IN YOUR LCS 34 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

Ron Frenz channels his inner Kirby.

My idea of a page that has it all. An Asgard establishing shot, an angry Odin, Thor bonding with a young fan and a gorgeous goddess. What more could you ask for!?

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

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

MIGHTY THOR #703 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman

The Mangog has come to Asgardia. But as every god assembles to meet him, there is one noticeable absence.  Where is Thor? Where is Jane Foster?  Without their mightiest hero, who among the Asgardians can face the wrath of a billion murdered beings--and survive?

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 AVENGERS #676 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid & Various (A) Pepe Larraz (CA) Mark Brooks
   The Black Order. The Lethal Legion. Two teams of powerful villains bent on destroying each other have arrived on Earth, and they don't care who gets caught in the crossfire. But who's pulling their strings? And what is the secret of the lost Avenger? Lady Thor and Thor Odinson both appear.

 Alan Davis variant cover

 Julian Totino Tedesco connecting variant cover

IN YOUR LCS 45 YEARS AGO TODAY

 The 8th consecutive THOR to have a Walt Simonson cover.

The 11th consecutive issue of THOR with story art by Walt Simonson.

More than half of the 17 page story delivers what the cover promises. Thor battling a worthy opponent. 

Doctor Blake makes a rare 3 page appearance.

Plus Tony Stark makes a non-violent appearance.

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

AVENGERS #64 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Garron, Javier (CA) Alex Horley

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE - PART FOUR: THE BATTLE FOR THE DAWN! The Avengers wage their final bloody showdown with the Multiversal Masters of Evil for the fate of prehistoric Earth and the entire Marvel Age of Heroes. Not everyone will survive. Meanwhile, Tony Stark must face his greatest enemy: his own father, the Iron Inquisitor.

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS 51 YEARS AGO TODAY

The newest issue of THOR featured the mind-boggling Mangog. John Romita becomes the second artist to do a Mangog cover. Kirby,  of course, crafted the first 3 Mangog covers.

And a new use is found for Thor's hammer.

Words by Gerry (Law & Order) Conway. Art by John Buscema and Vince Colletta.

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE ALPHA #1 $5.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Bryan Hitch

UNITING THE AVENGERS, AVENGERS FOREVER AND AVENGERS OF 1,000,000 BC

From throughout time and the far corners of the Multiverse, the Mightiest Heroes of All the Earths are assembling as never before for a battle beyond all imaging. A war that will take us from the prehistoric beginnings of an Earth under assault by the greatest villains who've ever lived to the watchtower that stands at the dark heart of the all and the always, where an army of unprecedented evil now rises. The biggest Avengers saga in Marvel history begins now.

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IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #673 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid (A) Javier Pina, Paco Diaz (CA) Alex Ross
     The High Evolutionary has put into motion an event that will destroy not one but two Earths - and neither the Avengers nor the Champions has the power to stop it. Not only is Goddess Thor on the cover, she is inside too!