tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post7435072630110434958..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: The Man And The God!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-28778345966401786312017-04-05T07:57:12.574-04:002017-04-05T07:57:12.574-04:00Kid, that's an intriguing plot, indeed. It...Kid, that's an intriguing plot, indeed. It's a <i>What If</i> story waiting to happen. I'd probably ask the same question Blake did--where has the real Thor been all this time?--but I guess you can't spill all the beans at once, eh? :)<br /><br />George, certainly a good point. I suppose we could extend that thinking and presume that it was also a way to heighten the tension of a conflict by having Thor realize his danger and become more resourceful/battle more intensely in order to prevail in time. It would be nice to go straight to the source and hear the reasoning from Stan Lee himself--I wonder if the question has been part of an interview somewhere?<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-22345407358816419972017-04-05T04:54:36.656-04:002017-04-05T04:54:36.656-04:00I imagine that Blake was intended to be Thor's...I imagine that Blake was intended to be Thor's Billy Batson - the powerless alter ego to the invincible hero, and that the sixty-second time limit was added as a convenient way to place Thor into dilemmas. Where Captain Marvel had to come up with often ridiculous reasons to change to Billy, then subsequently be captured and gagged, Thor just had to lose the hammer for a minute to be placed into similar jeopardy.George Chambershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837115563034614545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-62974137550741318842017-04-05T02:51:13.514-04:002017-04-05T02:51:13.514-04:00Personally, I never liked the later idea that Blak...Personally, I never liked the later idea that Blake was a construct of Odin to teach Thor humility, preferring the 'star-kissed earthman' idea of JIM #83. Years ago, I came up with an idea as to why Blake and Thor really were two distinct identities, and that Odin had lied about Blake not being real. This was because Odin couldn't rightfully object to Blake wanting to marry Jane Foster if he was human, so Odin denied that he was. One day, the story shall be told. Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com