Thor was created by Stan Lee , Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby . There had been multiple alternative versions of Thor , both in the main continuity as well as alternate stories. The character is based on the Norse deity Thor .
81-485: Part of a documentary crew brought to Asgard by Loki , Roger " Red " Norvell meets and falls in love with Lady Sif . Red Norvell is given Thor's Iron Gauntlets and Belt of Strength by Loki to compete with Thor for Sif's affections, beating him and taking his hammer, with neither realizing this was part of a master plan by Odin to create a surrogate God of Thunder to die fighting the Serpent of Ragnarok and fulfill
162-533: A desperate need of power, Thor makes the ultimate sacrifice of his life in the Mighty Thor #80–85. He hangs himself from the tree of Yggdrasil to get his hands on rune magic, and dies. After dying, Thor ends up in Helheim and sees Hela , who tries to attack him. However, Thor’s Odinforce saves him and brings him back to life. The new rebirth is called Rune King Thor, a character who can never die or age, and
243-756: A god again. However, Sigurd refused, feeling better as a human. King Thor first appears in Thor: God of Thunder #1 where his reality takes place on Earth-14412. He is visually based on Odin, having only one eye, but in addition one of his arms is replaced by one of the arms of the Destroyer armor. He also is in possession of the Odinforce, now renamed the Thor Force. He also has adapted some of Odin's mannerisms, notably his bitterness and cynicism. Until further continuity changes, this version of Thor seems to be
324-683: A man capable of traversing between the two universes, infuses Batman and Captain America each with fragments of their respective universes before the Spectre and the Living Tribunal attempt to create a compromise by fusing the two universes together. This resulted in the creation of the Amalgam Universe , which sees various amalgamated versions of the heroes and villains acting as though they have been in existence for years. Access
405-473: A new Thor who is female. As revealed in the aftermath of the Original Sin storyline, Thor lost his ability to wield Mjolnir, which was later found by Jane Foster who obtains Thor's power and his name. Thor, unaware of his successor's identity and believing Jane Foster would not be able to use Mjolnir due to her cancer, used the battle axe Jarnbjorn. Rune King Thor is a very strong version of Thor . In
486-452: A one shot prequel to the main events of the Zombie universe-, Thor is amongst the heroes on the S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier who survived the first wave of the zombie plague. After Reed Richards was driven insane following his construction of a device to travel to other universes, Thor, on Nick Fury 's orders, destroyed the device rather than using it to escape to another dimension unaffected by
567-515: A party lifestyle. Asgard (Marvel Comics) Asgard is a fictional realm and its capital city appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Stan Lee , Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby , the realm first appeared in Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962). Based on the realm of the same name from Germanic mythology (particularly Norse ), Asgard is home to
648-569: A planet killing spree across the universe, becoming the Butcher of Worlds. Millennia later, King Thor and his granddaughters repopulate the Earth with flora and fauna like multi-tusked elephants and different hybrids. Thor personally created two new humans, naming them Jane and Steve. During the " Secret Wars " storyline, King Thor was recreated on Battleworld where he became the Lawspeaker of
729-594: A powerful hammer called Mjolnir, and is initially depicted as the arrogant heir to the throne of Asgard whose brash behaviors causes turmoil among the Nine Realms under Asgard's protection. This brings him into conflict with his villainous adopted brother, Loki. Thor commits himself to the protection of Earth, and becomes a founding member of the Avengers.Thor eventually becomes the King of Asgard after Odin 's death, but
810-623: A small cult is formed around it. Dani is shot in the area, and falls next to the hammer. She takes it before dying, and becomes a new Thor. The character would be used next in the limited series Avengers of the Wastelands , which was released in January 2020. In Ruins an alternate universe where "everything that can go wrong will go wrong" Donald Blake (Thor's human alter ego) appears claiming to have found Mjolnir when in fact he ate hallucinogenic agaric mushrooms. However, Mjolnir appears at
