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John Byrne
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Amused to find a couple of rather intense discussions on whether the Scarlet Witch could lift Thor’s hammer. Much back and forth on whether she would be “worthy”.As I have seen so many times before, tho, this debate overlooks an important element of the inscription on the uru metal: Whosoever holds this hammer, if HE be worthy….” Of course, it’s all rendered moot by the giant (and poorly considered) retcon that made Don Blake a construct created by Odin and the inscription basically a lie.
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Michael Penn
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It's fun to imagine an alternative series featuring THORR that kept Don Blake as the real person.
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Brian Miller
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How in the world has one of these newer writers NOT done something built
off that spelling yet?
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Jason K Fulton
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| Posted: 07 October 2026 at 4:25pm | IP Logged | 4
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Hickman did, in his Avengers run up to Secret Wars.
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Brian Miller
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Oh, for Chrissakes
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Jason K Fulton
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I don't know, sometimes archeology can be fun? I don't even know if it was a reference to that particular panel, but a THORR did show up during his run (and the hammer stuck around for a bit longer).
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Peter Martin
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Could almost be a variant of Godwin's Law.
As online discussion of Thor continues, the probability of someone contending their favourite character should be able to lift Mjolnir approaches one.
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Jonathan Kaye
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Could almost be a variant of Godwin's Law.
As online discussion of Thor continues, the probability of someone contending their favourite character should be able to lift Mjolnir approaches one.
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Variant, I dub thee "Gwodin's Law"!
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Ben Stamer
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It's not "If he be worthy" anymore. Jason Aaron changed it to "If they be worthy" after making Jane Foster the new Thor. And when she was Thor, it said "If she be worthy." I'm not kidding.
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Rick Whiting
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Of course, it’s all rendered moot by the giant (and poorly considered) retcon that made Don Blake a construct created by Odin and the inscription basically a lie.
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JB, do you know why the retcon to make Don Blake a construct was made?
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Bill Collins
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I know it was male, but we had a frog Thor, so i have no
problem with a female being able to lift Mjolnir! I think
the use of the word "they" is a good thing as we're no
longer in the 60's.
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Eric Jansen
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It seems strange to keep the "worthy" gimmick after it turns out that Don Blake really WAS Thor! I mean, one or the other please.
Edited by Eric Jansen on 30 October 2026 at 1:32pm
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