IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO

MURDERWORLD AVENGERS #1 $3.99

(W) Jim Zub (A) Jethro Morales (CA) Paco Medina

   Hundreds are killed every year in an elaborate secret tournament run by a sadistic man with nearly limitless resources. It's not an urban legend. Not a myth. MURDERWORLD is real! It's gruesome truth has been hidden from everyone except its victims - until NOW.

    Meet Paul Pastor, the extraordinary young documentarian who's going to expose it all, with some super-powered help. Gut-wrenching twists, unbelievable deaths, the Avengers bloodier than you've ever seen them before!

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #701 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A) James Harren (CA) Russell Dauterman
   The Mangog comes to Asgard! Attention Lee/Kirby fanatics this  story is possibly the best take yet on the Mangog. Plus the War Thor carries an issue single-handedly. My favorite line "They're not used to seeing hugs in Hel."

 Alex Ross variant cover

CHAMPIONS #14 $3.99
(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Humberto Ramos

     The High Evolutionary is on a suicide course - and he plans to take billions of people from two worlds with him! How can even the Champions and the Avengers together save an entire planet from destruction? Lady Thor appears.

DOCTOR STRANGE #381 $3.99 

(W) Donny Cates (A) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (CA) Michael Del Mundo
   Is the world ready for LOKI: SORCERER SUPREME?  He has the cloak, the spells - he's even got Zelma Stanton as his assistant - but is this the chance he needed to become a hero, or is the god of lies dangerously close to unlimited power? Lady Thor makes an appearance. And what happened to STEPHEN STRANGE? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!

NOT BRAND ECHH #14 $3.99 

(W) Nick Spencer & Various (A) Jay P. Fosgitt & Various (CA) David Nakayama
    FORBUSH MAN IS BACK - and he's ready to take over the comics industry! Meanwhile, Captain America, Gwenpool, and more are...not quite themselves these days.?!  Includes 3 Lady Thor jokes.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #7 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Tony Moore (CA) Michael Del Mundo
    A TALE OF YOUNG THOR FROM THE VIKING AGE! Every time Thor comes to Midgard, he gets all the mead, battle and romance a young god could possibly want. But he still can't figure out how to prove himself worthy of Mjolnir. And now Odin is determined to keep his son away from Midgard for good. And young Loki knows just the way to do it.

AVENGERS #10 $5.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) David Marquez & Various (CA) David Marquez
    After 700 issues of saving the world, you'd think the Avengers would be due some celebration. But instead the whole world seems to be gunning for them, especially Namor's fearsome new Defenders of the Deep and the Russian Super-Soldiers of the Winter Guard. Plus: The all-new Agents of Wakanda! The mystery of the Avengers of 1,000,000 BC deepens! A key revelation concerning the resurrection of Wolverine! And the next startling new Avenger is revealed!

Arthur Adams variant

Finch variant

Ron Lim variant

David Marquez variant

Ed McGuinness variant

George Perez variant

Alex Ross variant

Skottie Young variant

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 

CAPTAIN AMERICA #15 $4.99

(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Jesus Saiz (CA) Taurin Clarke

   THE NEW WARRIORS THREE" PART TWO!

When Captain America, Spidey and Thor find themselves drawn to Broxton, Oklahoma, the trio will have to work together to find what's drawn them to the ruined town - and site of Thor's greatest shame. But what they find may prove too horrifying for even the greatest of heroes to overcome...

CORIN HOWELL Variant 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1970

John Buscema became the third artist to depict Asgard's most enchanting goddess on a cover.

Jack Kirby was the first.

Don Heck did a headshot of her on the 1st AVENGERS ANNUAL

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1969

Cover by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett. 

Nurse Foster's only 1969 appearance. Her 51st of all time

Loki's 3rd 1969 appearance (a 1 panel cameo). His 47th of all time. 

Thor's penultimate 1969 appearance. His 139th of all time.

A letters page response revealed that Vince Colletta didn't embellish this issue because he was busy drawing women for DC

A rare self-contained story with intriguing glimpses of the scope and potential of this epic series.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1968

 Galactus makes his first non-FANTASTIC FOUR appearance!

But wait there's more!

 Ego makes his fourth appearance.

Cover and 20 pages of art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta.