WhileThormay have become the defining terror for Asgard ’s resident God of Mischief Loki in the eye of mainstream lector and audiences , there is another threat that has fallen by the roadside in recent class … water .

The sixties proved to be the general construction block menses of the Marvel Universe as it is known today , with many of the party ’s central hero ( Spider - Man , Fantastic Four , Thor , The Avengers , among others ) making their initial launching . However unlike many of his other superhuman compatriot , Thor and his arch brother Loki were already established firm in pa finish , withthe Norse caption of older , which Stan Lee and Jack Kirby then placed into their Marvel sandpile . This would be the Marvel Comics interpretation of the God of Mischief which meant some shore leave would have to be take with the theatrical role . Now these other stories were obviously a product of their time , Loki ’s abilities , weaknesses , and overall character were not completely set at that point .

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Loki ’s first comic show inJourney into Mystery#85subtitledTrapped by Loki the God of Mischieffrom October 1962 , written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby respectively , bring not only the debut of one of the house of idea ’s iconic villains but also a unparalleled weakness .   The matter sees Loki escaping from imprisonment and essay retaliation on Thor who has been take residence on Earth as the meek and mild - mannered man Dr. Donald Blake . Many of Loki ’s abilities are on exhibit ,   include his knack for trickery and thaumaturgy , the natural endowment to stretch out his will onto others ( albeit without the use of a scepter ) , and a tendency to create scarily realistic illusions that would make even Mysterio proud . However , the way in which Thor at long last defeats his mischievous adopted brother does not have to do with the swing of a hammer but rather a plunge into the local river as Loki ’s might are render useless in pee . Rather than tolerate his madman of a brother to drown , Thor quickly take action mechanism and rescue Loki from a potential washy tomb .

The Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) has been going strong for over a decade while character reference such as Loki ( play by Tom Hiddleston ) have become household names . But throughoutthe 23 MCU films releasecurrently , there has yet to be a quotation of Loki ’s sealed magical disadvantage to water . If water were indeed a factor , the battle of New York could have been put to an oddment clean betimes . However , with the upcomingLokiseries in active development for Disney + there is always a probability those early comic rootscan be acknowledge in that series . The instance whereThor was transform into a frogby Loki is MCU canon after all , so why not water ?

With risible Scripture , there are various element assort with its raiment of superheroes and supervillains that have stayed intact while others become less of a focus as young creatives fall onboard and define the characters . For now , Thor’sarchenemy /occasional ally Loki ’s weakness to water seems to have become a part of the latter .

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