Midgard Serpent (Marvel Comics)
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Marvel Tales #105 (Feb. 1952) |
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| Full name | Jormungand |
| Place of origin | Earth |
| Notable aliases | World Serpent, Fin Fang Foom |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and stamina Fire and poison generation Illusion projection |
Jormungand, also known as The Midgard Serpent or World Serpent, is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character, based on the serpent Jörmungandr from Norse mythology, first appears in Marvel Tales #105 (Feb. 1952), in the period between the Golden Age of Comic Books and the Silver Age of Comic Books.
The Midgard Serpent debuted in Marvel Tales #105 (Feb. 1952) and was later tied firmly to Marvel continuity in the Silver Age of Comic Books in Thor Thor #127 (April 1966). 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).
An attempt to cheat the fatal prophecy made regarding a final battle between Thor and the Serpent occurred in Thor #274 - 278 (July - Dec. 1978), although the creature returned in Thor #325 (Nov. 1982 - Jan. 1983). 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.
Although killed, the Serpent was resurrected in Thor #486 - 488 (May - July 1995), and featured in Avengers vol. 3, #1 (Feb. 1998) before reappearing in Thor #80 vol. 2, (Aug. 2004).
The Midgard Serpent first appears when a scientist draws what he believes to be venom from a statue of the serpent, the liquid becoming a deadly solvent.
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