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AXE JUDGMENT DAY #2 (OF 6) $4.99

(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Guiu Villanova (CA) Kaare Andrews

...THE WICKED WILL BE PUT TO DEATH!

As the world shakes, an unlikely group of heroes and less-than-heroes gather to find a peaceful solution. Sadly, the best laid plans of man, mutant and Eternal oft go awry...

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JANE FOSTER MIGHTY THOR #3 (OF 5) $3.99

(W) Torunn Gronbekk (A) Michael Dowling (CA) Peach Momoko

JANE VS. S'YM OF LIMBO FOR THE FATE OF ASGARD!

The battle against the Dark Elves and their allies rages on in Asgard, and the warriors of the Golden City are losing - badly. Rúna the Valkyrie has managed to stave off total defeat, but Asgard desperately needs Thor. Can Jane find clues to the Thunder God's whereabouts in Limbo - or will she lose herself to S'ym's dark magics?

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AVENGERS #4 $3.99

(W) Jed MacKay (A) C.F. Villa (CA) Stuart Immonen

Battle is joined as the Avengers race to combat the Ashen Combine. But with Lord Ennui, the Citysmith, Idol Alabaster, the Dead and Meridian Diadem scattered across the planet, each with their own city for prey, have the Avengers spread themselves too thin? United, the Avengers stand. But divided...?

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS 57 YEARS AGO TODAY

 EGO'S FIRST COVER APPEARANCE 

Ego wouldn't appear on another cover for 28 months. Like this one, it would also be a Kirby/Colletta THOR cover.

Plus: If it's a triptych, it must be Kirby!

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 58 YEARS AGO TODAY

 The 70th appearance of Thor
The 4th appearance of the Absorbing Man
(and his 4th cover appearance)

The Kirby/Colletta cover delivers what it promises. 13 of the 16 pages of the lead story depict Absorbing Man/Thor battle action.

Plus Loki makes his 26th appearance.

 

 

This solid issue concludes with the 22nd 5 page installment of the always-welcome TALES OF ASGARD backup.

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 59 YEARS AGO TODAY

For the first time a villain from another title appears on the cover (and inside) of JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY!

Magneto had already appeared in 4 issues of  X-MEN.

Those appearances, like this one, were drawn by Jack Kirby.

Jane Foster's 27th appearance.

Doctor Don Blake's 32nd appearance.

IN YOUR LCS 3 YEARS AGO TODAY

RAGNAROK BREAKING OF HELHEIM #6  $4.99

IDW PUBLISHING

(W/A/CA) Walter Simonson

Thor races to reach the rim of the dead lands and escape the lethal vengeance of Hel, pursued by the beasts of Helheim and the numberless dead. With his destruction almost upon him, the God of Thunder gathers the fate of all of Helheim into his gauntleted hands as Mjolnir, the greatest weapon of the gods, speaks in a voice of thunder across the Dusklands.

EMPYRE #4 $4.99 

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

   As the attack on Wakanda intensifies, the heroes find themselves under attack from their enemies - and their allies!  In a war where nobody can be fully trusted, betrayal cuts deep - as the alien invasion claims its first casualty! In this issue: The shock ending you never expected! 

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EMPYRE HANDBOOK #1

(W/A) Various (CA) Ron Lim

Multiple races across the universe are pulled into a major conflict when EMPYRE hits! The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe helps keep the participants straight with updates of the major players in this star-spanning war: The Avengers! The Fantastic Four! Captain Marvel (Danvers)! The Skrulls! The Kree! Hulkling! Plus: All-new profiles of Kree members Bel-Dann, Captain Glory (Gla-Ree) and Tanalth, Skrull member Raksor, and the Cotati Swordsman! Also featuring the mysterious, never-before profiled Blue Area of Earth's Moon!

THOR #3 3RD PTG KLEIN VAR $3.99

THOR #4 2ND PTG KLEIN VARIANT $3.99

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 57 YEARS AGO TODAY

From June 1962 until July 1966 there were 73 Marvel comics published with Thor on the cover. All of them were the work of Jack Kirby

John Romita Senior broke Kirby's streak with this cover. (inks by Mike Esposito)