JPG?w=728' alt='Thor The Mighty Avenger Loki' title='Thor The Mighty Avenger Loki' />Thor Marvel Comics Wikipedia. This article is about the character originally from 1. For the current holder of the title, see Jane Foster comics. Thor Thor Odinson is a fictionalsuperhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, based on the Norse deity of the same name, is the Asgardiangod of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer Mjolnir, which grants him the ability to fly and manipulate weather amongst his other superhuman attributes. Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, the character first appeared in Journey into Mystery 8. Aug. 1. 96. 2 and was created by editor plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller plotter Jack Kirby. He has starred in several ongoing series and limited series, and is a founding member of the superhero team the Avengers, appearing in each volume of that series. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, clothing, toys, trading cards, video games, and movies. When Dr. Jane Foster gets cursed with a powerful entity known as the Aether, Thor is heralded of the cosmic event known as the Convergence and the genocidal Dark Elves. Thor, the Mighty Avenger, returns to the big screen in Marvels Thor The Dark World on November 8, and here is the official trailer, presented first on. In Marvel Studios Thor Ragnarok, Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe without his mighty hammer and finds himself in a race against time to. The character was first portrayed in live action by Eric Allan Kramer in the 1. The Incredible Hulk Returns. Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor Odinson in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Thor, The Avengers, Thor The Dark World, Avengers Age of Ultron, and Thor Ragnarok, and will reprise his role in Avengers Infinity War and its untitled sequel. Additionaly, archival footage of Hemsworth as Thor were used in the episodes Pilot and The Well of Marvels Agents of S. H. I. E. L. D. 12 Thor placed 1. IGNs list of Top 1. Comic Book Heroes of All Time in 2. The Top 5. 0 Avengers in 2. Publication historyeditThe Marvel Comicssuperhero Thor debuted in the science fictionfantasyanthology title Journey into Mystery 8. Aug. 1. 96. 2, and was created by editor plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller plotter Jack Kirby. A different version of the mythological Thor had appeared previously in Venus 1. Feb. April 1. 95. Lee in 2. 00. 2 described Thors genesis early in the Marvel pantheon, following the creation of the Hulk How do you make someone stronger than the strongest personvol. Ovi Hondru Marie Javins vol. Gregory Wright Brian Reber The Mighty Thor Frank DArmata Javier Rodriguez vol. Laura Martin vol. The Mighty Thor God of Thunder Prince of Thunder Prince of Asgard Heir to the Throne of Asgard Son of Odin Odinborn Odinson Little Princess Crazy Homeless Person. See Also Expanded History Thor is the bloodson of Odin, AllFather of the Asgardians, and. I/91vGMg7UV3L._SY550_.jpg' alt='Thor The Mighty Avenger Loki' title='Thor The Mighty Avenger Loki' />It finally came to me Dont make him human make him a god. I decided readers were already pretty familiar with the Greek and Roman gods. Free Desktop Sticky Notes Windows. 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. After writing an outline depicting the story and the characters I had in mind, I asked my brother, Larry, to write the script because I didnt have time. Jack Kirby. 7In a 1. Kirby said I did a version of Thor for D. C. in the fifties before I did him for Marvel. I created Thor at Marvel because I was forever enamored of legends, which is why I knew about Balder, Heimdall, and Odin. I tried to update Thor and put him into a superhero costume, but he was still Thor. The story was included in Tales of the Unexpected 1. Kirby when he created the Marvel Comics version. And in a 1. Kirby said I knew the Thor legends very well, but I wanted to modernize them. I felt that might be a new thing for comics, taking the old legends and modernizing them. Subsequent stories of the 1. The Mighty Thor continued to be plotted by Lee, and were variously scripted by Lieber or by Robert Bernstein, working under the pseudonym R. Berns. Various artists penciled the feature, including Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck, and Al Hartley. With Journey into Mystery 1. Feb. 1. 96. 4, the series began a long and definitive run by writer and co plotter Lee and penciler and co plotter Kirby that lasted until the by then retitled Thor 1. Aug. 1. 97. 0. 1. Lee and Kirby included Thor in The Avengers 1 Sept. The character has since appeared in every subsequent volume of the series. The five page featurette Tales of Asgard was added in Journey into Mystery 9. Oct. 1. 96. 3,1. The Mighty Thor becoming the dominant cover logo with issue 1. May 1. 96. 4. The feature itself expanded to 1. Comics historian Les Daniels noted that the adventures of Thor were gradually transformed from stories about a strange looking superhero into a spectacular saga. Artist Chic Stone, who inked several early Thor stories, observed that Kirby could just lead you through all these different worlds. The readers would follow him anywhere. Journey into Mystery was retitled Thor per the indicia, or The Mighty Thor per most covers1. March 1. 96. 6. Tales of Asgard was replaced by a five page featurette starring the Inhumans from 1. Nov. 1. 96. 7 May 1. Thor stories expanded to Marvels then standard 2. Marvel filed for a trademark for The Mighty Thor in 1. United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the registration in 1. After Kirby left the title, Neal Adams penciled issues 1. Sept. Oct. 1. 97. John Buscema then became the regular artist the following issue. Buscema continued to draw the book almost without interruption until 2. Dec. 1. 97. 8. Lee stopped scripting soon after Kirby left, and during Buscemas long stint on the book, the stories were mostly written by Gerry Conway, Len Wein, or Roy Thomas. Thomas continued to write the title after Buscemas departure, working much of the time with the artist Keith Pollard during this period Thomas integrated many elements of traditional Norse mythology into the title, with specific stories translated into comics form. Following Thomass tenure, Thor had a changing creative team. In the mid 1. 97. Marvel considered giving the character a second series as part of parent company Magazine Managements line of black and white comics magazines. A story written by Steve Englehart for the aborted project appeared in Thor Annual 5 1. A black and white Thor story appeared in Marvel Preview 1. Winter 1. 97. 7. 2. Walt Simonson took over both writing and art as of 3. Nov. 1. 98. 3. His stories placed a greater emphasis on the characters mythological origins. Simonsons run as writer artist lasted until 3. May 1. 98. 6, although he continued to write and occasionally draw the book until issue 3. Aug. 1. 98. 7. Simonsons run, which introduced the character Beta Ray Bill, was regarded as a popular and critical success. Simonsons later stories were drawn by Sal Buscema, who describes Simonsons stories as very stimulating. It was a pleasure working on his plots, because they were a lot of fun to illustrate. He had a lot of great ideas, and he took Thor in a totally new direction. Asked why he was leaving Thor, Simonson said that he felt the series was due for a change in creative direction, and that he wanted to reduce his work load for a time. After Simonsons departure, Marvels editor in chief at the time, Tom De. Falco, became the writer. Working primarily with artist Ron Frenz, De. Falco stayed on the book until 4. Feb. 1. 99. 3. As a consequence of the Heroes Reborn crossover story arc of the 1. Thor was removed from mainstream Marvel continuity and with other Marvel characters re imagined in an alternate universe for one year. The Thor title reverted to Journey into Mystery with issue 5. Nov. 1. 99. 6, and ran four different, sequential features The Lost Gods Master of Kung Fu Black Widow, and Hannibal King before ceasing publication with 5.