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Sunday, May 5, 2024
ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1970
John Buscema became the second artist to draw more six Marvel Thor covers. Jack Kirby was the first.
Saturday, May 4, 2024
ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1968
What this busy Kirby/Colletta cover promises, the 20 page story delivers.
Mangog's 1st appearance!!!
It's epic entrance was the only other full-pager besides the splash.
Thor's 8th appearance of 1968. His 112th of all time.
Loki's 5th appearance of 1968. His 39th of all time.
Sif's 5th appearance of 1968. Her 19th of all time.
Karnilla's 9th appearance.
Hela's 4th appearance
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
IN YOUR LCS TODAY
(W) Jed MacKay (A/CA) Pepe Larraz
The skies have gone dark. The vampires have risen from the hidden places as one to drown the world in blood. Final night has fallen. Can the heroes of this doomed world stem the tide of blood to come? Join the AVENGERS, BLADE, BLOODLINE, SPIDER-MAN, HUNTER'S MOON, TIGRA, DOCTOR STRANGE and CLEA as the dance of death begins! 25 COPY INCV KAEL NGU VAR
BLOOD HUNT RED BAND #1 $6.99
(W) Jed MacKay (A/CA) Pepe Larraz
EXPANDED AND UNEXPURGATED - AND POLYBAGGED FOR YOUR PROTECTION - THE RED BAND EDITION OF BLOOD HUNT #1 CONTAINS ADDITIONAL PAGES OF UNEXPURGATED MATERIAL THAT ARE TOO EXPLICIT FOR THE REGULAR EDITION!
25 COPY INCV YU BLOODY HOMAGE VARIANT
(W) Al Ewing (A) Martin Coccolo (CA) Alex Ross
THOR MUST DIE!
The son of Odin faced three of his greatest foes in battle - with the fog of magic closing around him. Yet even if he won, he lost...for Thor fought not for his life - but for his death. This is the story of the Minotaur's final triumph.
Friday, April 26, 2024
IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY
MIGHTY THOR #18 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman
The gods of the Shi'ar call down their ultimate judgment on the Asgardians. And where the Phoenix goes, lately so does the X-Men's favorite troublemaker, Quentin Quire! Has the rebel-without-a-cause finally found one, or will he just let the world(s) burn? Saturday, April 13, 2024
IN YOUR LCS 48 YEARS AGO TODAY
Kirby's penultimate Odin cover (Joe Sinnott inks)
Story art by John Buscema and Tony DeZuniga.
Story art by John Buscema and Tony DeZuniga.
Not a good jumping-on point issue - a dense chapter of a continued story with a cliff-hanger ending...
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
IN YOUR LCS TODAY
AVENGERS #12 $3.99
(W) Jed MacKay (A) Francesco Mortarino (CA) Stuart Immonen
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!IMMORTAL THOR #9 $4.99
(W) Al Ewing (A) Ibraim Roberson (CA) Alex Ross
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.Saturday, March 2, 2024
ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1967
If you missed THOR #140 the good news was that the Kirby/Colletta lead story would be reprinted only 7 years later in MARVEL SPECTACULAR #11.
The bad news is that 4 of these panels were not reprinted
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