Eric Masterson is a
fictional superhero
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appearing in
American comic books published by
Marvel Comics
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. The character has appeared as
Thor
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and later
Thunderstrike. The character was introduced as a supporting character in the ''Thor'' title, but continued in several other comic books, including the self-titled series ''Thunderstrike'' in 1993. Later interpretations of Thunderstrike would appear in both the
Marvel Comics 2
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and
Heroic Age Marvel Comics storylines, featuring the character's
son
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Social issues
In pre-industrial societies and some current c ...
as the hero.
Publication history
Eric Masterson first appeared in ''Thor'' #391, as a supporting character. ''Thor'' #408 featured the merging of the character Eric Masterson with Thor, Masterson being utilized as the God of Thunder's alter ego until issue #432. ''Thor'' #432 featured the character assuming the role of Thor, and appearing as the title character until ''Thor'' #459.
Following ''Thor'' #459, Masterson was introduced as "Thunderstrike" in the eponymous series starting in June
1993
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. The series lasted approximately two years. ''Thunderstrike'' ran for 24 issues, the series canceled in
September 1995. Creator
Tom DeFalco
Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', and ''Fantastic Four''.
Career
While in college, DeFalco "wrote fo ...
has often claimed that the book outsold ''Thor'' and ''The Avengers'' combined at the time of its cancellation; although this has been shown to be extremely unlikely. Masterson also appeared in the mini-series ''Thor Corps'' as Thunderstrike, and appeared as a guest star in the ''Thor'' series.
The character was featured in the ''Avengers'' from issue #343 until issue #374, and crossover series
Operation: Galactic Storm. Masterson also appeared in the mini-series ''
Infinity Gauntlet
''The Infinity Gauntlet'' is an American comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. In addition to an eponymous, six-issue limited series (comics), limited series written by Jim Starlin and Penciller, pencilled by George Pérez and Ron ...
'' and ''
Infinity War
''Avengers: Infinity War'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to '' The Avengers'' ( ...
.'' Outside the many appearances in ''Thor'' and ''Avengers'', ''Thunderstrike'' was used to launch an
ongoing series ''
Blackwulf
Blackwulf (Lucian) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney C ...
'', and a
limited series Limited series may refer to:
*Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series
*Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered
*Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number of ...
''
Code: B.L.U.E.''
It was announced that the Thunderstrike character would be returning in a new miniseries by co-creators Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz in November 2010. Promotionals leading into the event began in August depicting the mace stating "One will rise..." and "The World Still Needs Heroes." Ultimately, the new Thunderstrike miniseries featured Eric Masterson's son, Kevin, in the role once inhabited by his father.
Fictional character biography
First encounter
Eric Kevin Masterson was working as an
architect
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when he met
Thor
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. Masterson was injured by falling girders, and was taken to the hospital by Thor. Now on crutches, Masterson was attacked by
Quicksand
Quicksand is a colloid consisting of fine granular material (such as sand, silt or clay) and water. It forms in saturated loose sand when the sand is suddenly agitated. When water in the sand cannot escape, it creates a liquefied soil that los ...
, but saved by Thor. Masterson was then abducted by
Mongoose
A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family is currently split into two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to so ...
. Masterson accompanied Thor to the Black Galaxy, where he first met
Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the ...
. Masterson, mortally wounded by Mongoose, was given Thor's form and powers after the original was sealed in Eric's mind, by
Odin, to save Eric's life. Recognizing that his new life as Thor was too dangerous for a child, Masterson gave up custody of his son Kevin to his ex-wife Marcy, reasoning that Kevin would be safer with her, even if she was relatively ambivalent about her role as a mother. Masterson was then separated from Thor by the
Red Celestial. Shortly thereafter, Masterson saved Thor's life, and was merged with him again. Masterson's son Kevin was captured by
Ulik
Ulik is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He usually appears as an adversary of Thor. Ulik was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appears in ''Thor'' #137 (February 1967).
Debuting in t ...
for
Loki. Thor freed Kevin and seemingly slew Loki in battle.
