Before Jane Foster could become a superhero, Thor had to lose his hammer. Thor fans know that the God of Thunder uses his beloved hammer, Mjolnir , to summon the elements and defeat countless enemies.

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Jane Foster has been part of the Thor comic books since the 1960s. In her original incarnation, Jane was a nurse who later became a doctor, and she worked with Dr. Donald Blake—Thor’s mortal form.

Jane Foster takes up the mantle of Thor once more in the epic War of the Realms, fighting alongside her fellow Asgardians to ...

Jane Foster is a longtime fixture of the Thor comics. A creation of Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby, she debuted in 1962’s Journey Into Mystery #84.

Natalie Portman as Dr. Jane Foster aka Mighty Thor in "Thor: Love and Thunder" who experiences an unexpected fate in the film. Marvel Studios 2022.

God of Thunder. Jason Aaron redefined Thor with his God of Thunder run and laid the groundwork for Jane Foster taking over the mantle. This 2011 series, which is 25 issues long, is also essential ...

It’s hammer time for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster rejoins the gods and monsters of the Thor movies.. Taika Waiti returns to directorial duties for Thor: Love ...

How Jane Foster Becomes Thor. According to the comics, Jane takes on the godly mantle when Thor becomes unworthy of Mjolnir.Unfortunately, she also has breast cancer but is “cured” whenever ...

In 2018, Jane Foster died. In Mighty Thor #705, she saved the Norse pantheon from a foe no other god could defeat, and sacrificed her life in doing so, succumbing to the cancer ravaging her body.

Before you watch Natalie Portman as a super-powered Jane Foster in “Thor: Love and Thunder,” catch up on her comic book origins. CNN values your feedback 1.

By Scottie Andrew, CNN Depending on who you ask, the “Thor” films are either a love story about a boy and his hammer — or the love between a boy and his brother, or a boy and a brilliant ...