ON THE SPINNER RACKS 59 YEARS AGO TODAY

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.

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

AVENGERS #673 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid (A) Javier Pina, Paco Diaz (CA) Alex Ross
     The High Evolutionary has put into motion an event that will destroy not one but two Earths - and neither the Avengers nor the Champions has the power to stop it. Not only is Goddess Thor on the cover, she is inside too!

91 YEARS AGO TODAY

 The first man to script Thor was born

Thor was just another story. I didn't think about it at all. Stan said, "I'm trying to make up a character," and he gave me the plot, and he said, "Why don't you write the story?"

        Larry Lieber from Alter Ego Vol. 3 #2 

BORN 96 YEARS AGO TODAY

Frequent Kirby embellisher - master craftsman Joe Sinnott. 

Not only did he collaborate with Kirby on the first two JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY Thor covers he also did the full art for the 13 page Thor stories in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #91, 92, 94, 95 and 96.

Like Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, Joe Sinnott was another hero that depicted heroes (All three defended America in World War II.)

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 53 YEARS AGO TODAY

Sal Buscema and Sam Grainger provide a cover and story art featuring the 2nd appearance of the Growing Man. Its first appearance was in THOR #140

Writer Roy Thomas creates future MCU star, the Grandmaster. He also creates 4 more classic characters for this issue - Doctor Spectrum, Hyperion, Nighthawk  and Whizzer.

Writer Roy Thomas creates future MCU star, the Grandmaster. He also creates 4 more classic characters for this issue - Doctor Spectrum, Hyperion, Nighthawk  and Whizzer.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 52 YEARS AGO TODAY

If you had been buying comics for more than five years this Kirby cover would have been familiar to you.

So might the 52 pages of Kirby art contained inside (reprinted from six different issues of JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY)

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

THOR #26 2ND PTG $3.99

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THOR #28 POSTER $8.99