ON THE SPINNER RACKS 53 YEARS AGO TODAY

John Buscema channels his inner Kirby for this cover.

Big John depicts in 3 panels what the King probably would have presented in 2 pages. 

Brother Sal Buscema depicts a half dozen iconic characters on this cover

Inside Sal depicts Hulk and Thor battling each other.

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK #7 $3.99

(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson 

The Black Elf assassin, Regn, and his young daughter, Drifa, have hunted Thor for countless leagues across the Dusk Lands, to the ruins of Asgard. Now, as Thor calls down the lightning to create a funeral pyre for the dead of Asgard, Regn prepares himself for his greatest challenge, to kill the last god standing, the god responsible for the death of his wife. 

 

Art Adams variant cover

MARVEL THOR 8IN RETRO ACTION FIGURE SET $80

      Capturing Marvel's God of Thunder in all his 1970s glory, this retro-style action figure set features a cloth-costumed Thor just as he looked when he was released by the Mego Corporation in his first action figure appearance! With his hammer, helmet, and long golden hair, Thor comes packaged inside a vintage-style window box. Thor also comes with two extra heads and outfits to change into his alter ego, Dr. Donald Blake, as well as a more modern take on the hero, complete with an updated hammer. All are packaged in a display-ready gift tray. Limited to 3,000 sets! Designed and Sculpted by EMCE Toys!

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

CAPTAIN AMERICA #3 $4.99

     RON FRENZ AVENGERS 60TH VARIANT

HOWARD THE DUCK #1 $5.99

(W) Chip Zdarsky, Daniel Kibblesmith (A) Joe Quinones (CA) Ed McGuinness

     CELEBRATE HIS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN THIS ALL-NEW ONE-SHOT!

         ANNIE WU MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS VARIANT

IN YOUR LCS 34 YEARS AGO TODAY

    What the cover promises the 17 page story delivers, Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott depicting a Thor battle. Hercules guest stars and there are two mystery villains.

    Plus there is a 5 page Beta Ray Bill back-up tale drawn by Ron Lim and Mike DeCarlo.

IN YOUR LCS 33 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 31st appearance of 1990

Ron Frenz collaborates with Joe Sinnott on the cover and the 22 interior pages. Co-plotter Tom DeFalco provides the variation of Marvel Misunderstanding that causes Thor to battle Excalibur.

Helping to make this a slightly better than average issue are appearances by Ulik, the Enchantress and the cover-featured Wrecker (with his Wrecking Crew)!

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

MSH SECRET WARS BATTLEWORLD #1 $4.99

(W) Tom DeFalco (A) Pat Olliffe (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli

An ALL-NEW cataclysmic battle from when SPIDER-MAN first got his ALIEN COSTUME, when a mysterious being called the BEYONDER assembled super heroes and villains from Earth to do battle on a patchwork planet - witness now an untold adventure set during the original SECRET WARS! This new story will at last reveal some secret connections and MISSING CHARACTERS going back to the 1984 original series, just in time for its 40th Anniversary! What SECRET TEST are the BEYONDERS conducting...and how will SPIDER-MAN, the HUMAN TORCH and the whole cast determine the fate of the universe? (PLUS: Surprise super-villain appearances inside!)

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

KING THOR #3 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Esad Ribic

   All-Father Thor believed the fight with his brother Loki - now empowered by the Necrosword and more bitter than ever - would be the bloodiest fight of his long life. But he's about to be proven wrong. Gorr the God Butcher has bided his time for millennia. Now, it is the end of all things. And the end of the last of the gods. 

CAPTAIN MARVEL #12 $3.99 

(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Mark Brooks

   CAPTAIN MARVEL VERSUS THE AVENGERS! Captain Marvel faces her greatest challenge: kill the Avengers. Has one of the world's most powerful heroes gone dark? But why? And what does this mean for Carol...for the world? Life on earth will never be the same.  Thor is not only on the cover he is inside too!

LOKI #5 $3.99 

(W) Daniel Kibblesmith (A) Andy MacDonald (CA) Ozgur Yildirim

    IT'S WOLVERINE VS. LOKI BACK IN THE OLD WEST! Loki doesn't exactly belong in these parts - or in this time period! But that's never stopped the god of mischief before. And with Wolverine on his side, there's no man or god with the power to stop him. Now...he's just gotta get Wolverine on his side. See their first ever team-up in this two-fisted tale of gods and gunslingers, when Loki meets: THE MAN FROM UP NORTH! Thor makes the briefest of appearances.