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Thor may be a major hero in the Marvel Universe, but Norse mythology is not bound by one single comic book universe. With his return in Wonder Woman #770 by Michael W. Conrad, Becky Cloonan, Travis Moore, Tamra Bonvillain and Pat Brosseau, we're taking a look back at  DC's version of the God of Thunder.

The Norse god first appeared all the way back in 1946 in Comic Cavalcade #17 by Wonder Woman creator William Moulton Marston and artist Harry G. Peter. In this story, Thor was a more minor character who binds Wonder Woman in chains forged by the mighty Mjolnir.

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The character also made a brief appearance before his DC debut in a story where Loki was a villain in 1944's Whiz Comics #50 by C.C. Beck -- published by Shazam's publisher Fawcett Comics. However, he wouldn't appear in DC's line of books again until 1957 in Tales of the Unexpected #16 by none other than Jack Kirby, co-creator of the Marvel version of the hero. However, this was six years before Thor's first appearance Journey Into Mystery #83.

A slightly unorthodox incarnation of the character would appear in 1959 in Batman #127 by Jerry Coleman and Dick Sprang. Henry Meke owned a museum that housed many mythical items, such as Robin Hood's longbow, Merlin's hat and, of course, Thor's hammer. When Lightning struck the hammer, Meke was transformed into Thor. Batman tricked Thor into throwing the hammer at an electrical box, causing lightning to strike twice and turning Thor back into Meke.

After a small tale by Robert Bernstein and Curt Swan about Thor's best pal "Jimmy the Red" in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #55, Thor would not appear again until 1978 in DC Special Series #9 by Jack C. Harris, Jose Delbo, Russ Heath, Steve Ditko and Dick Ayers. This story gave us a glimpse of a realm of gods, where Thor battled against Wonder Woman's longtime foe Ares in a friendly duel and lost. The 1991 crossover War of the Gods by George Pérez and Cynthia Martin saw the return of Thor as one of many gods attempting to claim Earth for themselves (under the villainous influence of Wonder Woman foe Circe, of course). Thor came to blows with many of DC's heroes at the time, in a similar way to his next appearance.

In 1997's Jack Kirby's Fourth World #2, by John Byrne, Thor appeared in a dramatic fight with the New Gods' Big Barda before being taken down by an unusually powerful Mister Miracle.

DC Thor vs Big Barda

The All-Star Comics 80 Page Giant in 1999 saw a story by Roy Thomas and Kevin Sharpe in which the All-Star Squadron took on the Thunder God. In a bizarre WWII tale, Thor was summoned by Adolf Hitler to kidnap President Roosevelt and Churchill but was foiled by Dr. Fate and Alan Scott's Green Lantern.

After the tale of heroes past, Thor met heroes of the present in 2000's Action Comics #761, by Joe Kelly and German Garcia. This story saw Wonder Woman and Superman transported to Valhalla where they are recruited by Thor to aid him in defending the realm of the gods. Thor tells them that the battle should take around 2000 years, but as time is different in Valhalla, Wonder Woman and Superman do not age in all this time.

Thor would not make his first appearance post-Flashpoint until The Odyssey of the Amazons #4. Long before the time of Wonder Woman, the Amazons of Themyscira travel the world in search of more of their kind. On their travels they reach the land of Asgard, where their skills make a good impression on Thor, earning his respect.

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In the present DC Universe, however, Thor's next appearance is less than flattering. In The Infected: King Shazam, he is seen being pummelled by the Shazam Who Laughs as one in a long line of opponents the twisted version of Shazam deems unable to "kick it" with him.

This leads to Thor's latest appearance in Wonder Woman #770. With Diana reborn in the Norse afterlife of Valhalla, being resurrected and carried back to life by the Valkyries, one of her fellow fighters is the Thunder God she's encountered on numerous occasions. This time though, Thor seems more of a showman, riding in on a massive behemoth and breaking through enemy lines. But after the beating Shazam gave him, Thor deserves the win.

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