891-594: A while. When the Ultimates confronted exterminators Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne , Sif stayed by Thor's side to protect him as he is their only mode of transportation since the Bifrost Bridge remains shattered. He did managed to attack some of Duggary's forces during another attack, later leaving with the team as they defeat the ruler of the East Coast. Thor and Sif later accompany Iron Lad to an island in
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#1732794438605972-543: Is also invulnerable to disease. In the Age of Apocalypse reality, Donald Blake never discovers Mjolnir and thus never becomes Thor. Blake, as a member of the Human High Council, meets with Mikhail Rasputin (one of Apocalypse's horsemen) for peace talks. Knowing the mutant would never keep his word, Blake stabs Rasputin through the chest with his cane and shoves him out a window, with both falling to their deaths. In
1053-616: Is approached by the Ghost of Lei Kung who takes him into K'un-Lun which was also desecrated by the Masters of Evil where its Iron Fist fell in battle and Shou-Lao is behind its doors weakened but alive. When Thor mentions how he has been unworthy of Mjolnir, Lei Kung claims that Thor is not worthy to wield hammers and that he will train him to wield the Iron Fist move. Thor undergoes the training for it while repeatedly hurting his hand. After
1134-632: Is blasted into space by the Devourer of Worlds. King Thor retrieves All-Black the Necrosword from the black hole he cast it in after Gorr's defeat, returns to Earth, and makes short work of Galactus, sparing the Devourer of Worlds only when he collapses from the exhaustion of the battle. During this, King Thor's blood restores life to Earth. King Thor then agrees to let Galactus live and gives him leave to consume Mars in exchange for his life. However, Galactus acquires All-Black shortly after this and goes on
1215-664: Is eventually able to find the Dark Claw and Super-Soldier – versions of Batman and Captain America who have been amalgamated with Wolverine and Superman, respectively – and use the fragments of the two original universes in them to restore them to normal. As the Brothers engage in direct battle, the Spectre and the Living Tribunal attempt to stop the conflict, but Batman and Captain America convince Access to take them to
1296-470: Is forced to abdicate the throne and is exiled for killing his grandfather Bor , who was brought from the past and driven mad by Loki, control of Asgard passes to Thor's half-brother, Balder . Asgard is destroyed yet again after Norman Osborn seizes control of S.H.I.E.L.D. following the Secret Invasion as he seeks to expel Asgard from U.S. soil in an effort to consolidate power. Osborn leads
1377-647: Is inhabited by Angels . It was cut off from the rest of the realms following the Angels' attack on Asgard which led to the apparent death of an infant Angela . Asgard later established the Congress of Worlds which consists of the representatives of the Nine Realms. After Heven was reintegrated with the other Realms, representatives of Heven started appearing as members of the Congress of Worlds. The Asgardian dimension contains several distinct regions. The six races of intelligent humanoid beings known to reside within
1458-536: Is three times denser than similar human tissue, contributing to their superhuman strength and weight. An average Asgardian male can lift 30 tons (27.2 metric tons ); an average Asgardian female can lift about 25 tons (22.7 metric tons). Asgardians are immune to all terrestrial diseases and resistant to conventional injury (however this resilience seems relatively incapable of defeating the zombie plague in Earth-2149 that affects even Asgardians). The metabolism of
1539-529: Is unexpectedly stabbed by Gorr, whose consciousness has remained in All-Black for all these years. Thor, Loki, and Thor's granddaughters attempt to kill Gorr, but Gorr has transcended mortality by becoming one with All-Black, which has also been perfuming itself throughout the universe, slowly destroying it. King Thor finally defeats All-Black after it takes over a massive black hole, traveling to its center and unleashing his full power. This destroys All-Black with
1620-536: The Amalgam Comics universe, Thor is joined with Orion to form Thorion. Thorion was the son of Thanoseid ( Thanos / Darkseid ), but was traded to All-Highfather Odin in order to seal a truce between the realms of Apokolips and New Asgard. During one adventure, L'ok D'saad (An amalgamation of Loki and Desaad ), he for whom Thorion was traded, sought to use the Mother Cube (a mixture of a Mother box and
