Thursday, August 17, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

AVENGERS 1000000 BC #1 $4.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Kev Walker (CA) Ed McGuinness
THE SECRET ORIGIN OF THOR - REVEALED!
They are the defenders of the dawn of time. Marvel's first and mightiest legacy heroes. But their greatest secrets have never been revealed. Until now. Witness the dark events that shatter their ranks. See how their lives come to shape the entire future of the Marvel Universe. And be there for the monumental event that reunites them one last time: the true story of Thor's birth.

25 COPY INCENTIVE HORLEY VARIANT

YOUNG VARIANT

AXE DEATH TO MUTANTS #1 (OF 3) $3.99
(W) Kieron Gillen (A) Guiu Villanova (CA) Esad Ribic
The mutants are Deviants. Eternals are coded to correct excess deviation. The mutants are eternal, Mars colonizers, ever-spreading. Eternals know what they should do. Our heroes don't want to, but can they resist the murderous designs coded into their body as surely as any Sentinel? And if they can't, can anyone survive the coming judgment?


HULK #8 $3.99
(W) Donny Cates (A) Martin Coccolo (CA) Gary Frank
"BANNER OF WAR" FINALE
The time for victory has come! In the final installment of the epic crossover between the HULK and THOR series, Marvel's two heaviest hitters expend their rage on one final, brutal brawl that will answer once and for all which of these heroes is the strongest. But in a fight between gods, monsters and men, what becomes of the victor? The loser? And who really has the authority to decide? Revelations about Hulk's past and choices Thor makes about the future will shake the Marvel Universe to its very core!

SHAW CONNECTING VARIANT

Wednesday, August 16, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 6 YEARS AGO TODAY

MIGHTY THOR #22 $3.99
(W) Jason Aaron (A) Russell Dauterman, Valerio Schiti (CA) Russell Dauterman
   Lady Thor and the War Thor go face-to-flame with the Queen of Cinders! 

Joyce Chin Capcom Vs. Marvel Variant


Art by Russell Dauterman

Art by Valerio Schiti 


MARVELS THOR RAGNAROK PRELUDE #4 $3.99
(W) Will Pilgrim (A) J. L. Giles
   THE BATTLE FOR MIDGARD!  THOR ODINSON and LOKI's unlikely alliance brings them to the front line of battle but will their teamwork be enough to hold back MALEKITH'S forces?  The fate of the realms is decided here!

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

THOR #4
(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Michael Del Mundo
THOR & THE VALKYRIES TAKE ON THE QUEEN OF CINDERS IN THE WAR FOR HEL!
The Queen of Cinders and her fire goblin army have invaded the land of the dead. To keep the afterlife from going up in flames, Thor and his brothers will have to forge alliances with some of their greatest enemies and seek to unlock the secrets of Valhalla and the mighty Valkyries!
Harren Hammer variant





Del Mundo proves that Thor is the god of bringing the best out in artists!

INFINITY WARS #2 $4.99 
(W) Gerry Duggan (A/CA) Mike Deodato
    As the Infinity Stones come to Earth, so too comes the war for control over them. But none who wield the stones know the truth about the power they contain or what it would take to bring them to their END. The nature of the universe itself hangs in the balance as we learn the answer to the question on everyone's lips since "Infinity Wars Prime": WHO IS REQUIEM? Thor makes an appearance so brief that it doesn't even rate a mention on the Cast Page.

Monday, August 14, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 44 YEARS AGO TODAY

 What more could you ask for from a THOR cover?!?

Art by Keith Pollard and Chick Stone 
    This was the 8th time that the Destroyer appeared on a cover in 14 years.  Kirby rendered five of them. John Romita Senior and Walt Simonson did one each.
     The 17 page Roy Thomas/Keith Pollard/Chic Stone story not only has the Destroyer's 15th appearance, it also contains Ares, Hercules and the Eternals.

Sunday, August 13, 2023

IN YOUR LCS 9 YEARS AGO TODAY

Six Real Deals, one Animation Thor and one Avatar Press Thor :

AMAZING X-MEN #10 $3.99
(W) Craig Kyle, Christopher Yost (A/CA) Carlo Barberi
   As the Wendigo virus runs rampant through Canada, one of the X-Men falls prey to the deadly plague!  Guest-starring Alpha Flight and Thor!

AVENGERS WORLD #11
 $3.99
(W) Nick Spencer (A) Raffaele Lenco (CA) Paul Renaud
   The UPRISING begins. The Island opens its doors. The Dead march into the light. The Dragon declares war. Confronted by immense dangers on all sides, Thor and the Avengers face a world on fire -- and to restore peace, they'll have to become something even bigger than before.



CAPTAIN AMERICA #23 $3.99
(W) Rick Remender (A/CA) Carlos Pacheco
    Zola has waged war on New York! Without a Captain America to lead them, can Thor and the Avengers stop the Bio-Fanatic's plot for revenge?!  NOTE: story doesn't deliver what the cover promises - at no point is Thor unconscious.


FANTASTIC FOUR #8 $3.99
(W) James Robinson (A/CA) Leonard Kirk
    BEN GRIMM: MURDERER?! Thor shows up for three battle pages.

MARVEL UNIVERSE AVENGERS ASSEMBLE #11 $2.99
(W) Joe Caramagna (A/CA) TBD
   The Red Skull has turned Thor and the Avengers into rampaging monsters! Hulk and Black Widow must team up and stop the raging Hulk-Vengers!

ORIGINAL SIN #7 $3.99 (W) Jason Aaron (A) Mike Deodato (CA) Julian Totino Tedesco
     Thor finds yet another way to be defeated in what might be the three most important pages in the history of the character!!!

WOLVERINE #11 $3.99 
(W) Paul Cornell (A) Pete Woods (CA) Steve McNiven
    With the fates of two human beings placed in her hands, Pinch is faced with a decision that may haunt her for the rest of her life. That is, unless Wolverine and his S.H.I.E.L.D. cavalry can reach her in time. Classic Sabretooth, still finds time to mess with Logan, even while he's busy trying to remake the world in his image. Thor has a one panel cameo.


GOD IS DEAD #18 (Avatar Press)
(W) Mike Costa (A) Emiliano Urdinola (CA) Jacen Burrows
   The returned Norse and Greek gods are waging all-out war against each other, but thanks to Jesus and his miracle, they are having a hard time staying dead! 

Saturday, August 12, 2023

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 59 YEARS AGO TODAY

Thor's floating head on this Jack Kirby/Chic Stone cover accurately indicates that Thor appears in the Don Heck/Dick Ayers drawn story  inside.


TALES OF SUSPENSE #59 
Even though Thor is not on the cover he makes a multi-page appearance in the Iron Man feature of this split book.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18  
Thor appears in only 1 panel but he is drawn by the legendary Steve Ditko and has a line of dialog.

Friday, August 11, 2023

ON THE SPINNER RACKS 54 YEARS AGO TODAY

Galactus makes his 4th 1969 appearance, all in THOR and all drawn by Kirby. 

John Romita Sr. draws Thor on the cover