Tuesday, February 18, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1971

 Thor's 142nd appearance.

It was the 19th time Loki appeared on a cover. 
The 18th time he appeared on a Kirby-drawn cover.

It was Loki's 48th appearance. 
Sif, Karnilla, Odin, Balder, Fandral, Hogun. Volstagg, Haag,  mountain giants, trolls, gnomes, gangsters and demons also appear.

Monday, February 17, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #4 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Russell Dauterman
   The path of the All-Mother and Asgard is torn apart by civil war, with Lady Thor caught in the middle. Plus the wedding of Malekith?

1 in 20 Cho Variant 

1 in 50 Hughes Variant

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE SEASON TWO #16 $2.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various
     All-powerful Thanos has come to conquer Earth and destroy the Avengers once and for all. Always nice to see Animated Thor Odinson pared down to the basics that make him great.

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

 
THOR #12 $3.99
(W) Donny Cates (A) Nic Klein (CA) Olivier Coipel
DOCTORS FOSTER & BLAKE, READY YOUR SCALPELS!
Once upon a time, Jane Foster and Donald Blake were more than friends. With Blake at her side, Jane could've shared the very throne of Asgard. Now...they are about to become the bitterest of enemies. And if Valkyrie falls, she'll have lost more than a crown. All of the Ten Realms are at stake - not to mention the life of All-Father Thor!
Geoff Shaw variant

1 in 25 Nic Klein Variant


KING IN BLACK #4 $4.99 
(W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Ryan Stegman
WHAT'S A GOD TO A KING? Thor isn't on any of the covers but he is on a few pages inside.

Sunday, February 16, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

THOR #22 $3.99
 (W) Donny Cates (A/CA) Nic Klein
"GOD OF HAMMERS" PART 4 of 5!
To stop the deadly path of the Mjolnir-wielding God of Hammers, all of the Marvel Universe must come together! The final battle is here, but will Thor's allies survive the hammer's blows? Thor turns to an unexpected source to help ensure victory!

David Talaski variant

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #54 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Juan Frigeri (CA) Garron, Javier
Doctor Doom and his Multiversal Masters of Evil have come hunting Deathloks. And now there's only one Deathlok left, trapped inside the rubble of a besieged Avengers Mountain. Just in time for a new group of Avengers to rise from the ruins, with new members and at least one Avenger having been wildly transformed. And just who is the cosmic general who commands the Deathloks, the mysterious Avenger Prime?

THE MARVELS #9 $3.99
(W) Kurt Busiek (A) Yildiray Cinar (CA) Alex Ross
Years ago, the war in Siancong ended, in a shattering, emotionally wrenching disaster few remember. And today, all the secrets buried from then have come alive to menace the present. What drew the Marvels to Siancong? What drove them out? And what was behind it all? The Avengers, Lady Lotus and more star in the earth-shaking climax of a conflict that never truly died - one that sends the present-day story barreling toward its fateful climax.

Saturday, February 15, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1969

THOR fan of more than 3 years would have recognized the bald man dominating the cover (thanks to the dynamic Jack Kirby layout) as Pluto. It was Pluto's 5th THOR appearance but only the second time he appeared on the cover.


Even though Thor is not on the Steranko cover, he appears (along with a lot of other top tier guest stars) in this Jim Steranko/Tom Palmer drawn comic.

Friday, February 14, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1965

49th Marvel comic with Thor on the cover.
Like the previous 48 covers, the layouts & pencils were by Jack Kirby. The 21st embellished by Chic Stone.