Friday, April 18, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Apr/May 1970

Thor's 4th appearance of 1970.
Jack Kirby/John Verpoorten cover

Although Thor appears on 10 of the 20 Kirby/Colletta pages, he does not appear on the only splash page. Loki gets that honor!
Surtur's 7th appearance since his debut 7 years earlier in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #97. He wouldn't appear again until 12 years later in THOR #324.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY


AVENGERS TWILIGHT #5 $4.99
(W) Chip Zdarsky (A) Daniel Acuna (CA) Alex Ross
America and democracy are under attack! Can THE AVENGERS of tomorrow save a country from itself, as their greatest enemy dismantles everything CAPTAIN AMERICA holds dear? It's a battle decades in the making, and no one is safe!
TONY DANIEL VARIANT

CAFU VARIANT



ROXXON PRESENTS THOR #1 $3.99
(W) Al Ewing (A/CA) Greg Land
The ROXXON AGE OF COMIXX BEGINS! A group of insane activists take "saving the Earth" TOO FAR! But WHICH God of Evil is prompting the kids to rebel? Could it be...LOKI, GOD OF EVIL??? Featuring an all-star cast of heroes! MINOTAUR! EXECUTIONER! ENCHANTRESS! And the THOR-TRUCK! 

ADI GRANOV VARIANT 

NICK BRADSHAW CONNECTING VARIANT

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 11 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR GOD OF THUNDER #21 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Esad Ribic
   THE LAST DAYS OF MIDGARD, Part Three
   ROXXON strikes back! Broxton, Oklahoma under siege! The Minotaur shakes hands with the king of the trolls! And in the far future, King Thor is overwhelmed by the fury of Galactus


Garney variant

WHAT IF AGE OF ULTRON #3 $3.99
(W) Joe Keatinge (A) Mico Suayan (CA) Chris Stevens
   In a world without Thor, the Norse end times of Ragnarök takes the lives of every super-powered being, leaving only the unpowered heroes of the Marvel Universe behind!
   Thor appears on the cover and one interior page.




Tuesday, April 15, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 52 YEARS AGO TODAY

9th Unconscious Thor cover
IN YOUR LCS April 15, 1973
Art by John Romita Senior.  It was Romita's 3rd Unconscious Thor cover. Jack Kirby had already done four.

Monday, April 14, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 38 YEARS AGO TODAY

After more than 6 years, thanks to Walt Simonson, the Destroyer returns.
Simonson did the cover and wrote the issue. The story art was by Sal Buscema and Joe Sinnott.

Sunday, April 13, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 30 YEARS AGO TODAY

Like most 1994 THOR issues, High Evolutionary makes an appearance. (and his evil creation, the villain formerly known as Man-Beast) Roy Thomas has Thor battle until his clothes are in tatters, then has Mjolner make him a new costume! Art by M.C. Wyman




Saturday, April 12, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK #12 $4.99 
IDW PUBLISHING
(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson
   Thor's hammer, Mjolnir, will decide the fates of the Black Elf Assassin, Regn, his daughter Drifa, and Angantyr, the Lord of the Dead, in the depths of Angantyr's fortress at the edge of Hel.
Plus a gallery of this issue pages - Artist's Edition style! 
The second story arc of Walter Simonson's masterpiece concludes!

 Lee Weeks variant cover