IN YOUR LCS 42 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

This Bob Layton/Joe Rubenstein cover delivers what it promises, an epic 37 page self-contained story (plotted by Alan Zeletz and Mark Gruenwald.)

Not only do these 6 sun gods from 6 different pantheons appear so does Hela and 6 death gods from 6 different pantheons

Plus there is a 2 page map of Asgard and an informative text page by Marvel scholar Peter B. Gillis titled A GAZETTEER OF ASGARD AND ENVIRONS.

IN YOUR LCS 41 YEARS AGO TODAY

Behind this unassuming Bob Layon cover is 40 pages of tales of Thor's early life written by Alan Zeletz, with pencils by Bob Hall and inks by Vince Colletta

And, of course, Loki plays a large role in this enjoyable, self-contained, Norn-narrated tale.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #4

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Michael Del Mundo

THOR & THE VALKYRIES TAKE ON THE QUEEN OF CINDERS IN THE WAR FOR HEL!
The Queen of Cinders and her fire goblin army have invaded the land of the dead. To keep the afterlife from going up in flames, Thor and his brothers will have to forge alliances with some of their greatest enemies and seek to unlock the secrets of Valhalla and the mighty Valkyries!

Harren Hammer variant

Del Mundo proves that Thor is the god of bringing the best out in artists!

INFINITY WARS #2 $4.99 

(W) Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Mike Deodato

    As the Infinity Stones come to Earth, so too comes the war for control over them. But none who wield the stones know the truth about the power they contain or what it would take to bring them to their END. The nature of the universe itself hangs in the balance as we learn the answer to the question on everyone's lips since "Infinity Wars Prime": WHO IS REQUIEM? Thor makes an appearance so brief that it doesn't even rate a mention on the Cast Page.

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

IMMORTAL THOR #14 $4.99

(W) Al Ewing (A) Jan Bazaldua (CA) Alex Ross

ALL-FATHER VERSUS SKYFATHER IN A 775th ISSUE CLASH OF TITANS!

Thor and Hercules were trapped in a realm of endless night...where Nyx and her children were at their full power. But there was a greater danger caged in this dark realm - Zeus, King of the Greek Gods! And when twin thunders met, could either survive? This is the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and the second test of three.

JESSICA FONG variant

    GARBETT DISCO DAZZLER variant

    WALT SIMONSON variant

ULTIMATES #3 $4.99

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

INTRODUCING...THE SHE-HULK!

The Ultimates search for a means of destroying the Maker's most powerful pawn, the Hulk! And in the process they uncover an army of Hulks hidden away from the world with She-Hulk at the helm!

JUANN CABAL variant

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

Six Real Deals, one Animation Thor and one Avatar Press Thor :

AMAZING X-MEN #10 $3.99
(W) Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost (A/CA) Carlo Barberi
   As the Wendigo virus runs rampant through Canada, one of the X-Men falls prey to the deadly plague!  Guest-starring Alpha Flight and Thor!

AVENGERS WORLD #11 $3.99
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Raffaele Lenco (CA) Paul Renaud
   The UPRISING begins. The Island opens its doors. The Dead march into the light. The Dragon declares war. Confronted by immense dangers on all sides, Thor and the Avengers face a world on fire -- and to restore peace, they'll have to become something even bigger than before.

CAPTAIN AMERICA #23 $3.99

(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco

    Zola has waged war on New York! Without a Captain America to lead them, can Thor and the Avengers stop the Bio-Fanatic's plot for revenge?!  NOTE: story doesn't deliver what the cover promises - at no point is Thor unconscious.

FANTASTIC FOUR #8 $3.99
(W) James Robinson (A/CA) Leonard Kirk
    BEN GRIMM: MURDERER?! Thor shows up for three battle pages.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #11 $2.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) TBD
   The Red Skull has turned Thor and the Avengers into rampaging monsters! Hulk and Black Widow must team up and stop the raging Hulk-Vengers!

ORIGINAL SIN #7 $3.99 (W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
     Thor finds yet another way to be defeated in what might be the three most important pages in the history of the character!!!

WOLVERINE #11 $3.99 

(W) Paul Cornell (A) Pete Woods (CA) Steve McNiven
    With the fates of two human beings placed in her hands, Pinch is faced with a decision that may haunt her for the rest of her life. That is, unless Wolverine and his S.H.I.E.L.D. cavalry can reach her in time. Classic Sabretooth, still finds time to mess with Logan, even while he's busy trying to remake the world in his image. Thor has a one panel cameo.

GOD IS DEAD #18 (Avatar Press)
(W) Mike Costa (A) Emiliano Urdinola (CA) Jacen Burrows

   The returned Norse and Greek gods are waging all-out war against each other, but thanks to Jesus and his miracle, they are having a hard time staying dead! 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1969

Sal Buscema and Sam Grainger provide cover and story art featuring the 2nd appearance of the Growing Man. Its first appearance was in THOR #140

Writer Roy Thomas creates future MCU star, the Grandmaster. He also creates 4 more classic characters for this issue - Doctor Spectrum, Hyperion, Nighthawk  and Whizzer.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Aug/Sep 1964

Thor's floating head on this Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover accurately indicates that Thor appears in the Don Heck/Dick Ayers drawn story  inside.

TALES OF SUSPENSE #59 

Even though Thor is not on the cover he makes a multi-page appearance in the Iron Man feature of this split book.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18  

Thor appears in only 1 panel but he is drawn by the legendary Steve Ditko and has a line of dialog.