Wednesday, May 8, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1971

Is this the fourth Thor Unconscious Cover?
Or the second Thor Dead Cover? 

Behind this intriguing John Buscema/Frank Giacoia cover is an epic 19 page issue by John Busema/Joe Sinnott.

               
It is one of those rare THOR issues where the splash page is the only full-pager.
Thor's 10th appearance of 1971. His 171st of all time.
Hela's 3rd appearance of 1971. Her 7th of all time.
Sif's 5th appearance of 1971. Her 46th of all time.
Plus Loki's 4th appearance of 1971. His 58th of all time.

Tuesday, May 7, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1969


Thor is guilty of the "most forbidden malady of all!"
Words by Stan Lee
Art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta

Thor's 6th appearance of 1969. His 127th of all time.
Adam (Him) Warlock's 2nd consecutive THOR appearance.
His 3rd appearance of all time (not counting when he was a cocoon.)

Plus Sif's 5th appearance of 1969. Her 29th of all time.

Monday, May 6, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS VS #1 $5.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A) Andrea Di Vito & Various (CA) Tom Raney
   It's the Avengers versus some of their all-time greatest foes! Powerful Asgardian artifacts are on Earth...but can the Avengers recover them before Loki?  Contains four short stories featuring the  Red Skull, Attuma, Loki, MODOK, and more! Thor Odinson appears in 3 out of 4 stories 
and on 2 out of 4 covers (art by Ron Lim and Michael Ryan)
Ron Lim variamt 
  Michael Ryan variant

HULK #16 $4.99 
 (W) Gerry Duggan (A) Mark Bagley, Rhoald Marcellius (CA) Mark Bagley
   The HULK confrontation you've been waiting for: DOC GREEN VS JEN WALTERS  What is Doc Green's startling confession???  Lady Thor appears on five pages and Thor Odinson appears in a double-page spread of dead heroes.

SECRET WARS #1 $4.99 
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Esad Ribic (CA) Alex Ross
THE FINAL INCURSION!  THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IS COLLIDING WITH THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE! NEITHER WILL SURVIVE! Lady Thor appears but not Thor Odinson. (unless you count his appearance on the Cheung variant cover)

Variant cover by Chip Zdarsky
Variant cover by Esad Ribic
Variant cover by Cheung

UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #5 $3.99
(W) Ryan North (A/CA) Erica Henderson
    These TAILS of the Squirrel Girl will show you the Marvel Universe's most powerful super hero from a bunch of brand-new perspectives. Lady Thor flies by on one page.

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. 
The 19 pages of story art was also by Buscema.
Thor's 6th appearance of 1970. His 146th of all time.
Sif's 4th appearance of 1970. Her 34th of all time.

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

BLOOD HUNT #1 $5.99
(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

     LEINIL YU WRAPAROUND 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

IMMORTAL THOR #10 $4.99
(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.
    GREG CAPULLO VARIANT

    PAULO SIQUEIRA BLACK COSTUME VARIANT


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?