IN YOUR LCS TODAY

FANTASTIC FOUR #8  

SCOTT KOBLISH WRPAD CONNECTING 

700 CHARACTERS VARIANT

IN YOUR LCS 22 YEARS AGO TODAY

A rare Barry Windsor Smith Thor cover.

Inside was a 22 page Dan Jurgens story, ably drawn by Stuart Immonen featuring Uatu the Watcher, the Destroyer, the Enchantress and Loki.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 61 YEARS AGO TODAY

 Cover and 13 pages of story art by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

Kronans, the alien race that debuted in this issue,

 would not appear again until 15 years later in THOR #255.

Words by Stan Lee 

Thor's 1st appearance of 1962 and of all time.

Don Blake's 1st appearance of 1962 and of all time.

Jane Foster did NOT debut in this issue. That momentous event wouldn't happen until the next issue.

IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

LOKI AGENT OF ASGARD #5 $2.99

(W) Al Ewing (A) Lee Garbett (CA) Jenny Frison

    Loki's crew (which includes Thor) comes together to crack the deepest dungeons of Asgardia itself! It's the ultimate caper - but is there one plot twist too many for even the God of Trickery to handle?

ORIGINAL SIN #3 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
    He Who Holds the Eye is still on the run, and now we meet his boss, the villainous mastermind behind the raid on the Watcher's lair. And in deep space, the Winter Soldier leads a team that uncovers the most bizarre murder of all. Thor appears just long enough to make a continuity-altering exclamation!

IN YOUR LCS 2 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #5  

IDW PUBLISHING

(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson

     In the uttermost depths of Helheim, Thor and Ratatosk reach their goal and discover the fate of the ruler of the dead, Hel herself. She offers a bargain to the God of Thunder, but is any bargain with the daughter of Loki worth the price? And Ratatosk makes a discovery that threatens to break all bargains, something hidden in Helheim that even Hel herself fears.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 58 YEARS AGO TODAY

What this Kirby/Colletta cover promises the 16 page Kirby/Colletta lead story delivers.

It was the 3rd time Loki appeared on a cover in 1965. His/her 10th cover appearance of all time.

Thor's 9th appearance of 1965.  His 66th appearance of all time.

The Destroyer's 2nd appearance. It debuted in the previous issue.

Loki's 6th appearance of 1965. His/her 23rd appearance of all time.

Odin's 5th appearance of 1965. His 29th of all time

Plus Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun made their 1st appearance in the 20th 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up.

IN YOUR LCS 7 YEARS AGO TODAY

ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #10 $3.99

(W) Mark Waid (A) Mahmud A. Asrar (CA) Alex Ross
   The Avengers join Sam Alexander for a spacefaring mission to find Nova's lost father only to find themselves trapped on a galactic prison planet! Lady Thor plays a vital role.

CIVIL WAR II #1 $5.99  

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A) David Marquez (CA) Marko Djurdjevic
      A new Inhuman, with the ability to profile the future, emerges and the ramifications ripple into every corner of the Marvel Universe. Lines are drawn, bodies fall, and the Marvel Universe will be rocked to it's very core. Lady Thor appears.

David Marquez variant cover

TEAM IRON MAN HIP HOP VARIANT

CONTEST OF CHAMPIONS #9 $3.99

(W) Al Ewing (A) Paco Medina (CA) Skan

   A new team of heroes is registered for the Contest -and they are VERY pro-registration!  Their next mission: exterminate the renegade champions scattered across Battleworld! A Thor Odinson clone makes an appearance.

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #10 $3.99 

(W) Brian Michael Bendis (A/CA) Mike Deodato

   It is Tony against some of his closest and dearest friends as the portents of civil war rock Tony and his status quo to its very foundation. Lady Thor has a one page cameo. 

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE CIVIL WAR #4 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) Various

   The divided Avengers will need to reunite to save the world from ultimate destruction!  But can Captain America and Iron Man put aside their differences before Ultron can make his final move? Animated Thor Odinson appears.

A-FORCE #6 $3.99

(W) Kelly Thompson (A/CA) Ben Caldwell

  The mysterious Countess has taken over the town A-Force came to save, rebuilding it in her own image and with a mind-controlled NICO MINORU at her side. It's A-FORCE vs NICO and the team (and one innocent town!) is learning the hard way just how powerful Nico can be. Will SHE-HULK'S risky plan allow them to live long enough to fight another day?! Dazzler Thor makes an appearance.