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Sif, seeing Thor still has feelings for Foster, saves Foster's life by merging their life-forces. įoster and Thor remain separated for some time until Thor learns Foster had been manipulated into attempting suicide by an entity known as Fear and rushes to her hospital bedside. Meanwhile, in Asgard Odin reunites Thor with his childhood love, Sif. Odin then strips Foster of her new powers and returns her to Earth, with no memory of Thor or her time in Asgard, where she meets her new love Dr. There, Foster was briefly granted immortality and the power of gods, until she failed to pass the tests of courage set forth by Odin when she showed fear battling the monstrous Unknown. The love triangle went on for a while until Thor revealed his secret identity to Foster, which caused Odin to punish him though he was forgiven after saving Asgard, and in return Thor even took her to Asgard with him. Donald Blake, eventually developing feelings for him and Thor, not knowing that they were one and the same. Jane Nelson, known by her more common name of Jane Foster, was a nurse for Dr. Fictional character history Early history One of those authors, Torunn Grønbekk, wrote a new comic in 2022, 'Jane Foster & The Mighty Thor'.

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The series was written by Aaron in collaboration with other authors. Jane Foster reappears in the War of the Realms storyline before taking up the mantle as the new Valkyrie in a new ongoing series titled 'Jane Foster: Valkyrie'. Foster appeared in the 2015 original graphic novel Avengers: Rage of Ultron as a member of the Avengers. The concept of Jane Foster gaining the powers of Thor had previously been explored in What If #10 (August 1978). Really, the only character that was discussed was Jane.' A second volume of The Mighty Thor by Aaron and Dauterman and again starring Jane Foster as Thor debuted as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel initiative after the conclusion of 'Secret Wars'. That opened the door for someone else to pick up the hammer and carry it around in his place. Then, of course, one day he should wake up and not be able to lift it. You know, the god of thunder waking up every morning and looking at the hammer and not knowing if he’s gonna be worthy to lift it. I liked the idea of dealing with his worthiness and the idea of what it means for a god to be worthy in the Marvel universe. Aaron said, 'It grew out of the idea of the previous Thor becoming unworthy, which was something I was always building toward. 4 #8 (May 2015), the identity of the woman was revealed to be Jane Foster. But it’s unlike any Thor we’ve ever seen before.' In 2015, this Thor joined the Avengers in All-New All-Different Avengers FCBD (May 2015), which takes place in the aftermath of the ' Secret Wars' storyline. In October 2014, the fourth volume of Thor, writer Jason Aaron and artist Russell Dauterman in the first issue debuted a female character in the role of Thor after the classic hero is no longer able to wield Mjolnir. 1967) of the title, by then renamed Thor. Donald Blake, the secret identity of the Norse god superhero Thor, in nearly every issue through #136 (Jan. Named 'Jane Nelson' in her first two appearances, she went on to appear as the love interest of Dr. Jane Foster first appeared in Journey into Mystery #84 (September 1962), and was created by plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber and penciler Jack Kirby. Cover art by Russell Dauterman and Frank Martin. 2014): First appearance of Jane Foster as Thor. Since 2011, Natalie Portman has portrayed Jane Foster in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The character has also appeared in various media adaptations of Thor. After Brunnhilde and the rest of the Valkyrior are killed during ' The War of the Realms' storyline, Foster takes up the mantle of Valkyrie. Foster's stint as Thor ends with the character sacrificing her life and the mantle reverting to the original Thor. During this period, she adopts the mantle of Thor, and joins the Avengers. Foster is later revealed to be deemed worthy to wield Thor's hammer Mjolnir when the former is no longer able. Donald Blake, Thor's first mortal host, before becoming a doctor herself. For many years, Foster was a nurse, employed by Dr. Created by writers Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Journey into Mystery #84 (September 1962).

The character was introduced as a love interest of the superhero Thor Odinson until becoming a superhero in her own right. Jane Foster is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Access to Undrjarn, the shapeshifting weapon.

Superhuman strength, stamina, durability, and speed.

Journey into Mystery #84 (September 1962) Pictured clockwise from left: Foster as herself as Valkyrie as Thor. Jane Foster on the textless cover of Valkyrie: Jane Foster #6 (December 2019).

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