Let’s talk about Jack Kirby for a moment. Kirby is pretty much the greatest creative force in comics. But as a cover artist, his efforts could be a bit uneven. Now, he did some marvelous covers, but also his share that were cluttered, oddly-composed or just ineffective. Given the number of covers he produced over … Continue reading Great Covers – THOR #155
2014 Note: There was an entry for THOR #300 at this point, but the text of it has been lost to the mists of time. There are a handful of entries that are similarly missing.
THOR #272 June, 1978 THOR looked like a barbarian comic book to my young eyes, and I had no interest in barbarian comic books, being purely a super hero man. So it took awhile before I tried an issue compared to the other Marvel titles of the day. This was a fine story by Roy … Continue reading BHOCOS: THOR #272
THOR #233 March, 1975 Much like CAPTAIN AMERICA #183, which came out at the same time, THOR #233 was one of my early purchases which made me, for a long time thereafter, an avowed hater of Marvel Comics. And, unlike CAP #183, even today it’s not very good. THOR is a series that, in my … Continue reading BHOCOS: THOR #233