1701-686: The Cosmic Cube ) and its Infinity Essence to awaken the Sleeping One called Surtur and bring about a second Ragnarok that would end everything. Thorion, however, invoked the power of the Source via his hammer to halt L'ok's evil wishes. Because of the great energies released during their conflict, Thorion was remade into a cosmic being known as The Celestial. In Unlimited Access , a limited series which further explored themes introduced in DC vs. Marvel ,
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#17327944386051782-404: The DC and Marvel Universes each become aware of the other's existence and challenge one another to a series of duels involving each universe's respective superheroes. The losing universe would cease to exist. The story had an "out of universe" component in that the outcomes of the primary battles were determined by the readers' votes. Numerous smaller story-driven skirmishes occur throughout
1863-800: The Dark Avengers in the Siege of Asgard . The invading forces are defeated with help from the reunited Avengers , although Asgard itself is toppled by the Sentry . Immediately following the Siege, Thor reerects Heimdall 's observatory atop Stark Tower as sign of solidarity with Midgard and appreciation for the Avengers' aid. Thor restores Odin to the throne when the nine realms are invaded by "the World Eaters". However, after Thor and Odin's long-forgotten brother Cul , kill each other in battle during
1944-572: The Disney+ series Loki (2021). Eventually, Asgard was relocated to Earth in Norway and appeared in Avengers: Endgame and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). According to Asgardian legend, in the beginning there was nothing, but in time two worlds came into being on opposite sides of the void. The one to the north was named Niflheim , a world of clouds and shadows in whose center surged
2025-617: The Enchantress Masterson attacks Thor, and soon after relinquishes Mjolnir to Thor. In gratitude for his services, Odin provides Masterson with an enchanted mace, Thunderstrike, the name of which he uses as his new code name. He later heroically sacrifices himself to defeat the Egyptian god Set. The weapon and name Thunderstrike are later taken up by Masterson's son Kevin . Marvel announced that in October 2014 there will be
2106-612: The Silver Surfer . When the Silver Surfer is finally struck down, only a handful of zombies manage to eat a piece of his body, and Thor is not one of them. Those who did consume the Silver Surfer acquire his cosmic powers, and Thor, along with the rest of the zombies, is seemingly slaughtered. Giant-Man can be seen throwing away his skeleton after burning his body. But in Marvel Zombies: Dead Days -
2187-592: The Warriors Three are sent to retrieve golden apples from the branches of the tree. Odin once hung himself from the tree for nine days and nights as a sacrifice to gain knowledge of the runes . Thor repeated this action during Ragnarök. Later Amora the Enchantress attempt to destroy the tree in an effort to free the body of Skurge the Executioner from its roots, an action that nearly tore apart
2268-435: The Æsir . Odin and his brothers grew to hate the giants and slew Ymir, and his blood formed a great sea. Odin and his brothers then raised Ymir's body from the sea and created Midgard between Niflheim and Muspelheim. With Ymir's bones they created mountains, and with his hair they created trees. They then raised Ymir's skull upon four pillars to create the heavens. Within the skull contained sparks from Muspelheim, which became
2349-519: The " Fear Itself " event, Odin passes control of Asgard to the Vanir , headed by the "All-Mother", a triumvirate of female deities consisting of Freyja , Gaea and Idunn. Tony Stark 's company, Stark Resilient then rebuilds Asgard over Broxton, Oklahoma, where it is rechristened as " Asgardia ". During the " Original Sin " storyline, it is revealed that there is a Tenth Realm in Asgard called Heven that
2430-515: The " Ultimate Invasion " storyline, he helped Loki get the throne of Asgard by killing Odin as Thor bows to him. Two weeks after Howard Stark sealed himself and Maker in the City, Thor was rescued from his cell by Iron Lad and Doctor Doom . The Asgardian prison's warden Sif is accidentally brought along for the ride as Tony reveals the truth about the Maker to Thor and Sif, revealing Thor's claim to
