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99-733: He started out trying to clear the name of his father, Carlos Santos, by investigating the Legion of the Living Lightning. During his investigations, a machine accidentally gave him the power to not only control lightning but also to turn into its human embodiment. He became a member of the Avengers West Coast and served with them during Operation: Galactic Storm . During the Civil War he sided with Captain America who

198-521: A berserker state and Thor is forced to kill him. As Bor was the rightful king of Asgard upon his resurrection, Thor is banished for regicide. While banished, Thor seeks out Sif, who was still lost from the destruction of the Asgardians. After Norman Osborn seizes power in the United States, he orders an attack on the new Asgard, and Thor returns to his home. Though Asgard is destroyed and Loki

297-622: A day), Dark Paladin (who was too dark), Dee-Va (who tried to seduce Clint), Doctor Mole (a humanoid mole who thought he was auditioning for the television show The Mole Men of Los Angeles ), Dutch Oven (who was wrapped in a blanket), Scorp (a man in a scorpion suit), Silver Snowboarder (whose powers only work in the snow), Spider-King (a man covered in spiders who claims that he is a mutate), Surf Doctor (a doctor/surfer character), and Wolver-Mean (whose steak knives are strapped to his hands by rubber bands), Clint and Kate recruited America Chavez and Kate's boyfriend Johnny "Fuse" Watts, who helped in

396-527: A deep-space monitoring station. Their powers enabled them to travel back and forth to Earth without difficulty. Miguel took advantage of the isolation to study. The Great Lakes Avengers (GLA) invited Miguel Santos in order to recruit him in their team. During the meeting, he turned them down, explaining that he'd attended thinking the team's acronym GLA referred to the Gay/Lesbian Alliance . With his explanation, he inadvertently revealed that he

495-595: A fact initially unknown to the team. Together, the team defeat a petty criminal called the Blank and later the Avengers foe Graviton . The team would later take on Hank Pym as a scientific advisor and compound manager and battle a range of both old foes – including the Grim Reaper , Ultron , Graviton, and Zodiac – and new opponents such as Master Pandemonium . Former Fantastic Four member Thing and

594-607: A four-issue limited series published from September to December 1984. This was followed by a 102-issue series of the same name that ran from October 1985 to January 1994. The series was renamed Avengers West Coast on the cover of issue #47 (Aug. 1989). In 2018, a new incarnation of the West Coast Avengers appeared in the " Fresh Start " that consists of Hawkeye , Kate Bishop , Gwenpool , America Chavez , Quentin Quire , and Kate's boyfriend Johnny Watts who takes

693-460: A god. I decided readers were already pretty familiar with the Greek and Roman gods. It might be fun to delve into the old Norse legends... Besides, I pictured Norse gods looking like Vikings of old, with the flowing beards, horned helmets, and battle clubs.  ... Journey into Mystery needed a shot in the arm, so I picked Thor ... to headline the book. After writing an outline depicting the story and

792-502: A magic hammer, Mjolnir , which is enchanted so that only the worthy may lift it. Thor had existed in a past form more reminiscent of the mythological Thor, but he was eventually reincarnated as a new version. In the past, Thor fought alongside the Vikings, but he condemned them after an attack on a Christian monastery . Deeming him too arrogant, Odin banishes Thor to modern day Earth with no memory of his Asgardian origins, giving him

891-589: A matrix for the Vision's emotions, explaining that the original process, done without his consent, had "ripped out his soul". Although Wonder Man's own love for the Scarlet Witch leads him to feel guilt, he justifies his actions by claiming the Vision was never anything but a copy of him, a claim that a number of other Avengers, including the Wasp, accept. This, along with damage to the Vision's synthetic skin when he

990-518: A member of the Rangers and appeared in the issues #2 (July 2007) and #19 (January 2009) of this series. In 2009, he made two appearances in the series Avengers Unconquered with the episodes #4 and #6. This series is a part of Marvel UK's 'Collectors' Edition' line. It is published by Panini Comics and reprints Marvel Comics from the United States. In 2012, writer Chris Yost chose the Texas team

1089-480: A member of the team and has made nineteen other appearances in this series with #74–80, #82, #84–90, #92, #96, #100, #102 and two in Avengers West Coast Annual #7–8. In 1992, as an Avenger, he appeared in other titles of the crossover Operation: Galactic Storm with The Avengers #345, #347, Captain America #401, Quasar #33, Thor #445–446 and Wonder Man vol.2 #8–9. During

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1188-662: A monster made of pure energy. He has since left the Rangers and was inducted in the FBI, where he goes on several undercover missions. During the Avengers: No Surrender story arc, Santos was the one responsible for making the Grandmaster back down and surrender the Avengers he had captured as part of the latest game through a daring bluff; by provoking the Grandmaster into a game of poker, Santos subsequently raised

