46 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 TOMORROW

 AVENGERS #47 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Javi Garron

    "WORLD WAR SHE-HULK" Rages On! The Red Room is the secret furnace where some of the world's greatest assassins and super-killers have been forged. And now She-Hulk is its newest recruit. As the Avengers race to rescue Jen Walters from the Russian Winter Guard, is it too late to save She-Hulk...from going red?

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

DEADPOOL #3 $3.99 

(W) Skottie Young (A/CA) Nic Klein

    THE BATTLE FOR PLANET EARTH!  Deadpool's got a plan, and those usually work out flawlessly, so don't worry! Thor appears in 2 humorous panels.

INFINITY WARS #1 $5.99 

(W) Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Mike Deodato

    As the Infinity Stones come to Earth, so too comes the war for control over them. But none who wield the stones know the truth about the power they contain...or what it would take to bring them to their END.  Thor makes an epic 1 page appearance.

SLIM THOR PICKINGS IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS WORLD #9 $3.99

(W) Nick Spencer (A) Stefano Casselli (CA) Ryan Stegman
   Cannonball and Sunspot have twenty-four hours in the future to find the help the Avengers need. They're just gonna stop for a drink first. Thor only appears on the synopsis page

ORIGINAL SIN #6  $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
    Who Pulled The Trigger? Thor makes a silent, Avengers crowd scene, one panel appearance.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

GHOST RACERS #2 $3.99 

(W) Felipe Smith (A) Juan Gedeon (CA) Francesco Francavilla

   How did ROBBIE REYES become a cursed GHOST RACER?  Is his sizzling winning streak the ONLY reason why his fellow Ghost Racers despise him and crave to see him fail? Two Thors make a brief appearance.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #9 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various

   Hawkeye travels to Monster Island to train the newest addition to the Avengers: Ant-Man!  The island holds a secret more terrifying than giant monsters: A secret base of the Red Skull! Thor appears in 3 panels but has no dialog.

MRS DEADPOOL AND HOWLING COMMANDOS #2 $3.99

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Salva Espin (CA) Reilly Brown

   Undisputed Queen of the Monster Metropolis is out to avenge the death of her brothers!  Teamed with Werewolf By Night, Frankenstein's Monster, the Living Mummy, Man-Thing, and Marcus the Centaur, she must fight their way through the land of the undead! Speaking of - How DOES one kill DRACULA, King of the Undead? Two previously unseen members of the Thor Corps make a brief appearance.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 56 YEARS AGO TODAY

As a Thor fan, in the Sixties this was the best you could hope for.  A Lee/Kirby/Colletta collaborative masterpiece.

The first 3 pages once again showcases how Thor relates with all mortals

Loki appears for the 25th time

Jane Foster appears for the 35th time

1965 addition to Thor's Rogues Gallery, the Absorbing Man appears for the 3rd time.

Both the 16 page lead story and the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up (with the first appearances of  Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun) are the first installments continued stories.

Plus: Not only is Thor on the cover of this Annual. He also appears on 5 pages.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 55 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR ANNUAL #2 was in the shops with 30 pages of new Kirby art.

It featured the third appearance of this easily reusable Lee/Kirby-conceived Thor opponent. The Destroyer is a more dramatic foe than a robot because it has to be animated by the lifeforce of  a living being..

Plus: In THOR #132, Thor encountered two iconic science fiction threats - 

a cosmic toll booth

and planet stealing aliens.