2511-664: The "Void of Non-Existence". Thor returns to Earth and rebuilds Asgard outside of Broxton, Oklahoma , purchasing the land with gold from the treasury. Thor then goes about restoring the Asgardians, who have been reborn in the bodies of mortal men and women. Asgard's location on Earth makes the city a target during the " Secret Invasion " by the Skrulls led by a Super-Skrull named Godkiller, whose powers mimic Thundra , Titania , Volcana and Battleaxe . The aliens are repelled with help from Thor's ally, Beta Ray Bill . When Thor
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2592-468: The Asgardian dimension. ^2 Not to be confused with the dragon Fafnir . Although they look human, all Asgardians possess certain superhuman physical attributes. They are extremely long-lived (though not immortal like their Olympian counterparts), aging at an extremely slow rate upon reaching adulthood (through the periodic consumption of the golden apples of Idunn ). Asgardian flesh and bone
2673-525: The Asgardian dimension. The tree is supported by three roots that extended far into the other worlds; one to the spring of Hvergelmir in Niflheim , one to the well of Mimir in Jotunheim , and another to the well of Wyrd in Asgard. Though Midgard is not physically connected to Yggdrasil, it is said that the Earth's axis is in alignment with the tree. In the limited series Thor: Blood Oath , Thor and
2754-484: The Asgardian throne. As they raid the repository in Maker's castle, they are attacked by Henri Duggary , a member of the Maker's Council who wounds Thor with a magic blade. Before collapsing, Thor manages to teleport himself, his allies, and one of the repositories back to Stark Tower. Iron Lad uses technology to help heal Thor. As the sword that was used on Thor was infused with arcane energy, his wounds haven't healed for
2835-543: The Asgardians and other beings adapted from Norse mythology. It features prominently in stories that follow the Marvel Comics superhero Thor . Asgard has appeared in comics and various media adaptations, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and
2916-471: The Asgardians but shorter than giants, around seven feet (2.1 meters) tall, although some trolls are considerably taller. Trolls tend to be extremely strong, stronger than the average Asgardian, dwarf or elf and on par with giants. Trolls like Ulik rival Thor in strength. There are different flora and fauna in Asgard: Yggdrasil ; the world tree is an immense ash tree that is central to
2997-480: The Asgardians gives them superhuman stamina in all physical activities. Demons are beings of fire and tend to be about the same stature as the Asgardians. Dwarves are smaller in stature than the Asgardians, and have short, stocky bodies. Their average height is four feet (1.2 meters). Elves vary greatly in size from four to eight feet (1.2 to 2.4 meters). They tend toward slender bodies and proportionately longer limbs. The dark elves tend to be darker in color than
3078-458: The Asgardians. Loki and the Executioner are both children of giants despite their diminutive six or seven foot (1.8 or 2.1 meter) stature. Trolls are the least human-looking of the denizens of Asgard, possessing body characteristics that are almost simian. Trolls are stocky and massive, have thick body hair (almost fur) and tend toward a ruddy orange color. They are on average taller than
3159-669: The Council of Red when it made its way to Avengers Tower. Thor used his "iron fist" move to slay the giant Council of Red member. After the remaining members of the Council of Red retreated when most of its numbers were decimated by Old Man Phoenix and the Granddaughters of King Thor , Thor was among those who fought the Doctor Doom variants loyal to Doom Supreme . Thor accompanied Captain Marvel and Nighthawk into going beneath
3240-544: The Elves to aid their other prisoner Eitri (fusion of Eitri and Ho Yinsen ) in order to build powerful weapons for the Elves. Then, Sigurd became friends with Eitri and together they build an armor , that prevented the poison from killing Sigurd, along with a hammer in order to escape the Dark Elves. However, during their escape, Eitri is killed. After Sigurd defeated the Elves and Krimson Kurse, he discovered that Krimson
3321-464: The God Quarry where they find a small Mephisto variant who gets absorbed into Mephisto. Mephisto managed to knock them down. Thor was later seen with Odin and the Granddaughters of King Thor when they charged into battle against the remaining Doctor Doom variants. After Ghost Rider's sacrifice to stop the ancient Multiverse's energies from the other side, Thor and Mjolnir are still shown to be part of
