Saturday, December 21, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY


AVENGERS FOREVER #12 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Aaron Kuder
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE - PART THREE: THE SIEGE OF INFINITY TOWER!
The all Steve Rogers Howling Commandos. The interstellar air force that is the Carol Corps. The Star Panther. The God of Fists. The Invincible Ant-Man, Tony Stark. Together, they are the greatest army of Avengers ever assembled. Will they be enough to protect the Avengers Tower at Infinity's End? Because Mephisto has come to claim that tower's secrets, and he's brought an army of his own.

70S AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CONNECTING VARIANT


BLACK PANTHER #12 $3.99
 (W) John Ridley (A) German Peralta (CA) Alex Ross
Just as T'Challa thinks his past secrets lay buried with the dead, the true identity of his latest enemy has left him shaken! Even as he escapes capture and returns to the Avengers, Captain America isn't too pleased with Black Panther's role in creating these new terrorists for peace. The message is clear: If T'Challa isn't ready to be a team player, he doesn't belong on a team. With no kingdom, no Avengers and no allies, who is left to aid T'Challa against this monster of his own making?

WAKANDA #3 (OF 5) $3.99
(W) Narcisse, Evan, Ho Che Anderson (A) Sean Hill, Natacha Bustos (CA) Iban Coello
The spotlight on characters who have defined Wakanda continues, taking us back in time into the heart of KILLMONGER! A haunting story that explores his earliest days under the thumb of Ulysses Klaw, and the early foundations of the man who will one day bear a scar for each of his kills? Plus, the third chapter of Evan Narcisse and Natacha Bustos' History of the Black Panthers, focusing on the mysterious Nehanda as she bands together with the Medieval Avengers!
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Friday, December 20, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY


MIGHTY THOR #702 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman
    As the War of the Realms continues to spread, Jane Foster has finally had enough. Will she rally the Asgardians in time to save their home? Or has Odin's arrogance doomed them all?  And as if total war wasn't enough, there's also the impending arrival of the unstoppable Mangog. Can even a guest appearance by Hercules avert disaster? 
Anka Phoenix variant cover






CHAMPIONS #15 $3.99
(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Humberto Ramos
   The Champions/Avengers team faces its first real casualty in their ongoing struggle to prevent two planets from colliding - and that fatality changes the game!  The conclusion of WORLDS COLLIDE! Lady Thor is not only on the cover. She guest stars!!


INCREDIBLE HULK #711
(W) Greg Pak (A/CA) Greg Land
   On the savage planet of Sakaar, the last remaining tribes of a dead society fight for dwindling resources... A sequence of ancient trials known as the Gauntlet is the only way to survive!  A champion is called to battle: AMADEUS CHO, THE TOTALLY AWESOME HULK! His opponent is a familiar one... WITNESS THE THUNDERING BARBARIAN!!! The ODINSON!

Thursday, December 19, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #8 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Michael Del Mundo
    After waging war in Hel, Thor finds himself a prisoner of the fearsome warriors of Heven. Can the intervention of Valkyrie and Thor's sister Angela help him escape the unescapable prison of angels?
Patrick Zircher Conan variant.

MARVEL SH ADVENTURES CAPTAIN MARVEL FROST GIANTS #1 $3.99
(W) Leah Williams, Joe Caramagna (A) Ty Templeton, Mario Del Pennino (CA) Jacob Chabot
   It's the middle of winter in New York City, which means all your favorite heroes and villains are trying to beat the cold!  But this time the cold beats back, when a group of fearsome FROST GIANTS make themselves right at home in the city, leaving the heroes of the Marvel Universe no choice but to bundle up and stand against the ice-hearted interlopers!