1287-431: A mortal who obtained Thor's power and that his secret identity of Donald Blake was a fabrication created by Odin to teach him humility. As Kirby's work on Thor came to an end, the setting shifted back to Earth and Jane Foster was reintroduced. Kirby stayed on as Thor's artist until Thor #179 (1970). Lee eventually ceded control of the titles he worked on to other writers, and Thor was given to Gerry Conway , who at

1386-819: A new hero or two! And spoiler alert – Scarlet Spider will fight them." Living Lightning was featured as a main character during the 2018 storyline "No Surrender" in Avengers #675-690. Living Lightning has also been depicted in two alternative universes with "What If the Avengers Lost Operation Galactic Storm?", What If...? #55–56 (1993) and with a brief appearance in "What if the Scarlet Witch Hadn't Acted Alone?", What If? Avengers Disassembled (2006). The character has entries in The Official Handbook of

1485-565: A prince and as a surgeon. Writers have intentionally sought to balance Earth-centric and Asgard-centric stories to keep the character interesting. Thor has a distinct manner of speech, inspired by the King James Version of the Bible and by the work of William Shakespeare . The extent of this style and how it is implemented has changed between writers. Thor's origin as a Norse god has allowed for religious themes to be invoked with

1584-548: A returned Iron Man—are unhappy about the decision and leave to form another team, called Force Works . This team, however, has several setbacks and quickly disbands, with the members returning to the main Avengers team. Years later, the West Coast Avengers compound would be reopened as the new campus for the Avengers Academy following the destruction of the Infinite Avengers Mansion as seen in

1683-572: A set of uru armor and a pair of iron gauntlets. When traveling with passengers or cargo as a consideration, Thor uses a chariot pulled by his two magic goats, Toothgnasher and Toothgrinder . Thor's supporting cast includes the gods of Asgard: his father is the Asgardian king Odin, he was friends with Balder the Brave since childhood, and the Warriors Three sometimes accompany him. Thor

1782-515: A significant shift in Thor's characterization: the primary setting was moved from Earth to Asgard, Thor's love interest Jane Foster was written out of the story in favor of Sif, and Hercules became a major character. "Tales of Asgard" continued until Thor #145 (1967). The character's backstory was changed in Thor #159 (1968), when it was revealed that Thor was the actual mythological Thor rather than

1881-405: A superhero team, forming the Avengers. Odin eventually restores Thor as an Asgardian, revealing that Blake was a persona that he had invented for Thor. When Thor is defeated by Beta Ray Bill, Odin transfers the ability to transform into Blake from Thor to Beta Ray Bill. To continue living among mortals, Thor takes the name Sigurd Jarlson and becomes a construction worker. Odin later binds Thor to

1980-518: A tie in to the Avengers Disassembled storyline that saw major changes to Marvel's main characters. Issues #80–85 (2004) follow the events of Ragnarök as the story's primary setting, Asgard, is destroyed. This story arc was written by Michael Avon Oeming and drawn by Andrea Di Vito . A third volume of Thor began publication in 2007, written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Olivier Coipel . This volume began by addressing

2079-570: A younger and an older version of himself to defeat Gorr. Gorr's condemnation of the gods shakes Thor's confidence, and he finds himself unable to lift Mjolnir. The hammer is taken by Thor's ally Jane Foster , who temporarily becomes the new Thor before inspiring his confidence and returning the role to him. When Malekith the Accursed wages the War of the Realms , Thor sacrifices his eye in exchange for

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2178-407: Is Thor's hubris that he finds himself unable to lift Mjolnir. He remains steadfast, consolidating his power over Earth for many years before he remorsefully goes back in time to prevent himself from seizing power over Earth. As Ragnarök begins, Thor learns that the Asgardians undergo an endless cycle of death and rebirth through Ragnarök, enforced by higher beings. To break the cycle, Thor destroys

2277-628: Is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers , and has played a significant role in Marvel crossover events, including Avengers Disassembled (2004), Siege (2010), and " The War of the Realms " (2019). Chris Hemsworth portrays the cinematic adaptation of Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , first appearing in Thor (2011). Thor was created by Stan Lee , Jack Kirby , and Larry Lieber . After initially drafting

2376-551: Is a gay superhero and a wonderful role model." Living Lightning gained superhuman powers when he absorbed energy from an experimental lightning weapon. Living Lightning has the ability to transform his body into electrical plasma, in which form he can fly at sub-light speed, generate electrical power as shocks or bolts, and surround himself with a protective electrical force field. He has the ability to control his body while composed of electrical plasma, at which time his mind exists only in astral form. In his true form, Living Lightning

2475-593: Is bilingual in Spanish and English. Avengers West Coast The West Coast Avengers is a fictional group of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The team first appeared in The West Coast Avengers #1 (Sept. 1984), created by Roger Stern and Bob Hall . It was the first spin-off publication for the Avengers . The West Coast Avengers first appear in