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3402-666: The Multiversal Avengers. During the " Infinity Wars " storyline, where the universe was combined in half, Thor was fused with Iron Man creating Iron Hammer . Sigurd Stark was the fifth richest person on the world thanks to his genius about technology. However, due to his lack of memories five years earlier, he was driven to drink. After going through the Norvegian, he was attacked by some Dark Elves , led by Krimson Kurse (fusion of Crimson Dynamo and Kurse ). He got poisoned by an arrow, slowing killing him, and taken by
3483-515: The Odinsleep, using his right as the 'son' of Odin before Thor could claim it, but fled when Asgard was invaded by Mangog as he realized that this new foe was too powerful. Loki later usurped the throne of Asgard by taking the Odinring, but fled again when Asgard was invaded by the fire demon, Surtur . The throne of Asgard later passes to Thor after Odin is killed in battle by Surtur, when
3564-591: The Phoenix Force into Mjolnir, imbuing Thor with the power of the Phoenix. Phoenix King Thor fights Doom in the Earth's mantle for 99 years, emerging victorious but collapsing into the Forever Sleep to recover from his efforts. Some time later, Loki attacks Asgard again, this time in possession of All-Black the Necrosword, wanting to kill Thor once and for all. However, in the midst of their battle, Loki
3645-517: The Prime Thor travels through time in pursuit of Gorr, who has fled his present. Together, along with a young version of Thor from the 9th century AD, the Thors defeat Gorr and save the surviving Asgardians and other gods. Some time after this, Galactus returns to Earth to consume what is left of it. King Thor, having grown sentimental over what the Earth once was, attempts to fight Galactus off, but
3726-516: The South Pacific where they annoy Iron Lad by killing the gamma-irradiated wildlife. When a gamma-irradiated humanoid attacks, Thor and Sif fight it. Before Thor can strike a finishing blow, the fight is broken up by a local She-Hulk named Lejori Zakaria who calms the gamma-irradiated humanoid enough for it to regress back to a human baby. Learning about what Bruce Banner had done with the gamma bomb experiment on another island that irradiated
3807-464: The Thor Corps. After Earth-14412 was restored, the human race steadily regrows and prospers under Thor's guidance. However, the universe eventually starts to get consumed by entropy. King Thor heads to the edge of the universe in an attempt to stop it, only to be confronted by an older version of Wolverine , who is now in possession of the Phoenix Force. Logan is bitter at Thor for having disrupted
3888-454: The conflict as well. Reading the minds of Batman and Captain America as they try to stop the fight, the Brothers realize that the two men are essentially the Brothers in miniature; each one unique among their worlds, but with no interest in the conflict that the Brothers have engaged in. Realizing the pointlessness of the conflict, the Brothers withdraw and congratulate each other, with both of them saying together "You've done well." To promote
3969-405: The demon invades Earth. It was prophesied that Loki would lead Asgard's enemies in a final conflict known as Ragnarök , which would lead to its destruction. This comes to pass when Loki obtains the forge that created Mjolnir and creates new uru hammers for his army. The entirety of Asgard and its inhabitants are destroyed in the resulting battle. After Ragnarök, Donald Blake awakens Thor from
4050-586: The destined future of the Prime/Earth-616 Thor. Millennia from the present, Thor becomes the All-Father of Asgard. However, some time before this, Loki successfully destroys the Earth, and King Thor comes to him for revenge for killing everyone he loves. Loki raises an army of undead from the corpses of the Avengers, and Thor fights them off before Loki retreats into the past to corrupt the Thor of
4131-463: The entire realm is destroyed during Ragnarök , where he had to fight his sister, Hela. Following the Blip , he passes the crown of New Asgard to Valkyrie and joins the Guardians of the Galaxy . Thor later comes into conflict with Gorr the God Butcher and the Olympian god Zeus , while reconnecting with his terminally ill ex-girlfriend, the now Mjolnir-wielding Jane Foster . After Foster succumbs to her cancer to assist in Gorr's defeat, Thor adopts
