Tuesday, July 6, 2021

Marvel 1965: Thor

Partway through the year Thor has an extended adventure involving the Absorbing Man and the Destroyer, and he neglects his Blake identity enough that he almost gets evicted.

Thor's hammer: can detect evil across continents, tingles when nearby a supernatural menace, can help him locate whatever he wants, transmute elements. He also has the power to remove memories somehow


That's now Thor, Giant Man, Doctor Strange, and Mister Fantastic who can mind wipe whenever they want.

We're still pretending he can't fly on his own or change directions mid-air

Asgardians consider Dr. Blake to be Thor


In Avengers 14, Thor has Blake's medical skills and refers to a secret identity, as opposed to Blake being a distinct being.

Absorbing Man can just be near, though all examples show him touching, also absorb power of people he's near.

Thor's hammer get's broken, but he's able to fix it in a Pittsburgh steel mill.

Oh, and Thor kills a guy. He's probably killed thousands of sentient beings over the millennia, and Cap and others have a body count from their past in various wars, but I think this is the first time it was explicitly on page.

From Journey into Mystery 112-123, available in Thor Epic Collection: When Titans Clash from Amazon

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