2574-474: Is just that, a sentient electrical force with no mass. In this form, he can fly, reaching sub-light speeds, withstanding the vacuum of space, and is impervious to most physical and energy attacks. He also possesses the ability to fire and manipulate bursts of electricity and electrical fields of varying intensities in his solid form, however, he must wear a special containment suit to retain a solid form. Miguel has knowledge of basic street-fighting techniques. He

2673-471: Is killed after coming to Thor's aid, Thor ends the attack and his banishment is commuted. After Thor discovers that Loki has been reborn as a child with no memories, they reunite as brothers. Odin's brother Serpent returns and wages war on Earth . Thor fights and defeats Serpent, sacrificing his own life. Kid Loki seeks out Blake to resurrect Thor. Thor then faces Gorr the God Butcher and teams with

2772-415: Is one of the gods of Asgard and the son of the Asgardian king Odin . In addition to his Asgardian strength and extended lifespan, Thor wields control over the weather, including rain and lightning. He also carries the enchanted hammer Mjolnir , that enhances his abilities and grants him the ability to fly. Thor was first introduced as the alter ego of surgeon Donald Blake , who acquired Thor's power, which

2871-837: Is placed in jeopardy when, during this arc, she allows the Old West hero the Phantom Rider to die in a fall for deceiving and raping her. After a trip to Hungary to investigate a report on Pym's second wife, the Wasp , the Scarlet Witch , and the Vision assist the team. Mockingbird, Tigra and Moon Knight leave the team together as a new short lived team called the Ex-WACOs over the Avengers rule of not killing in regards to Mockingbird's encounter with Phantom Rider. The Vision and

2970-494: Is revealed to be gay . From 2006 to 2008, Miguel Santos played a role in the events of Civil War . He appeared in Civil War #4–6, The Amazing Spider-Man #537, Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1, Civil War: Front Line #11 and Civil War Chronicles #6. Living Lightning has been identified as one of the 142 registered superheroes who appear on the cover of the comic book Avengers: The Initiative #1. The character became

3069-466: Is romantically involved with Sif , a fellow Asgardian. When Thor was banished to Earth as Dr. Blake, he met the nurse Jane Foster. Both Thor and his alter-ego Blake developed an attraction to Foster, creating a love triangle . When Thor returned to Asgard, he reunited with Sif. Thor's relationship with Foster has been the subject of disagreement between Thor and his father. Hercules of the Greek pantheon

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3168-485: Is severed. When Odin seemingly dies, Thor becomes the king of Asgard. To cure humanity's ills, he relocates Asgard above Earth and takes control of human affairs to give them clean energy, healthcare, and economic prosperity. The extent of the entanglement and the resulting loss of liberties cause strife within Asgard and resentment from humanity. This leads to military conflict that destroys Asgard and New York City . Such

3267-587: The Fear Itself storyline. During the Fresh Start relaunch, both Hawkeyes – team founder Clint Barton and his successor Kate Bishop – decided to revive the West Coast Avengers following an attack by land sharks in Santa Monica . Out of the rejected candidates like Bread-Boy (a man dressed as bread with bread-based catchphrases), Broken Watch (who claims to have the ability to be correct twice in

3366-430: The Marvel Cinematic Universe , appearing in Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012), Thor: The Dark World (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Doctor Strange (2016), Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). This version of Thor was introduced as a member of a technologically advanced alien race, placing less emphasis on

3465-465: The Marvel Now! relaunch. This run was written by Jason Aaron and drawn by Esad Ribic . The first eleven issues followed Thor, accompanied by an elderly Thor from the future and a young Thor from the past, battling Gorr the God Butcher . In the 2010s, Marvel began substituting its main characters with a new diverse cast of characters. Thor was replaced by Jane Foster as part of this trend during

3564-764: The Texas Rangers . During the Secret Invasion storyline, Living Lightning was with the Rangers when they, 3-D Man , and Ant-Man III were fighting a Skrull that was posing as Lobo. After the Dark Reign storyline, Living Lightning was doing private security work for the Avengers; notably protecting the family of Avengers Academy student Striker. Living Lightning was with the Rangers when they come into conflict with Kaine alias Scarlet Spider in Houston , then they joined forces with him to battle

3663-656: The Ultimate Marvel reality, a secret team of Ultimates was formed in the Ultimate Comics: Ultimates . The team members include Quake as the leader, Wonder Man , the Vision , the Black Knight , and Tigra . The team was assigned to kill a wanted terrorist until Wonder Man went unstable. This forced the abandonment of the mission and Nick Fury put the team into stasis until needed. Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. had planned to use them against

3762-720: The Ultimate Universe , Thor 2099 in Marvel 2099 , Throg the Frog of Thunder, and King Thor from the future. Wonder Woman of DC Comics wielded Thor's power after lifting Mjolnir in the 1996 miniseries DC vs. Marvel . According to Martin Arnold, Thor's existence as a comic book superhero has moved the ideas of Norse mythology from high culture to low culture , shifting it away from both its reputation as an academic topic and its association with Nazi iconography. Although