Heimdall
In Norse mythology, Heimdall (from Old Norse Heimdallr) is a god who keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök from his dwelling Himinbjörg, where the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst meets the sky. He is attested as possessing forekno ...
separated Thor from Masterson, then banished Thor, and transformed Masterson into a new Thor. He then met the
Enchantress as Leena Moran, and battled Ulik.
[''Thor'' #433. Marvel Comics.]
Surrogate of Thor
Eric continued in the role of Thor, after having been given Mjolnir by Thor, who then told Eric to carry on as Earth's protector. Eric then returned to Earth and joined the Avengers in Thor's place.
Masterson revealed his double identity to
Captain America. He then first visited
Asgard
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, where he fought the
Warriors Three
The Warriors Three are a group of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters served as supporting cast members in ''Thor''. The Warriors Three are the Asgardians Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg ...
,
Balder
Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is a god in Germanic mythology. In Norse mythology, Baldr (Old Norse: ) is a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg, and has numerous brothers, such as Thor and Váli. In wider Germanic mythology, the god was kno ...
, Heimdall, and
Sif
In Norse mythology, Sif (Old Norse: ) is a golden-haired goddess associated with earth. Sif is attested in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th century ...
, while trying to discover the whereabouts of the real Thor. Masterson then helped rescue the sleeping Odin from
Annihilus
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. He teamed with
Beta Ray Bill
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and
Dargo Ktor
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as the "Thor Corps" against
Zarrko and Loki. During his time with the Avengers as Thor, Masterson aided them in such battles as
the Kree/Shi'ar war and the
Infinity Gauntlet
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crisis, being one of only three heroes at the conclusion of that battle to remember the entire confrontation (the other two being
Doctor Strange and the
Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
) as he had briefly witnessed Warlock's soul during the fight.
Thunderstrike is born
Eric's role as Thor was relatively brief, as the Enchantress manipulated Eric into attacking Thor for Sif's affection. During a confrontation with Thor, Eric struck Sif. This provoked Thor, leading him to defeat Eric and reclaim Mjolnir while Odin revealed the Enchantress's manipulations. Odin then ordered the creation of a new mace for Eric, called
Thunderstrike.
Eric first used the Thunderstrike mace against the villains
Bloodaxe and Carjack, but he was promptly defeated. Afterwards, Eric created his own costume to distinguish himself from Thor, while keeping Thor's reputation intact. Eric renamed himself Thunderstrike, after the mace itself, operating as an adventurer and crimefighter.
[''Thunderstrike'' #1. Marvel Comics.] Eventually Eric defeated Bloodaxe, only to discover that Bloodaxe was actually Jackie Lukus, his current love interest.
Final conflicts and death
After a confrontation with
Seth the Egyptian god of death, Eric realized that the only way to defeat him was to succumb to the curse contained with the Bloodaxe and increase his strength. After his supposed slaying of Seth, Eric was confronted by the
Avengers
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* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
, who attempted to arrest him for murder. Instead, Masterson defeated the Avengers, and Thor confronted him. Eric pleaded with Thor to kill him to prevent the curse of the Bloodaxe from taking him over completely. But Eric was eventually forced to fight the Bloodaxe subconsciously, which manifested in Eric's mind in the form of
Skurge. Eric eventually defeated the Skurge duplicate, causing a psychic backlash that killed him and destroyed the two weapons. Claiming that
Valhalla
In Norse mythology Valhalla (;) is the anglicised name for non, Valhǫll ("hall of the slain").Orchard (1997:171–172) It is described as a majestic hall located in Asgard and presided over by the god Odin. Half of those who die in combat e ...
was not where he belonged, Eric was sent into the afterlife by Odin.
Returns from and to the dead
Eric was temporarily resurrected by the
Grim Reaper
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several years later, along with several other deceased Avengers. After overcoming the Grim Reaper's control, he and the other undead Avengers were returned to the afterlife by the
Scarlet Witch
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. Before he returned to the afterlife, Eric asked Thor to check in on his son Kevin for him.
