Thor
appeared in the lead slot in the first five issues of
Fox Syndicate's "Wierd Comics" beginning in April 1940.
The god Thor, looking down from Valhalla, decides to
grant an ordinary mortal named Grant Farrel his great
powers. For this purpose, Thor descends to earth and
brings Farrel to Valhalla. There Thor transforms Farrel
into a copy of himself before returning him to earth
with his magic hammer. Back home, Farrel's first mission
as Thor is to rescue his girlfriend Glenda from a gang
of spies. After defeating the spies with his
new-found powers and freeing Glenda, Farrel reports back
to Valhalla. Pleased with his performance, Thor gives
Farrel his hammer to keep so that he may continue to
fight crime on earth. Besides wielding Thor's magic
hammer, Farrel and is able to generate thunderstorms and
speed from place to place on a bolt of lightning as
needed.
After 5 issues,
the series was replaced by "'Dynamite' Thor" an
unrelated character, whose last name happened to be
"Thor". He earned the nickname "Dynamite" because of his
use of the stuff. |
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