deep - as the alien invasion claims its first casualty! In this issue: The shock ending you never expected! 

CHRISTOPHER 2-PACK ACTION FIGURE VARIANT

  GARBETT VARIANT

EMPYRE HANDBOOK #1

(W/A) Various (CA) Ron Lim

Multiple races across the universe are pulled into a major conflict when EMPYRE hits! The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe helps keep the participants straight with updates of the major players in this star-spanning war: The Avengers! The Fantastic Four! Captain Marvel (Danvers)! The Skrulls! The Kree! Hulkling! Plus: All-new profiles of Kree members Bel-Dann, Captain Glory (Gla-Ree) and Tanalth, Skrull member Raksor, and the Cotati Swordsman! Also featuring the mysterious, never-before profiled Blue Area of Earth's Moon!

THOR #3 3RD PTG KLEIN VAR $3.99

THOR #4 2ND PTG KLEIN VARIANT $3.99