Successor
Eric's Thunderstrike mace (revealed to have been repaired by Thor and left in custody of the Avengers) was eventually given by
Commander Steve Rogers to
Kevin Masterson, who went on to become the new Thunderstrike and succeed his own father in the use of that identity.
Powers and abilities
Eric's abilities are derived from the enchanted mace
Thunderstrike, made of mystic uru metal, which is nearly indestructible, crafted by the Asgardian dwarves Brokk and Eitri, and given the following enchantments by Odin:
* Stamping the mace reverts Thunderstrike back to Eric's mortal human form, dressed in whichever clothes he last wore in that form, with any physical damage fully healed--with the exception of certain mystical spells such as Seth's Mark of Death, while the mace Thunderstrike transforms into a wooden cane. By stamping his walking stick on the ground Eric Masterson transforms back into his superhuman form, bearded, mustachioed, and dressed in the garb of Thunderstrike, while the cane again becomes the mace.
* The mace itself can be thrown over great distances and return to the point it is thrown from. By throwing the mace and gripping the strap, Thunderstrike can fly. (However, the comic emphasizes that Thunderstrike's is much rockier and less steady than Thor's flight.) He can use the mace to fire powerful concussive blasts of mystical energy. The mace magically enables him to survive the adverse conditions of outer space, including its lack of oxygen. The mace can also be used for tracking various energy sources and has the ability to create mystical vortices to travel from one place to another.
* Thunderstrike's physical abilities are enhanced to superhuman levels, including his strength, speed, durability, agility, reflexes, and endurance.
As Thunderstrike, Masterson's appearance is identical to that of Thor, hence his superhuman form possesses Asgardian physiology. While his superhuman abilities were significantly above those of most Asgardians, his strength, stamina and durability were only a fraction of Thor's. He is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, and has received some combat training from Captain America and Hercules.
As Masterson, he is a highly skilled architect, with a master's degree in architecture. He is near-sighted, and wears eye-glasses.
Enemies
In his comic series, Thunderstrike has fought an array of enemies:
*
Absorbing Man
Absorbing Man (Carl "Crusher" Creel) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Journey into Mystery'' #114, cover dated March 1965, created by writer Stan Lee and writer/artist Ja ...
- A supervillain who can absorb the properties of anything.
[''Thunderstrike'' #16. Marvel Comics.]
* Bison - Billy Kitson is a former basketball player whose leg got broke when he was accidentally tripped by another player. Seth turned him into the bull-like Bison to serve him where Seth will restore him to normal and heal his leg if his mission is a success.
[''Thunderstrike'' #13. Marvel Comics.]
*
Bloodaxe - A villain who fought Thunderstrike on occasion.
*
Bristle
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Synthetic types
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- A servant of Tantalus who can fire sharp quills from his wrists.
[''Thunderstrike'' #6. Marvel Comics.]
*
Juggernaut - The stepbrother of Professor X who is empowered by the Gem of the Cytorrak.
*
Khult - A Deviant from the planet Tebbel who is the son-in-law of Tantalus.
*
Loki - The Norse God of Mischief.
*
Mephisto
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* ''Méphisto'', a 1931 French film
* Mephisto (1981 film), ''Mephisto'' (1981 film), a German- ...
- A demon and enemy of Thor and Ghost Rider who once manipulated Thunderstrike into stealing the Golden Apples of Idunn.
*
Mongoose
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- A mongoose that was experimented on by the
High Evolutionary
High Evolutionary (Herbert Edgar Wyndham) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Chukwudi Iwuji will portray the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3''.
...
.
*
Pandara - A former gym teacher that possesses a box that can release demons and drain energy from people.
*
Quicksand
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- A female supervillain with sand-based powers.
* Sangre - Julia Concepcion is a police officer who became an assassin after her son was the victim of a heinous crime.
*
Schizo - A servant of Tantalus.
*
Seth - The Egyptian God of Evil.
*
Stegron
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Fictional char ...
- A
Stegosaurus
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-themed supervillain.
*
Tantalus
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- A Deviant.
** Lucian - A Deviant and the son of Tantalus.
*
Titania - A super-strong female supervillain and Absorbing Man's girlfriend.
