Wednesday, June 11, 2025

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 

ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM #5 (OF 9) $4.99
(W) Ryan North (A) R. B. Silva (CA) Ben Harvey
Dormammu has come for Doom - and Doom has SURVIVED.
Broken, depleted, but having bought the time he needed, Doom ensured that all Earth's heroes would survive. These heroes now face a choice: They can allow Earth to fall to Dormammu - or they can align with Doom and fight for Earth beside him. Doom is at his highest - with Earth's heroes behind him, nothing can stop him now. Nothing, that is, save for an unexpected return of an old foe...

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS June/July 1968

The mind-blowing Kirby-designed Mangog's second appearance.


Plus a classic Thor splash
It is an exciting prelude to the Thor/Mangog epic battle in the next issue!

Thor's 9th appearance of 1968. His 113th appearance of all time.
Loki's 7th appearance of 1968. His/her's 40th appearance of all time.
Sif's 6th appearance of 1968.    Her 20th appearance of all time.
Balder's 6th appearance of 1968. His 34th appearance of all time.
    
Plus: a gratuitous 1 panel 3rd appearance by Ego the living planet.

Monday, June 9, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS June/July 1964

What a great time to be a Thor fan. Not only did he appear in 
with a cover and 23 pages of art by Jack Kirby - plus the first appearance of a rare non-Asgardian addition to Thor's Rogues Gallery, the Grey Gargoyle.

Thor also appeared in
with a cover and 22 pages of art by Jack Kirby - plus the 3rd appearances of  Thor's Asgardian Rogues Gallery members, Amora and Skurge.

This brought Thor's 1964 appearances up to 14. Thor appeared in more 1964 comics than any other year in the 'Sixties.

Sunday, June 8, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

MARVELS X #4 (OF 6) $4.99 
(W) Alex Ross, Jim Krueger (A) Well-Bee (CA) Alex Ross
     The last boy on Earth has been abducted by the creature that killed countless heroes and villains alike. And while David fights for his life to escape and avenge Captain America himself, Spider-Man has become the hunter, seeking to find the boy who is a cure for humanity lost. Alex Ross, Jim Krueger and Well-Bee continue the mightiest prequel to the EARTH X trilogy imaginable.

Saturday, June 7, 2025

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

FANTASTIC FOUR #8  
SCOTT KOBLISH WRPAD CONNECTING 
700 CHARACTERS VARIANT


Friday, June 6, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS JUNE/JULY 1962

 Cover and 13 pages of story art by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

Kronans, the alien race that debuted in this issue,
 would not appear again until 15 years later in THOR #255.

Words by Stan Lee 
Thor's 1st appearance
Don Blake's 1st appearance
Jane Foster did NOT debut in this issue. That momentous event wouldn't happen until the next issue.


Thursday, June 5, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS JUNE/JULY 1963

For the first time in history a Marvel superhero
fights their duplicate on a cover. 
Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.


At DC it had already happened 4 times.
Cover by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito
September 1962

Cover by Al Plastino
September 1956

Cover by Curt Swan
January 1956

Cover by Wayne Boring
December 1953