Mjolnir (Marvel)

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The hammer Mjolnir in Thor v1 #692.

Mjolnir is a weapon that features in Marvel Comics.

History

The thunder god's hammer in Thor v1 #494.

All-Father Odin commanded his son to go to the kingdom of the Dwarves to seek out Eitri in order for him to forge three treasures. After a long forging process, Eitri and Brokk managed to fashion the hammer Mjolnir from Uru. Odin placed his own enchantment over the hammer that meant it could only be wielded by one who was worthy and that it would return to their hand whenever thrown. Mjolnir was gifted by Odin to his own son namely Thor; the Prince of Asgard. (Thor Annual v1 #11)

There were different tales of the hammer but one aspect that was forgotten involved the God Tempest that was the Mother of Thunder which had existed since the earliest point of creation. This was a sentient superstorm that ravaged the cosmos when it approached Asgard during the reign of All-Father Odin. Odin challenged the storm and with all his might he defeated the thunderstorm where he trapped it into Uru which he took to the Dwarves who he commanded to forge it into a weapon for him. It took many days and the use of a star to melt the metal that fought against the Dwarves but they succeeded in crafting the hammer Mjolnir. All-Father Odin attempted to wield his new thunder weapon but it rebelled against him with the rampage nearly destroying Asgard. In anger, he placed an enchantment on it to prevent anyone from wielding it unless they were worthy where he left it within the weapons vault of Asgard. (Mighty Thor v2 #12)

During the War of the Realms, the Dark Council and their armies invaded Midgard where they intended to divide it amongst their forces leading to a battle against the world's heroes. In an effort to stop Malekith, Thor sacrificed his eye to the World Tree within the Sun for knowledge on how to end the war. This led to him summoning the Thor's of past eras to confront Malekith where the modern age Odinson unleashed the power of the Mother Storm. This saw Mjolnir return from the Sun and back to his hands where he used its might to defeat the Dark Elf. (War of the Realms v1 #6)

Overview

By rotating the hammer fast enough, he could emit anti-matter particles and use Mjolnir as a fan to disperse of such particles from individuals. (Journey into Mystery v1 #349)

Users

• Thor Odinson :
• Donald Blake :
• Beta Ray Bill :
• Eric Masterson :
• Jane Foster : a female human who came to hear a voice that drew her to the hammer when it was on the Moon and became the new Thor after the Odinson seemingly could no longer wield it. (Mighty Thor v1 #705)
• Adam Aziz : a male human from Broxton, Oklahoma who had spent years in prison over criminal action but after being released he spent his time helping others and became a mechanic. He came to see Mjolnir crash near his garage and came to be worthy of lifting the hammer that transformed him by giving him the power of Thor. (Thor v6 #7)

Notes

• Mjolnir was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott where it made its first appearance in Journey into Mystery v1 #83 (August, 1962).

Alternate Versions

• In Thanos v2 (2017), an alternate future was shown where Thanos succeeded in wiping out all life in the galaxy with him taking the name Mad King Thanos. Among the few surviving beings was the Silver Surfer who became known as the Fallen One and sought to make himself worthy of the hammer Mjolnir to give him the power to slay the Mad Titan.
• In Dead Man Logan v1 #11 (2019), an alternate version of Mjolnir was shown to inhabit the world of the Wastelands located on Earth-807128. On this world, a massive supervillain uprising erupted where they ambushed and murdered most of the planet's superheroes where they ruled the desolate surface of Earth for the next 50 years. Thor himself was killed with Mjolnir falling to Earth leading to the town of Hammer Falls being built around it. It became a tourist spot that catered in the sale of superhero items with many attempting to lift the hammer but none able to do so. Old Man Logan and Danielle Cage travelled to the town in search for Bruce Banner, Junior who had been abducted by the reborn Weapon X program. During the escape attempt, Danielle Cage was mortally wounded but she came to lift Mjolnir and was instilled with its power allowing her to battle her attackers.

In other media

Television

• In The Avengers, Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Mjolnir made a number of appearances in the animated series where it was wielded by Thor. In "Gamma World", Thor who was a prisoner of the Leader summoned Mjolnir from the site of the Cube where a number of the villains henchmen were attempting to lift it. After it came to his hands, the Absorbing Man ambushed Thor where he copied the properties of Mjolnir thus making him stronger for his fight with the Asgardian. In "The Ballad of Beta Ray Bill", it was stated that the enchantment on the hammer only allowed one worthy to wield it with none being able to lift it until Beta Ray Bill.

Films

• In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mjolnir made a number of appearances in the shared continuity setting.
  • In Thor, Mjolnir made its debut in the live-action films with it being wielded by Thor during his excursion into Jotunheim against his father's orders. For his actions, Odin stripped Thor of the hammer and placed an enchant over it allowing it only to be wielded by someone worthy. Afterwards, both it and Thor were banished to Mudguard. The hammer landed in an isolated location where numerous people trying by gathered around it to try and lift it but none were able to do so. S.H.I.E.L.D. later arrived at the site and created a facility around the hammer as they studied it and prevented anyone from approaching it.
  • In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Mjolnir made a number of appearances in the live action movie. According to Thor, only the worthy could lift it with his fellow Avengers jovially attempting to world it but unable to lift the hammer. After Vision was created, he was shown to be able to lift it and handed it to Thor.
  • In Thor: Ragnarok, Mjolnir appeared in the live-action film where it was said that it directed Odinson's natural power over thunder with it being constructed from a special metal forged from the heart of a star. He used it to aid him in battling Surtur's forces and defeat the fire giant whose crown he took back to Asgard to prevent Ragnarok. When Hela was freed, Thor attempted to battle her and throw the hammer at the goddess of death who effortlessly destroyed it. Thor then struggled with the loss of his hammer but a vision from his father informed him that the power over thunder was naturally within him all along which he called upon in his final fight against Hela.

Video games

• In Avengers, Mjolnir appeared in the setting of the 2020 Square Enix video game.

Appearances

• Journey into Mystery v1: (1962)
• Thor v1:
• Mighty Thor v1:
• Thor:
• War of the Realms v1:
• Dead Man Logan v1:
• Thor v6: (2020)

External Links

• [Marvel Database Entry
• Comicvine Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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