* Whyteout - Stuart Anthony Whyte is a scientist who developed a special stealth that can white out anything at will. He was seemingly killed by Bloodaxe.
In other media
Television
Eric Masterson / Thunderstrike has a non-speaking cameo appearance in the ''
Avengers: Ultron Revolution'' animated series episode "Into the Future". This version hails from a possible future where he opposes
Kang the Conqueror
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alongside
Black Widow,
Hawkeye,
Iron Woman, and
Joaquin Torres.
Video games
* Eric Masterson / Thunderstrike made a cameo appearance as a non-playable character at the end of ''
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage'' alongside the rest of the
Avengers
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* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
.
* Eric Masterson / Thunderstrike appears as a playable character in the
arcade
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** Arcade cabinet, housing which holds an arcade game's hardware
** Arcade system board, a standardized printed circuit board
* Amusement arcade, a place with arcade games
* ...
fighting game ''
Avengers in Galactic Storm''.
* Eric Masterson / Thunderstrike appears as a playable character in ''
Lego Marvel's Avengers
''Lego Marvel's Avengers'' is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, for the Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Wind ...
''.
Collected editions
Notes
References
*
External links
*
1993 comics debuts
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Characters created by Ron Frenz
Characters created by Tom DeFalco
Comics characters introduced in 1993
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Marvel Comics characters who use magic
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Marvel Comics superheroes
Thor (Marvel Comics)
Publication history
Eric Masterson
Eric Masterson first appeared in ''Thor'' #391, as a supporting character. ''Thor'' #408 featured the merging of the character Eric Masterson with Thor, Masterson being utilized as the God of Thunder's alter ego until issue #432. ''Thor'' #432 featured the character assuming the role of Thor, and appearing as the title character until ''Thor'' #459.
Following ''Thor'' #459, Masterson was introduced as "Thunderstrike" in the eponymous series starting in June
1993
File:1993 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Oslo I Accord is signed in an attempt to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict; The Russian White House is shelled during the 1993 Russian constitutional crisis; Czechoslovakia is peacefu ...
. The series lasted approximately two years. ''Thunderstrike'' ran for 24 issues, the series canceled in
September 1995. Creator
Tom DeFalco
Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', and ''Fantastic Four''.
Career
While in college, DeFalco "wrote fo ...
has often claimed that the book outsold ''Thor'' and ''The Avengers'' combined at the time of its cancellation; although this has been shown to be extremely unlikely. Masterson also appeared in the mini-series ''Thor Corps'' as Thunderstrike, and appeared as a guest star in the ''Thor'' series.
The character was featured in the ''Avengers'' from issue #343 until issue #374, and crossover series
Operation: Galactic Storm. Masterson also appeared in the mini-series ''
Infinity Gauntlet
''The Infinity Gauntlet'' is an American comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. In addition to an eponymous, six-issue limited series (comics), limited series written by Jim Starlin and Penciller, pencilled by George Pérez and Ron ...
'' and ''
Infinity War
''Avengers: Infinity War'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the sequel to '' The Avengers'' ( ...
.'' Outside the many appearances in ''Thor'' and ''Avengers'', ''Thunderstrike'' was used to launch an
ongoing series ''
Blackwulf
Blackwulf (Lucian) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a divsion of The Walt Disney C ...
'', and a
limited series Limited series may refer to:
*Limited series, individual storylines within an anthology series
*Limited series, a particular run of collectables, usually individually numbered
*Limited series (comics), a comics series with a predetermined number of ...
''
Code: B.L.U.E.''
It was announced that the Thunderstrike character would be returning in a new miniseries by co-creators Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz in November 2010. Promotionals leading into the event began in August depicting the mace stating "One will rise..." and "The World Still Needs Heroes." Ultimately, the new Thunderstrike miniseries featured Eric Masterson's son, Kevin, in the role once inhabited by his father.
Kevin Masterson
Kevin Masterson was created by
Tom DeFalco
Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', and ''Fantastic Four''.