3861-408: The 2014 Original Sin story arc, and she became the main character in the Thor franchise. The original Thor was called The Odinson during this period, and he starred in a separate series, The Unworthy Thor , written by Aaron and drawn by Olivier Coipel . Thor was relaunched with Marvel's Fresh Start branding, still written by Aaron, restoring The Odinson as Thor and leading up to " The War of

3960-476: The Asgardians, Thor is one of the most powerful. He possesses superhuman strength , and centuries of combat have trained him as a proficient warrior. Thor is also educated in human medicine from his experience as Blake, who was a surgeon. Thor wields an enchanted hammer, Mjolnir, which is crafted from the fictional metal uru, making it nearly indestructible. Wielding it grants him control over wind, rain, thunder, and lightning, amplifying his natural control over

4059-783: The Marvel Universe: Master Edition #28 (1990), in The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Avengers 2005 and also in The Marvel Encyclopedia (2006). Miguel Santos was born in East Los Angeles, California . Miguel's father, Carlos, was a member of an extremist group called the Legion of the Living Lightning . In a misguided attempt by the Legion to gain control of the Hulk , the group battled him. The Legion

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4158-564: The Rangers to come into conflict with Houston 's new superhero Scarlet Spider in the story "The Second Master" in Scarlet Spider #7–9. In an interview with Comic Book Resources , at a question about the antagonists in the story, Chris Yost answered "You'll also be seeing a well known super-hero group from the American southwest named – wait for it – The Rangers! Texas Twister! Shooting Star! Red Wolf! Living Lightning! Firebird! Even

4257-470: The Realms " (2019). A new volume of Thor began publication in 2020, written by Donny Cates and drawn by Nic Klein , which follows Thor as the ruler of Asgard. The next series, The Immortal Thor , premiered in 2023. Thor was born to Odin , the king of Asgard, and Gaea , the Earth goddess. He was then raised by Odin's wife, Frigga , believing her to be his mother. As Thor comes of age, Odin gifts him

4356-413: The Scarlet Witch insane. Although she eventually recovers, the Scarlet Witch and the Vision separate, each operating on a different Avengers team. Iron Man rejoins, and the mutant Quicksilver assists the team when the Scarlet Witch aligns herself with their father Magneto during a period in which she suffers from a mental breakdown. Immortus is finally confronted and revealed to be the cause of much of

4455-406: The Scarlet Witch join the team as to not leave it short handed. Former Avenger ally Mantis makes a brief appearance. Agents from multiple governments then abduct the Vision and dismantle him due to his return to the team. The Avengers recover the parts and Dr. Pym rebuilds the Vision but with a chalk-white complexion. Wonder Man, however, does not allow his brain patterns to be used again to provide

4554-770: The Soviet Union. Other major villains include Surtur , Enchantress , Executioner , Hela , Malekith the Accursed , Ulik , Mangog , the Destroyer , Serpent , Ymir , Laufey , Fafnir , Perrikus , Gorr the God Butcher , the Midgard Serpent , Kurse , the Wrecking Crew , Ragnarok , and Galactus . Other characters have taken the title of Thor, including Jane Foster, Beta Ray Bill, Eric Masterson, Volstagg , and Storm . The Marvel Multiverse features many variants of Thor, including Ultimate Thor in

4653-681: The Torch. So this was just reviving that idea 40 or so years later.) Dann and I worked him out, since, as a Los Angeleno, she had gone to school (and later worked with) numerous Hispanics. And our neighbor across the street was named Santos... so we took the last name from that. Dann spoke a little Spanish, and I had learned a tiny bit when gearing up for a month-long drive through Mexico in 1964... and we decided that, like some folks we'd both run into and read about in THE L.A. TIMES, he would speak mostly English, with some Spanish words tossed in for flavor. That

4752-553: The Unexpected #16 (1957). Shortly after Thor premiered, Lieber moved on to other projects, and Thor was given to other writers. Various artists worked on Thor in his first issues, including Don Heck and Joe Sinnott . Lee soon took over writing duties for several Marvel superhero titles, as the writers did not meet his expectations, and he became the writer for Thor beginning in Journey into Mystery #97 (1963). Kirby became

4851-471: The Vision's identity, who was previously believed to have been created from the Torch's body. The Vision and the Scarlet Witch's children conceived via the Scarlet Witch's hex powers are then revealed to be fragments of the soul of the demon Mephisto , who had been broken apart by Franklin Richards shortly before the birth of the twins. The twins were absorbed back into Mephisto, which temporarily drives

