Midgard Serpent (comics)
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The Midgard Serpent, sometimes called the World Serpent, is a fictional character in comic books published by Marvel Comics, based on the creature of the same name from Norse mythology. This representation of the creature, first published in Thor, vol. 1, #200 (June 1972), was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
In the comics, the Asgardians also refer to the creature by its true name, Jormungand, which is a derivation from the Serpent's Norse name, Jormungandr.
[edit] Fictional character biography
As in Norse mythology, Marvel's Midgard Serpent is the nemesis of Thor, who is destined to battle the creature during Ragnarok. According to Norse myth, Thor will kill the creature and walk nine steps before dying from exposure to its deadly poison.
Being aware of the prophecy regarding his son's death, Odin cheats fate during a false Ragnarok by replacing Thor with a surrogate known as Red Norvell, who dies battling the Midgard Serpent. [1] Many years later, while still suffering from the Curse of Hela - which made his bones as brittle as glass - Thor meets the dragon Fin Fang Foom, who is revealed to be the Midgard Serpent in disguise. After a truly epic battle, Thor kills Jormungand, but is reduced to pulp himself. Thor "resurrects" himself soon after by taking mental control of the Destroyer and forcing Hela to recreate his body and free him from her curse. [2]
