Thursday, May 15, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1971

Is this the fourth Thor Unconscious Cover?
Or the second Thor Dead Cover? 

Behind this John Buscema/Frank Giacoia cover is an epic John Busema/Joe Sinnott 19-pager.

               
It is one of those rare THOR issues where the splash page is the only full-pager.
Thor's 171th appearance.
Hela's 7th          Sif's 46th         Loki's 58th

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 

IMMORTAL THOR #23 $4.99
(W) Al Ewing (A) Jan Bazaldua (CA) Alex Ross
GODWAR!
•  The All-Father had battled to the middle of the endless city - and now he faced the beast at the center of the maze.
•  Kemur, who was bull and hawk and serpent, who was fire and the sword, now faced Thor Odinson...and perhaps neither would survive.
•  This is the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and the God of Violence.


MARIA WOLF variant


COCCOLO DEATH OF THE IMMORTAL THOR variant

     GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI IMPOSSIBLE variant


MILES MORALES SPIDER-MAN #33
(W) Cody Ziglar (A) Marco Renna (CA) Federico Vicentini
WAR-CRY LEADS THE NEW HERALDS OF ARES INTO BATTLE!
SPIDER-MAN's first task as spider-god Anansi's herald? BATTLE TO THE DEATH against Anansi's ancient enemy, ARES, GOD OF WAR! HERCULES may lend Miles his strength against his old foe, but Team Spider-Man is going to need a lot more muscle if they hope to best Ares' own champions. Introducing War-Cry, Philomelus, demigod of earth, and Pyrrah, demigoddess of water!

ROGE ANTONIO variant

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1970

John Buscema became the second artist to draw more than six Marvel Thor covers. Jack Kirby was the first. 
The 19 pages of story art was also by Buscema.
Thor's 146th appearance.       Sif's 34th

Monday, May 12, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1969

John Buscema became the second artist to draw more than three Marvel Thor covers. 


Jack Kirby had done 110 by then!!!

Sunday, May 11, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1969


Thor is guilty of the "most forbidden malady of all!"
Words by Stan Lee
Art by Jack Kirby & Vince Colletta

Thor's 127th appearance.
Adam (Him) Warlock's 2nd consecutive THOR appearance.
His 3rd appearance (not counting when he was a cocoon.)
Sif's 29th appearance

Saturday, May 10, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1968

 

What this busy Kirby/Colletta cover promises, the 20 page story delivers. 
Mangog's 1st appearance!!! 
It's epic entrance was the only other full-pager besides the splash.
Thor's 8th appearance of 1968. His 112th of all time.
Loki's 5th appearance of 1968. His 39th of all time.
Sif's 5th appearance of 1968. Her 19th of all time.
Karnilla's 9th appearance.
Hela's 4th appearance.

Friday, May 9, 2025

ON THE SPINNER RACKS May/June 1967

Talk about your mismatches.
It was Thor's 95th appearance.
Dynamic cover and interior art by Gene Colan and John Tartaglione.