Odin

Universe
Marvel Universe

Real Name
Odin

Aliases
All-Father, Atum-Re, Farma-god, Hanga-god, Hapta-god, Harbard, Infinity, One-Eye, Orrin, Sigtyr, Val-Father, Wad, Woden, Wotan, Wulf the Wanderer

Identity
Believed fictional by general Earth populace

Occupation
former monarch of Asgard

Citizenship
Asgardian

Place of Birth
Unrevealed

Known Relatives
Buri (Tiwaz, paternal grandfather); Bolthorn (maternal grandfather, deceased); Bor (father, deceased); Bestla (mother, deceased); Ve (brother, deceased); Vili (brother, deceased); Frigga (wife); Balder, Hermod, Thor, Tyr, Vidar (sons); Loki (foster son); Sigyn (former daughter-in-law); Mimir (uncle); Hoder (nephew)

Group Affiliation
Gods of Asgard, Sky-Fathers

Education
Unrevealed

Height
6'9"

Weight
650 lbs.

Eyes
Blue

Hair
White, formerly blond

Powers
Odin possessed a variety of superhuman attributes common to the superhuman race of beings known as the Asgardians. Odin was superhumanly strong and was capable of lifting about 60 tons. Odin, despite his advanced age at the time of his death, was much stronger than the average Asgardian male, who could lift roughly 30 tons.

Like all other Asgardians, Odin was extremely long lived and aged at a much slower pace than humans, but was not immortal in the same sense as some other races of gods who ceased to age upon reaching adulthood. Odin was highly resistant to physical injury and he couldn't die under conventional circumstances. It would take an injury that resulted in a spreading of a significant portion of his bodily molecules over a great distance, thus preventing the mystical lifeforce common to all Asgardians from regenerating areas essential to his survival, to cause him to physically die. The tissues of Odin's body; his flesh, bone, and muscle possessed about three times the density of the tissue of a human body. This helped to contribute to Odin's superhuman strength and weight. Odin's advanced musculature generated considerably less lactic acids than the musculature of human beings, granting him superhuman levels of stamina in all physical activities.

Odin possessed vast energy manipulating abilities called the Odinforce and could manipulate tremendous amounts of mystical energies for a variety of purposes, only some of which were seen. Odin could temporarily increase his own superhuman physical attributes, fire powerful bursts of energy for destructive purposes, teleportation between dimensions, grant living beings or inanimate objects a variety of superhuman abilities, control the lifeforce of other Asgardians, etc. He was periodically required to enter week-long Odinsleep to preserve his immortality and renew his godly energies.

Abilities
Vast knowledge of ancient and arcane wisdom. Odin was also an excellent hand to hand combatant, having thousands of years of experience and was quite adapt at using his vast energy powers in combat situations.

Weapons
Odin has wielded the enchanted spear Gungnir, which returned to his hand when thrown, and the power scepter Thrudstok; both served as conduits for Odin's cosmic power. He also carried a sword and had access to other weapons of Asgard.

Paraphernalia
Odin occasionally travelled via the enchanted ship Skipbladnir, which had several mystical properties.

First Appearance
Journey Into Mystery #85 (1962)

Origin
Journey Into Mystery #97 (1962); Thor Annual #5 (1976); Thor #294 (1980); Thor Annual #11 (1983); Thor #349 (1984)

Significant Issues
First battled Surtur (Journey Into Mystery #99, 1963); adoption of Loki (Journey Into Mystery #112, 1965); defeated Infinity his evil self brought to life by Hela (Thor #188, 1971); died in battle with Mangog (Thor #198, 1972); restored to life by Hela to prevent Pluto from claiming his soul (Thor #201, 1972); controlled by Egyptian gods, became Atum-Re (Thor #240-241, 1975); sacrificed his right eye to Mimir for wisdom to forestall Ragnarok (Thor #274, 1978); absorbed spirits of all Asgardians save Thor, animated the Destroyer, killed in a battle against Celestials (Thor #300, 1980); with other Asgardians, resurrected by Thor, using power obtained from other pantheons (Thor #301, 1980); engaged in chess match with Dormammu, as champions of Master Order and Lord Chaos, respectively (Thor Annual #9, 1981); origin of his powers and fate of his brothers recounted (Thor #349, 1984); seemingly perished in battle with Surtur (Thor #353, 1985); survival and imprisonment by Seth revealed (Thor #398-399, 1988-1989); his full power and missing restored, absorbed essence of Surtur (Thor #400, 1989); possession by spirit of Surtur revealed (Thor #418, 1990); restored to normal after Thor defeated Surtur (Thor #425, 1990); fought Surtur in Norway, slain by him (Thor #40, 2001)