Thor grows up in Asgard with his half-brother Loki and his
pal Sif. Even at an early age, Thor was seen as noble and compassionate while
Loki was a trouble-maker. While Sif is asleep in Odin’s throne room, Loki
creeps up on her and cuts off a braid; when Thor catches him, he threatens
mayhem but then they are all found by Odin himself. The All-Father scolds Loki
while dispatching Thor on a mission to the rock trolls, Brokk and Eitri,
commanding them in Odin’s name to create three surpassing treasures. So Thor
visits the trolls with his commission. They create Gullinbursti, a living
golden boar, Draupnir, a golden armband that multiplies endlessly, and Mjolnir,
a mighty enchanted hammer. But Loki, disguised as an insect, interferes in the
forging of this last, causing the handle to come out too short. Returning to
Asgard, Thor presents the gifts to Odin, who adds his own enchantment to
Mjolnir, ensuring that it can be lifted only by him who is worthy (and implying
it is Thor’s destiny)….
Over the years, Thor comes each day to try the hammer,
testing whether he is worthy. It drives Sif to despair and Loki to mockery but
Odin assures him that Midgard is in the hammer and as Thor is a scion of
Midgard, it is only a matter of time….
Some time after this, Thor returns to Asgard to find the
place a shambles, invaded by the Storm Giants who also carried off Sif. So Thor
picks up Mjolnir, heads out and defeats the giants, beginning a series of
adventures that include battling Hela, Surtur, Ulik and many other enemies of
Asgard. And Odin is displeased: Thor keeps creating conflict where there is
none solely though his arrogant use of power. Odin hurls him to Midgard until
he can learn humility. And as Dr. Donald Blake, disabled physician with no
memory of his life as Thor, he learns what it means to be humble and to serve
instead of being served. And then one day, on a trip to Norway, Don Blake finds
a staff that he strikes upon the ground and he is transformed into Thor, God of
Thunder….