4950-653: The West Coast Avengers, Miguel dated women. Later, though, Miguel was approached by members of the Great Lakes Avengers , who hoped to recruit them for their team. When he heard the team's acronym (GLA), Miguel mistook them for the Gay/Lesbian Alliance and inadvertently revealed that he was gay to GLA member Flatman . Writer Dan Slott commented in an interview about his decision to out Living Lightning: "He's gay. Get over it. Previous girlfriends? Beards . Or relationships that just didn't work—because Miguel hadn't come to terms yet with who he really is. Miguel

5049-450: The ability to travel through time, but it has since lost this power. When Thor transforms into a human, Mjolnir takes the guise of a walking stick that he can use to transform back into Thor. During these times, being separated from the hammer for sixty seconds reverts him back to his human form. Besides his hammer, Thor possesses a magic belt that doubles his strength, but it drains him of energy and he uses it only sparingly. He also owns

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5148-417: The artist shortly afterward, beginning in Journey into Mystery #101 (1964). When Marvel's distributor allowed them more monthly releases, The Avengers was developed as a new comic book series. Thor was included as an inaugural member of the titular superhero team . By 1965, the difficulty of maintaining continuity between The Avengers and the titles of the individual characters prompted Lee to write

5247-453: The character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 (1962) and first received his own title with Thor #126 (1966). Thor is an adaptation of the deity of the same name from Norse mythology , and many aspects of Thor's character are based on his mythological counterpart. Comic books featuring Thor have been published across several volumes since the character's introduction. Thor

5346-504: The character, Lee gave the project to his brother Lieber to write the stories. Kirby developed Thor's visual design, and he had an interest in ancient mythology that lent itself to the character's creation and design. Bulfinch's Mythology was used as a reference during Thor's creation. As superhero comics became more popular, Marvel began replacing its previous comic book lines with superheroes. Thor first appeared in Journey into Mystery #83 (1962). Like other superheroes created at

5445-530: The character. He is also reminiscent of the Vikings and invokes positive aspects of their image, but he has rejected the brutality associated with Viking raids . Thor is one of the gods of Asgard, granting him exceptional strength, durability, and endurance. Though not fully immortal, Asgardians have immense lifespans and are immune to disease. Until Thor ended the Ragnarok cycle, the Asgardians went through an endless series of deaths and reincarnations. Among

5544-494: The characters I had in mind, I asked my brother, Larry, to write the script because I didn't have time. ...and it was only natural for me to assign the penciling to Jack Kirby... The idea for adapting Thor as a superhero was first developed when Lee and Kirby heard of Marvel being discussed as "twentieth-century mythology". Thor was well-suited to be recreated as a superhero, as the mythological character already had an established supporting cast, superpowers, and sense of justice. At

5643-481: The codename Fuse. This series was cancelled as of issue #10 cover dated June 2019. The team is founded by the Avenger Hawkeye in response to a suggestion by fellow Avenger, the Vision , who at the time (as team chairman) wished to expand the Avengers' influence. Hawkeye recruits Mockingbird , Wonder Man , Tigra , and Iron Man , with the last actually being Jim Rhodes as opposed to Tony Stark ,

5742-650: The conflict. Later, he turned up alive and was captured by the villain, Doctor Demonicus , and was coerced to join the Pacific Overlords . After a brief, unwilling foray into crime, Miguel aided the Avengers West Coast , and then joined the team. During his tenure with the Avengers West Coast, he teamed with heroes such as the Fantastic Four , Doctor Strange , Darkhawk , and Spider-Man . He battled villains such as Arkon and Thundra ,

5841-414: The direct applicability of Marvel's Thor to the mythological Thor is limited, Marvel's Thor is a prominent representation of Norse mythology in popular culture and represents an entry point for the understanding of Norse folklore in modern times. The character created a 20th century American audience for Norse myth that expanded significantly when Marvel's Thor was adapted to film. Thor has appeared among

5940-519: The dynamic of Thor introducing a second character who Odin recognized as worthy of Thor's power. In the 1990s, Marvel briefly supplemented its main superheroes with more violent anti-hero versions. During this time, Thor was replaced with Eric Masterson . During the Heroes Reborn event, many of Marvel's superheroes were given new volumes, restarted at issue #1, but Thor's series was not renewed. A new volume of Thor instead launched during

6039-516: The heroine Firebird briefly allied themselves with the team. Henry Pym, who is saved by Firebird from a suicide attempt, and the adventurer Moon Knight formally join, while Iron Man is expelled for his actions during the Armor Wars . The "Lost in Space-Time" storyline began in issue #17 (February 1987) when Dominus sent the team back in time. The marriage of Hawkeye and Mockingbird

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6138-403: The identity of Donald Blake. As Blake, Thor visits Scandinavia where he stumbles upon a walking stick, which he discovers can turn into Mjolnir and give him the powers of Thor. In a plot to defeat Thor, Loki provokes the Hulk into attacking a train. While Loki is successful in luring Thor out, he is accompanied by Iron Man , Ant-Man , and Wasp . After defeating Loki, the heroes come together as

