LEE/KIRBY/COLLETTA INTRODUCE FIVE MORE GODS

JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #119's Tales of Asgard introduces crew members Hogun, Volstag, Fandral, Kroda and Magrat.

On the Spinner Racks June/July 1965.

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IMMORTAL THOR #13 $4.99

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

ENTER: HERCULES!

The son of Zeus sought Thor out - for Toranos' wheel had turned for the Olympians too, and two Gods together might solve such a mystery. The trail took them to a wasteland of snow and ice...to terror and treachery...and to an old foe of Hercules, at the height of her dread power. New series artist JAN BAZALDUA draws the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and the Night Mother's vengeance. PLUS: PART 5 OF DEADPOOL/WOLVERINE: WEAPON X-TRACTION!

HUMBERTO RAMOS VARIANT

NAUCK DEADPOOL VARIANT

WALT SIMONSON VARIANT

"In the '60s and the early '70s, I read a lot of SF, so I'm fairly well-versed in that material. And I had an interest in fantasy starting with the Lord of the Rings, I read a lot of fantasy in the '70s. Classic stuff: Lord Dunsany, E.R. Eddison, Mervyn Peake. Later work by Michael Moorcock. Besides Tolkien, Ballantine published about 60 or 70 volumes of an Adult Fantasy series, and I read that entire series. So I have a real interest in what Tolkien called secondary world creation, one of the things we do in comics. Because mainstream comics has this large shared universe-even though we all curse continuity under our breaths and sometimes, deservedly so, as far as I'm concerned. I like part of what it bestows-a rich complexity in the material that you can really mine and work. In a way, that helps to create stories worth re-reading because it enlarges them. It depends on the writer of course and the way you use the material, but it's such a fertile field for the imagination, I think it's one of the reasons I've stayed with mainstream comics for a long time."

Walt Simonson quote from his interview in COMIC BOOK ARTIST #10

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IMMORTAL THOR ANNUAL #1 $4.99

(W) Al Ewing, Derek Landy (A) David Baldeon, Sara Pichelli (CA) Salvador Larroca

"INFINITY WATCH" PART THREE!

Faced with the menace of Utgard and a prophecy of his own doom, the son of Odin sought out the legendary Power Stone to aid his fight. Only two things were in his way. Firstly, the mighty CHAMPION OF THE UNIVERSE - with strength to match Thor's own - was also questing for the stone. Secondly, the Stone is now inside a person - THE PRINCE OF POWER! PLUS, Derek Landy and Sara Pichelli continue the journey of the Death Stone Bearer and the scar it will leave on the universe!

     10 COPY INCV RB SILVA DESIGN variant 

      MIKE MCKONE INFINITY WATCH variant

WALT SIMONSON variant

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.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #4 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ed McGuinness, Paco Medina (CA) Ed McGuinness
    How do the Avengers possibly defeat a crew of 2,000-foot-tall, nearly omnipotent Dark Celestials bent on annihilating the human race? While Thor and Hulk search for answers deep within the bowels of Old Asgard, we learn more about the untold history of Odin and his Prehistoric Avengers!

DEADPOOL #2 $3.99

(W) Skottie Young (A/CA) Nic Klein

   A strange and powerful being from outer space is coming to destroy Earth - but WHY? WHO CARES?! Deadpool is totally going to merc it dead! A silent Thor appears in 2 panels.

ASTONISHING X-MEN #13 $3.99 

(W) Matthew Rosenberg (A) Greg Land, Oscar Bazaldua (CA) Greg Land
   The Reavers are back, and they have a new weapon that only Havok knows about. It's going to take a ragtag group of X-Men to save a world that hates and fears them! But after his villainous turn, can any of the X-Men really trust him? Can he blame them? Havok! Beast! Dazzler! Warpath! Colossus! A silent Thor Odinson appears in 2 panels.

IN YOUR LCS 35 YEARS AGO TODAY

Hate it or love it, this is an historic issue...

Not just because Thor shaves. Also Asgard drifts further into the Negative Zone, and the Eric Masterson Era of Thor truly begins.

Cover and lead story by Ron Frenz & Joe Sinnott

 

If you don't like the lead story there is always the back-up.