3 YEARS AGO TODAY - THOR'S ONLY APPEARANCE

THOR #5 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Jorge Molina (CA) Russell Dauterman

   The mysterious all-new Thor has taken Midgard by storm. Prince Odinson is making a list and checking it twice.  All-Father Odin is so desperate to see Mjolnir returned to Asgard that he will call on some very dangerous, very unexpected allies. And the Absorbing Man and Titania are robbing banks and crushing anyone who dares get in their way.

Noto variant cover.

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN THE SHOPS TOMORROW

AVENGERS #679 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid & Various (A) Aaron Kim Jacinto (CA) Mark Brooks
    NO SURRENDER Part 5 Who is the Challenger? What is at stake in his grudge match with the Grandmaster? And when the two of them clash, can the Earth survive the destruction they unleash? Not only does goddess Thor appear on the the connecting variant cover she also appears in 6 panels inside.

Bradshaw Connecting Variant

INFINITY COUNTDOWN ADAM WARLOCK #1 $4.99
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Mike Allred (CA) Aaron Kuder
    ADAM WARLOCK IS BACK! Reborn from the realm of the dead, Adam has come seeking the Soul Stone and the truth about what it did to Him! His guide through this Infinity Quest is none other than...Kang the Conqueror?!? Important Lee/Kirby Warlock/Thor historic moments are revisited.

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN THE SHOPS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

CATACLYSM ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2 $3.99

  Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Cover and interior art: David Marquez
  The young heroes of the ULTIMATE UNIVERSE gather together to save New York from the terror of GALACTUS!!!
   2 panel Ultimate Thor cameo

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #3 $2.99

  Writer: Joe Caramagna
   It's up to Falcon to save the day when a mysterious foe turns the Avengers into evil ghosts! Based on the hit animated show on DISNEY XD

3 YEARS AGO TODAY: A young Asgard

Skottie, that is!!

ANGELA ASGARDS ASSASSIN #1 $3.99 (JIMENEZ VAR) (QUESADA DESIGN VAR) (YOUNG VAR)

(W) Kieron Gillen, Marguerite Bennett (A) Phil Jimenez, Stephanie Hans (CA) Stephanie Hans

    All her life, Angela -- the finest warrior of Heven -- was raised to hate Asgard with every fiber of her being.  And now Angela knows the truth about her identity: She is Thor's sister. She is an Asgardian.     Cast out of her home and wanting nothing to do with Asgard, Angela must now strike out on her own!  But what does Angela have that both Asgard and Heven want? And why are they so eager to get it? Of course Thor shows up to help his sister kick off her series.

BEST THOR COVER EVER?

Thor figures by Kirby/Colletta. Thor portrait by the great Marie Severin.

NO NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN THE SHOPS TOMORROW

Unless you count this

MARVEL ANIMATED STYLE THOR STATUE

GENTLE GIANT STUDIOS

The Mighty Thor becomes the 11th character in the Marvel animated statue line. The Thor Animated Statue was digitally sculpted and carefully printed on state of the art 3D Systems 3D printers. The high-resolution prints were then used in the creation of prototypes needed to produce this animated collectible. Each animated statue is hand-cast, hand-painted, and hand-numbered with a limited edition Certificate of Authenticity. Only $65.

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN THE SHOPS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

DEADPOOL ANNUAL #1 $4.99
  Writers: Ben Blacker, Ben Acker  Art: Evan Shaner Cover Art: Tradd Moore
    Featuring Thor, Daredevil, Luke Cage and...Madcap?!?

HAWKEYE #14 $2.99 (Walt Simonson Thor Battle variant cover)

For your collection of Thor-on-cover-only comics.

INFINITY #6 $5.99 (Design Hickman variant) (Generals Lee variant) (Hero Dodson variant) (Young variant)
   Writer: Jonathan Hickman Art: Jim Cheung Cover Art: Adam Kubert
   The heroes of Earth versus the forces of Thanos!

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #21 $3.99
     Writer: Kelly Sue DeConnick Art: Matteo Buffagni Cover Art: Jorge Molina
    When Spider-Girl is in trouble...who does she go to?  Black Widow, Spider-Girl and Spider-Woman. Spider-Woman as a mentor...Who thought this was a good idea?
    Thor has a cameo.

NOVA #10 $4.99 (Buscema variant) (Jimenez variant) (Jones variant) (Agents of SHIELD variant)
   Writers: Zeb Wells, Gerry Duggan Art: Paco Medina, Carlo Barberi Cover Art: Ed McGuinness
    Big changes for Sam Alexander in this supersized 100th issue!  Guest staring the new New Warriors! Also a bonus story from new regular Nova writer Gerry Duggan!
     Thor has a Cameo. 

WOLVERINE AND X-MEN ANNUAL #1
   Writer: Jason Aaron, Art by Jorge Molina. 
Not only is Thor on the cover but he appears on 4 interior pages.

Marvel creates new characters the old-fashioned way, by having old characters have children.