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Thor
Thor Odinson
The Asgardian god of thunder. His lightning is innate and divine, not a property of Mjolnir, which is the single most common misconception about the character.
First appearance: Journey into Mystery #83 (1962), Marvel Comics
Powers
Across continuities
One canonical record, many iterations. A version is this character in a different continuity; a variant is a separate in-fiction instance inside one. Everything below resolves back to this page.
| Iteration | Type | Continuity | Performed by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thor (Earth-616) | Version | no performer on file | |
| Thor (MCU) | Version | MCU | Chris Hemsworth (Thor, 2011), Chris Hemsworth (Thor: Ragnarok, 2017) |
Key issues
Milestone appearances — first appearance, death, return, team change. These are the issues the collector market actually prices.
- First appearance · 1962
Journey into Mystery #83 Marvel Comics
Marvel's Thor debuts.
Runs
Recorded as ranges rather than one row per issue — the question a reader actually asks, without claiming a completeness we cannot verify.
| Series | Issues | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Journey into Mystery | 83-125 | lead |
On screen
Canonical productions only. Parody and fan work is classified and excluded — Wikidata makes no such distinction, so without it these lists fill with material that is not canon.
| Performer | Production | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Goyo | Thor | 2011 |
| Ronan Summers | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 2017 |
Has appeared with
Every character who has shared a production with this one. Wikis are organised by character, not by encounter, so this question is close to unanswerable elsewhere — it exists here only because co-occurrence is recorded at the moment an appearance is.
| Character | Where | Shared |
|---|---|---|
| Captain America | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Doctor Strange | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Hank Pym | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Hulk | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Iron Man | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Sandman | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
| Spider-Man | Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 | 1 |
Commonly got wrong
Claims that are widely repeated and wrong, with what the cited record actually shows. If you are generating anything about this subject, these are the errors to avoid.
Commonly believed Thor needs Mjolnir to summon lightning.
Actually The lightning is innate and divine. Mjolnir focuses and directs it, which is why the hammer appears in most depictions, but Thor has repeatedly summoned lightning without it.
The feat ledger
Summons and channels lightning without Mjolnir; the power is innate and divine rather than a property of the hammer
Calls down lightning without needing an existing storm
Among the physically strongest characters Marvel publishes
Flies by throwing Mjolnir and holding on, not by independent levitation
Channels the Odinforce, an energy source distinct from the hammer
Trades blows with the Hulk without being overpowered
Directs lightning through a conductor onto a chosen target
Crosses interplanetary distances under his own power
Summons wind and storm alongside the lightning
Continuities
Claims on this page are tagged by canon. Blending them is the most common error in both wikis and AI answers.
- Earth-616 — The main Marvel Comics continuity
- MCU — Marvel Cinematic Universe films and series
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version