ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1965

 The 49th Marvel comic with Thor on the cover.

Like the previous 48, the layouts and pencils were by Jack Kirby. This cover, like 20 of the 48, was embellished by Chic Stone.

IN YOUR LCS 5 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

THOR #10 $3.99

(W) Jason Aaron (A/CA) Michael Del Mundo

     ALL-FATHER ODIN, FATHER OF RUIN! ROAD TO THE WAR OF THE REALMS!

For months, the realms have burned with the flames of Malekith's war, while Almighty Odin did nothing. Now Asgardia is lost in the sun, the Rainbow Bridge is shattered and the All-Father sits alone in the empty ruins of Old Asgard, drunk on mead and despair. If Odin is going to save what's left of the realms, he'll have to undertake the most difficult labor of his very long life. Not by being the omnipotent All-Father, but by finally being just a father to the mighty Thor.

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UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL #41 $3.99

(W) Ryan North (A) Naomi Franquiz (CA) Erica Henderson

   In the past months, Squirrel Girl has battled Kraven, rescued NYC from supernatural silence, kinda-maybe died and also fought Skrulls! So now it's time for a nice break...which is why in THIS issue, Squirrel Girl does nothing but watch public domain movies on television! THAT IS, UNTIL NANCY WHITEHEAD AND ANOTHER ESU STUDENT BY THE NAME OF PETER PARKER ARE TAKEN HOSTAGE BY A SUPER VILLAIN INTENT ON PROVING THAT SHE'S THE SMARTEST PERSON ON THE PLANET!  Then it's super hero battles featuring THOR and SHE-HULK on a DATE! 

CAPTAIN MARVEL #2 $3.99 

(W) Kelly Thompson (A) Carmen Nunez Carnero (CA) Amanda Conner, Paul Mounts

     The classic Fantastic Four villain MAHKIZMO has taken over Manhattan's Roosevelt Island and turned it into an apocalyptic wasteland! When CAPTAIN MARVEL ends up trapped there and cut off from the rest of world (including any Avengers-shaped reinforcements!), she'll need to build her own team out of allies, old and new - SPIDER-WOMAN, HAZMAT, ECHO and a man known only as SOM. Thor Odinson appears on one page and provides some comedy relief.

SPAWN KILLS EVERYONE TOO #3 $3.99

(W) Todd McFarlane (A) Will Robson (CA) Todd McFarlane
IF YOU THOUGHT ISSUES ONE AND TWO HAD A LOT OF BLOOD AND GUTS... WAIT 'TIL YOU SEE ISSUE THREE! MORE CUTENESS AND MORE KILLINGS... WHAT COULD BE BETTER?!? 
SPOILER ALERT: Spawn kills Thor in this issue!

IN YOUR LCS 4 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

 THOR #3 $3.99 

(W) Donny Cates (A) Nic Klein 

(CA) Olivier Coipel

THE BATTLE OF TWO STORMS!

It's Mjolnir versus Stormbreaker as Thor's old ally Beta Ray Bill makes a thunderous entrance! But what has put the two friends at odds - and can the King of Asgard convince the Korbinite to let him continue his bloody mission to save all that is?

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ON THE SPINNER RACKS Feb/Mar 1967

Even though this was Sif's 5th appearance it was her first time on the cover! The cover and 21 story pages were dynamically penciled by Jack Kirby and distinctively inked  by Vince Colletta.

    Sif's first appearance was in the Tales of Asgard back-up feature in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #102. She appeared in 3 panels on the last page of the five page story and wasn't seen again until 3 years later when she appeared on the last two pages of the main story in THOR #136.    

      

IN YOUR LCS 8 YEARS AGO TODAY

 

ILLUMINATI #4 $3.99

(W) Joshua Williamson (A) Shawn Crystal (CA) Riley Rossmo

    Titania versus Thor! (round two)

ALL NEW ALL DIFFERENT AVENGERS #5  

(W) Mark Waid (A) Mahmud A. Asrar (CA) Alex Ross

     The villain pulling the Avengers' strings stands revealed - someone who's been a part of Avengers history for almost all of the team's existence! Plenty of Lady Thor in this issue and you won't guess who's left standing on the last page!

MS MARVEL #4 $3.99

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Nico Leon (CA) David Lopez
   It's a strange new world for Ms. Marvel. Being an Avenger and a regular teenager isn't as awesome as she though it would be.  But that won't stop Kamala! She might just need a little help from her friends. Lady Thor cameo.

60 YEARS AGO TONIGHT

73 million Americans watched the Beatles perform on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. If you were one of the more than 100 million Americans that didn't maybe it was because you were busy reading this historic comic...

It was Thor's 27th appearance.                     

The 1st appearances of the Enchantress and Executioner,     

 the 24th appearance of Don Blake,

the 20th appearance of Jane Foster,

and the 16th appearance of Odin 

 

IN YOUR LCS 1 YEAR AGO TODAY

 

AVENGERS WAR ACROSS TIME #2 $3.99

(W) Paul Levitz (A/CA) Alan Davis

Thor! Iron Man! Captain America! Giant-Man & the Wasp! The original Avengers invade the Baxter Building and break the barriers between worlds! Will Willie Lumpkin unleash a dangerous menace? Can Thor lose Mjolnir? Will Eisner Hall of Famer Paul Levitz and legendary X-artist Alan Davis successfully channel the classic heroes' adventures?

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SECRET INVASION #4 (OF 5) $3.99

(W) Ryan North (A) Francesco Mobili (CA) Superlog
Maria Hill has made her call about the Skrull - and now all the dominoes will fall according to her design. But Tony Stark disagrees with her decision... so Iron Man is going rogue! An action-packed issue culminates in a dramatic leap into the unknown you won't see coming... and a no-win scenario leads to our shocking conclusion!

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