IN YOUR LCS 38 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's 7th appearance of 1985. His 616th appearance of all time.

It was the 35th time Walt Simonson did a THOR cover.

It was the 22nd time Walt Simonson also drew and wrote the accompanying story.

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

EMPYRE #1

(W) Al Ewing, Dan Slott (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Jim Cheung

  The Kree and the Skrulls have united under a new emperor - and their war fleet is on a collision course for our world.

  On the moon, the Avengers are ready to strike with the full power of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Approaching from outer space, the Fantastic Four are seeking a diplomatic solution.

•  If the two teams can't work together to save the day, things can only get worse...

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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!

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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.

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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.