Career
While in college, DeFalco "wrote fo ...
and
Ron Frenz
Ronald Wade Frenz (born February 1, 1960) is an American comics artist known for his work for Marvel Comics. He is well known for his 1980s work on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and later for his work on '' Spider-Girl'' whom he co-created with writ ...
, first appearing in ''Thor'' vol. 1 #392 in June 1988 as the son of the original hero known as Thunderstrike, Eric Masterson. He would continue to appear in a supporting role in ''Thor'' and spin-off series ''Thunderstrike''.
The character would be re-imagined in ''
What If
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* ''What If'', a 2006 TV film starring Niall Buggy
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* ''What If...'' (2012 film), a Greek film
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Telev ...
'' vol. 2 #105, appearing for the first time as a new version of Thunderstrike. An origin for Kevin Masterson as Thunderstrike would appear in the follow-up MC2 series ''A-Next'' #1, where he would continue to be featured, as part of the ensemble cast of characters. He would also appear in the MC2 series ''
Last Hero Standing
''Last Hero Standing'' is a 5-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics in 2005. The series was written by Tom DeFalco and drawn by Pat Olliffe (who also co-plotted the series).
The series stars many characters from the MC2 un ...
'' and sequel ''
Last Planet Standing''; as well as, the follow-up series ''Avengers Next.''
The use of Kevin Masterson as a legacy version of Thunderstrike was a theme revisited during the
Heroic Age. It was announced that the character would return in a new five-issue miniseries by co-creators Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz in November 2010. Promotionals leading into the event began in August depicting the mace stating "One will rise..." and "The World Still Needs Heroes." The first issues received generally positive reviews, lauding the premise, characterization and plotting. By series end the book was praised for plotting, dialogue, and characterization, with the contemporization of a classic character into timeless.
Thunderstrike appeared in ''Fear Itself: The Home Front''.
He is currently a member of the
Asgardians of the Galaxy
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.
History
Eric Masterson
First encounter
Eric Kevin Masterson was working as an
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
when he met
Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred groves and trees, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, an ...
. Masterson was injured by falling girders, and was taken to the hospital by Thor. Now on crutches, Masterson was attacked by
Quicksand
Quicksand is a colloid consisting of fine granular material (such as sand, silt or clay) and water. It forms in saturated loose sand when the sand is suddenly agitated. When water in the sand cannot escape, it creates a liquefied soil that los ...
, but saved by Thor. Masterson was then abducted by
Mongoose
A mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal belonging to the family Herpestidae. This family is currently split into two subfamilies, the Herpestinae and the Mungotinae. The Herpestinae comprises 23 living species that are native to so ...
. Masterson accompanied Thor to the Black Galaxy, where he first met
Hercules
Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.
The Romans adapted the ...
. Masterson, mortally wounded by Mongoose, was given Thor's form and powers after the original was sealed in Eric's mind, by
Odin, to save Eric's life. Recognizing that his new life as Thor was too dangerous for a child, Masterson gave up custody of his son Kevin to his ex-wife Marcy, reasoning that Kevin would be safer with her, even if she was relatively ambivalent about her role as a mother. Masterson was then separated from Thor by the
Red Celestial. Shortly thereafter, Masterson saved Thor's life, and was merged with him again. Masterson's son Kevin was captured by
Ulik
Ulik is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He usually appears as an adversary of Thor. Ulik was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appears in ''Thor'' #137 (February 1967).
Debuting in t ...
for
Loki. Thor freed Kevin and seemingly slew Loki in battle.
Heimdall
In Norse mythology, Heimdall (from Old Norse Heimdallr) is a god who keeps watch for invaders and the onset of Ragnarök from his dwelling Himinbjörg, where the burning rainbow bridge Bifröst meets the sky. He is attested as possessing forekno ...
separated Thor from Masterson, then banished Thor, and transformed Masterson into a new Thor. He then met the
Enchantress as Leena Moran, and battled Ulik.
[''Thor'' #433. Marvel Comics.]
Surrogate of Thor
Eric continued in the role of Thor, after having been given Mjolnir by Thor, who then told Eric to carry on as Earth's protector. Eric then returned to Earth and joined the Avengers in Thor's place.