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#17327944386054212-611: The event, SkyBox released a series of trading cards. The cards expanded the number of fights in comparison to the miniseries, including battles between villains, and were praised for their artwork, which was thought to be of a high standard. The DC versus Marvel Comics trading card set contained 100 base cards, with base card #100 being a checklist. The remaining 99 base cards were divided into four types: Hero, Villain, Rival and Battles. There were also four subsets of chase cards: 18 Impact cards, 12 Holo F/X cards, two Mirage cards and four Amalgam Preview cards. After its completion,
4293-444: The fabric of reality. DC vs. Marvel DC vs. Marvel (issues #2–3 titled Marvel vs. DC ) is a comic book miniseries intercompany crossover published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics from February to May 1996. Each company would publish two issues of the miniseries, thus the title difference between issues #1 and 4 as DC vs. Marvel Comics from DC and issues #2–3 from Marvel as Marvel Comics vs. DC . The miniseries
4374-460: The first being outside of the Marvel Universe's Norse pantheon to be deemed worthy enough to wield Thor's hammer, Mjolnir . After an initial rivalry for possession of the weapon, both the thunder god and the alien warrior reconciled as staunch allies. Bill is granted a war hammer of his own called Stormbreaker, which grants him the same powers as Thor. He has since made numerous appearances. Thor initially bonded with architect Eric Masterson to save
4455-481: The foundations of the universe and renders Gorr mortal, this time with amnesia. Eventually, King Thor leaves Earth in the care of his granddaughters, and sails to the edge of the universe in Skidbladnir to stave off the inevitable entropy. In the " Marvel 1602 " reality, a version of Thor appears with an alter ego of an elderly Christian priest named Donal —an allusion to Thor's original secret identity Donald Blake . Donal fears and despises his alter-ego, believing that
4536-494: The fountain Hvergelmir , from which flowed twelve rivers of ice. The one to the south was named Muspelheim , which teemed with rivers of fire. Eventually the warm air from the south carved out the ice giant Ymir from the ice in the north. Ymir became the father of all the giants, and his cow Auðumbla licked out of the ice the first Asgardian, Buri. Buri had a son named Borr, who married the giantess Bestla. Borr and Bestla had three sons named Odin , Vili, and Ve, who were known as
4617-412: The hero known as Access formed an amalgamation of what appeared to be the Silver Age versions of Thor and Superman (in his then-current blue energy form). Together, they were known as Thor-El. Dargo Ktor lived in a distant dystopian future, where people of earth are oppressed by the oppressive corp. He becomes the Thor of that future after realising that he is worthy to lift Mjolnir and thus fights
4698-429: The islanders, Thor, Iron Lad, and Sif agree to help restore the island back to the way it was before the gamma bomb in exchange that Lejori shows them her strength. Thor was featured in different " What If " stories: Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( Earth-199999 ) is depicted as one of the most powerful Asgardians, an ancient alien civilization with long ties to Earth, who humans consider to be gods. Thor wields
4779-406: The latter's daughter, Love. This version of Thor is played by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth . Thor starred in the segment "The Mighty Thor" of the animated The Marvel Super Heroes , originally syndicated in 1966. There were thirteen episodes that centered on Thor, who was voiced by Chris Wiggins who also voiced his human host Donald Blake. Thor and the rest of Avengers are forced to battle
4860-500: The latter's life when he was injured as a bystander during one of Thor's battles. The bonding allows Masterson to transform into Thor while Thor's mind gains control. Later, Thor is punished for apparently killing Loki and exiled. Masterson retains possession of Mjolnir and the ability to transform into Thor's form, continuing his roles as a member of the Avengers and protector of Earth. Thor is eventually released from exile, but asks that Masterson continue serving as in his stead. Tricked by
