ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1971

Like the previous 6 John Buscema-covered issues it also has 19 pages of John Buscema story art.

The issue predicts grave consequences for Midgard if Thor fails at his current mission.

The Marvel checklist synopsis:

"The saga you never expected to see! Thor versus Odin! The world about to end! The coming of Karnilla - and the evil Loki - and, above all, the triumph of Infinity! Wow!"

IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

ILLUMINATI #4 $3.99

(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Shawn Crystal (CA) Riley Rossmo

    Titania versus Thor! (round two)

ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #5  

(W) Mark Waid (A) Mahmud A. Asrar (CA) Alex Ross

     The villain pulling the Avengers' strings stands revealed - someone who's been a part of Avengers history for almost all of the team's existence! Plenty of Lady Thor in this issue and you won't guess who's left standing on the last page!

MS MARVEL #4 $3.99

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Nico Leon (CA) David Lopez
   It's a strange new world for Ms. Marvel. Being an Avenger and a regular teenager isn't as awesome as she though it would be.  But that won't stop Kamala! She might just need a little help from her friends. Lady Thor cameo.

61 YEARS AGO TONIGHT

73 million Americans watched the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. If you were one of the more than 100 million Americans that didn't maybe it was because you were busy reading this historic comic...

 

Like the Rainbow Bridge's first cover 13 months earlier, it was a Jack Kirby composition. This time inked by George Roussos

Thor's 27th appearance.

1st appearances of the Enchantress and Executioner,

24th Don Blake,

20th Jane Foster,

and the 16th Odin

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AVENGERS WAR ACROSS TIME #2 $3.99

(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis

Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The original Avengers invade the Baxter Building and break the barriers between worlds! Will Willie Lumpkin unleash a dangerous menace? Can Thor lose Mjolnir? Will Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz and legendary X-artist Alan Davis successfully channel the classic heroes' adventures?

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SECRET INVASION #4 (OF 5) $3.99

(W) Ryan North (A) Francesco Mobili (CA) Superlog
Maria Hill has made her call about the Skrull - and now all the dominoes will fall according to her design. But Tony Stark disagrees with her decision... so Iron Man is going rogue! An action-packed issue culminates in a dramatic leap into the unknown you won't see coming... and a no-win scenario leads to our shocking conclusion!

LEINIL YU VARIANT 

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AVENGERS #4 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid (A) Mike Del Mundo (CA) Alex Ross
     "Kang War IV" begins! The Avengers turn the tables on one of their oldest foes by adopting one of his tactics, leaving Kang nowhere to run and nowhere to hide - except in the timestream itself! Three Thors appear.

MONSTERS UNLEASHED #2 $4.99

(W) Cullen Bunn (A/CA) Greg Land
   The heroes of the Marvel Universe repel wave after wave of Leviathon monsters as more and more fall to Earth. CAPTAIN MARVEL rallies her ALPHA FLIGHT against these hordes from space while CAPTAIN AMERICA and the AVENGERS hold the line around the world.  Lady Thor  fights a Leviathon.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ULTRON REVOLUTION #8 $2.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various
    Everyone's favorite synthezoid joins the AVENGERS on an adventure to ASGARD to help THOR defeat the DESTROYER - which is being controlled by ULTRON himself!

ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1963

 Loki's first cover!

Jack Kirby's 20th consecutive cover for JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY. 80% of those covers, including this one, were embellished by Dick Ayers.           

Thor encounters Loki for the third time in seven issues. Scripter Larry Lieber and plotter/editor Stan Lee prove that they researched Norse Mythology. 

Art by Joe Sinnott.

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS #14 $3.99  #14  

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) David Marquez

THE WAR OF THE VAMPIRES BEGINS!
TRANSYLVANIA IS BURNING! As vampire civil war throws the world into chaos, the mysterious Shadow Colonel and his squad of undead revolutionaries have one burning question on their murderous minds: Where is Dracula? And if the Avengers find him first, will the lord of the damned be friend or foe?

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MARVEL ACTION AVENGERS #2

(W) Matthew K. Manning (A/CA) Jon Sommariva

Fiendish foes have taken control of Tony Stark's armor! With Iron Man out of the game, it's up to the rest of the Avengers to keep Fin Fang Foom out of villainous hands.