Friday, February 9, 2024

60 YEARS AGO TONIGHT

73 million Americans watched the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. If you were one of the more than 100 million Americans that didn't maybe it was because you were busy reading this historic comic...
It was Thor's 27th appearance.                     
The 1st appearances of the Enchantress and Executioner,     
 the 24th appearance of Don Blake,
the 20th appearance of Jane Foster,
and the 16th appearance of Odin 
 

Thursday, February 8, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS WAR ACROSS TIME #2 $3.99
(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis
Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The original Avengers invade the Baxter Building and break the barriers between worlds! Will Willie Lumpkin unleash a dangerous menace? Can Thor lose Mjolnir? Will Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz and legendary X-artist Alan Davis successfully channel the classic heroes' adventures?

25 COPY INCENTIVE FELIPE MASSAFERA VARIANT

MIKE MCKONE VARIANT


SECRET INVASION #4 (OF 5) $3.99
(W) Ryan North (A) Francesco Mobili (CA) Superlog
Maria Hill has made her call about the Skrull - and now all the dominoes will fall according to her design. But Tony Stark disagrees with her decision... so Iron Man is going rogue! An action-packed issue culminates in a dramatic leap into the unknown you won't see coming... and a no-win scenario leads to our shocking conclusion!
LEINIL YU VARIANT 

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

IN YOUR LCS TODAY


AVENGERS #10 $3.99

(W) Jed MacKay (A) C.F. Villa (CA) Stuart Immonen
As the Avengers battle the Twilight Court, the mysterious Myrddin has his rival within reach. With Kang being the only source of information the Avengers have regarding the Tribulation Events, can the Avengers save him before Myrddin strikes?   


JAMIE MCKELVIE MARVEL 97 VARIANT

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS #14 $3.99  #14  
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) David Marquez
THE WAR OF THE VAMPIRES BEGINS!
TRANSYLVANIA IS BURNING! As vampire civil war throws the world into chaos, the mysterious Shadow Colonel and his squad of undead revolutionaries have one burning question on their murderous minds: Where is Dracula? And if the Avengers find him first, will the lord of the damned be friend or foe?
MATTEO SCALERA WRAPAROUND VARIANT



MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #2
(W) Matthew K. Manning (A/CA) Jon Sommariva
Fiendish foes have taken control of Tony Stark's armor! With Iron Man out of the game, it's up to the rest of the Avengers to keep Fin Fang Foom out of villainous hands.

Monday, February 5, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1963

 Loki's first cover!

Jack Kirby's 20th consecutive cover for JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY. 80% of those covers, including this one, were embellished by Dick Ayers.           
Thor encounters Loki for the third time in seven issues. Scripter Larry Lieber and plotter/editor Stan Lee prove that they researched Norse Mythology. 
Art by Joe Sinnott.

Sunday, February 4, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1968

 Thor's 107th appearance


    This Kirby/Colletta impending battle cover delivers just what it promises, a dynamic Kirby/Colletta battle story so epic that it  continues to the next issue!
    Maybe they could have finished it if the Inhumans backup hadn't of used up a quarter of this issue's pages!! 
    Loki's 36th appearance.
    Sif's 16th appearance             
    Karnilla's 6th appearance 
    Destroyer's 5th appearance
    Ulik's 4th appearance 
    Odin's 54th appearance 
    Balder 30th appearance

Saturday, February 3, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

  AVENGERS MECH STRIKE #1 $3.99
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Kei Zama
The Avengers are confronted with an unstoppable new menace, one that is seemingly impervious to their every strength! But the Avengers aren't so easily beaten, and when new threats arise, powerful new tools must be brought to bear! Join the Avengers as they battle a brand-new enemy...and begin a deadly game of chess with a shadowy mastermind!
Toy variant cover

AVENGERS #42 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Luca Maresca (CA) Leinil Francis Yu
THE BATTLE TO DECIDE THE ALL-NEW PHOENIX RAGES ON!
    Who will wield the destructive cosmic power of the Phoenix Force? Namor will stop at nothing to be the fiery victor. The Black Panther worries as much about victory as he does defeat. Jane Foster knows what it means to carry on a powerful legacy. The She-Hulk cannot be stopped. And the Orb has a giant, creepy eyeball for a head! Plus things get personal for Thor.

STRANGE ACADEMY #8 $3.99 
(W) Skottie Young (A/CA) Humberto Ramos
    Students of Strange Academy go on a perfectly normal field trip... to space... uncovering a magical artifact... with Rocket and Groot.  Yep, perfectly normal.  Meanwhile, WHAT IS THE RING OF DREAD?! Thor makes a brief, amusing appearance.