Thor

Thor (sometimes called The Mighty Thor) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Based on the god of the same name from Norse mythology, the character was created by editor-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and penciller Jack Kirby, and first appears in Journey into Mystery #83 (Aug. 1962). The uncredited initial inker was Joe Sinnott. Writer-editor Stan Lee described Thor's genesis as following the creation of the Hulk: Following Thor's debut in the science fiction/fantasy anthology title Journey into Mystery, the 13-page feature "The Mighty Thor" continued to be plotted by Lee but scripted by Lee's brother Larry Lieber or Robert Bernstein (working under the pseudonym "R. Berns"). Penciling was by either Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott, Don Heck, or, for a single issue, Al Hartley. Then with Journey into Mystery #101 (Feb. 1964), the series began a long and definitive run by Lee and Kirby that lasted until the by-then-retitled The Mighty Thor... full article at wikipedia