Thor doesn't appear on the cover of AVENGERS #172 but he does make his 7th appearance of 1978 (his 354th of all time) on 4 of the 17 interior pages.
Written by Jim Shooter.
Pencils by Sal Buscema. Inks by Klaus Janson.
Friday, March 21, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 46 YEARS AGO TODAY
What an historic confrontation.
The cover and story art by Herb Trimpe and Dan Green.
Doug Moench provided the words.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 51 YEARS AGO TODAY
Thor's 7th appearance of 1974. (252nd of all time)
Cover art by John Romita and Frank Giacoia.
Story art by John Buscema and Dave Cockrum.
Thor appears on the first 5 pages until the Star Stalker (2nd appearance) smacks Thor so hard that he doesn't appear for the next 3 pages. Thor appears on 12 of the 18 pages.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1970
Thor's 145th appearance.
Thor doesn't appear until page 11 of the John Buscema/Tom Palmer drawn 20 page story (written by Roy Thomas). Even though Thor only appears in 7 panels he IS crucial to the story.
Monday, March 17, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY
THOR #13
(W) Donny Cates (A) Nic Klein (CA) Olivier Coipel"PREY" PART FIVE OF SIX!
A vengeful Donald Blake, Thor's enchanted ax, Jarnbjorn, and the World Tree - not a good combination! With Thor still nowhere to be found, Blake is about to finish what he started: the end of Asgard! Meanwhile, Valkyrie manages to track down the long-absent Odin, but he is not the same All-Father he once was. Can Odin rise to the occasion and help save his son and Asgard? And who will help Lady Sif and the others in Dimension Blood? Surprises abound as the gods face the fight of their eternal lives in the penultimate chapter of "Prey"!
Nic Klein variant
Michael Cho two-tone variant
CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE #1 $6.99
(W) Joe Simon & Various (A) Various (CA) Steve McNiven
Captain America celebrates 80 years of battling tyranny this month by having Marvel's best artists redraw and modernize Captain America's origin and the debut of the Red Skull from CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #1 as well as Cap's return in the Marvel Age from AVENGERS #4! The legendary stories that changed the course of comic book history are presented in an all-new way!
MARVEL #6 $4.99
(W) Alex Ross, More (A) More, Alex Ross (CA) Alex Ross
Doctor Strange's battle with Nightmare concludes in spectacular fashion as illustrated by Alex Ross and Mitch O'Connell! Nick Fury battles a conspiracy to destroy S.H.I.E.L.D. courtesy of Greg Smallwood, and the Silver Surfer returns to a dead Earth thanks to Lee Bermejo! THOR ONLY APPEARS ON THE COVER!
BLACK KNIGHT CURSE EBONY BLADE #1 $3.99
(W) Simon Spurrier (A) Sergio Davila (CA) Iban Coello
Dane Whitman is the BLACK KNIGHT and wielder of the magical EBONY BLADE, but the blade's power comes at a terrible price. Dane forever bears the burden of its curse: an insatiable lust for blood and mayhem that constantly threatens to swallow its owner in darkness. Must that be Dane's fate? Following the battle against the KING IN BLACK, a reinvigorated Dane has a greater sense of purpose than ever before. But his sword is the key to a new enemy's evil plan and only the Black Knight can prevent the coming death and destruction. This conflict spanning mythical Camelot to modern-day NYC will test Dane like never before and challenge everything he believes about himself, the Ebony Blade, and the entire history of the Black Knight! Guest starring the AVENGERS!
Sunday, March 16, 2025
ON THE SPINNER RACKS Mar/Apr 1965
9th Loki cover .
Like the previous Loki covers, it was penciled by Jack Kirby.
The first Loki cover embellished by Vince Colletta.
Loki and Thor clash in the 16 page lead story, Loki was the villain in the 5 page Tales Of Asgard back-up.
Both comics had art by Jack Kirby and words by Stan Lee.
Both comics had appearances by the Executioner and the Enchantress.
Saturday, March 15, 2025
IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Aaron Kuder
AVENGERS ASSEMBLE: PART 9 - THE PENULTIMATE CHAPTER! The greatest battle in the history of the Multiverse is raging, featuring Avengers from throughout time and space, countless different versions of Captain America and Iron Man and the God of Thunder. Yet somehow, it all comes down to one Starbrand and one Ghost Rider, who unfortunately are the only Avengers whose powers don't seem to be working.
HAINSWORTH CONNECTING WRAPAROUND VARIANT
AVENGERS WAR ACROSS TIME #3 $3.99
(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis
The dwarf King has Mjolnir. the Lava Men are ready to erupt. The Avengers are all that stand between Earth and a fiery doom, Kang is picking the perfect moment to strike again.
STEFANO CASELLI VARIANT
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