Thor's Original Role As Marvel's Superman Shows The Difference From DC
Despite being the two titans of the superhero comics industry, DC and Marvel Comics both have fundamental differences in the way they tell their stories, which is clearly shown in how Marvel approached their version of a Superman character when first creating Thor. Both Superman and Thor are very iconic characters whose modern day incarnations are quite different. But in the Silver Age of comics, the two were much more similar.
Originally, Thor was the alter ego of mild mannered doctor Donald Blake. All Blake had to do was tap his enchanted walking stick on the ground and he would transform into the mighty Thor with his cane transforming into his hammer (which is actually much simpler than the modern version of Mjolnir). Thor was originally much stronger than he is in modern day comics, being able to control his super strength, speed, and lightning to an incredible degree. This let him perform such feats at travelling through time by spinning his hammer around and manipulating pretty much any type of energy. In fact, he was so powerful that he more so resembled another iconic superhero than he did his modern day counterpart.
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The Golden and Silver Age version of Superman is extremely similar to this original version of Thor. Many stories involving him have him using his godlike Kryptonian powers to perform incredibly impressive feats that modern day versions of the character wouldn't even attempt. Like Thor, Superman also has a civilian identity of Clark Kent, an apparently meek reporter. However, unlike Donald Blake, Clark always has access to his incredible powers. His disguise is merely a cosmetic change. Blake, however, must perform a specific action to
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