Thor imprisons the creature and forces it to return the apples. It is used as a bridge by Tyr and Loki's army.
The Midgard Serpent reappears briefly when a group of Odin's enemies feed the Golden Apples of Idunn, intended for the Norse Gods, to the creature, intending to weaken the gods before an attack. The prophecy fulfilled, Thor drives off the creature. īeing aware of the prophecy regarding his son's death, Odin (the king of the Norse gods) cheats fate during a false Ragnarok by replacing Thor with a surrogate known as Red Norvell, who, after gaining the power of Thor and his hammer, dies battling the Midgard Serpent after it dives into the ocean. Although the creature takes the bait, Thor is unable to deliver the killing blow as Hymir, fearing for his life, cuts the chain. Taking a fishing boat with the Giant Hymir, Thor uses the head of an ox on a chain to draw the Midgard Serpent to the surface of the ocean. The second encounter occurs when Thor decides to cheat fate and kill the creature. Challenging Thor to lift his pet "cat", who in reality is the Midgard Serpent, the Storm Giant is terrified when the Thunder God lifts all but one of the cat's feet off the ground. The first is a visit to the castle of the Storm Giant Utgard-Loki, who excels in the use of illusions. Thor has two encounters with the creature that reflect the Norse myths. Although the god will successfully kill the creature, he will only walk nine steps before dying from wounds carrying its deadly venom. In the realm of Asgard, the seer Volla makes a prophecy that the Thunder God Thor will battle the Midgard Serpent during Ragnarök after it surfaces from the ocean and does terrible damage.
The Midgard Serpent first appears when a scientist draws what he believes to be venom from a statue of the creature, the liquid becoming a deadly solvent. A "larger than life" battle between Thor and the Serpent was depicted in Thor #379-380 (May-June 1987), with writer-artist Walter Simonson using a splash page to depict the creature's size, and then full pages to demonstrate the battle between the pair.Īlthough killed, the Serpent was resurrected in Thor #486-488 (May-July 1995), and featured in The Avengers vol. 1978), although the creature returned in Thor #325 (Nov. As in Norse mythology, the Marvel version of the Midgard Serpent is the nemesis of the Thunder God, who has two encounters with the creature – the events based directly on mythology – in Thor #272-273 (June-July 1978).Īn attempt to cheat the fatal prophecy made regarding a final battle between Thor and the Serpent occurred in Thor #274-278 (July-Dec. 1952) and was later tied firmly to Marvel continuity in the Silver Age of Comic Books in Thor #127 (April 1966). The Midgard Serpent debuted in Marvel Tales #105 (Feb.
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