First appearance of the Destroyer. Art by Jack Kirby (1965).
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He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in Journey into Mystery #118 (July, 1965). The Destroyer was an armor suit of unlimited strength, created by Odin and placed inside a buried temple. Loki schemed to awake him and have him defeat Thor. Stan Lee and his most famous co-creation, Spider-Man. ... The Fantastic Four, one of Kirbys most famous creations. ... Journey into Mystery is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... In Norse mythology, Odin is the ruler of the gods of Asgard. ... Loki is a character, a Marvel Comics supervillain, based upon the Loki of Norse mythology. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor,) is a Marvel Comics superhero, based on the thunder god of Norse mythology. ...
The Destroyer fought Thor numerous other times and played a key role during Walt Simonson's run on the character's title. Walter or, usually, Walt Simonson (born September 2, 1946) is a comic book writer and artist. ...
Siva-Rudra is the Destroyer, as Vishnu is the preserver; and both are the regenerators of spiritual as well as of physical nature.
Under this character of restorer he was often represented by the symbol of the linga or phallus: "the Lingham and Yoni of Siva-worship stand too high philosophically, its modern degeneration notwithstanding, to be called a simple phallic worship" (SD 2:588).
A well known tale relates how Thor, Loki, and Thor's servant Tjalfi are subjected to a number of "eye-shines" (illusions) and ignominiously outperformed by the giants in a series of contests, all by means of deceptive appearances.
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