ON THE SPINNER RACKS June/July 1963

For the first time in history a Marvel superhero encounters their duplicate on a cover. Art by Kirby & Ayers.

At DC it had already happened to Superman 3 times!.

Cover by Al Plastino

September 1956

Cover by Curt Swan

January 1956

Cover by Wayne Boring

December 1953

ON THE SPINNER RACKS June/July 1962

 Cover and 13 pages of story art by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

Kronans, the alien race that debuted in this issue,

 would not appear again until 15 years later in THOR #255.

Words by Stan Lee 

Thor's 1st appearance

Don Blake's 1st appearance

Jane Foster did NOT debut in this issue. That momentous event wouldn't happen until the next issue.

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 

ULTIMATES #1 $5.99

(W) Deniz Camp (A) Juan Frigeri (CA) Dike Ruan

Six months ago, Tony Stark sent Peter Parker a radioactive spider to set him back on the course to become Spider-Man. Since then, Iron Lad (Stark), Captain America, Doom, Thor and Sif have begun to do the same for other lost heroes, building a network of super-powered heroes hungry for change... Now they must band together to destroy the Maker's Council and restore freedom and free will to a world ruled from the shadows!

JONAS SCHARF VARIANT

BRYAN HITCH VARIANT

RYAN STEGMAN VAR

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #5 $2.99

(W) Al Ewing (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Jenny Frison

    Loki's crew (which includes Thor) comes together to crack the deepest dungeons of Asgardia itself! It's the ultimate caper - but is there one plot twist too many for even the God of Trickery to handle?

ORIGINAL SIN #3 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
    He Who Holds the Eye is still on the run, and now we meet his boss, the villainous mastermind behind the raid on the Watcher's lair. And in deep space, the Winter Soldier leads a team that uncovers the most bizarre murder of all. Thor appears just long enough to make a continuity-altering exclamation!

ON THE SPINNER RACKS JUNE/JULY 1965

What this Kirby/Colletta cover promises the 16 page Kirby/Colletta lead story delivers.

It was the 3rd time Loki appeared on a cover in 1965. His/her 10th cover appearance of all time.

Thor's 9th appearance of 1965.  His 66th appearance of all time.

The Destroyer's 2nd appearance. It debuted in the previous issue.

Loki's 6th appearance of 1965. His/her 23rd appearance of all time.

Odin's 5th appearance of 1965. His 29th of all time

Plus Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun made their 1st appearance in the 20th 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS JUNE/JULY 1967

The first Marvel comic I ever bought was fighting for attention on the nation's spinner racks.

Stan Lee prided himself on making sure that every comic he worked on was a good jumping on point for new readers. He certainly succeeded with THOR #143. Of course, the Kirby cover had to get my attention first!

Thor's 8th appearance of 1967. His 96th appearance of all time.

Balder's 2nd appearance of 1967. His 22nd appearance of all time.

Sif's 5th appearance of 1967. Her 8th appearance of all time.
Sif's 2nd cover appearance of 1967 and of all time.

Plus the epic introduction of the three Enchanters.

The issue was so good that I didn't even mind that both the lead story and the Tales of Asgard back-up were continued stories

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #10 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid (A) Mahmud A. Asrar (CA) Alex Ross
   The Avengers join Sam Alexander for a spacefaring mission to find Nova's lost father only to find themselves trapped on a galactic prison planet! Lady Thor plays a vital role.

CIVIL WAR II #1 $5.99  

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Marquez (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
      A new Inhuman, with the ability to profile the future, emerges and the ramifications ripple into every corner of the Marvel Universe. Lines are drawn, bodies fall, and the Marvel Universe will be rocked to it's very core. Lady Thor appears.

David Marquez variant cover

TEAM IRON MAN HIP HOP VARIANT

CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #9 $3.99

(W) Al Ewing (A) Paco Medina (CA) Skan

   A new team of heroes is registered for the Contest -and they are VERY pro-registration!  Their next mission: exterminate the renegade champions scattered across Battleworld! A Thor Odinson clone makes an appearance.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10 $3.99 

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Mike Deodato

   It is Tony against some of his closest and dearest friends as the portents of civil war rock Tony and his status quo to its very foundation. Lady Thor has a one page cameo. 

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CIVIL WAR #4 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various

   The divided Avengers will need to reunite to save the world from ultimate destruction!  But can Captain America and Iron Man put aside their differences before Ultron can make his final move? Animated Thor Odinson appears.

A-FORCE #6 $3.99

(W) Kelly Thompson (A/CA) Ben Caldwell

  The mysterious Countess has taken over the town A-Force came to save, rebuilding it in her own image and with a mind-controlled NICO MINORU at her side. It's A-FORCE vs NICO and the team (and one innocent town!) is learning the hard way just how powerful Nico can be. Will SHE-HULK'S risky plan allow them to live long enough to fight another day?! Dazzler Thor makes an appearance.