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For this list only the creators of the characters first appearances are listed. As with all comic book characters, Thor and his supporting cast have had several reinventions and different contributions from different writers. Theses include different iterations in different mediums that all have added different concepts to the overall mythology of the characters.

Theirs Thor Odinson, who made his first appeared in the comic story "The Mighty Thor and the Stone Men from Saturn!" from Journey into Mystery #83 (August 1962) by writers Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and artist Jack Kirby.

Jane Foster, who made her first appearance in the comic story "The Mighty Thor vs. The Executioner" from Journey into Mystery #84 (September 1962) by writes Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and artist Jack Kirby.

Loki Odinson (né Laufeyson), referred to as Loki on screen. The character first appeared in "The Earth is in Danger!" from Venus #6 (August 1949), although the characterization that has persisted to the modern day debuted in the comic story "Trapped by Loki, The God of Mischief" from Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962) by writers Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and artist Jack Kirby.

Odin Borson, the All-Father. First mentioned in the comic story "Trapped by Loki, The God of Mischief" from Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962), the character first appears in the comic story "On The Trail of The Tomorrow Man" from Journey into Mystery #86 (November 1962), and was adapted from the Odin of Norse mythology by writers Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and artist Jack Kirby. The character is depicted as the father of Thor and former king of Asgard.

King Laufey, who made his first appearance on the comic story "Tales of Asgard: The Coming of Loki!" from Journey Into Mystery #112 (November 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

Heimdall, who made his first appearance in the comic story "Trapped by Loki, The God of Mischief" from Journey into Mystery #85 (October 1962) by writers Stan Lee & Larry Lieber and artist Jack Kirby.

Volstagg the Enormous, referred to on screen as Volstagg. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Tales of Asgard: Gather, Warriors!" from Journey Into Mystery #119 (June 1965) by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

Hogun the Grim, referred to as Hogun on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Tales of Asgard: Gather, Warriors!" from Journey into Mystery #119 (August 1965) by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

Fandral the Dashing, referred to as Fandral on screen. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Tales of Asgard: Gather, Warriors!" from Journey into Mystery #119 (August 1965) by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

Sif, who made her first appearance in the comic story "Tales of Asgard: Death Comes to Thor" from Journey into Mystery #102 (March 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

Freyja "Frigga" Freyrdottir, reffered to as Frigga on screen. She made her first appearance in the comic story "The Day Loki Stole Thor's Magic Hammer" from Journey into Mystery #92 (May 1963) by writers Stan Lee & Robert Bernstein and artist Joe Sinnott.

Agent Jasper Sitwell, who made his first appearance in the comic story "The Day of the Druid!" from Strange Tales #144 (May 1966) by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

The Frost Giants, who made their first appearance in the comic story "The Earth is in Danger!" from Venus #6 by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury, referred to as Nick Fury makes a cameo appearance. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Seven Against the Nazis!" from Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 (May 1963) by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

and Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton/Hawkeye, referred to as Clint Barton/Hawkeye on screen in a cameo appearance. He made his first appearance in the comic story "Hawkeye, the Marksman!" from Tales of Suspense #57 (September 1964) by writer Stan Lee and artist Don Heck.

Yes. The hammer is named Mjolnir. The spear is named Gungnir. Heimdall's sword is named Hofund.

Exiled by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) for his arrogance and desire to drag Asgard into a war with the frost giants of Jötunheim, crown prince Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is banished to Earth to live amongst humans. Aided by three astronomers—Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgård), and Darcy Lewis (Kat Dennings)—Thor searches for his hammer and the right to bear Mjolnir as a worthy successor to the throne. Unknown to Thor, however, this entire scenario was spearheaded by his trickster brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston), who aspires to the crown while Thor is banished and Odin lies deep in sleep.

Thor is based on a character created by comic book writers, artists, and editors Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, and Jack Kirby. He debuted in the August 1962 issue of Journey Into Mystery (#83). Thor, the film, is the fourth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and is the first to feature Thor as a starring character. It is followed by Thor: The Dark World (2013) and Thor: Ragnarok (2017). Marvel's Thor also appears in The Avengers (2012) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015).

Only some of them. Most cinematic material made under the Marvel Studios banner is set in the same universe (known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe), with the characters crossing over (most notably SHIELD personnel-Fury, Coulson, Romanoff or Barton), culminating in The Avengers (2012) which ties these films together. Marvel Studios also owns/owned The Punisher and Blade, however The Punisher (2004), Punisher: War Zone (2008), Blade (1998), Blade II (2002) and Blade: Trinity (2004) are/were not in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Other Marvel-based films owned by other studios are not set in the MCU, due to differing ownership. This includes, for example: Spider-Man (2002) and Ghost Rider (2007) (both owned by Sony); X-Men (2000), Fantastic Four (2005), and Daredevil (2003) (all owned by Fox).

SHIELD Director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), has a cameo in the scene after the credits, similar to his appearance in Iron Man (2008). In this scene he shows Erik the Cosmic Cube, foreshadowing events in Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), much like the scene in Iron Man 2 (2010) did for Thor. SHIELD Agent Phil Coulson, who was introduced in the Iron Man films, plays a considerably larger role in this film as the person in charge of studying Thor's hammer. Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner), a.k.a. Hawkeye, appears as one of the SHIELD agents trying to stop Thor from getting his hammer back. The big, muscular black agent who briefly fights with Thor in this scene has also been acknowledged by fans as Luke Cage (though he may not be). All of these characters (except the supposed Cage) appear in The Avengers (2012).

(1) Erik tells Jane and Darcy of a fellow scientist he once knew who studied gamma rays and who came into contact by SHIELD who then went missing shortly afterwards. As this movie is a setup for The Avengers, he is like referring to Bruce Banner, the Hulk, although it could be Hank Pym or Betty Ross but neither of them are in The Avengers movie. Also, both Erik and Banner will be in The Avengers movie and so could have a "reunion" scene. (2) The special SHIELD agent at the crater site with the compound-bow 'n' arrow who has Thor in his sights is Clint Barton, a.k.a Hawkeye. (3) The big, strongly-built black agent who fights with Thor in the scene previously mentioned could be Luke Cage, or a reference to this character. (4) When the Destroyer first appears and is surrounded by the SHIELD agents, one SHIELD agent asks Agent Coulson, "Is that one of Stark's?", to which he replies, "I dunno. That guy never tells me anything." They are of course referring to Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man. (5) Nick Fury appears in the post-credits sequence.

Clint "Hawkeye" Barton (Jeremy Renner) joins the Avengers in The Avengers (2012).

Following the credits is a short scene, a lead-in to The Avengers. Erik meets with SHIELD Director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), who shows him briefcase containing a device that he says could be a source of unlimited power. Loki's reflection suddenly appears in a nearby mirror, and he whispers to himself, "Well, I guess that's worth a look." Erik says the same thing to Nick Fury.

Stan Lee does make a short cameo in the film. He is the truck driver who tries to tow Mjölnir out of the crater.

In the Marvel Universe, Asgard is just another planet in the vast expanse of the universe. In the comics there have been Asgardians with East Asian features so the idea of one with black features isn't as outrageous, since it's only one of multiple races among humans and Asgardians. The Vikings worshiped the Asgardians as gods due to their fantastic powers, though they are not gods, simply a race of incredibly powerful beings. The character Darcy points this out in the film. The reason such characters may have been interpreted as all being Caucasian is because the Vikings may have assumed they all were, or the stories changed them to resemble Norseman as the stories passed through history.