6237-420: The king of Asgard , giving him political power that he abused. An alternate version of the Avengers, the Ultimates , debuted in 2002 as part of the Ultimate Marvel branding that re-imagined Marvel characters in an alternative universe. This universe's version of Thor has the same powers, but he is a pacifist and it is left unclear whether he is truly a god or mentally unstable. Thor volume two ended with

6336-461: The mission, and were eventually joined by Gwenpool and Kid Omega. Given their lack of funds, the newly formed team tried to get financiers by starring in a reality show following their exploits. The West Coast Avengers later went up against Madame Masque and her West Coast incarnation of the Masters of Evil which consists of Eel , Graviton, Lady Bullseye , MODOK Superior , Satana , and Kate's parents Derek Bishop and Eleanor Bishop . In

6435-416: The mortal Donald Blake and the immortal Thor. Thor finds himself split between Asgard and Earth, having an established life and loyalty to both. Though he is an Asgardian, he was born to Gaea, the Earth goddess, and he is imbued with an intrinsic connection to Earth. While he is bound to Dr. Blake, Thor holds significant responsibilities in both realms, and he is often forced to choose between his role as

6534-418: The mortal Eric Masterson to save Masteron's life. Thor is exiled for seemingly killing Loki, but Masterson retains the powers of Thor and becomes the superhero Thunderstrike . During the Onslaught attack, Thor is one of the heroes who is transported to an alternate dimension by Franklin Richards , but they are soon returned. Thor is again bound to a mortal, this time to Jake Olson, but this connection too

6633-476: The original cast out of The Avengers, including Thor. Lee created a second series that centered on Norse mythology, "Tales of Asgard". First appearing in Journey into Mystery #97 (1963), this series focused on Thor's mythological adventures and greatly expanded his roster of supporting characters, including Sif , Balder the Brave , and the Warriors Three . Journey into Mystery was eventually renamed to Thor , beginning with Thor #126 (1966). This marked

6732-487: The phrase "living lightning" so much that I had him often refer to himself as the "lord of the living lightning." But eventually, I decided I wanted that name solidly affixed to a super-hero... an electrical echo of the Human Torch , of course. (Back when I was 10-12, something like that, I had written and drawn a few stories, or at least pages, about a similar hero I called Shockman, or occasionally Shockwave... I drew him, so far as I could, to LOOK like an electric version of

6831-595: The ramifications of Avengers Disassembled and slowly reintroducing Thor's supporting characters. Thor was then a central character in the Siege event in 2010, which featured Marvel's cast of superheroes defending Asgard from Norman Osborn . To coincide with the Thor film, Marvel launched a number of new series starring the character in mid-2010. These included Thor: The Mighty Avenger by Roger Langridge and Chris Samnee, Thor: First Thunder by Bryan J. L. Glass and Tan Eng Huat , Thor: For Asgard by Robert Rodi and Simone Bianchi , and Iron Man/Thor by

6930-410: The same year, Miguel Santos played a role in the comic book limited series Infinity War with #1–3, 6 and several tie-ins. In 1993, he appeared in the sequel, Infinity Crusade with #1, #3–5 and the tie-in Web of Spider-Man with #104, #106. In 1998, Living Lightning appeared in The Avengers #1–3. In 2005, he made a brief appearance in GLA #2 written by Dan Slott , in which Living Lightning

7029-415: The second Hangman , the Night Shift , Satannish , Death Web , Professor Power , and the Magus . Alongside the Avengers , he participated in the Kree/Shi'ar War . He eventually decided to become an Avengers reservist while attending college. While he occasionally serves with the team, Miguel gave up active membership to concentrate on his studies. For a time, Miguel and his fellow Avenger Quasar manned

7128-446: The stakes of the game until he reached a point where the stakes were that the loser would have all memory of their accomplishments wiped from the memories of all who knew of them, prompting Grandmaster to fold as he could not bear to lose everything like that whereas Santos accepted that being an Avenger meant doing the right thing because it was the right thing to do rather than because you would be remembered for it. During his tenure in

7227-517: The subsequent Heroes Return event. This volume was written by Dan Jurgens and drawn by John Romita Jr. . To humanize Thor, he was again bound to a mortal to humanize him, this time giving him the alter-ego of paramedic Jake Olson. The subsequent period of Marvel's history reflected the political turmoil that followed the September 11 attacks and the War on Terror . For Thor, this involved becoming

7326-520: The tapestry of the Three Fates, reincarnating the Asgardians as mortals. In the meantime, a clone of Thor is created by the pro-registration faction during the civil war between superheroes. While in the afterlife, Thor once again binds himself to Blake to resurrect himself, and creates a new Asgard floating over Oklahoma , gathering the Asgardians who had been reincarnated as mortals. When Loki resurrects Thor's grandfather, Bor , Bor goes into

