First appearance of Thor

[RedRaven]

I've been redoing some of my scripts since Arch changed what could be inserted with your HTML in a post. Anyways, for this little guys coming out party here is the first appearance of Thor. April 1940, Weird Comics.

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[RedRaven]

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WEIRD COMICS #1 -- Thor (April 1940) page 1

[r100comics]

Interesting stuff ! Thanks for sharing.

[Karma23]

That was very cool, thanks for sharing it.

 

I wonder if Stan read this?

[nmtg9]

It's a pretty naked first appearance..

[JohnT]

That was very cool, thanks for sharing it.

 

I wonder if Stan read this?

 

The similarities are many. The concept of Thor investing his powers in a mortal, the hammer that returns to its owner, the meek guy who becomes Thor.

[RedRaven]

That was very cool, thanks for sharing it.

 

I wonder if Stan read this?

 

The similarities are many. The concept of Thor investing his powers in a mortal, the hammer that returns to its owner, the meek guy who becomes Thor.

 

Yup, it sort of seems likely to me Stan at some point referenced this, possibly even as some vague memory which he couldn't even apply a source to, for the Marvel adapptation of Thor.

[oakman29]

That is freekin' awesome! Did Stan steal someone elses Ideas?

 

[podboy66]

Thanks for sharing. :applause:

[rodan57]

That was very cool, thanks for sharing it.

 

I wonder if Stan read this?

 

The similarities are many. The concept of Thor investing his powers in a mortal, the hammer that returns to its owner, the meek guy who becomes Thor.

 

Tracing origins is always interesting. The hammer that returns is Norse legend and a meek guy who gains powers from a scientific or supernatural source became comic book archetype overnight. As with folk songs, it's difficult to ascertain what is borrowed, researched or invented. ( Though Stan or Jack probably read the story.)

[The Black Hand ®]

Fun read!

[AtlasFan]

That is a very interesting story.

 

I have no doubt that the tale influenced Stan and/or Jack with the creation of Marvel's THOR.

 

Here is a pre-JIM #83 story from TOTU #16

 

 

I will say that the concepts in WEIRD COMICS #1 has many more of the concepts that would surface in JIM 83 than this story.

[shadroch]

A mortal finding the Hammer of Thor is the starting point of many a folktale.

[JohnT]

I didn't realize that hammer thing went back to folklore.

[herc2000]

Great stuff, hammer look identical,

[Mephisto]

Thor is also in a late 50's Batman issue.

[GL1]

Norse Mythology is really fun stuff. . .Thanks for sharing these two great stories.

[Weird Paper]

The original art to the Weird Comics Thor splash was for sale (on Ebay, I believe) sometime during the past year.

[AJD]

That was very cool, thanks for sharing it.

 

I wonder if Stan read this?

 

The similarities are many. The concept of Thor investing his powers in a mortal, the hammer that returns to its owner, the meek guy who becomes Thor.

 

 

... the woman who wants a real man for a boyfriend and thinks our hero is a wimp...

[ajaxfarrell]

"The Hammer of THOR "

is also a story in the following comics:

Marvel Family #23 (May 1948)

Brave and the Bold #3 (December 1955-January 1956)

Out of This World #11 (January 1959)

PLUS:

 

There is a story titled "THOR KING OF THUNDER" in Shadow Comics V3n3

(November 1943)

 

There is a 9 page IRON ACE story titled "The Mighty Thor" in Air Fighters Comics v1n5

(February 1943)

 

THOR and the FAIRY TALE TELLER in Crack Comics #48

(May 1947)

 

Not sure if these all are NORSE FOLKLORE stories, or what..

 

THE Grand Comic Database get's my VOTE as AWESOME !!!

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