OCT 29, 2026
DONALD BLAKE NEVER EXISTED — THOR'S HUMAN IDENTITY WAS A MAGICAL CONSTRUCT ODIN BUILT TO TEACH HIM HUMILITY!
As alter egos go, Thor’s is the only one whose birth certificate would have to read: “Invented by his father, for disciplinary purposes.”
Journey into Mystery #83 (1962) introduces Dr. Donald Blake, the lame physician who becomes Thor; Thor #159 (1968) reveals Blake was a magical construct Odin created to teach Thor humility; the enchantment’s transfer to Beta Ray Bill in Thor #337 (1983) erases Blake entirely.
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