ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1965

   The Marvel Age of Comparative Mythology continued with the second appearance of  Hercules (and Zeus). Both debuted in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY ANNUAL #1 five months earlier.

Cover and 21 pages of story art by the worthy Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta.

   It was Thor's 73rd appearance. His 16th for 1965.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1964

Cover by Jack Kirby and Chic Stone. They also collaborated on 12 pages of Thor battling the Hulk and 4 pages of Thor chatting with teenage fans.

The issue ends with a 5 page Tales of Asgard spotlighting young Loki drawn by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta. 

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Nov/Dec 1963

For the third time in Comics History two comics with Thor on the cover shipped the same month.

Both covers were by Kirby, of course! One was embellished by George Roussos, the other by Paul Reinman.

Nurse Foster and Doctor Blake appear in both comics.

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THOR #9 $3.99 

(W) Donny Cates (A) Nic Klein (CA) Olivier Coipel

THE RETURN OF DONALD BLAKE!

The "Prey" arc starts! Once upon a time, a mortal man bore within him the spirit of a god. With a crack of his cane upon the ground, the Mighty Thor would appear! But it's been years since the King of Asgard required his human ward. Where has the good doctor been all this time - and what does his reappearance mean for the God of Thunder? Journey into a mystery left unsolved since 1962!

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THOR #2 6TH PTG COIPEL VAR $3.99

AVENGERS #38 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Ed McGuinness

The Avengers have saved Earth from the god of the Moon, but the return of a certain planet-burning cosmic firebird isn't going to give them much time to catch their breath. Plus: The devil may be dead, but the threat of Mephisto lingers on, with a legacy interwoven in heretofore untold chapters of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

NEIL GAIMAN NORSE MYTHOLOGY #2 $3.99

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) P. Craig Russell & Various 
Loki is forced to atone for his latest prank by pitting two groups of dwarfs against each other in a contest that will either bring the gods greater treasures than they could dream of, or cost him his head . . . or both.

P. Craig Russell Cover

David Mack Cover

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 DEATH OF DOCTOR STRANGE AVENGERS #1 $4.99 

(W) Alex Paknadel (A) Ryan Bodenheim (CA) Steve Skroce
  With Doctor Strange gone, the Avengers are the only ones who
can stop a rampaging Juggernaut-like monster from wrecking all
of Manhattan!  But what does this mystical creature want?  And how does the magic-skeptical Iron Man hold the answer?

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UNWORTHY THOR #1 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Olivier Coipel

Odinson's search to regain his worthiness takes him into the cosmos. He's learned of a mysterious other Mjolnir from a dead universe. Some of the greatest villains of the Marvel Universe are anxious to get their hands on it. Can Thor reclaim his honor?

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John Christopher Action Figure variant cover.

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AVENGERS #7 $3.99

(W) Jed MacKay (A) C.F. Villa (CA) Stuart Immonen

ALL-NEW STORY ARC STARTS HERE!

The Avengers defend the world - but they are beginning not to recognize the world as their own. What has happened to Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and what has happened to the Vision?

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ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1 $6.99

(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Stefano Caselli (CA) Bryan Hitch

THE SPOILS OF VICTORY!

After the worlds-shaking conclusion of ULTIMATE INVASION, a new team of heroes bands together to save the future!  The foundational issue for the new line of Ultimate Comics!

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