ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1965

 The 70th appearance of Thor
The 4th appearance of the Absorbing Man
(and his 4th cover appearance)

The Kirby/Colletta cover delivers what it promises. 13 of the 16 pages of the lead story depict Absorbing Man/Thor battle action.

Plus Loki makes his 26th appearance.

 

 

This solid issue concludes with the 22nd 5 page installment of the always-welcome TALES OF ASGARD backup.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug 1962

 

Jane Foster appears on a cover for the first time

She also debuts in the 13 page story inside.

It was Thor's 2nd appearance.

Cover and story art by Kirby. 

Joe Sinnott inked the cover.

Dick Ayers embellished the story art.

Stan Lee supplied the words.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug 1963

     Not only was Thor and Loki in both of these comics but so was Jane Foster.

     Both covers were by Jack Kirby (with intricate Dick Ayers embellishing on the AVENGERS cover). Kirby also did the story art. 
      The JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY Thor story was drawn by Joe Sinnott.     

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug 1967

The second part of the Enchanters trilogy.

After this rather stark synopsis page was an issue even more exciting then the previous one. 

Thor's 9th appearance of 1967. His 97th of all time.

Odin's 6th appearance of 1967. His 48th of all time.

Balder's 3rd appearance of 1967. His 23rd of all time.

Sif's 6th appearance of 1967. Her 9th of all time.

It was the second Thor comic that I ever read. Lee and Kirby could be sure that I wouldn't miss the final episode of this epic!!

IN YOUR LCS 14 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #611

The Post Siege Era begins 

Behind this striking Mico Suayan cover is the first 22 pages of "Fine Print"

 Kieron Gillen spins an enjoyable yarn featuring Mephisto, Hela and the Disir. It also might have the most horrifying ironic wordless panel in a Thor comic.

Here's a sample of the Rich Elson art.

Spoiler free plot synopsis: Thor is told not to go to Hel.

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

 AVENGERS #57 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Garron, Javier

     MEET HISTORY'S MIGHTIEST HEROES!

The Avengers are lost in time, and if they're going to stop Mephisto's grand plan, they'll need help from some of history's greatest heroes, whose stories have never been told. Like the mystical man of war, Sgt. Szardos, Soldier Supreme of World War II, and his squadron of supernatural grunts, the Secret Invaders.

THOR LIGHTNING AND LAMENT #1 $3.99 

(W) Ralph Macchio (A) Todd Nauck (CA) Ron Lim

The Mighty Thor has abandoned Asgard in her greatest hour of need, leaving the Realm Eternal in the hands of his half brother Loki, in the absence of its rightful ruler, Odin. With Asgard under assault by legions of trolls, and the Lady Sif hovering near death due to a possibly fatal wound suffered in battle, can anyone save the Golden City from annihilation?

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IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

AVENGERS BEYOND #4 (OF 5) $3.99

(W) Derek Landy (A/CA) Greg Land

The Lost One stalks our world, the Beyonder watches from orbit and the Avengers prepare to battle...the Bootleg Avengers! Six ordinary people, gifted with amazing powers and abilities they neither earned nor (frankly) deserve, seek to replace Earth's Mightiest Heroes at LITERALLY the worst possible time. And when the Ivory Kings show up to pass judgment on the Beyonder's last, desperate ploy to keep his race from being wiped out, things go rapidly downhill.

THOR #35 $3.99

(W) Torunn Gronbekk (A) Juan Gedeon, Sergio Davila (CA) Nic Klein

THE FINALE OF "BLOOD OF THE FATHERS"! Doctor Doom makes his final stand to control all of humankind - past, present and future! Thor must defeat him before the course of history and the future of the Ten Realms are irrevocably altered - but taming a force powerful enough to destroy free will itself might prove to be a greater challenge than Thor could have imagined? Plus, the origin of Hela is finally revealed!

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #28 $3.99

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