Masterson revealed his double identity to
Captain America. He then first visited
Asgard
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, where he fought the
Warriors Three
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,
Balder
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, Heimdall, and
Sif
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, while trying to discover the whereabouts of the real Thor. Masterson then helped rescue the sleeping Odin from
Annihilus
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. He teamed with
Beta Ray Bill
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and
Dargo Ktor
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as the "Thor Corps" against
Zarrko and Loki. During his time with the Avengers as Thor, Masterson aided them in such battles as
the Kree/Shi'ar war and the
Infinity Gauntlet
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crisis, being one of only three heroes at the conclusion of that battle to remember the entire confrontation (the other two being
Doctor Strange and the
Silver Surfer
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) as he had briefly witnessed Warlock's soul during the fight.
Thunderstrike
Eric's role as Thor was relatively brief, as the Enchantress manipulated Eric into attacking Thor for Sif's affection. During a confrontation with Thor, Eric struck Sif. This provoked Thor, leading him to defeat Eric and reclaim Mjolnir while Odin revealed the Enchantress's manipulations. Odin then ordered the creation of a new mace for Eric, called
Thunderstrike.
Eric first used the Thunderstrike mace against the villains
Bloodaxe and Carjack, but he was promptly defeated. Afterwards, Eric created his own costume to distinguish himself from Thor, while keeping Thor's reputation intact. Eric renamed himself Thunderstrike, after the mace itself, operating as an adventurer and crimefighter.
[''Thunderstrike'' #1. Marvel Comics.] Eventually Eric defeated Bloodaxe, only to discover that Bloodaxe was actually Jackie Lukus, his current love interest.
Final conflicts and death
After a confrontation with
Seth the Egyptian god of death, Eric realized that the only way to defeat him was to succumb to the curse contained with the Bloodaxe and increase his strength. After his supposed slaying of Seth, Eric was confronted by the
Avengers
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, who attempted to arrest him for murder. Instead, Masterson defeated the Avengers, and Thor confronted him. Eric pleaded with Thor to kill him to prevent the curse of the Bloodaxe from taking him over completely. But Eric was eventually forced to fight the Bloodaxe subconsciously, which manifested in Eric's mind in the form of
Skurge. Eric eventually defeated the Skurge duplicate, causing a psychic backlash that killed him and destroyed the two weapons. Claiming that
Valhalla
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was not where he belonged, Eric was sent into the afterlife by Odin.
Returns from and to the dead
Eric was temporarily resurrected by the
Grim Reaper
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several years later, along with several other deceased Avengers. After overcoming the Grim Reaper's control, he and the other undead Avengers were returned to the afterlife by the
Scarlet Witch
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. Before he returned to the afterlife, Eric asked Thor to check in on his son Kevin for him.
Kevin Masterson
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Kevin Masterson is granted the mace of his deceased father by
Edwin Jarvis
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, the Avengers' butler, per his father's will. The mace is stolen from Kevin and even comes into the possession of
Loki, who had created a spell to tap the dormant power within the mace. Kevin leaps into the midst of the spell, absorbing the mace and the magic it contains. He becomes his own version of Thunderstrike and a founding member of a new version of the
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.
As the series continues, Thunderstrike's biggest challenge comes when the Avengers travel to a dark parallel dimension, where he encounters a dark version of his father. The alternate Eric Masterson recognized Thunderstrike as Kevin, who learns that in this reality, he, not Eric, has died. The alternate Eric and Kevin bonded, and once the Avengers defeat the dark dimension's ruler, Kevin stays behind to be with his "father".
Kevin returns to his home reality, and rejoins the Avengers to aid in the battle with Seth. When
Galactus
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destroys
Asgard
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, Thunderstrike seemingly loses his powers in ''
Last Planet Standing''. He is kidnapped by Ulik and Sylene, daughter of Loki, as part of a plan to restore Asgard; but Kevin Masterson struggles against his captors. Ultimately he is responsible for turning the tables on the villains.
Thena
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, daughter of Thor, who had also taken part in the battle against her cousin, is able to restore Kevin's power, allowing him to become Thunderstrike once again.
