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Thor is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with thunder, storms, strength, protection, fertility, and farmers. Besides Old Norse Þórr, the
"Donar-Thor" by the German painter Max Friedrich Koch (1859 - 1930), painted about 1905
Altar stone for Hercules Magusanus from Bonn, dated 226 AD.
Boniface bears his crucifix after felling Thor's Oak in Bonifacius (1905) by Emil Doepler
16th-century depiction of Norse gods from Olaus Magnus's A Description of the Northern Peoples; from left to right, Frigg, Thor and Odin
Thor (Marvel Comics)
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Thor Odinson is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, based on the Germanic god of the same name. Created by artist Jack Kirby, writer Stan Lee, and scripter Larry
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…Jack Kirby, Marvel Comics editor Stan Lee, and his brother Larry Lieber created a feature in the comic book Journey Into Mystery, a series featuring Thor as a superhero. This version of Thor is portrayed as a clean-shaven blonde, instead of red-haired and bearded. The magazine soon added the backup feature…
Walter Simonson wrote a celebrated run of Thor in the 1980s.
Jason Aaron was an influential writer for Thor in the 2010s.
Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962), the debut of Thor. Cover art by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.
Cover of Thor vol. 6, #1 (January 2020), showing Thor's updated costume with visible Thurisaz rune. Art by Olivier Coipel.