IN YOUR LCS 44 YEARS AGO TODAY

 What more could you ask for from a THOR cover?!?

Art by Keith Pollard and Chick Stone 

    This was the 8th time that the Destroyer appeared on a cover in 14 years.  Kirby rendered five of them. John Romita Senior and Walt Simonson did one each.

     The 17 page Roy Thomas/Keith Pollard/Chic Stone story not only has the Destroyer's 15th appearance, it also contains Ares, Hercules and the Eternals.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1969

Galactus makes his 4th 1969 appearance, all in THOR and all drawn by Kirby. 

John Romita Sr. draws Thor on the cover

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 

AVENGERS #4 $3.99

(W) Jed MacKay (A) C.F. Villa (CA) Stuart Immonen

Battle is joined as the Avengers race to combat the Ashen Combine. But with Lord Ennui, the Citysmith, Idol Alabaster, the Dead and Meridian Diadem scattered across the planet, each with their own city for prey, have the Avengers spread themselves too thin? United, the Avengers stand. But divided...?

Carmen Carnero variant

NEW THOR IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO

MARVEL TSUM TSUM #1 $3.99 

(W) Jacob Chabot (A) David Baldeon (CA) Chris Samnee

     These seemingly cute and cuddly creatures are sweeping the globe! What happens when these pint-sized piles of fur find their way into the Marvel Universe? After a crate of them falls to Earth en route to THE COLLECTOR, one small group of Brooklyn teenagers will find out! Thor Odinson makes a cameo and there is a Thor Tsum Tsum.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ULTRON REVOLUTION #2 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various

   Ultron's got the perfect plan for an imperfect humanity: Replace all humans with robots! The first replacements on the list? THE AVENGERS!  But can the Avengers overcome their own weaknesses to defeat their flawless impostors?

IN YOUR LCS 39 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 24th appearance of 1984 - his 529th of all time.

Not only was the cover by Walt Simonson

(His 24th THOR cover)

So was the 22 pages of story and art.

It was Simonson's 13th time as writer/artist.

Plus Simonson-created Malekith makes his 5th consecutive appearance!!

NEW THOR IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #22 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Stefano Caselli, Alberto Alburquerque (CA) Stefano Caselli
    Robbie Reyes wants to get rid of the flame-headed monster inside him. So it's time to do the common sense thing: perform an exorcism on his car. Only problem is, Johnny Blaze, the king of Hell, has some plans of his own for the newest Ghost Rider and his Avengers friends. Thor only appears on 3 pages inside but at least he's not unconscious!

IN YOUR LCS 31 YEARS AGO TODAY

A Ron Frenz/Al Migrom cover homage to the legendary Walt Simonson

If the Eric Masterson Thor lead story doesn't excite you, maybe you'll find the Tales of Asgard back-up more stimulating.