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Thor odinson is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. He is also known for the creatorowned work star slammers, which he inaugurated in 1972 as a rhode island school of design thesis. He was inducted into the will eisner comic book hall of fame in 1996. Unbeknownst to the professional, the punisher was right outside his vehicle and he was promptly killed by his target before he could even realize what was. Jacob kirby kurtzberg was an american comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded. Featuring international hitman black kaiser, the webcomic is inspired by a variety of action and noir fiction. He was a founding member of the avengers, and starred in multiple comics titles before getting his own longrunning series. Debuting in the bronze age of comic books, the character was initially intended to be a surprise. The last tweet posted from lees twitter account featured a photo of him taken when he was serving in the us army, which. The character, which is based on the norse deity of the same name, is the asgardian god of thunder who possesses the enchanted hammer, mjolnir, which grants him the ability to fly and manipulate weather amongst his other superhuman attributes.
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