Thor is a
fictional superhero that appears in American comic books published by
Marvel Comics. The character, based on the
Norse mythological deity of the
same name, is the
Asgardian god of thunder and possesses the enchanted hammer
Mjolnir, which grants him the ability of flight and weather manipulation among his
other superhuman attributes.
Debuting in the
Silver Age of Comic Books, the character
first appeared in
Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962) and was created by editor-plotter
Stan Lee, scripter
Larry Lieber, and penciller-plotter
Jack Kirby. He has starred in several ongoing series and
limited series, and is a founding member of the
superhero team the
Avengers, appearing in each volume of that series. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise including animated television series, clothing, toys, trading cards, video games, and movies.
Chris Hemsworth portrays Thor in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe films
Thor,
The Avengers,
Thor: The Dark World and
Avengers: Age of Ultron and will reprise his role in
Thor: Ragnarok and both parts of
Avengers: Infinity War. Thor placed 14th on
IGN's list of "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes of All Time" in 2011, and first in their list of "The Top 50 Avengers" in 2012.
