IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

 HULK VS THOR BANNER WAR ALPHA #1 $4.99

(W) Donny Cates (A) Martin Coccolo (CA) Gary Frank

Hulk and Thor have both undergone massive changes recently, but one thing remains constant - their heated rivalry! When mysterious circumstances bring them into conflict once more, will the God of Thunder be able to triumph against a Bruce Banner who can now control his rage?
Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of both characters, this epic five-part crossover between the THOR and HULK series starts here, brought to you by creators Donny Cates and Martin Coccolo! Key mysteries will be revealed, as well as shocking consequences for the future of both characters! (Continued in May's THOR #25 and HULK #7!)

COCCOLO VARIANT

RON LIM VARIANT

SHAW WRAPAROUND CONNECTING VARIANT

STEGMAN VARIANT

VON EEDEN HULK SMASH VARIANT

VON EEDEN MJOLNIR CRASH VARIANT

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1967

Talk about your mismatches.

It was Thor's 95th appearance.

Dynamic cover and interior art by Gene Colan and John Tartaglione.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1966

The fourth time Pluto appeared in THOR. 

The first time he appeared on the cover. (art by Kirby & Colletta)

This splash page is the only full-pager of the 16 page conclusion to the Pluto trilogy.

The splash page for the 5 Tales of Asgard backup uses a common Kirby character layout that makes it easy for Lee to disguise a synopsis as a conversation.

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.

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.

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.

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.