Marvel Keeps Insulting Their Forgotten Thor, But He Never Deserved it
The God of Thunder, Thor, is one of Marvel's most iconic characters. The original Thor is the son of Odin, prince of Asgard and protector of both the Golden City and of Earth. Over the years, however, the title of Thor has been bestowed on others. One of them, Eric Masterson (aka Thunderstrike), has a tragic and unfortunate story, that ended in the worst possible way. In a brief reappearance in the pages of Strange #2 (by Jed MacKay, Marcelo Ferreira, and Java Tartaglia) Marvel proved that their treatment for this classic version of Thor has not improved over the years.
Eric Masterson was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz and first appeared in 1988's Thor #391. He was a New York architect who happened to be working at the same construction site where Thor, under the guise of Sigurd Jarlson, took employment, at a time when the God of Thunder wanted to maintain a secret identity. This chance encounter would change Masterson's life forever, and not for the best. Eric was injured in an attack by the supervillain Mongoose and got involved in Thor's adventure in the Black Galaxy. Masterson was wounded again, this time fatally, and to save his life, Thor had Odin join their essences, making Eric Thor's alter ego. This could sound like a great origin story, but in truth, Thor's presence in Eric's life had disastrous consequences.
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Eric had a wife, Marcy, who divorced him, and a son, Kevin. Recognizing that his new life as Thor was too dangerous for a child, Masterson gave up custody of his son, even if Marcy was not exactly the best mother. This put a strain on Eric and Kevin's already uneasy relationship and did not keep him safe. Kevin was captured by Loki, and
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