ON THE SPINNER RACKS June/July 1966

How could you not have been lured by this "bullseye" layout? 

Not only was there a visit to Olympus with Hercules...

feminine beauty was redefined.

Cover and interior art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta.

Thor's 6th 1966 appearance. His 80th of all time.

Jane Foster's 5th 1966 appearance. Her 44th of all time.

Hercules' 6th 1966 appearance. His 9th of all time.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS June/July 1964

What a great time to be a Thor fan. Not only did he appear in 

with a cover and 23 pages of art by Jack Kirby - plus the first appearance of a rare non-Asgardian addition to Thor's Rogues Gallery, the Grey Gargoyle.

Thor also appeared in

with a cover and 22 pages of art by Jack Kirby - plus the 3rd appearances of  Thor's Asgardian Rogues Gallery members, Amora and Skurge.

This brought Thor's 1964 appearances up to 14. Thor appeared in more 1964 comics than any other year in the 'Sixties.

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.

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    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?

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(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