Monday, March 13, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 44 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 4th appearance of 1979 (381st of all time)
Not only does Thor battle Ajax the Eternal on the Dave Cockrum/Bob McLeod cover, they also spar on 1 of the 17 John Buscema/Chic Stone story pages.

The first page recapped the previous issue's big finish. 

If you're a Doctor Blake fan this is the issue for you. He appears on 6 pages.

Roy (the Continuity Kid) Thomas crafts an enjoyable tale that includes a 2 page reminder of the highlights of Jack Kirby's ETERNALS series that ended a year and a half earlier.

Wednesday, March 8, 2023

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

AVENGERS #66 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Garron, Javier
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE: PART 8 - THE FINAL BATTLE BEGINS!
In the dark heart of all that is, the battle to save the entire Multiverse is raging, featuring a cast of Avengers that staggers the imagination. Surely no foe from any universe would dare stand against such a force? Mephisto dares, as the full extent of his plan finally comes into shocking focus.

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NIGHTCRAWLERS #2 (OF 3) $3.99
(W) Si Spurrier (A) Andrea Di Vito (CA) Leinil Yu
100 YEARS SINCE THE SINISTER ERA BEGAN... WAGNERINE and her gene-spliced assassins are HOLY THIEVES, servants to a cosmic cult. Let the HEIST LITURGY be spoken! Loot the ashes of Asgard! Raid the tombs of Otherworld! Pick the pockets of the Marvel Universe and build the sacred weapon! 
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

AVENGERS FOREVER #14 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Jim Towe (CA) Aaron Kuder
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CHAPTER SEVEN: THE GREATEST GATHERING OF AVENGERS IN THE HISTORY OF EVER! The mightiest heroes of the Multiverse. The protectors of the prehistoric Earth. And the mainstay Avengers of the present-day Marvel Universe. At last, they all stand together in one place, united against a common foe. What enemy could dare stand against the greatest force ever assembled? Here comes Doom the Living Planet with the answer.
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AVENGERS END TIMES MARVEL TALES #1 $7.99
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Mike Mayhew & Various (CA) Nick Bradshaw
    Reprints AVENGERS (2010) #31-34

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 45 YEARS AGO TODAY

 The 9th consecutive THOR to have a Walt Simonson cover.

    The 12th consecutive THOR with interior art by Simonson.
    Writer/editor Len Wein's 30th and final issue!

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

 
 Clayton Crain variant cover
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #797 $3.99 
(W) Dan Slott (A) Stuart Immonen (CA) Alex Ross
     No Thors appear inside this comic


AVENGERS #683 $3.99
(W) Mark Waid & Various (A) Paco Medina (CA) Mark Brooks
   Jarvis' life hangs by a thread. Only by voyaging into Jarvis' mind can the Beast save him - but what terrible secret is lurking inside the memory of the Avengers' loyal butler? Thor Odinson appears, but only in Jarvis' memories.
Humberto Ramos Thor variant cover


Emanuela Luppachino Thor variant cover

DOCTOR STRANGE DAMNATION #2 $3.99 
Donny Cates, Nick Spencer (A) Szymon Kudranski (CA) Rod Reis
   Mephisto has taken up some major real estate in Las Vegas, but he's not going to stop there. He's got the rest of Earth on his "TO GET" list and only Doctor Strange can stop him.   The only downside? Strange went into Mephisto's Hotel Inferno to confront him and has not been seen since.   Add the fact that the devilish villain has already corrupted several Avengers (including Lady Thor), and Wong' rag-tag group of mystical heroes look like they're in serious trouble.

  Russell Dauterman Thor variant cover
Ron Lim wraparound variant cover
(Thor on front only - no Thors appear on the back)
INFINITY COUNTDOWN #1 $4.99
(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Aaron Kuder (CA) Nick Bradshaw
    As the Infinity Stones reappear around the cosmos, the ultimate race for power is on!!  NO THORS APPEAR IN THIS ISSUE.

Saturday, February 4, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #4  $4.99
IDW PUBLISHING
(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson
As Thor travels deeper into the monstrous canyons of Helheim, he encounters a wild pack of ferocious wolves, larger than any he has seen before. They bear him a terrible grudge and reveal a hitherto unknown secret of the final battle between the gods and their enemies, a secret that has stretched across the centuries since the fall of the gods. And it could spell death-the real death-for Thor.



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MARVEL #1 $4.99 
(W) Alex Ross, More (A) More, Alex Ross (CA) Alex Ross
Thirty years ago, Alex Ross had a vision of a new series showing the Marvel heroes in a way they'd never been seen before. Today Alex finally brings about his original vision: An anthology of stories by exceptional talents. Over this series you'll see work by Adam Hughes, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dan Brereton and more, linked by an overarching story by Alex and Steve Darnall. Not only does Thor appear on the Rude variant cover but also in the Rude-drawn story inside.

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

AVENGERS #65 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Garron, Javier
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CHAPTER SIX: THE SECRET OF AVENGER PRIME!
He is the most important Avenger in the Multiverse. He's spent years manning a watchtower at the heart of all creation all by himself. Now his story can be told, as he suddenly finds himself no longer alone, but instead surrounded by an unbelievable gathering of heroes.
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