Mangog

Mangog
Mangog on the cover of Thor #155 (Aug. 1968). Art by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Thor #154 (July 1968)
Created by	Stan Lee (writer) Jack Kirby (artist)
In-story information
Partnerships	Thanos
Notable aliases	Odin
Abilities	Superhuman strength, stamina, durability and endurance Shapeshifting and energy projection via magic manipulation Immortality Empathic ability to feed on the hatred of sentient beings

Mangog is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The character first appeared in Thor #154 (July 1968) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Mangog debuted in a multi-issue storyline in the title Thor, and is depicted as being the sum total of the hatred of "a billion billion beings" of a mysterious alien race whose invasion of Asgard had been thwarted by Odin, the ruler of Asgard and the Norse gods. Believed to be the last remaining member of this race and imprisoned beneath Asgard, Mangog is freed by the rock troll Ulik, who sees a warning on the prison door not to release the occupant but does so anyway hoping they will make a useful ally against Asgard. When Mangog is released, he easily defeats Ulik then storms Asgard intent on drawing the Odinsword from its scabbard which will end the universe. Odin's son Thor battles Mangog to a standstill until Odin defeats Mangog by breaking the Odinspell which had created Mangog as a living prison for his entire race. Restoring that race to physical form causes Mangog to fade away, seemingly into nothingness.

Mangog reappears when freed by the god Loki, but was defeated when cut off from the source of its power. Mangog was later aided by the traitorous magician Igron. Mangog assumes the form of an imprisoned Odin, and takes part of each Asgardian's lifeforce, weakening them, and plans to draw the Odinsword. After a series of skirmishes with Thor, the creature is defeated when Thor frees Odin.

The character appears in the second volume of Thor as the servant of the Titan Thanos, who is seeking universal domination. Mangog is eventually destroyed by Thor (the character places his mystic hammer Mjolnir in the creature's mouth and blasts it internally) and Thanos (later revealed to have been a clone of Thanos) was defeated. Later, Mangog is again destroyed by Thor, seemingly for good when Thor used the Odinforce to erase him from existence.