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Odin

Marvel, Asgardian All-Father

1,403 appearancesSince 1962

Odin first appeared in Journey into Mystery #85 (1962-10), published by Marvel. 1,403 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Odin Borson the All-Father is King of Asgard and protector of the Ten Realms. He is a member of the race known as the Asgardians, a group of humanoid beings from the pocket dimension of Asgard, the Realm Eternal. During the ancient times, he was worshiped as the god of wisdom by the humans known as Vikings of Midgard. He is considered the wisest and the most powerful of the Asgardians. He briefly lived under identity of Orrin, in New York City.

Character history

Key issues

4 issues

Journey into Mystery
#85
first appearance
1962-10-00
Journey into Mystery
#97
origin
1963-10-00
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Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

Thor
1966–1996
213 issues →
Spider-Man Comics Weekly
1973–1976
92 issues →
Journey into Mystery
1952–1966
35 issues →

#3

death

2011-04-00

Thor #22 (748) cover

Thor

#22 (748)

2022-04-00

Thor cover

Thor

1998–2004

35 issues →

Marvel Tales cover

Marvel Tales

1966–1994

19 issues →

MSCape Archive 1973

Marvel Spectacular

1973–1975

19 issues →

Thor cover

Thor

2020–2023

18 issues →

SSCape Archive 1976

Super Spider-Man

1976–1979

17 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2018–2023

15 issues →

Thor Annual cover

Thor Annual

1966–1994

14 issues →

TMTCape Archive 2011

The Mighty Thor

2011–2012

14 issues →

Thor Epic Collection cover

Thor Epic Collection

2013–

13 issues →

JIMCape Archive 1996

Journey into Mystery

1996–1998

11 issues →

MTCape Archive 2016

Mighty Thor

2016–2018

11 issues →

Thor cover

Thor

2007–2011

10 issues →

MMTCape Archive 2003

Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor

2003–2025

9 issues →

TCape Archive 2018

Thor

2018–2019

9 issues →

The Avengers cover

The Avengers

1963–1996

8 issues →

The Defenders cover

The Defenders

1972–1986

8 issues →

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe cover

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe

1985–1987

8 issues →

JIMCape Archive 2011

Journey into Mystery

2011–2013

8 issues →

TMTCape Archive 1983

The Mighty Thor

1983–1984

7 issues →

ETCape Archive 2001

Essential Thor

2001–2013

7 issues →

Fear Itself cover

Fear Itself

2011–2011

7 issues →

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2014–2015
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1972–1979
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1989–1998
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