4941-420: The light elves. Both types have natural proclivity towards magic. Giants are basically humanoid in appearance and color although they tend toward the neanderthalic in body and bone structure. Their most distinguishing feature is their height. The average giant is twenty feet (6.1 meters) tall, although some may reach thirty feet (9.1 meters). On occasion giants will produce stunted offspring who look similar to
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#17327944386055022-421: The miniseries, not counted with the primary duels meant to determine the outcome between the brothers. There were 11 battles fought between the two universes. The result of the following six battles were determined by the miniseries' creative team: The result of the following five battles were determined by the readers' votes: Although the final victor of the battles is Marvel, the new character of Access ,
5103-460: The natural order of things out of sentiment, warning him that his actions have attracted the attention of Doctor Doom, who is still alive in this time and in possession of the Starbrand, the Iron Fist, the Spirit of Vengeance, and is also the Sorcerer Supreme. Doom returns to Earth to conquer it only to be opposed by King Thor and Old Man Phoenix. After their combined might still proves to be unable to defeat Doom, Logan sacrifices himself by transferring
5184-440: The oppressive corp and Loki to save his people from the oppressive regime. On Earth-56377, there is a version of Thor who had since been unworthy to wield Mjolnir as it had failed him when the Masters of Evil burned Asgard to a cinder and also when Midgard was further defiled by them. Since those days, Thor had been stalked by Mjolnir which led to Mjolnir following him to the Himalayas. After hurting his hand punching Mjolnir, Thor
5265-415: The powers of the Norse gods, along with brainwashing that both convinces them they are the gods and keeps them under his control Later, in "2099: Manifest Destiny", a rejuvenated Steve Rogers finds Mjolnir and becomes the new Thor. He gives Mjolnir to Miguel O'Hara (Spider-Man 2099) at the end of the story. While Thor does not appear in Marvel Noir, the Noir version of Baron Zemo reveals that his castle
5346-475: The present. This experience leaves Thor a bitter and cynical king, much like his father. Some time after this, Gorr the God Butcher razes Asgard with an army of Black Berserkers, killing or capturing its inhabitants. Gorr spares King Thor as a form of torture, marooning him in the ruins of Asgard to look back on his failures, keeping him there with an army of Black Berserkers to guard him. King Thor remains imprisoned in Asgard for 900 years, only to be liberated when
5427-409: The prophecy. Thori is the pet of Thor . Thori is a Hel-Hound who can exude flames, track beings across dimensional planes, and, alone among his litter, speak. Beta Ray Bill is the champion of the Korbinites , an alien race. Debuting in Thor #337, the character was initially intended to be a surprise as an apparent monster who unexpectedly proves to be actually a great hero. As such, Bill becomes
5508-413: The ruins of K'un-Lun, they are approached by Ghost Rider and Ant-Man who are looking for a Thor and offer him a ride. This version of Thor would later be nicknamed the "God of Fists" when Ant-Man recaps on who he, Ghost Rider, and Ghost Rider's Deathlok companion have recruited so far. When the Council of Red attack Avengers Tower in the God Quarry, Thor and Mjolnir faced off against a giant member of
5589-416: The shared existence will damn him. This version of Thor speaks in Anglo-Saxon alliterative verse rather than the Shakespearean English that the mainstream universe Thor speaks in. In the Marvel 2099 reality, the role of Thor is taken by a man named Cecil MacAdam, who belongs to a class of priests known as "Thorites" who worship the original version of Thor. Avatarr, the CEO of Alchemax, grants him and others
5670-399: The site where the Avengers of this reality had perished at the hands of the United States military indicating Thor and Donald Blake are two separate people in this reality. In the Spider-Ham comics, which take place on Earth-8311, a universe populated by talking animal parodies of Marvel Comics characters, Thor appears as Thrr , an anthropomorphic dog from "Arfgard". Thor is a member of
5751-435: The sun, moon, and stars. When Midgard was complete, Odin and his brothers created a home for themselves above it called Asgard. Between the two worlds they stretched a rainbow bridge and called it Bifröst . Once a year Odin must undertake the Odinsleep to regain his strength. During this time Asgard is vulnerable to attack from its many enemies, most notably Odin's adopted son, Loki . Loki first takes command of Asgard during
