IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

KING IN BLACK #3 (OF 5) $4.99 

(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Ryan Stegman

     After last issue's shocking finale, the heroes of the Marvel Universe are reeling. Outgunned and outmanned, but never outdone, they unite and face KNULL, God of the Abyss, as he ensnares the planet in the darkness of his reign! Superstars DONNY CATES and RYAN STEGMAN continue to raise the game - and the stakes for the Marvel Universe in this Earth-shattering epic!

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IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

 AVENGERS FOREVER #13 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Aaron Kuder

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE - PART FIVE:  

King Thor's granddaughters have come from the far future to join the fight for Infinity's End, and they've brought a fiery old friend with them in the form of the most powerful version of Wolverine who's ever existed. Plus, Doom Supreme's grand plan begins to unfold. And at last, the true identity of the mysterious Avenger Prime is revealed.

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jan/Feb 1973

 

Ulik's 5th cover since debuting 6 years earlier. It's the 1st non-Kirby Ulik cover. It's Gil Kane.

Not only does Thor do battle with the trolls leading to a cliff-hanger ending, he also visits North Korea because he wrongly thinks it is a quiet place to think.

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 AVENGERS TWILIGHT #1 $5.99

(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Daniel Acuna (CA) Alex Ross

In a gleaming new world of prosperity, Captain America is no more. But Steve Rogers still exists, floating through an America where freedom is an illusion, where THE AVENGERS are strangers and his friends are long dead. But is the Dream? How do you assemble Avengers in a world that doesn't want them? PLUS: A behind-the-scenes look at the making of this issue!   

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ON THE THE SPINNER RACKS Jan/Feb 1966

 Thor's 75th appearance.

The Marvel Age of Comparative Mythology continued with the 4th appearance of  Hercules. Herc debuted in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY ANNUAL #1 eight months earlier.

 

What the cover promises 13 of the 16 pages of the main story deliver - Thor and Hercules fighting over Nurse Foster (her 40th appearance)

The ingredients for a perfect page - Kirby/Colletta art, Thor battling a worthy opponent, the Rainbow Bridge, Asgard, angry Odin (his 35th appearance) and Balder (his 15th appearance).

Helping to make this a superior issue so was Loki (his 31st appearance) and Thor continuing a quest in the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up.

Doctor Don Blake does not appear in this issue

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #17 $3.99

Writer: Jason Aaron Artists: Ron Garney, Emanuela Lupacchino Cover art: Esad Ribic
THE GRAND FINALE OF THE ACCURSED!

     Thor's desperate tour of the Nine Realms brings him to Midgard, to Earth, where he makes his final stand against Malekith and the dark forces of the Wild Hunt. But what has become of Thor's newest compatriots, the League of Realms? Who stands revealed as the traitor in their midst? And what bloody victory has Malekith already won?

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #25 $4.99 

Writers: Dan Slott, Christos N. Gage Cover and interior art: Humberto Ramos
   Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Man, in a life-or-death struggle against the original Superior Venom!   Guest starring: The Avengers!

FANTASTIC FOUR #16 $3.99 
Cover art: Mark Bagley
      THOR ON COVER ONLY

CATACLYSM ULTIMATES #3 $3.99

Cover art: Mukesh Singh

       ULTIMATE THOR ON COVER ONLY

GOD IS DEAD #5 (AVATAR PRESS INC) $3.99

Writer: Jonathan Hickman Art: Di Amorim Cover art: Jonathan Hickman
The world is only hours away from Armageddon as the pantheons of Asgard and Olympus collide.  With the first attempt at creating a god weapon resulting in the birth of Mammon, the enclave of scientists strikes a desperate stake as they hope they can create a being able to stand against the deities waging war across the globe.  But tampering with the very stuff of gods is a dangerous game and the end result is nothing short of staggering...

IN YOUR LCS 49 YEARS AGO TODAY

Cover by Gil Kane, Dick Giordano and John Romita

Thor and Loki share a cover for a 3rd consecutive issue

It was the 27th time they shared a cover.

It was Thor 278th appearance

Loki's 76th appearance

Art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott

A rare issue where the splash page is the only splash page.

The 18 page story not only has appearances by Loki, the Asgardian army and Firelord  but also Odin, Hercules, Sif and Iron Man.

Neither Doctor Blake or Nurse Foster appear.