Jane Foster (Marvel)
Jane Foster is a female comic character that features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Jane Foster
Her mother developed cancer when she was nine years old with the condition being fatal. (Unworthy Thor v1 #4) Prior to her death, she told her daughter to have faith and find a God to believe in though Jane did not heed her words as she was at first angry at the idea of believing in a higher being due to the loss of her mother. (Mighty Thor v1 #704) Afterwards, she was cared for by her father who was a plumber and worked two jobs in order to pay for his daughter to go through medical school with him exhausting himself in the process. Despite that, he provided Jane a good childhood as he never missed any of her softball games or forgetting her birthday and always encouraged her in anything she set her mind towards accomplishing. (Unworthy Thor v1 #4) Years ago, Jane had become a nurse when her father had developed complications from a heart attack leading to his death with Dr. Blake informing her of his passing with him being the last family member she had with her saying goodbye to him. (Mighty Thor v1 #704)
Thor
Cul alongside his new Thunder Guard ambushed the new Thor at the Rainbow Bridge at Asgardia. (Mighty Thor v2 #2)
Thus, Jane died where she appeared in the afterlife at the gates of Valhalla where Odin was prepared to take her to the heavenly realm for his service after coming to term with her actions. She, however, expressed doubts that this was the end for her as she felt that she had more to give to the world. At the same time, Thor harnessed the power of the Mother Storm and channelled it in an effort to return Jane to life. With Odin's help, the pair were able to restore Jane Foster to life allowing her to return as a mortal once more. With the hammer destroyed, her time as Thor had come to an end but she urged for Thor Odison to reclaim the mantle to protect all the realms whilst Jane had a new lease at life with her undertaking treatment to deal with the cancer in her body. (Mighty Thor v1 #706)
Whilst maintaining her treatment, she was informed that her cancer had gone into full remission with her hair starting to grow back as she continued her medical duties. (Thor v5 #11)
Overview
Personality and attributes
Powers and abilities
Notes
- Jane Foster was created by Stan Lee, Larry Leiber and Jack Kirby where she made her first appearance in Journey into Mystery v1 #84 (September, 1962).
- The new Thor was revealed to be Jane Foster in Thor v4 #8 (May 2015) though she debuted in Thor v4 #1 (October, 2014).
Alternate Versions
In other media
Television
- In The Marvel Super Heroes, Jane Foster appeared in the animated series in The Mighty Thor segments where she was voiced by actor Peg Dixon. She was shown as being a nurse that worked with Dr. Donald Blake and had a romantic interest in him whilst unaware that he was secretly the Asgardian Thor.
- In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Jane Foster was a supporting character in the animated series where she was voiced by actor Kari Wahlgren. She was shown as a medic who captured the attention of Thor who regularly saved her from life-threatening attacks in New York City.
- In Avengers Assemble, Jane Foster appeared in the animated television series fourth season Secret Wars where she was voiced by actor Erica Lindbeck. She was a scientist that specialised in multidimensional sciences and was hired as a researcher at Stark Industries. Foster was in charge of heading the device that was being used to find and rescue Tony Stark when he went missing in another dimension.
Films
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Jane Foster made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting.
- In Thor, Jane Foster was part of the main cast in the live-action film where she was portrayed by actor Natalie Portman.
- In Thor: The Dark World, Jane Foster returned as a cast member in the live-action film she was once again portrayed by actor Natalie Portman.
- In Thor: Ragnarok, Jane Foster was only mentioned in the live-action film with it being said that she dumped Thor and was no longer involved with him.
Video games
- In Marvel: Avengers Alliance, Jane Foster appeared as the hero Mighty Thor in the setting of the Facebook video game.
- In Marvel Heroes, the Jane Foster Thor was introduced as an alternate Thor costume in the MMORPG with her being voiced by Jennifer Hale.
- In Marvel: Future Fight, the Jane Foster Thor was introduced as a playable character in the mobile game.
Appearances
- Journey into Mystery v1:
- Thor v4:
- Mighty Thor:
- Thor v5:
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