Saturday, October 19, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #28 $3.99
(W) Donny Cates (A) Salvador Larroca (CA) Nic Klein
THOR VS. VENOM - ROUND TWO!
It's the epic finale of this dark, twisted team-up between Thor and Venom! How will events from the VENOM series impact the future of Asgard? Find out here!

AVENGERS #61 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ivan Fiorelli (CA) Garron, Javier
HISTORY'S MIGHTIEST UNTOLD SECRETS! If the Avengers hope to survive being lost in time, they'll need the help of some of history's greatest heroes, from the Thor of the Viking Age to the T. Rex Starbrand at the dawn of time, plus all the forgotten Avengers of bygone eras whose stories can finally be told.

Friday, October 18, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY


MIGHTY THOR #700 $5.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Russell Dauterman & Various (CA) Russell Dauterman
    DEATH OF THE MIGHTY THOR Part 1 The final judgement comes as the Mangog arrives! The War Thor will meet the beast head on. But even the bloodthirst of this Ultimate Thor may pale in comparison to the might of the Mangog! The battle rages as Jane's cancer takes a turn for the worse, and she might not have to wait for the final judgment at all. PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! Story by Robbie Thompson and art by Schiti!!

MIGHTY THOR #700 (DAUTERMAN B&W VAR)

MIGHTY THOR #700 (Movie variant)





 MIGHTY THOR #700 (KIRBY 1965 T-SHIRT VAR)




MIGHTY THOR #700 (CHRISTOPHER TRADING CARD VARIANT)


HANS VARIANT


 MCKONE LEGACY HEADSHOT VARIANT 


NAUCK DCD NYCC PX VARIANT




 CHAMPIONS #13 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Humberto Ramos
     The titanic clash between the Champions and the Avengers continues! Lady Thor is not just on the cover she is also inside  PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES! 
 (Mora Lenticular Homage Variant) 


INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #593 $3.99 
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) Stefano Caselli (CA) Adi Granov
     THE SEARCH FOR TONY STARK Part 1 Tony Stark has vanished! The mystery deepens as Stark friends and foes must decide, finally, who will wield the power of Iron Man! Lady Thor has a 1 panel cameo.

Thursday, October 17, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #6 
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Christian Ward (CA) Esad Ribic
    ALL-FATHER THOR FACES HIS DOOM!  It's the end of the universe - and the return of Doctor Doom. A Doom more powerful than anything that has ever lived. Get ready for the greatest battle the far future has ever seen, as Old King Thor and the Phoenix Wolverine stand together at the end of time against an army of monsters and the final Doom.


Sujin Jo Battle Lines variant


Richard Isanove MKXX variant

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

BLACK PANTHER AND AGENTS OF WAKANDA #2 $3.99 
(W) Jim Zub (A) Lan Medina (CA) Jorge Molina
    T'Challa and his agents have uncovered the source of dark energy emanating from a small town in Oklahoma. Is it a super villain...or a savior? Reality-spanning espionage, defense and black ops, all backed by Vibranium-laced technology and the will to use it. The Agents of Wakanda are our first line of defense in a world under siege from all sides. Thor the back-up Agent of Wakanda has a 5 page sequence even though he doesn't appear on the cover.



HISTORY OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #4 $4.99 
(W) Mark Waid (A) Javier Rodriguez (CA) Steve McNiven
   From the Fantastic Four to the Death of Phoenix, witness the awe and majesty of the beginnings of the Modern Marvel Universe! Thor's not on this cover either but, of course, he is on many pages inside.

Tuesday, October 15, 2024

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.

Monday, October 14, 2024

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?
BROOKS FORTNITE WRAPAROUND VARIANT 


THOR #1 4TH PTG VARIANT


THOR #3 5TH PTG VARIANT


THOR #4 4TH PTG VARIANT

Sunday, October 13, 2024

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.