IN YOUR LCS TODAY

AVENGERS ASSEMBLE ALPHA #1 $5.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Bryan Hitch

UNITING THE AVENGERS, AVENGERS FOREVER AND AVENGERS OF 1,000,000 BC

From throughout time and the far corners of the Multiverse, the Mightiest Heroes of All the Earths are assembling as never before for a battle beyond all imaging. A war that will take us from the prehistoric beginnings of an Earth under assault by the greatest villains who've ever lived to the watchtower that stands at the dark heart of the all and the always, where an army of unprecedented evil now rises. The biggest Avengers saga in Marvel history begins now.

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IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #701 $3.99 
(W) Jason Aaron (A) James Harren (CA) Russell Dauterman
   The Mangog comes to Asgard! Attention Lee/Kirby fanatics this  story is possibly the best take yet on the Mangog. Plus the War Thor carries an issue single-handedly. My favorite line "They're not used to seeing hugs in Hel."

 Alex Ross variant cover

CHAMPIONS #14 $3.99
(W) Mark Waid (A/CA) Humberto Ramos

     The High Evolutionary is on a suicide course - and he plans to take billions of people from two worlds with him! How can even the Champions and the Avengers together save an entire planet from destruction? Lady Thor appears.

DOCTOR STRANGE #381 $3.99 

(W) Donny Cates (A) Gabriel Hernandez Walta (CA) Michael Del Mundo
   Is the world ready for LOKI: SORCERER SUPREME?  He has the cloak, the spells - he's even got Zelma Stanton as his assistant - but is this the chance he needed to become a hero, or is the god of lies dangerously close to unlimited power? Lady Thor makes an appearance. And what happened to STEPHEN STRANGE? PLUS: Includes 3 bonus MARVEL PRIMER PAGES!

NOT BRAND ECHH #14 $3.99 

(W) Nick Spencer & Various (A) Jay P. Fosgitt & Various (CA) David Nakayama
    FORBUSH MAN IS BACK - and he's ready to take over the comics industry! Meanwhile, Captain America, Gwenpool, and more are...not quite themselves these days.?!  Includes 3 Lady Thor jokes.

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.