ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1965

My grandfather gave me my first quarter while we were at the drugstore purchasing diabetic supplies for my grandmother. Guess what I purchased?

 
or this

   

It would be a couple more years before I would outgrow Curt Swan. I would not mature sufficiently to make me appreciate a Kirby THOR cover enough to buy an issue for another 20 months.

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #37 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Javi Garron (CA) Matteo Scalera

       THE AGE OF KHONSHU COMES TO ITS THUNDEROUS CONCLUSION! The ragtag Avengers take the fight to the power mad Khonshu, deep in the heart of New Thebes City. But which side will Moon Knight choose? And is Earth doomed either way?

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov/Dec 1971

It is NOT unusual for a THOR cover to deliver what it promises but having Thor and the Warriors Three fighting trolls is not setting the bar high.

But then to have writer Gerry Conway and cover artist John Buscema deliver this!!!

 

Neal Adams and Tom Palmer collaborate on the cover AND the 21 interior pages. Back then the white privilege hero versus hated-because-of-being-different hero plot was still fresh. Roy Thomas was the writer keepin' it real.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1970

Thor's 16th appearance of the year.

This comic delivers what the cover promises. 19 pages of John Buscema definitively depicting Doom battling Thor for 14 of the 19 pages. 

    The conclusion of a two part story.

    Doesn't introduce any new characters.

    Doesn't have any splash pages. 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1969

What the cover promises 13 of the 20 pages inside delivers. Thor battling the Wrecker, drawn dynamically by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett.  The other 7 pages were devoted to Dr. Blake's contributions to the Civil Rights cause.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Oct/Nov 1968

The only new Thor appearance for October 1968 was his 14th for the year. Cover by Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta, also the 20 page story.. 

It was a self-contained issue answering questions that had been avoided since Thor's debut.

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

MARVEL ZOMBIES DAWN OF DECAY #2 
(OF 4) $3.99
(W) Thomas Krajewski (A/CA) Jason Muhr

THOR vs. HULK: A ZOMBIE SMACKDOWN FOR THE AGES!

Banner must get to Avengers Tower to make an antidote to the virus, but to get through the infested streets he'll have to travel as Hulk. The big green guy may be invulnerable to nasty bites, but he'd also rather smash the zombies instead of save them! Poor Groot needs to usher the uncontrollable beast through the horde, but his task is only complicated when an undead Thor shows up. If Groot wants to prevent Hulk from killing his fellow Avenger, he'll need to think fast!

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ULTIMATES #5 $4.99

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