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John Byrne
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Found this being discussed online. The conclusion was NO. Altho Thor (a la Marvel) is enormously power, he falls a tad short of Superman’s level. At no point did anyone mention that Thor is supernatural, ie MAGIC, giving him a huge advantage. One solid hit from Mjolnir, and….
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Ben Stamer
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| Posted: 24 August 2024 at 6:42pm | IP Logged | 2
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I think Thor might have an edge because of the magic, but Supes was also worthy enough to lift the hammer in the Busiek and Perez's JLAvengers crossover series, if I remember that correctly.
Edited by Ben Stamer on 24 August 2024 at 6:42pm
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John Byrne
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| Posted: 24 August 2024 at 6:49pm | IP Logged | 3
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I wish people would forget that “worthy” business. It worked when Don Blake was a regular guy who gained the power of Thor thru the hammer, but from the moment Stan and Jack pulled their ginormous retcon, it should have been played as a ruse by Odin to keep the artificial Blake from too soon figuring out what was going on.
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James Johnson
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| Posted: 24 August 2024 at 7:44pm | IP Logged | 4
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I think the only real advantage Superman has over Thor would be super-speed and reflexes.
God powers and magic gives the Son of Odin a way of leveling the playing field.....
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Brian Hughes
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Whenever my son asks me this question, I tell him what Stan Lee said: "The person who'd win in a fight is the person that the scriptwriter wants to win!".
He rolls his eyes, then again asks me who I think would win, and I say with conviction: Superman.
He then asks me if Superman is stronger than Thor and I told him he is as strong as he believes he is for each task.
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Brian Miller
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| Posted: 24 August 2024 at 8:15pm | IP Logged | 6
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It’s a fight I’d love to see done by:
Simonson/Byrne: Plot
Simonson: script
Byrne: pencils
Simonson: inks
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Ryan Maxwell
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| Posted: 24 August 2024 at 9:22pm | IP Logged | 7
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I just lean Marvel > DC on everything, so Thor absolutely wins.
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If Thor connects with that hammer, Superman is in trouble.
But Superman moves faster than anyone can see, so...
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Ben Stamer
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| Posted: 24 August 2024 at 10:06pm | IP Logged | 9
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I do also think each of their power levels have varied wildly based to the writer.
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Richard Stevens
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| Posted: 24 August 2024 at 10:10pm | IP Logged | 10
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Is Thor's lightning merely lightning, or is it magical lightning like Captain Marvel's?
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Eric Jansen
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Earth One Superman would probably beat Thor, but he hasn't been around for a long time now.
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| Posted: 24 August 2024 at 11:43pm | IP Logged | 12
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"At no point did anyone mention that Thor is supernatural, ie MAGIC, giving him a huge advantage. One solid hit from Mjolnir, and…." -- But doesn't that same rule apply to the Hulk as well? He doesn't immediately get knocked out from a hit from Mjolnir, either. | |
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