ON THE SPINNER RACKS 56 YEARS AGO TODAY

As a Thor fan, in the Sixties this was the best you could hope for.  A Lee/Kirby/Colletta collaborative masterpiece.

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

Loki appears for the 25th time

Jane Foster appears for the 35th time

1965 addition to Thor's Rogues Gallery, the Absorbing Man appears for the 3rd time.

Both the 16 page lead story and the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up (with the first appearances of  Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun) are the first installments continued stories.

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

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 53 YEARS AGO TODAY

When you saw this image you could have easily assumed that this was a symbolic cover (also known as a no-scene-remotely-like-this-inside cover)

With the Mangog saga Lee/Kirby seemed to be trying surpass their  earlier Galactus trilogy in the FANTASTIC FOUR. Instead of merely eating the Earth, this villain wanted to destroy the universe by unsheathing the cover-depicted 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 55 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR ANNUAL #2 was in the shops with 30 pages of new Kirby art.

It featured the third appearance of this easily reusable Lee/Kirby-conceived Thor opponent. The Destroyer is a more dramatic foe 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.

NEW THOR IN YOUR LCS TOMORROW

HEROES RETURN #1 $5.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Ed McGuinness (CA) Leinil Francis Yu

A slugfest between the Squadron Supreme and an otherworldly group of Avengers for the final fate of the whacked-out world of HEROES REBORN.

MCGUINNESS VARIANT

VEREGGE VARIANT

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

Even though Thor doesn't appear on any covers he does appear inside these books.

SPIDER-MAN & LEAGUE OF REALMS #3 $3.99
(W) Sean Ryan (A) Nico Leon (CA) Ken Lashley
   WAR OF THE REALMS TIE-IN!  Spidey and the rest of his motley crew are fighting for their lives (and all of existence) against KURSE!!!  She was once a member of the League of Realms until Malekith made her into his right hand. Thor has a 2 panel cameo.

WAR OF REALMS JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #5 $3.99 

(W) Clint McElroy & Various (A) Andre Araujo (CA) Valerio Schiti

THE GOD OF WAR FINALLY GETS HIS HANDS ON THE HOTTEST BABE IN TOWN!

Baby Laussa, that is! Thor's little sister has been kidnapped - and she's bound for fiery Muspelheim! But Balder pledged his life to ensure Laussa's safety, and he's not about to break his vow. Even Kate Bishop, Miles Morales, Death Locket, Sebastian Druid and Wonder Man are no match for Ares, though - not when the entire Earth is at war. To save Laussa and stop Ares' rampage, they'll need some divine intervention. Superstar podcasters the McElroys bring baby Laussa and her babysitter's club to new heights in this exhilarating conclusion! Thor makes an appearance.

WOLVERINE INFINITY WATCH #5 $3.99

(W) Gerry Duggan (A) Andy MacDonald (CA) Giuseppe Camuncoli

     We've finally reached Infinity's end...and hopefully Logan can claw his way back from the edge before he falls off. King Thor has the last word.

NEW THOR APPEARANCES IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 $3.99

(W) Dan Slott (A) Giuseppe Camuncoli (CA) Alex Ross

   Things aren't going well between the Amazing Spider-Man and the Invincible Iron Man and their conflict is opening the door for Regent and his plan against our heroes!  Now that Regent has started imprisoning HEROES and stealing their powers things have gone from bad to worse. Lady Thor appears.

CIVIL WAR II #2 $4.99 

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Marquez (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
     Tony Stark decides to take matters (and the law) into his own hands and declares war on the Inhumans. But not everyone agrees with Tony's perspective and they are willing to die trying to stop him. Lady Thor appears.

NOVA #8 $3.99 

(W) Sean Ryan (A) R. B. Silva (CA) Humberto Ramos

   As an Avenger, Nova is on the front lines of Civil War II, but he may not have the same ideas as his friend and mentor Iron Man. Come to think of it, he isn't a big fan of Captain Marvel's stance, either. Lady Thor appears in the background on 3 pages.

VOTE LOKI #1 $3.99 

(W) Christopher Hastings (A) Langdon Foss (CA) Tradd Moore
  Loki is many things -- god, trickster, brother, liar, son, villain, even hero. Now he wants to add one more thing to the list: President of the United States. That's right, the God of Lies has set his sights on becoming the ruler of the free world, but is this just another scheme? One thing's for certain -- with Loki's winning smile and silver tongue on the campaign trail, this election just got a lot more interesting. Both Thor Odinson and Lady Thor make brief appearances.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 51 YEARS AGO TODAY

Cover by Neal Adams and John Verpoorten.
  Interior art by Kirby and Colletta.

Even though he is not on the cover, Loki makes his 51st  appearance.

Thor is not on the cover of AVENGERS #79 but he does appear on the splash page and 4 panels.