ON THE SPINNER RACKS 59 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

Loki's 7th cover appearance.

Art on all 7 of those covers by Jack Kirby.

                         

Thor also starred in AVENGERS #8

Plus Thor was in TALES TO ASTONISH #59 on the splash page and 3 panels (but not on the cover)

Thor had a guest appearance (along with the rest of the Avengers) in (but not on the cover of ) FANTASTIC FOUR #31 

It was the first time that 4 Thor appearances shipped the same month.

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

NORSE MYTHOLOGY III #6 (OF 6) 

(W) Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell (A) Galen Showman (CA) P. Craig Russell
In the finale of Ragnarok: The Final Destiny of the Gods, artist P. Craig Russell illustrates the death of the gods, the end of the world, its renewal, and concludes the epic run of Neil Gaiman's Norse Mythology.    

IN YOUR LCS TODAY

 

FALLEN FRIEND #1 $4.99

(W) G. Willow Wilson, Various (A) Takeshi Miyazawa, Humberto Ramos (CA) Kaare Andrews

THE HEART OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE HAS STOPPED BEATING. Kamala Khan died a hero's death in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26. Join the heroes of the Marvel Universe, the creators of Ms. Marvel, and comic fans everywhere in honoring and remembering one of Marvel's brightest stars!

CARMEN CARNERO HOMAGE VIRGIN VARIANT

WHAT IF DARK LOKI #1 $4.99

(W) Walter Simonson (A) Scot Eaton (CA) Walter Simonson

Walter Simonson returns to his illustrious run on THOR...but this time, Loki's in charge! A tale of one of Asgard's worst days - and one of Loki's best.

EMA LUPACCHINO VARIANT

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 61 YEARS AGO TODAY

Jane Foster appears on a cover for the first time 

and debuts in the 13 page Lee/Kirby story inside.

It was the 2nd appearance of Thor and Dr Blake.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 55 YEARS AGO TODAY

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

With the Mangog saga Lee/Kirby surpassed their Galactus trilogy in FANTASTIC FOUR 26 months earlier. Instead of merely eating Earth, this villain wanted to destroy the universe by unsheathing the cover-depicted Odinsword. 

The four years (1958-1962)Marvel paid Jack Kirby to hone his monster-designing  skills  was indeed money well-spent. 

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

ORIGINAL SIN #5.1 $3.99 

(W) Jason Aaron, Al Ewing (A) Simone Bianchi, Lee Garbett (CA)Dale Keown



   The deepest secret of the Nine Realms is revealed... a Tenth Realm! Thor and Loki embark on a quest to discover this strange new world and the sister Thor never knew he had!  But can Loki be trusted? Will brother and sister murder each other before the truth comes out?

WOLVERINE #10 $3.99

(W) Paul Cornell (A) Pete Woods (CA) Steve McNiven
   Logan comes clean to his old friends as Sabretooth marks Wolverine's new love Pinch for death! Thor makes a guest appearance.

DEADPOOL #31 $3.99 

(W) Gerry Duggan, Brian Posehn (A) John Lucas (CA) Mark Brooks
   Preston uncovers a secret from Deadpool's past that needs immediate attention!  But Deadpool and Dazzler are still fighting off Dracula's forces! Thor has a cameo.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #10 $2.99

(W) Joe Caramagna 
     Marvel Animation Universe Thor. Plus Loki and other Asgardian goodyness!

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 58 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 well Thor relates with mortals

Loki appears for the 25th time
Jane Foster appears for the 35th time
A 1965 addition to Thor's Rogues Gallery, the Absorbing Man appears for the 3rd time.
The 16 page lead story and the 5 page Tales of Asgard back-up (with the first appearances of  Volstagg, Fandral and Hogun) are both the first installments of continued stories.

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