Tragically, Masterson's career as Thunderstrike was short-lived, as he became possessed by the evil Asgardian artifact known as the Bloodaxe, dying to save himself and those who were threatened by its power. But Eric Masterson wasn't left high-and-dry – Odin rewards Masterson with the Uru mace called Thunderstrike, a mysterious Asgardian weapon with similar powers to Mjolnir, which he then uses to fight crime under the codename Thunderstrike after his mighty weapon. Of course, Thor eventually returned to Earth (like we said, whatever 'eternity' means in comic books), reclaiming Mjolnir and his power from Masterson. For this transgression, Odin banishes Thor for eternity (whatever that means in comic books), leaving Masterson on Earth with all the power of Thor, including Mjolnir, all wrapped up in his own personality, thus leaving Eric Masterson as the true Thor (similar to what happened to Jane Foster – more on that momentarily). Odin does help – by merging Thor and Eric Masterson into one being who would switch between his Thor form and Masterson form by wielding Mjolnir, with Masterson remaining with his family until Thor was needed.Īll this worked fine, until Thor's brother Loki kidnapped Masterson's son Kevin, causing Thor/Masterson to go into a rage, apparently killing Loki. To save his life, Thor entreats his father Odin to help Masterson. After saving Masterson's life, Thor and the human began a long friendship which unfortunately put Masterson's family, including his young son Kevin, in the crosshairs of many of Thor's enemies including the Executioner, Skurge, and even Loki, thanks to Masterson's subsequent involvement in Thor's adventures.Īfter a battle in space involving the Celestials, Thor and Masterson returned to Earth only for Mongoose to attack again – once again mortally wounding Masterson. When Spider-Man's foe the Mongoose attacked the construction site where Thor was working as Jarlson, gravely injuring Thor's co-worker Eric Masterson, Thor is forced to spring into action. But after a nearly deadly battle with the goddess Hela, Thor left Asgard and its throne to live on Earth under the guise of Sigurd Jarlson. And Thor had, for a time, been living in a secret identity on Earth as Sigurd Jarlson, a construction worker.įor many years prior, Thor had been bound to a human host named Donald Blake (who has since been revealed as a magic Asgardian projection – it's kinda complex). Steve Rogers had given up being Captain America with John Walker taking his place James Rhodes had taken on the role of Iron Man from Tony Stark and Spider-Man was wearing a mysterious new black costume. Back in the '80s, many of Marvel's top heroes were in a transitional period.
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