IN YOUR LCS 39 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 7th appearance of 1985. His 616th appearance of all time.

It was the 35th time Walt Simonson did a THOR cover.

It was the 22nd time Walt Simonson also was the writer/artist of the  accompanying story.

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

EMPYRE #1

(W) Al Ewing, Dan Slott (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Jim Cheung

  The Kree and the Skrulls have united under a new emperor - and their war fleet is on a collision course for our world.

  On the moon, the Avengers are ready to strike with the full power of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Approaching from outer space, the Fantastic Four are seeking a diplomatic solution.

•  If the two teams can't work together to save the day, things can only get worse...

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FINCH VARIANT

LOZANO AVENGER VAR 

MCGUINNESS LAUNCH VAR

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #15 $3.99

(W) Donny Cates (A) Michele Bandini (CA) Olivier Coipel

The wounds of Donald Blake have not yet healed, and new Hel is afoot! With all inhabitants back in Asgard, and Odin's presence returned after being away so long, an air of tension now sits upon the throne! Father and son. All-Father and All-Father. Odin and Thor. Is this relationship forever doomed, and what does it mean for the Ten Realms? 

Tony Daniel Spider-Man Villain variant

Nic Klein variant

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

NORSE MYTHOLOGY III #6 (OF 6) 

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Galen Showman (CA) P. Craig Russell
In the finale of Ragnarok: The Final Destiny of the Gods, artist P. Craig Russell illustrates the death of the gods, the end of the world, its renewal, and concludes the epic run of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology.    

IN YOUR LCS 37 YEARS AGO TODAY

THE GREAT WALT SIMONSON'S 3rd THOR COVER.

Like the previous two, it was embellished by Joe Sinnott.

It was the 5th issue that Simonson did the story art for.

The 4th time that he collaborated with Tony DeZunga.

Writer/editor Len Wein provided a worthy plot that gave Simonson/DeZunga the opportunity to depict Loki, Odin, Sif, Balder, Fandral, Hogun, Executioner, Enchantress and Karnilla. Plus there's a shocking last panel foe appearance.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug 1964

 

Loki's 7th cover appearance.

Art on all 7 of those covers by Jack Kirby.

Plus Doctor Strange meets Doctor Blake.

                         

Thor also starred in AVENGERS #8

Plus Thor was in TALES TO ASTONISH #59 on the splash page and 3 panels (but not on the cover)

Thor had a guest appearance (along with the rest of the Avengers) in (but not on the cover of ) FANTASTIC FOUR #31 

It was the first time that 4 Thor appearances shipped the same month.

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

ULTIMATES #2

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

SHOCKING SECRETS OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE REVEALED!

Captain America reckons with the Maker's dismantling of nations...by visiting the White House! Leading to a massive brawl between MIDAS and this young band of freedom fighters... ...but Midas has been holding a superhuman hostage as a power source! PLUS: The dark history of what used to be the United States on Earth-6160...

NICK BRADSHAW Variant