Jane Foster

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Jane Foster
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Jane Foster.
Art by Marko Djurdjevic.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceJourney Into Mystery #84 (Sept 1962)
Created byJack Kirby
Joe Sinnott
In-story information
Full nameJane Foster-Kincaid
Team affiliationsSecret Avengers (Civil War)
Heroes For Hire
Notable aliasesNone

Jane Foster is a Marvel Comics supporting character who for many years was the nurse employed by Dr. Donald Blake, the secret identity of Thor.

Publication history

Jane Foster first appeared in Journey Into Mystery #84 (September 1962), and was created by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott.

Jane Foster-Kincaid received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #3.

Fictional character history

Not much about Jane's past before meeting Thor is known. At first she was a nurse for Donald Blake, eventually developing feelings for him, not knowing that Blake and Thor were one and the same. The love triangle went on for a while, until Thor revealed his secret identity to Jane, and in return even took her to Asgard with him. There, Jane was briefly granted immortality and the power of gods until she failed to pass the tests of courage set forth by Odin. At this point, stripped of her new powers, Jane left Asgard to return to Earth with no memory of her time in Asgard. Jane and Thor eventually broke up and she later met her current husband, Dr. Keith Kincaid, and had a son with him. For a time, Odin even wiped the memories Jane had of Thor away from her, but she eventually regained them. After that, Jane was occasionally seen assisting the Avengers when the need arose.

Physician

Jane appears again in another Thor series, her first appearances in Thor (Vol. 2) #5. A doctor herself, she is in a position of authority over several New York paramedics, which includes Jake Olsen. Unknown to her, Jake and Thor have become merged, which creates much conflict. In one instance, Olsen ignores medical orders and utilizes Blake's knowledge to perform a complicated procedure on a critically ill man.

Later, Foster becomes involved in a police case against Olsen, who is accused of stealing drugs.

Civil War

During the Civil War event, Jane takes Captain America's side against the registration act, and joins his resistance group. She operates from SHIELD safe-house number 23. Though only briefly seen in Civil War #2, Marvel Editor Tom Brevoort stated in an interview on Newsarama that it was really her welcoming the Young Avengers at the new headquarters.[1] She is also seen in issue 4, helping to assist a beaten Spider-Man.

Return

After hearing rumors of the return of Dr. Donald Blake and Thor, Foster divorced her husband and subsequently lost custody of their child. Blake soon visits Foster at her work in a New York City hospital in search of Sif, whose spirit Blake mistakenly thought was reborn in Foster as their spirits had been merged once before.[2] Foster and Blake go on a date after an initially turbulent reuniting.[3][4] Foster later discovers that Sif's spirit had actually been reborn in the body of a dying elderly cancer patient and alerts Blake. Thor then travels to New York and is able to restore Sif, just before the patient dies.[5][6]

Foster later goes to Broxton, Oklahoma the site of the resurrected Asgard.[7] Shortly after the events of Siege, Foster, now a doctor, opens a medical practice in Broxton with Donald Blake.[8]

Other versions

Ultimate version

Jane was briefly seen in the Ultimate universe during the first series of Ultimates, where she was one of the few people that was convinced Thor really was the thunder god. She was also described as a nurse.

What if

In What If? #10 (August, 1978) titled "What If Jane Foster Had Found the Hammer of Thor," Jane was also briefly transformed into a goddess and called herself Thordis. She even used those powers to rescue Donald Blake (Thor's powerless alter-ego) from danger. Upon saving Asgard from Ragnarok, Odin forces her to relinquish the hammer to Donald Blake, who then transforms back to Thor. This resulted in Jane losing her powers, but was allowed to remain on Asgard and keep her goddess status since she later falls in love with and marries Odin.[9]

Marvel 1985

In the 6th and final issue of Marvel 1985 (2008), Jane Foster is the attending nurse present when Jerry Goodman wakes from his coma. He asks her on a date, and she accepts. Jerry has had a crush on Jane since reading Thor comics as a child.

Thor The Mighty Avenger

In this all ages "non-continuity" comic published in 2010 and 2011, Jane Foster is the newly-promoted head of the department of Nordic Antiquities at the Bergen War Memorial Museum in Bergen, Oklahoma. She first encounters Thor when he attempts to smash one of the museum's exhibit cases (which is later revealed to contain an urn inside which Thor's hammer is concealed). Over the course of the title's eight issues Thor (who has been exiled from Asgard by Odin and is staying at Jane's apartment) and Jane become romantically involved and have a variety of adventures together.

In other media

Television

  • Jane Foster is a supporting character in "The Mighty Thor" segment of The Marvel Super Heroes voiced by Peg Dixon.
  • Jane Foster appears in The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, voiced by Kari Wahlgren. She made her series debut appearing in "Thor The Mighty". In this version, she is not a nurse, but a paramedic. She appears to have a heroic personality as Thor noted, and this is why he felt so amazed by her. In "The Breakout" Pt. 1, she was shown having coffee with Thor before the mass-breakout occurred.

Film

  • Natalie Portman will portray Foster in upcoming live-action film, Thor directed by Kenneth Branagh. Marvel Studios stated in an announcement that the character will be updated from the comics' initial portrayal for the feature adaptation.[10] This version of the character will be an astrophysicist.[11]

References

  1. ^ http://www.newsarama.com/marvelnew/CivilWar/WarRoom/02/CivilWarRoom2.html
  2. ^ Thor vol. 3, #8
  3. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (w), Olivier Coipel, Mark Morales (p), Thor vol. 3, #11 (October 29, 2008), New York, NY: Marvel Comics
  4. ^ "Preview: Thor vol. 3 #11". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  5. ^ J. Michael Straczynski (w), Marko Djurdjevic (p), Thor vol. 3, #602 (June 24, 2009), New York, NY: Marvel Comics
  6. ^ Nevett, Chad (June 23, 2009). "Review: Thor #602". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
  7. ^ Thor vol. 3, #606
  8. ^ Thor vol. 3, #615
  9. ^ Beard, Jim (September 23, 2010). "Essential Thor: Jane Foster". Marvel.com. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
  10. ^ ""Natalie Portman Joins 'Thor' Cast, Chris Hemsworth Confirmed As Lead"". MTV Splash Page. 2009-07-13. Retrieved 2009-07-28.
  11. ^ Kaufman, Amy and Boucher, Geoff (2010-11-19). "Natalie Portman says 'Thor' role hammers away at 'cute' stereotypes". LA Times. Retrieved 2010-11-19.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

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