''Thunderstrike'' (limited series)
An embittered adolescent Kevin Masterson is featured in the ''Thunderstrike'' limited series. The character previously featured as an idealistic child is shown to have anger, behavioral problems, and disillusioned outlook on "spandex-covered glory hounds."
He is given his father's enchanted mace by
Captain Steve Rogers; which to their mutual disappointment triggers no change in the character (although he does receive an open invitation to the
Avengers Academy
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in which he is later seen arriving on their New Campus in California).
While on his way home, Kevin tries to save a mother and child from a rampaging
Rhino
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and is transformed into a superhero. Kevin briefly battles the Rhino, and shortly after Kevin is defeated, he realizes that he is in his father's body.
Mangog
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Publication history
The character first appeared in ''Thor'' #154 (July 1968) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Fictional character biography ...
, a foe of Thor, resurfaces and threatens
New York City
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. The young hero teams with Thor, to battle the monster. Kevin accepts his new identity as Thunderstrike, along with a new image, and continues his adventures under the mentorship of
Gruenhilda the Valkyrie.
During the ''
Fear Itself'' storyline, Thunderstrike ends up teleported onto a station in the middle of the Pacific Ocean with
Amadeus Cho
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,
X-23
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,
Spider-Girl, and
Power Man. They end up fighting a bunch of samurai Shark Men.
Kevin briefly appeared as part of the new class of students when the
Avengers Academy
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moves to the former headquarters of the
West Coast Avengers
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.
Powers and abilities
Thunderstrike is a magical mace made of nearly indestructible uru metal. It was crafted by the Asgardian
dwarves Brokk and Eitri and given the following enchantments by Odin. Stamping the mace reverts Thunderstrike back to Eric's mortal human form, dressed in whichever clothes he last wore in that form, with any physical damage fully healed with the exception of certain mystical spells such as Seth's Mark of Death, while the mace Thunderstrike transforms into a wooden cane. By stamping his walking stick on the ground, Eric Masterson transformed back into his superhuman form, bearded and dressed in the garb of Thunderstrike, while the cane again becomes the mace.
The mace itself can be thrown over great distances and return to the point it is thrown from. By throwing the mace and gripping the strap, Thunderstrike can fly (although the comic emphasizes that this is much rockier and less steady than Thor's flight). He can use the mace to fire powerful concussive blasts of mystical energy. The mace magically enables him to survive the adverse conditions of outer space, including its lack of oxygen. The mace can also be used for tracking various energy sources and can create mystic vortexes to travel from one place to another.
Eric Masterson
Eric's abilities are derived from the enchanted mace
Thunderstrike, made of mystic uru metal, which is nearly indestructible, crafted by the Asgardian dwarves Brokk and Eitri, and given the following enchantments by Odin:
* Stamping the mace reverts Thunderstrike back to Eric's mortal human form, dressed in whichever clothes he last wore in that form, with any physical damage fully healed--with the exception of certain mystical spells such as Seth's Mark of Death, while the mace Thunderstrike transforms into a wooden cane. By stamping his walking stick on the ground Eric Masterson transforms back into his superhuman form, bearded, mustachioed, and dressed in the garb of Thunderstrike, while the cane again becomes the mace.
* The mace itself can be thrown over great distances and return to the point it is thrown from. By throwing the mace and gripping the strap, Thunderstrike can fly. (However, the comic emphasizes that Thunderstrike's is much rockier and less steady than Thor's flight.) He can use the mace to fire powerful concussive blasts of mystical energy. The mace magically enables him to survive the adverse conditions of outer space, including its lack of oxygen. The mace can also be used for tracking various energy sources and has the ability to create mystical vortices to travel from one place to another.
* Thunderstrike's physical abilities are enhanced to superhuman levels, including his strength, speed, durability, agility, reflexes, and endurance.
As Thunderstrike, Masterson's appearance is identical to that of Thor, hence his superhuman form possesses Asgardian physiology. While his superhuman abilities were significantly above those of most Asgardians, his strength, stamina and durability were only a fraction of Thor's. He is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, and has received some combat training from Captain America and Hercules.
