Tuesday, December 7, 2021

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

(Bianchi variant)
AVENGERS #2 $3.99 (XCI VARIANT)
(W) Mark Waid (A) Mike Del Mundo (CA) Alex Ross
    KANG WAR TWO! The Vision is hell-bent on revenge against Kang and if the Avengers can't hold the synthezoid back, all of history is in jeopardy! Lady Thor appears. Unworthy Thor only appears on the XCI variant.





UNWORTHY THOR #2 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Olivier Coipel
  The Realm of Old Asgard has vanished, taking with it Odinson's hope for redemption.  But good tidings from Beta Ray Bill might breathe new life into the quest. For Bill knows the fate of the Realm Eternal. To win back Odinson's honor, the brothers in arms must infiltrate the fortress of THE COLLECTOR.
Anka variant
Cheung variant
Deodato teaser variant

Saturday, December 4, 2021

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

CATACLYSM ULTIMATES LAST STAND #2 $3.99 (SUAYAN VAR)
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Mark Bagley
The ULTIMATES discover where GALACTUS has come from  If they send the WORLD DESTROYER back to where he came from all that will do is create more destruction and havoc! 
     ULTIMATE THOR appearance.

INHUMANITY #1 $3.99 (BRADSHAW VAR) (YOUNG VAR)
(W) Matt Fraction (A/CA) Olivier Coipel
   After INFINITY, the Marvel Universe has changed. The Avengers find themselves face to face with Karnak who has discovered the secret of the Inhumans that will shake the Marvel U to its core.
     Two page THOR cameo.


LONGSHOT SAVES MARVEL UNIVERSE #3 $2.99
(W) Christopher Hastings (A) Jacopo Camagni (CA) David Nakayama
   The worst threats that ever have/will face the Marvel Universe?  Sounds like a job for Longshot, right?
    THOR appears in 4 panels.


GOD IS DEAD #4 $4.99 (Avatar Press Inc)
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Di Amorim (CA) Jonathan Hickman
The End of Days has come!  As the Asgardians destroy pantheon after pantheon in their quest for total domination, the human race's last hope is a desperate gamble to create their own god weapon.

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

49 YEARS AGO TODAY

Gil Kane's first Enchantress cover was for the reprint of AVENGERS #15 
which Jack Kirby did the original cover for 7 years earlier.

Friday, November 19, 2021

53 YEARS AGO

In the Fall of 1968 John Buscema became the second artist to draw more than one Marvel Thor cover
 Jack (House Style) Kirby had done 103 by then.

Saturday, November 13, 2021

IN YOUR LCS 42 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 17th appearance of 1979 was his 394th of all time.

 Not only is Odin in this issue


the 17 page story also crowds in Zeus, Hercules, Ares, Hermes, Athena, Thena, Sersi, Ikaris, Zuras, Makkari, Karkas and Reject.

It is set solely on Olympia.

Neither Don Blake nor Jane Foster appears.

Friday, November 12, 2021

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #2 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman
    Witness the mysterious all-new Thor in action for the very first time! With an army of Frost Giants invading the earth, she may be the world's only hope! No appearance by the male Thor.
Chris Samnee variant
James Stokoe Rocket Raccoon and Groot variant

 Esad Ribic design variant




AVENGERS AND X-MEN AXIS #5 $3.99 
(W) Rick Remender (A) Terry Dodson (CA) Jim Cheung
   Steve Rogers enlists Spider-Man and Nova for an impossible fight.  The new Sorceress Supreme comes for revenge on Doom.  Iron Man vs Daredevil for the fate of an infected San Francisco.  The X-Men claim a new home.  The Axis of Evil strikes down the heroes of the Marvel Universe! Thor appears on the cover, on the cast page and in 3 panels. He has no dialog and does no fighting.


MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #1     $3.99 
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various
    The Marvel Animated Universe Thor appears, of course.


Stomp Out Bullying variant.

NOVA #23 $3.99
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) David Baldeon (CA) Zach Montoya
    Nova faces the Hulk! Find out why they're fighting and just how Sam thinks he has a chance! 1 panel Thor cameo.