CAPTAIN AMERICA #6 $3.99 
(W) Ta-Nehisi Coates (A) Leinil Francis Yu (CA) Alex Ross
   "WINTER IN AMERICA" CONCLUDES with a shocking turn of events that will send the Star-Spangled Avenger's life into a sudden dramatic tailspin you won't see coming! ATTENTION THOR COMPLETISTS: Thor has a 1 panel flashback cameo remind Cap readers that Thor Odinson "bent the knee" to Hydra.

EXILES #11 $3.99
(W) Saladin Ahmed (A) Javier Rodriguez (CA) David Nakayama
     The Exiles' beloved Khan-who sacrificed herself to stop the Time-Eater-has miraculously returned! But this time, her gun is trained on her old teammates! And she's not alone. Meet the evil Exiles-Captain Axis; Shuri, a.k.a. Killmonger; Iron Kang; X 2/3rd and SKELE-THOR!

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 


ALLIGATOR LOKI HOLIDAY SPECIAL #1 $6.99
(W) Alyssa Wong (A) Bob Quinn (CA) Nicoletta Baldari
AN ALLIGATOR LOKI HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR!
The Alligator of Mischief is back! Join Alligator Loki and his many friends - from the X-Men to the Young Avengers to symbiotes - as they romp across the Marvel Universe in in a brand-new story starring Alligator Loki and the REAL meaning of the holiday season.
This issue also collects issues #13-24 of the hit ALLIGATOR LOKI Infinity Comic for the first time in print!


CAPTAIN AMERICA #16 $4.99
(W) J. Michael Straczynski (A) Carlos Magno (CA) Taurin Clarke
Captain America, Spider-Man and Thor are trapped in a mirror dimension harboring Broxton's glory days - and ghosts of Thor's failures are ready to exact their revenge. Can Cap and Spidey help free Thor of his past, or is Broxton's history doomed to repeat itself forever?
      
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IMMORTAL THOR #18 $4.99
(W) Al Ewing (A) Jan Bazaldua (CA) Alex Ross
THOR VERSUS HIS OLDEST FOES!
•  On Asgard, Thor had been outplayed by the Enchantress - and their game would have vast consequences for the Golden Realm.
•  And on Earth, the self-styled Gods of Midgard made their bid to take the kingdoms of humankind for their own.
     DAUTERMAN MIGHTY THOR 10TH ANN VARIANT

     NIC KLEIN STORMBREAKERS VARIANT

NICK BRADSHAW WINTER HOLIDAY VARIANT

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 50 YEARS AGO TODAY


Not only does Thor appear on this backgroundless Gil Kane/Frank Giacoia reaction shot cover, he also shows up in some Sal Buscema/Joe Staton panels inside. 
This issue features the first parts of two origin stories, one of which Thor witnesses.

It was Thor's 32nd 1974 appearance, his 277th of all time.

Monday, December 16, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

  

MIGHTY THOR #2 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman
   The return of Loki!  But for Lady Thor, will he be friend or foe?
 (1 in 15 COSPLAY VARIANT) 
(1 in 20 DAUTERMAN DESIGN VARIANT)
  (1 in 20 FRENZ MARVEL 92 VARIANT)

 (1 in 25 TRAKHANOV VARIANT)
   

ULTIMATE END #5 $4.99
(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Mark Bagley
ULTIMATE NO MORE!  2000 - 2015 
Many Thors appear

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #14 $2.99 

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various
   Squadron Supreme have taken over the entire world and reign supreme! The Avengers must strike back from the underground and save the planet once and for all!

Sunday, December 15, 2024

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 53 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor was not on the cover of AVENGERS #97 he did appear on 6 of the 21 interior pages.


It was the 9th and final chapter of the Roy Thomas Skrull epic.



It was drawn "virtually overnight" by John Buscema. 

"After doing two or three issues of THE AVENGERS beginning with ish #93, Neal became so enmeshed in deadline problems that there was naught to do but have valiant John Buscema come to our rescue."
    -   from the Letters Page in response to a fan praising Neal Adams art. 

It was Thor's 24th 1971 appearance, his 185th of all time.