Thursday, January 2, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jan/Feb 1969

Art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta
One of the 100 best THOR covers ever!?

The 3rd consecutive issue to feature Galactus. The 18th consecutive issue that Lee/Kirby didn't create any new characters for. 
To make sure the Galactus appearance had an epic feel splash pages were used for 30% of the issue.

Wednesday, January 1, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY



THOR #1 $4.99
(W) Donny Cates (A) Nic Klein (CA) Olivier Coipel
    A BRAND-NEW, SUPERSTAR CREATIVE TEAM TAKES THE KING OF ASGARD TO NEW REALMS OF GLORY!
The prince is now a king. All Asgard lies before Thor, the God of Thunder. And after many months of war, the Ten Realms are finally at peace. But the skies above the Realm Eternal are never clear for long. The Black Winter is coming. And the God of the Storm will be powerless before it. 
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TAROT #1 $4.99
(W) Alan Davis (A/CA) Paul Renaud
An all-new epic adventure teaming the classic Earth's Mightiest Heroes with Marvel's premiere Non-Team by Alan Davis and Paul Renaud!

      A strange and impossible lost memory from his days in World War II draws Namor the Sub-Mariner to his one-time compatriot Captain America-but the two heroes and their respective allies find themselves pulled into a labyrinth of pain, destruction and madness courtesy of the Infernal Ichor of Ish'lzog!

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PLUS!  
THOR #1 TRADING CARDS - free at participating stores!

Sunday, December 29, 2024

Thor first appeared in comics 22 years before his Marvel incarnation.

His series debuted in Weird Comics #1 (1940) and lasted five issues.

Friday, December 27, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY


MARVEL FACT FILES CLASSIC SPECIAL #5 THOR $34.95
EAGLEMOSS PUBLICATIONS LTD

Part of a new mini series inspired by the original art of the 1960s Marvel Avengers, this figure captures an iconic hero as they looked when they joined the team. Each figure stands between 5 and 6 inches tall. Collect all six to reveal Earth's Mightiest Heroes in a striking action formation.

Monday, December 23, 2024

IN YOUR LCS 15 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #605
 Written by KIERON GILLEN
Pencils & Cover by BILLY TAN
        The invisible hand of Loki's sly tricks has made plain the treachery that lay in store...and after the devastating events of THOR: DEFINING MOMENTS GIANT-SIZE and THOR 604, everything comes to a head! The balance of power in Latveria is tipped, and all sides march toward all-out war!

Sunday, December 22, 2024

A 2009 HOLIDAY PRESENT FROM MARVEL

ORIGINS OF SIEGE was a special giveaway issue containing everything a reader needed to prepare for a story six years in the making! Showcasing an all-new lead-in story featuring Loki, it also contained an all-new origins section covering the major players drawn by the biggest artists at Marvel. Plus pinups, a checklist and a preview of SIEGE #1!
 
Shops received one free copy of ORIGINS OF SIEGE for every 25 copies of CAPTAIN AMERICA #3 that they ordered, rounded up to the next 25. Shops could also purchase ORIGINS OF SIEGE in bundles of 25 at $10 a bundle.