Thor (comics) - Other Uses of Thor in Comics

Other Uses of Thor in Comics

Other uses of the name Thor in comics include:

• In issues 1-5 of the Golden Age anthology Weird Comics, a scientist given the powers of the Thundergod by lightning strike is active as Thor, while in issues 6-8 Dynamite Thor’s adventures were shown. Thor decides to give a mortal powers. Grant Farrel thinks of suicide when girl goes with another. Thor appears and takes Grant to Valhalla. Grant sees Glenda with spies, she doesn't believe him. She is dragged into a car, then plane to South America. She is gagged and finds her ‘friends’ kidnapped her. Thor flies after plane and rescues her. He turns back, but 2 men recognise him and tie him in mine. He hears they plan to blow it up. Glenda tries to warn Andurians, but a Spy throws her into mine. The mine explodes, Thor catches the men. He frees her, and stops spies, who are hit and shattered by their own anti-aircraft shells. Thor takes Glenda home, Thor says he has earned name and hammer.
• Thor, along with the other Norse gods, appears in David Brin's comic, The Life Eaters.
• Thôrr-Sverd: The Sword of Thor #1-3, published ca. 1987 by Vincent Creations, began the telling of the story of the impact of the gods on the Proto-Indo-European people. It suggested that perhaps, contrary to canonical mythology, the giants were the good guys and the gods were the villains.
• A villainous Thor appeared in Rob Liefeld's comic book Youngblood.
• Johnny Hart's comic strip BC also features a caveman named Thor
• The Quality Comics version of Manhunter had a dog named Thor that assisted him.
• Erik Larsen's Savage Dragon has its own version of Thor, a red-headed villainous thunder god.
• El Cazador de Aventuras from Argentina included in its 32-34 issues a remake of the Ragnarok, with Cazador in the middle of it.