Many have wieldedThor ’s hammer throughout the pages of Marvel comics . Jane Foster , Beta Ray Bill , Volstagg , Red Norvell , and a toad frog are just a few to harness the power ofMjolnir . But one such hero often gets forgotten . Eric Masterson , a   humble architect and single father , once unify with Thor to become his alter - ego , Thunderstrike !

Marvel has always had a love - hatred relationship with cloak-and-dagger identities . When Hero own the powerfulness of gods , they can become difficult to link up to readers . Fans admireSpider - Man , but they interpret Peter Parker . TheFantastic Fourhave no secret identity , but are relatable as a family . In his earliest book , Thor ’s civilian identity was Donald Blake , a doctor with a limp who discover a walking stick in a cave . When he pounded the cane on the ground , it metamorphose into Mjolnir and Blake became the God of Thunder . This concept never really read off and Blake was revealed to be a concept ofOdin , created to teach Thor humility . Odin then blinked him out of existence and the character was shuffled into abstruseness . Consequently , Thor was often paired up with humans , like Jane Foster orRick Jones , who counterpoint his godhood with their humanity , grounding him and providing balance to the write up . It was n’t until many days by and by that Thor was apply another alter - ego .

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Thor was working on Earth as a construction proletarian under the assumed name of Sigurd Jarlson when he meet an designer mention Eric Masterson . When the construction internet site is attacked by Mongoose , Thor saves Masterson ’s life , but he is hurt in the fight , leaving him with a limp . Afterward , Eric is unrelentingly hassled by a string of Thor ’s enemies . When Thor and Eric find themselves assail yet again by Mongoose , Eric lifts Mjolnir to save Thor from a kill blow . Masterson is mortally wounded , but Thor begs his Padre , Odin , to save Eric ’s life , no matter the price . Odin is moved by his son ’s selflessness and grant Thor ’s asking the only mode he can . Odin merges the two personas , granting Eric a magic walk joint that when strike , becomes the mighty hammer of the Thunder God .

Sharing his organic structure with Thor passably much demolish Eric Masterson ’s sprightliness . His son is put in invariant danger , his ex-husband - married woman process for detention , he loses his job , and his friend imagine he ’s an alcoholic due to his erratic behavior . When Thor is banished from Asgard for murdering his pal , Loki , Odin yield Masterson the full power of Thor while keep on his own personality , and Eric leaves his old life behind to squeeze his role as a hero . Upon Thor ’s inevitable return , Mjolnir is return to its true owner and Eric is bestowed an uru mace dub " Thunderstrike . " Adopting his artillery ’s sobriquet , Thunderstrike becomes the 90 ’s Thor reboot no one deserved , complete with a ponytail , fruitless leather cap , and update , non - Shakespearean dialogue .

Thunderstrike , like many young , hipper , legacy persona of the 90 ’s , was short - lived . His risible , Thunderstrike , lasted 24 issues before his decease . Thunderstrike was shortly resurrected by the Grim Reaper before being cast back into expiry by theScarlet Witch . Many years afterward , his Logos Kevin was grant the power ofThunderstrikeand led his own five issue miniseries . Kevin can be regain swing his beginner ’s uru mace in the pages ofAsgardians of the Galaxy .

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