JakeTheBank
Return of the King
Originally posted by h1a8
Without the hammer he couldn't do that. Doesn't matter where the lightning is coming from.Why doesn't he have the OF? He was lord of Asgard.
It's obvious from these questions you haven't read much Thor, and I'm being pretty nice about it.
Mjolnir, despite its awesome power, is just a tool. Thor and Odin alike say as much. It gives him a greater degree of focus and fine control over the weather WHEN it's actively being used, but no where in his decades of established history has it been stated or alluded to that "Thor must have Mjolnir on his person in order to use his powers as a God of Thunder". Since you're the only who believes as much and flat out deny on panel proof given to you, the burden of proof is on you to find a scan or even anything close to what you're suggesting.
And he doesn't have the OF at that time because he lost his connection to it due to the Reigning Storyline. He regains it along with Rune Magic toward the end of the Ragnarok arc.