5832-611: The superhero team the Ultimates in the Ultimate Marvel Universe . Despite his claims to be a Norse god, he is regarded by many to be delusional during the first months of his career. It is not until he is seen summoning an army of Asgardian warriors to fend off an attack on Washington DC by demonic forces commanded by Loki that Thor's teammates realize he is exactly who he says he is. When Maker arrived on Earth-6160 , he remade it into his own image. As seen during
5913-403: The team as he fights evil and saves the world with his teammates. The Avengers team consist of Iron Man , Captain America , Thor , Hulk , Black Widow , Hawkeye and Falcon . What If...? episode 7 explores what would happen if the events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film Thor (2011) occurred differently, with Thor growing up without his adopted brother Loki and adopting
5994-436: The training, Thor successfully subdued Mjolnir. Then Lei Kung fights Thor which led to Thor using what he has learned to send Lei Kung into Shou-Lao's chambers. It is here that Thor finds that Shou-Lao had passed away at some point. Before he disappears, Lei Kung advises Thor to use his "weapons" well. As Mjolnir acts up again, Thor allows it to come as a companion while advising it to stay out of his way. As Thor and Mjolnir leave
6075-515: The virus, in order to ensure that what had happened to their world couldn't happen to another. During the " Old Man Logan " storyline taking place on Earth-807128, Thor was listed as the Last White Hope the day when the villains won. He was mentioned by Hawkeye to have been killed by Absorbing Man (who absorbed the magic from Scarlet Witch's corpse) and Magneto (who conjured an electromagnetic storm to make Absorbing Man stronger). Mjolnir
6156-636: The world's most dangerous supervillains, including Baron Zemo , the Leader , Kang the Conqueror , and Ultron , as well as the criminal organizations Hydra and A.I.M. Thor is a young God, who must prove himself worthy of his father's ideals, while trying to stop an inevitable war between the Asgardians and frost giants . Thor is the founding member of the Avengers . Thor is the heavy hitter of
6237-491: Was Stark Odinson who, due to his arrogance, his father Howard Odin (fusion of Howard Stark and Odin ) banished his son to Earth, where he would learn how is like to be a mortal. Upon arriving, Malekith had trapped the Aesir and had allied with Madame Hel (fusion of Madame Masque and Hela ) and Stane Odinson (fusion of Loki and Obadiah Stane ). Luckily, Iron Hammer was able to defeat Malekith and Odin allowed his son to become
6318-471: Was his lost friend, who had turned into a Thrall to be a servant to Dark Elves, and after that he killed his friend out of mercy. Sigurd then decided to go to the All-Father on Asgard, to seek help into defeating Malekith (fusion of Malekith and Mandarin ), and with the help of his A.I. assistant H.E.I.M.D.A.L.L. (fusion of Heimdall and J.A.R.V.I.S. ) opened the B.I.F.R.O.S.T. and went to Asgard. When travelling, he remembered his old memories: his true name
6399-470: Was left on the site of Las Vegas which was later renamed Hammer Falls. On Earth-21923, Thor's history remained the same. A grown up Dani Cage, daughter of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones , is a recurring character in the Old Man Logan miniseries and its sequel, Dead Man Logan . In the Wastelands, Thor died many years in the past and his hammer lies in the countryside, with nobody able to lift it, and
6480-473: Was previously inhabited by a mad Norse Man who believed that he was a God of Asgard, and would frequently attack people with a hammer. Zemo holds up his skeleton, and the skull is wearing a helmet reminiscent of Thor's original helmet in the 616 continuity . Briefly, Thor appears as a cannibalistic zombie wielding a makeshift version of a hammer composed of a concrete block and pipe as he is no longer worthy to wield Mjolnir, which he breaks when trying to attack
6561-465: Was written by Ron Marz and Peter David , with art by Dan Jurgens and Claudio Castellini . The special crossover miniseries pitted Marvel Comics superheroes against their DC counterparts in battle. The outcome of each battle was determined by reader ballot, which were distributed in advance to comic book stores. In February 2024, it was announced that the crossovers would be published in an omnibus edition . Two god-like brothers who personify
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