"But he has, and does do it frequently.
And also, we do consider characters in current incarnations unless otherwise specified, regardless"
See how you answered my question, Juntai? Before Loeb came around Supes did not used speedblitz frequently. Thats how much of the post crisis history?
Likewise Thor does not pull a Godforce frequently either. I count everything thats in continuity. Thors and Superman`s alike. Only problem being, DC made it clear to separate post crisis with the rest. Marvel did not.
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"can field this one without donning the fanboy hat -- thor CANNOT stop time. nor can he time travel. that ability was removed from his hammer -- by immortus i believe. can't recall the exact issue, but i could find it if i needed to. which i don't believe i do . . ."
I mentioned what i saw on his run. First time i saw it being used was in Journey to Mistery #122, where Thor travels into the future of the Earth.
Cant recall that Imortous incident, if it even happened. I find it more likely the following writers not using it, because its a cheap power than something specifically.
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"the rest of your post i pretty much agree with. this would NOT be an 'easy' fight for either. "
Maybe i go too much overboard, but i just find the notion of the top tier battles "easy" being that ridiculous.
With these powerhouses, easy its something that doesnt exist.
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"Nah strength (maybe) Thor has less high end feats, speed (no way), durability (no way). Real "Thor" if you remove his toys is just not in the same ballpark as Supes with his toys it's close, but Speedblitz owns, i'm afraid."
On the contrary. With his "toys" just like Captain Marvel (even moreso) Thor has the definite edge.
Without them hes rougly in the same ballpark. Its never too late to remind that Thor`s, major strenght feats/High ends wer without use of his hammer and his powers.
- Strenghtmatch with Hercules in the mountain top
- Pulling the Midgard Serpent off Earth
- Moving the World Engine
Those are the ones i consider his more profiled strenght feats. In all those he was never boosted up, and in one of those (world engine) he wasent at his peak.
I dont say my opinion that Thor is stronger "just because". I say it because of what ive seen, he does better without extras.
If i wanted to use stuff hes done without hammer, but not used frequently i could go with "he still packs alot of power" examples: The Godblast in the end of his last series and the universe shaking thermo blast he used when he first met Ego (The mighty Thor: King Size Special #2).
But i dont. Why? Because in continuity he didnt used those alot. Like Speedblitz.
And Thor took a nuke blast in the last series under Jurgens, no?