7425-466: The team in Avengers #159 (1977). In the mid-1970s, Marvel considered giving the character a second series as part of parent company Magazine Management 's line of black-and-white comics magazines . A story written by Steve Englehart for the aborted project appeared in Thor Annual #5 (1976). Doug Moench wrote for Thor from 1981 to 1983. This run was poorly received, which Moench argued

7524-572: The team's misfortune, and is finally defeated. Hank Pym, the Wasp and Quicksilver then leave the team, with Machine Man becoming reservists and Spider-Woman and the Living Lightning joining as full-time members. Spider-Man guest-stars in issues #84–86. The team battle Ultron and his new creation Alkhema several times, and Hawkeye assumes his old identity of Goliath , during the Avengers crossover Operation: Galactic Storm, and reconciles with Mockingbird. Iron Man and Wonder Man leave

7623-458: The team, and are replaced by War Machine (Jim Rhodes, one of the founding West Coast Avengers) and Darkhawk , with the latter acting as a reservist. During a battle with the demons Mephisto and Satannish , Mockingbird is killed. Due to constant in-fighting and a general lack of organization, Captain America intervenes and disbands the team. Several members of the West Coast team—including

7722-576: The time Thor was created, there were approximately 15 million Scandinavian Americans , and the United States had a general cultural awareness of historical Scandinavian culture through ideas of Vikings and Leif Erikson . A previous adaptation of Thor had appeared in Venus #1 (1948), published by what is now Marvel Comics. Kirby had previously adapted Thor for DC Comics in Adventure Comics #75 (1942), Boy Commandos #7 (1944), Tales of

7821-403: The time was a teenager. John and Sal Buscema were the artists for this run. After Conway gave up the series, editor Len Wein took over as its writer. After returning to the Avengers, Thor was again removed in Avengers #151 (1976) because writer Steve Englehart believed that Thor was too powerful for the group. Fan backlash ensued, and the subsequent writer, Jim Shooter , returned him to

7920-489: The time, Thor usurped a comic book anthology that had previously been dedicated to monster fiction . Thor arose from Lee's desire to create a superhero who was more powerful than Hulk or the Fantastic Four . Lee in 2002 described Thor's genesis early in the Marvel pantheon, following the creation of the Hulk: [H]ow do you make someone stronger than the strongest person? It finally came to me: Don't make him human — make him

8019-461: The top five in several ranked lists of greatest Avengers characters. Kirby had intended to replace Thor and his cast of characters with a new pantheon of deities; this idea was nixed by Lee, but it eventually became the New Gods and Fourth World stories that Kirby created for DC Comics. Thor influenced the comic book Black Hammer , which features various homages to the character. Thor

8118-590: The villainous Reed Richards and his Children of Tomorrow. Thanks to the civil war, California Governor Ford discovered the newly christened West Coast Ultimates and set them against the Ultimates. Thor (Marvel Comics) Thor Odinson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , based on the Norse Mythology god, Thor ( Þór ). Created by artist Jack Kirby , writer Stan Lee , and scripter Larry Lieber ,

8217-405: The weather. He can use the hammer to fly by throwing it into the air and grabbing the leather strap to pull himself off the ground. The hammer also allows Thor to travel between dimensions, moving him between Earth and Asgard. Mjolnir is enchanted so that it may only be lifted by those who are worthy. Another enchantment causes it to always return to its wielder when thrown. It previously gave Thor

8316-623: The wisdom to defeat him, and Thor then reunites with his past and future selves as well as Foster's Thor to win the battle. When Galactus arrives to warn of the Black Winter, he imbues Thor with the Power Cosmic and enlists him as a herald, only for Thor to use the power to kill him. As with many Marvel superheroes, Thor was created as a flawed character. He is conflicted between his sense of moral purity and his pride, and his father Odin seeks to teach him humility. For his arrogance, he

8415-452: The writing duo of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning . The limited series Thor: The Mighty Avenger was published across eight issues from 2010 to 2011, following Thor in his earlier years as a less serious, family friendly interpretation of the character. This series was written by Roger Langridge and drawn by Chris Samnee , and was met with critical praise. The next Thor series, Thor: God of Thunder , began publication in 2012 during

8514-444: Was a splendid artist, I was unhappy with the way LL looked in that story. I had wanted a real "crackle" to him... his human figure far less "contained" by his electrical aura than, say, the Torch's was by his flame aura. I wanted the electricity to look as if it were constantly seeking to escape the bonds of the human figure, so that as he flew his legs basically disappeared into a Mighty-Mouse -like trail of electrical crackle. That look

8613-530: Was achieved perfectly with Canadian artist Dave Ross drew him, starting in AVENGERS WEST COAST #74." Living Lightning first appeared in the story "When Lives the Lightning" in Avengers West Coast #63 (October, 1990), written by Dann Thomas and Roy Thomas , and illustrated by Paul Ryan . From 1991 to 1994, he began as an enemy of Avengers West Coast in Avengers West Coast #71–73 then became

