ON THE SPINNER RACKS 60 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 29th 1964 comic appearance.

Not only does the 16 page lead story that deliver what the cover promises but there also is a 5 page Tales Of Asgard back-up featuring a childhood tale of  Thor and Loki. Art by Kirby. Cover and lead story embellished by Chic Stone. 

Vince Colletta did the TOS finishes.

It was Loki's 7th 1964 appearance.

The stop-motion Christmas special, RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER debuted on American TV in color.

Rudolf is established as the son of Santa's lead reindeer, Donner, a slight variation from his 1939 origin. This version has become canon.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 59 YEARS AGO TODAY

If you read the previous issue you would have recognized the shadow on this Jack Kirby/Vince Colletta cover as telegraphing the 3rd appearance of Hercules in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY.

Hercules was not the villain, of course. It was actually this poor over-matched (even with a Norn stone) schmuck. Art by Kirby/Colletta

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 58 YEARS AGO TODAY

Not only was it Ulik's debut,

it was also the third appearance of Sif.

If you liked this issue you were in luck. The next 2 issues would also feature Ulik and Sif . They would also be the product of the same creative team, Lee/Kirby/Colletta.

Neither Don Blake nor Jane Foster appears.

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MARVEL HOLIDAY TALES TO ASTONISH #1

(W) Gerry Duggan, Various (A) Phil Noto, Various (CA) Lee Garbett

HOLIDAY HIJINKS IN THE MIGHTY MARVEL MANNER!

You're invited to the Fantastic Four's Holiday Party! But who are the uninvited guests? Then, in a tale of Hanukkahs past, can Kitty Pryde scramble to save the day while struggling to shop for gifts for her merry X-Men? And ring in the New Year, with Peter Parker and Miles Morales, as only Spider-Men can!

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS 57 YEARS AGO TODAY

The second Unconscious Thor Cover

This was Thor's 16th appearance of 1967, his 104th of all time.

The Wrecker's second appearance. He debuted in the previous issue. He was featured on both covers, both by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta, as were the interior pages of both issues.

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #10 $3.99

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

   THE DARK PRISON OF DONALD BLAKE! For years Doctor Donald Blake has wandered a land far from Midgard, the place he once thought home. Now he has returned to the Ten Realms - but it is not the place it was, nor he the man who once shared a body with a god. New terrors await in what is perhaps Donny Cates' darkest story yet!

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS 54 YEARS AGO TODAY

John Buscema channels his inner Kirby for this cover.

Big John depicts in 3 panels what the King probably would have presented in 2 pages. 

Brother Sal Buscema depicts a half dozen iconic characters on this cover

Inside Sal depicts Hulk and Thor battling each other.