Gallery 659 Wrestling God Marvel Comics turned Thor, the traditional Norse God of Thunder, into a sexy blond super-hero in a cape and boots.  Here we see Thor, the handsome baby-face, locked in mortal combat with a larger heel, the Incredible Hulk. Thor often battled with another Hero, the mighty Hercules.  Hercules must have been more confident about his powerful body because he liked to wrestle shirtless, while Thor always wore a blue wife-beater. Later Thor and Hercules became friends and Tag Team partners.  A large masked villain is pummeling and choking poor Hercules in the center of the ring, while Thor dives off the ropes to make the save. In issue #290 (December 1979), Thor actually climbed in the ring to give the fans an exciting pro-style rasslin match against a horny Mexican villain called El Toro Rojo ("The Red Bull"). Our story begins with Thor embracing an injured Mexican wrestler called Vampiro, who tells his story of success and fame in the Wrestling ring, thanks to his powerful scissors shown in the second frame. Vampiro tells Thor about a recent match with a shirtless hottie named El Toro Rojo, a horny bastard who apparently likes to hug his victims from behind while spooning with them in the ring. Vampiro tells Thor that the Red Bull's horns are actually attached to his head.  El Toro is some sort of human-bull clone. The Bull-Man rams the Vampire with his horns, sending the muscular victim right through the ropes and out onto the hard floor.  They drag his body out on a stretcher where Thor meets up with him and hears this sad story. Meanwhile, El Toro is still in the ring, now grappling with another bare-chested hottie in green gear.  Their legs are spread wide apart in their skin-tight leotards, while their muscles strain for manly domination. The stud in green is forced to kneel before the Bull in a humiliating pose of defeat.  Meanwhile the victor threatens to whip him with his big stick.  Are we sure that children should be exposed to this sado-masochistic material?? Meanwhile, Thor changes into a suit and ties a hanky over his face to hide his true identity.  He rushes into the ring to rescue the hottie in green gear.  Isn't this illegal interference??  The ref should call for the bell here! But the dude in green is still eager to rassle with the big Bull.  He grips his opponent's shoulder and tries to entice him to lock up again.  They look pretty sexy, bare-chested in their kinky masks! Now that the handsome blond has entered the ring, El Toro is done toying with the masked dude. He knocks Halcon D'Oro out of the ring so he can concentrate on his new boy-toy. The "Golden Hawk" sails over the fans, his hard body on display in his tight green gear.  The lucky fan who can catch this hunk gets to take him home as a souvenir! Back in the ring, Thor grabs the Bull's big stick because it's actually the magic stick that can change Thor back into a God again... long story.   Thor pulls on Toro's stick, which allows him to morph into the God of Thunder once again, and the stick is actually his hammer.  I wonder if the fans were a bit shocked when they saw a dude in a suit magically change into a Norse God.  Oh well, stranger things have happened in the Pro Wrestling ring! The ref tries to stop the match, probably because Thor is using his hammer as a foreign object.  But these men are having too much fun to stop their match now! In Norse mythology, Thor is not only the God of Thunder, but also the God of Wrestling.  He demonstrates how he earned that title by slamming El Toro right through the ring floor! The smart fans, always sceptical about whether Wrestling is real, are now doubting that this is really Thor in the ring. What else does he need to do to prove he is a god, walk on water or something??   The Bull surprises Thor from behind with a very tight embrace, locking his huge arms around Thor's neck and wrapping his powerful legs around Thor's waist, causing him to drop his hammer.  Thor can tell his opponent is "consumed with passion for the wrestling ring." After weakening the God of Wrestling, sexy El Toro whips him across the ring like a sack of garbage.  Poor Thor is in trouble now! El Toro explains to Thor that his hobby is hurting other men, as he slams the blond pretty-boy's face into the mat.  I can't believe the god is being embarrassed by this masked wrestling stud! Toro gets frisky now, using his huge muscles to apply a wrenching Arm Bar on poor Thor.  He also humiliates the Viking God by planting that red boot right in his face.  For some reason, the fans are enjoying this destruction of one of the most powerful and best looking super-heroes. But like most baby-faces, Thor is eventually able to fight back and break free, sending the vicious heel across the ring with a powerful Hip Toss.  The stupid ref better watch out!! The ref is knocked into the crowd, where he declares that this match is over.  Actually he said that already, about 10 frames ago, but the wrestlers ignored him back then as well.   Thor removes his red cape, shaking it like a matador trying to entice an angry bull to charge at him.  Thor is about to prove that brains can win over brawn. Being part bull, El Toro is unable to resist the red cape.  He charges full-blast at the cape, which Thor pulls out of the way like that bitch Lucy always does to Charlie Brown, sending El Toro head-first into the corner post. Though he is seeing stars, El Toro is still not beaten.  He decides to charge at Thor one more time, even though that plan totally failed the first time he tried it.. Thor has grabbed his foreign object, the big hammer similar to the one Triple H often uses in WWE.  With no ref in the ring, Thor is now able to use the weapon without being disqualified. As the horny Bull charges again, Thor spins his hammer around like a circular saw, shaving the horns right off the Bull's head. El Toro is angry about losing his horns, especially since they were the source of his super-human strength.  Thor grabs him by the waist-band to finish disciplining this brute and to show him who is boss. Now Thor is able to toss the sexy beast not only out of the ring, but right through the roof of the arena.  The shirtless stud sails helplessly through the air much like his earlier opponent in the green tights. Thor is declared the winner even though he used a foreign object and the ref had ruled twice that the match was over.  The Norse God then shows he is politically correct by introducing himself to the Mexican fans as "amigo".   Now, most comic book readers would flip back through the book to check out some of those hot images in greater detail...