Tuesday, November 5, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1964

Cover by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. They also collaborated on 12 pages of Thor battling the Hulk and 4 pages of Thor chatting with teenage fans.
The issue ends with a 5 page Tales of Asgard spotlighting young Loki drawn by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta. 

Monday, November 4, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1963

For the third time in Comics History two comics with Thor on the cover shipped the same month.


Both covers were by Kirby, of course! One was embellished by George Roussos, the other by Paul Reinman.

Nurse Foster and Doctor Blake appear in both comics.

Sunday, November 3, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

 DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE AVENGERS #1 $4.99 
(W) Alex Paknadel (A) Ryan Bodenheim (CA) Steve Skroce
  With Doctor Strange gone, the Avengers are the only ones who
can stop a rampaging Juggernaut-like monster from wrecking all
of Manhattan!  But what does this mystical creature want?  And how does the magic-skeptical Iron Man hold the answer?

Saturday, November 2, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

 
UNWORTHY THOR #1 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Olivier Coipel
Odinson's search to regain his worthiness takes him into the cosmos. He's learned of a mysterious other Mjolnir from a dead universe. Some of the greatest villains of the Marvel Universe are anxious to get their hands on it. Can Thor reclaim his honor?






 Bryan Hitch variant cover


Ferry Divided We Stand variant cover


Stonehouse Hip Hop variant cover


John Christopher Action Figure variant cover.


John Cassaday variant cover

Friday, November 1, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS #7 $3.99
(W) Jed MacKay (A) C.F. Villa (CA) Stuart Immonen
ALL-NEW STORY ARC STARTS HERE!
The Avengers defend the world - but they are beginning not to recognize the world as their own. What has happened to Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and what has happened to the Vision?
CORY SMITH VARIANT

LEO CASTELLANI AVENGERS 60TH WRAPAROUND VARIANT


ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1 $6.99
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Stefano Caselli (CA) Bryan Hitch
THE SPOILS OF VICTORY!
After the worlds-shaking conclusion of ULTIMATE INVASION, a new team of heroes bands together to save the future!  The foundational issue for the new line of Ultimate Comics!

25 COPY INCENTIVE LEINIL YU VARIANT

BEN HARVEY ULTIMATE THOR VARIANT

STEFANO CASELLI VARIANT

Thursday, October 31, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 12 YEARS AGO TODAY



MIGHTY THOR #22
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Russell Dauterman, Valerio Schiti (CA) Russell Dauterman
EVERYTHING BURNS!  Thor and the Ultimate Thor go face-to-flame with the Queen of Cinders!  But even the fire of Muspelheim pales beside the fury of the Ultimate Thor... And with his thunder comes his vengeance.
Joyce Chin variant


Pasqual Ferry variant

collage variant

Wednesday, October 30, 2024

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 


CAPTAIN AMERICA #14 $4.99
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Taurin Clarke
THE NEW WARRIORS THREE!
J. Michael Straczynski revisits THOR and SPIDER-MAN! Still reeling from recent events at the Front Door Cabaret, Captain America needs friends now more than ever. But Spidey and Thor have problems of their own, and so the impromptu Warriors Three set out on an adventure that will either draw them closer together or drive them all insane!