48 YEARS AGO TODAY

If you had been reading comics for ten years one of the comic covers vying for your attention on the local spinner rack might have given you a mild case of De ja Vu... (both covers by Kirby)

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug 1964

 

Loki's 7th cover appearance.

Art on all 7 of those covers by Jack Kirby.

Plus Doctor Strange meets Doctor Blake.

                         

Thor also starred in AVENGERS #8

Plus Thor was in TALES TO ASTONISH #59 on the splash page and 3 panels (but not on the cover)

Thor had a guest appearance (along with the rest of the Avengers) in (but not on the cover of ) FANTASTIC FOUR #31 

It was the first time that 4 Thor appearances shipped the same month.

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

ULTIMATES #2

 (W) Deniz Camp (A) Juan Frigeri (CA) Dike Ruan

SHOCKING SECRETS OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE REVEALED!

Captain America reckons with the Maker's dismantling of nations...by visiting the White House! Leading to a massive brawl between MIDAS and this young band of freedom fighters... ...but Midas has been holding a superhuman hostage as a power source! PLUS: The dark history of what used to be the United States on Earth-6160...

NICK BRADSHAW Variant

IN YOUR LCS 10 YEARS AGO TODAY

ORIGINAL SIN #5.1 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron, Al Ewing (A) Simone Bianchi, Lee Garbett (CA)Dale Keown



   The deepest secret of the Nine Realms is revealed... a Tenth Realm! Thor and Loki embark on a quest to discover this strange new world and the sister Thor never knew he had!  But can Loki be trusted? Will brother and sister murder each other before the truth comes out?

WOLVERINE #10 $3.99

(W) Paul Cornell (A) Pete Woods (CA) Steve McNiven
   Logan comes clean to his old friends as Sabretooth marks Wolverine's new love Pinch for death! Thor makes a guest appearance.

DEADPOOL #31 $3.99 

(W) Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn (A) John Lucas (CA) Mark Brooks
   Preston uncovers a secret from Deadpool's past that needs immediate attention!  But Deadpool and Dazzler are still fighting off Dracula's forces! Thor has a cameo.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #10 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna 
     Marvel Animation Universe Thor. Plus Loki and other Asgardian goodyness!

ON THE SPINNER RACKS July/Aug 1965

As a Sixties Thor fan this was the best you could hope for, a Lee/Kirby/Colletta collaboration!

The first 3 pages once again showcases how well Thor relates with mortals

Loki appears for the 25th time
Jane Foster appears for the 35th time
A 1965 addition to Thor's Rogues Gallery, the Absorbing Man appears for the 3rd time.
The 16 page lead story and the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up (with the first appearances of  Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun) are both the first installments of continued stories.

Not only is Thor on the cover of this Annual. He also appears on 5 pages.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug 1968

The Mangog saga Lee/Kirby seemed to be trying surpass their  earlier FANTASTIC FOUR Galactus trilogy. Instead of merely eating the Earth, it aimed to destroy the universe by unsheathing the  Odinsword. 

The four years Marvel paid Jack Kirby to hone his monster-designing  skills (1958-1962) was indeed money well-spent. 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Jul/Aug 1966

THOR ANNUAL #2 

30 pages of new Jack Kirby art!

It featured the third appearance of this easily reusable Lee/Kirby-conceived Thor opponent. The Destroyer is a more dramatic than a robot because it has to be animated by the lifeforce of  a living being.

Plus: In THOR #132, Thor encountered two iconic science fiction threats - 

a cosmic toll booth

and planet stealing aliens.