ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1968

This was the 16th time Loki appeared on a cover.

It was the 8th time that  Kirby and Colletta did the art.

It was Thor's 7th appearance of 1968. His 111th of all time.

It was Loki's 5th appearance of 1968. His 38th of all time.

It was Sif's 4th appearance of 1968. Her 18th of all time.

It was Balder's 4th appearance of 1968. His 31st of all time.

It was Odin's 4th appearance of 1968. His 57th of all time.

It was Karnilla's 4th appearance of 1968. Her 8th of all time.

It was Ulik's 3rd appearance of 1968. His 6th of all time.

This was one of those rare Lee/Kirby THOR issues that didn't introduce any new characters. 

This was the first time a Thor story filled an entire issue.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1967

How could this cover NOT convince you to give up your 12 cents?!

 

Thor, Lee/Kirby/Colletta, mobsters and criminally-controlled robots. Maybe less worthy than other issues but still enjoyable.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1966

Thor's 4th appearance of 1966. His 78th of all time.

Plus appearances by Hercules(7th), Zeus(3rd), Pluto (3rd),  Dionysus(3rd)  Artemis(1st),  Hephaestus(1st) and Hera(1st)

Also Balder made his 18th appearance with his grand entrance in this iconic Kirby/Colletta NYC/Bifrost/Asgard page.

Of course, the frequently reappearing Jane Foster (42nd) and Odin (38th) are also in this issue 

Loki appears in the Tales of Asgard back-up.

Yet another worthy issue.  

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1965

STAN LEE, JACK KIRBY and VINCE COLLETTA SEND THOR TO VIET NAM!!!

Thor's 64th appearance.

Jane Foster's 34th appearance.

Odin's 27th appearance.

Loki's 21st appearance.

Balder's 10th appearance.

The 9th appearances of the Enchantress and the Executioner. 

Karnilla's 2nd appearance.

 

      This is the only splash page. The rest of the story is composed of 2 seven panel pages, 6 six panel pages, 5 five panel pages, a four panel page and even a rare 3 panel page.

      Doctor Don Blake appears in 15 panels spread over 5 pages. This was his 39th appearance.

      The Tales of Asgard 5 page Lee/Kirby/Colletta back-up is a self-contained tale that also serves as a prelude to the next big epic.

      Overall a worthy issue.

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W) Paul Levitz (A) Alan Davis (CA) Christopher Allen

The king of the dwarfs has Mjolnir and the Lava Men are ready to erupt from beneath the earth! While the Avengers are all that stand between Earth and a fiery doom, Kang is picking the perfect moment to strike again.

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1964

Counting the first 5 issues of the AVENGERS, this was Thor's 28th appearance. 

The 18 page lead story had a guest appearance by the Avengers in their sparse headquarters.

The 6th Tales Of Asgard back-up was a 5-pager spotlighting Heimdall. It was his 7th appearance.

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The FALL OF X comes for Earth's Mightiest heroes! The Avengers have hung in space over the Earth, a sword of Damocles over Orchis, for too long. But knowing they had only one chance to strike, they waited while Iron Man prepared. Now, on his signal, it is time, and the Avengers only know one way to strike: hard!

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THE ENCHANTRESS OF WORLDS! The Son of Odin came to the citadel of Roxxon - to make war for the sake of the Earth herself. But his enemies were waiting to steal from him the one thing that was Thor's alone...and they had crafted the foulest of weapons to do it. This is the story of THE IMMORTAL THOR...and of the trap he could not escape.

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