8712-456: Was against super hero registration. At the end of the Civil War, Living Lighting joined the 50 states initiative, becoming a member of Texas -based super-team, The Rangers that also include Firebird , Fifty-One, Red Wolf , Shooting Star and Texas Twister . Thomas spoke on his personal blog on the creation of the character stating, "I don't know if Miguel Santos, the Living Lightning

8811-421: Was considered for its own spin-off, but this was not seen through due to the ongoing writers strike and concerns about the character's design. A Thor movie was set for production with Universal Pictures in 1981, but it was one of several planned Marvel projects that were not produced. Lee also pitched a Thor film to Fox Studios , but it was not accepted. Chris Hemsworth portrays an adaptation of Thor in

8910-464: Was dismantled, results in the synthezoid's resurrection as a colorless and emotionless artificial human. The unstable U.S. Agent is assigned to the team as a watchdog by the US government to monitor the team's activities. A group of odd super-humans decide to mimic the Avengers and become the Great Lakes Avengers , while the original Human Torch returns from his own apparent demise. This casts doubt on

9009-415: Was due to the limitations imposed by editor Mark Gruenwald . Walter Simonson subsequently took over the series, revitalizing it and increasing sales. Simonson's run was highly regarded by critics, and it included several major milestones in Thor's history, including "The Surtur Saga", "Skurge's Last Stand", "Mjolnir's Song", and "The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill". His introduction of Beta Ray Bill shifted

9108-663: Was first adapted in The Marvel Super Heroes , an animated television serial, in 1966. Thor has since appeared in various animated television programs featuring Marvel characters, as a main character in ensemble casts and through guest appearances in other Marvel properties. The character also stars in the animated direct-to-video film Thor: Tales of Asgard . A live action adaptation of Thor appears in The Incredible Hulk Returns (1988), portrayed by Eric Allan Kramer . This version of Thor

9207-593: Was forced by Odin to live as a mortal, and Thor's experience with humanity provides his character growth. When Thor was first created, he was an exception to Marvel's real world approach to storytelling, emphasizing the fantastical over current events and modern social issues. As he became more connected to the Marvel Universe, social commentary became more common. Thor was also one of several Marvel characters who underwent physical transformation to explore different aspects of his character, transforming between

9306-525: Was gay to GLA member Flatman . During the Civil War storyline, Miguel joined Captain America 's Secret Avengers as one of twenty new members who opposed the Superhuman Registration Act . He worked with the team out of a series of safe houses set up by Nick Fury . He was part of the final battle between the two main sides. After Captain America surrendered to the authorities, Living Lightning became an Initiative recruit, joining

9405-610: Was initially introduced as a rival to Thor, but the two eventually became allies. Beta Ray Bill became an ally of Thor after proving his worthiness and receiving a hammer of his own from Odin, Stormbreaker. On Earth, Thor is allied with the Avengers, of which he is a founding member. Thor's nemesis is his half-brother Loki . As Thor is the heir to Asgard's throne, Loki envies Thor and engages in plots to seize power over Asgard for himself. Thor regularly fights mythological creatures such as trolls and giants. Besides his supernatural opponents, Thor also fights human groups such as agents of

9504-464: Was later revealed to be a fabrication by Thor's father. Thor has since assumed other human identities and sometimes ruled as king of Asgard. Thor's cast of supporting characters includes his fellow Asgardians Odin, Sif , The Warriors Three , and Balder the Brave , as well as other allies such as Jane Foster , Beta Ray Bill , and Hercules . Thor's arch-nemesis is the Asgardian Loki . Thor

9603-489: Was only one, and perhaps not perfect, way to approach LL's speech pattern, but we did the best we could. If others came up with more "authentic" speech patterns later, fine... that was up to them. The first story with the Living Lightning (whom I tied in with the Legion of Living Lightning, partly to acknowledge the name's ultimate source) was drawn by Paul Ryan in AVENGERS WEST COAST #63... but, while Paul

9702-591: Was the first Hispanic super-hero at Marvel or not; that wasn't the idea when I came up with him, but he was certainly one of the first, at least. Having lived at that time in Los Angeles since mid-1976, I thought it was about time. The name was taken from Stan Lee (who else?), who way back in the late-60s TALES TO ASTONISH had made up the Legion of the Living Lightning as one of the many "secret empire"-type groups running around in those days, drawn in that case by Marie Severin . Later, when writing THOR, I liked

9801-475: Was thus destroyed, and Carlos was killed. Hoping to salvage his father's name, high school student Miguel broke into the Legion's headquarters to learn more about their work. While exploring, Miguel unwittingly turned on one of the Legion's machines and was transformed into a being of living energy. Initially, a confused Miguel clashed with the West Coast Avengers and was apparently killed during

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