I find it a little strange that Fricking Superman of all people is apparently not worthy of lifting Thor's hammer. He's just as honorable, good hearted, kind, etc as Captain America. He definitely should be able to lift it.
I don't really get that.
One Strip! One Strip!I do. Superman is not a warrior at heart. Yes, he's honorable and noble and all... but that isn't enough. You also have to be the kind of person who actively enjoys battle, and possesses a warrior's spirit. Superman would, if given his druthers, be totally and 100% content if he never had to fight again, not merely because he's of saintly character, but because for him fighting is something he does only because it is necessary.
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When you put it that way, I guess it makes alot of sense. Although I don't recall being a warrior at heart to be a requirement. If so, does that mean the Captain America inherently enjoys battle more than Superman?
So as not to derail the topic, I'd like to see the Random Dude hands Thor his hammer scene, if only for the Double Take Thor would do.
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Only because The enchantments that prevent those who are unworthy of doing so were lifted. When he tried to give it back, he no longer could.
Although not being a warrior at heart might be a logical mark against him.
edited 21st Mar '11 6:29:33 PM by HandsomeRob
One Strip! One Strip!Beta Ray Bill is a special case, though, because Odin actually was seeking to give Thor a reminder lesson in humility.
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Home of CBR Rumbles-in-Exile: rumbles.fr.yuku.comWell, it's just a nod of respect. Superman started the superhero genre, and Stan Lee has often stated that every comic book creator owes the character a huge debt.
Regardless of how you feel about his prominence, it's still cool to see homage be paid.
It's been a while since I read it, but I could swear that there was explicitly some kind of conditional reason within the story itself that Superman could lift the hammer- might even be the 'Odin temporarily lifted that particular enchantment' reason. Suppose I could always dig it out.
And I can't speak for anyone else, but I thought that the image of Superman with Cap's shield and Thor's hammer, while a bit overblown, was still pretty Bad Ass.
They rebooted the universes after everything was done with. Krona became a cosmic egg which figured into a JLA story and the Trinity maxiseries, and it's speculated that the corruption from DC's explicitly evil chaos magic is what caused her to go batshit during M-Day or whatever that crossover was.

I've seen a few references to once scene in Thor or the Avengers where some random paramedic picks up Mjolnir, hands it to Thor and then dissapears. Does anyone know what book, volume and issue that is from?