As Masterson, he is a highly skilled architect, with a master's degree in architecture. He is near-sighted, and wears eye-glasses.
Kevin Masterson
Kevin has the ability to change from his normal form into the superhuman Thunderstrike. As Thunderstrike, he has the powers contained within the
mace of the same name. Thunderstrike is superhumanly strong and durable. He can generate explosive bursts of sonic force (his "thunderbolts") from his hands, and direct them as blasts of force, or focus the energy into his fists to deliver super-strong punches. Thunderstrike can direct his blasts downwards to launch himself into the air and, while he cannot fly, can propel himself to great distances. He even learned how to modulate the frequency of his sonic energies to shatter objects just by touching them, without harming nearby people.
Kevin's demonstrated powers in the ''Thunderstrike'' limited series are the same as his father's, including the reversion to his normal state if he is separated from Thunderstrike for over sixty seconds. He did not use the ability to fire energy blasts from the mace in the limited series. Thanks to tutoring by the valkyrie Brunnehilde, he is also capable of changing his appearance as Thunderstrike, finally choosing a form which is a modified version of his normal self.
Enemies
In the comic series, Thunderstrike has fought an array of enemies:
*
Absorbing Man
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- A supervillain who can absorb the properties of anything.
[''Thunderstrike'' #16. Marvel Comics.]
* Bison - Billy Kitson is a former basketball player whose leg got broke when he was accidentally tripped by another player. Seth turned him into the bull-like Bison to serve him where Seth will restore him to normal and heal his leg if his mission is a success.
[''Thunderstrike'' #13. Marvel Comics.]
*
Bloodaxe - A villain who fought Thunderstrike on occasion.
*
Bristle
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- A servant of Tantalus who can fire sharp quills from his wrists.
[''Thunderstrike'' #6. Marvel Comics.]
*
Juggernaut - The stepbrother of Professor X who is empowered by the Gem of the Cytorrak.
*
Khult - A Deviant from the planet Tebbel who is the son-in-law of Tantalus.
*
Loki - The Norse God of Mischief.
*
Mephisto
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- A demon and enemy of Thor and Ghost Rider who once manipulated Thunderstrike into stealing the Golden Apples of Idunn.
*
Mongoose
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- A mongoose that was experimented on by the
High Evolutionary
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Chukwudi Iwuji will portray the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3''.
...
.
*
Pandara - A former gym teacher that possesses a box that can release demons and drain energy from people.
*
Quicksand
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- A female supervillain with sand-based powers.
* Sangre - Julia Concepcion is a police officer who became an assassin after her son was the victim of a heinous crime.
*
Schizo - A servant of Tantalus.
*
Seth - The Egyptian God of Evil.
*
Stegron
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Fictional char ...
- A
Stegosaurus
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-themed supervillain.
*
Tantalus
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- A Deviant.
** Lucian - A Deviant and the son of Tantalus.
*
Titania - A super-strong female supervillain and Absorbing Man's girlfriend.
* Whyteout - Stuart Anthony Whyte is a scientist who developed a special stealth that can white out anything at will. He was seemingly killed by Bloodaxe.
In other media
Television
Variations of Thunderstrike appear in ''
Avengers Assemble''.
* A character resembling Eric Masterson named Tadd McDodd (voiced by
Roger Rose
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) appears in the episode "Ant-Man Makes It Big" as a actor playing the Viking King in the in-universe film ''Human Ant and the Revengers''.
*
Jane Foster
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(voiced by
Erica Lindbeck
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) takes up the Thunderstrike mace and alias in the episode "All Things Must End".
Video games
* The Eric Masterson incarnation of Thunderstrike makes a cameo appearance as a non-playable character at the end of ''
Spider-Man and Venom: Maximum Carnage''. This version is a member of the
Avengers
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.
* The Eric Masterson incarnation of Thunderstrike appears as a playable character in ''
Avengers in Galactic Storm''.
* The Eric Masterson incarnation of Thunderstrike appears as a playable character in ''
Lego Marvel's Avengers
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''.
Collected editions
References
External links
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