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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Journey into Mystery #97 (October 1963) |
| Created by | Stan Lee (Writer) Jack Kirby (Artist) |
| In-story information | |
| Species | Ice Giant deity |
| Place of origin | Niffleheim |
| Team affiliations | Ice Giants |
| Partnerships | Surtur |
| Notable aliases | Living Winter Aurgelmir |
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Ymir is a character appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. Created byStan Lee andJack Kirby, the character first appeared inJourney into Mystery #97 (October 1963). Ymir is based on thefrost giant of the same name fromNorse mythology.[1][2] Ymir is a recurringantagonist of thesuperheroThor.
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Ymir debuted inJourney into Mystery #97 (October 1963), and was created byStan Lee andJack Kirby. He appeared in the 2019Giant-Man series.[3][4]
The character Ymir first appears inJourney into Mystery, and considers all other forms of life — with the exception of his kin theFrost Giants ofNiflheim — to be aberrations that must be destroyed. He was among the firstAsgardian creatures to be created by the Asgardian gods. The next story depicts an early battle with and subsequent imprisonment by being lured into a trap and imprisoned in a ring of magical fire byOdin, the king of theNorse gods, while attempting to bring eternal winter to Asgard with the other giants.[5]
Ymir reappears in a two-part storyline inAvengers andDoctor Strange being summoned to Earth with the fire demonSurtur by theSons of Satannish. The pair are defeated and banished when the heroes trick the two into fighting one another due to Strange.[6][7] Ymir and Surtur reappear inThor, and invadeAsgard. Both characters, however, are defeated when Thor banishes them to the other-dimensional Sea of Eternal Night.[8] Ymir reappears in the publicationMarvel Super-Heroes, where he and the Frost and Storm Giants attack Asgard before being stopped by Thor and his half-brother Vidar.[9]
Ymir appears in thelimited seriesX-Men: First Class, which is set during the early days of the Marvel universe. The originalX-Men encounter a group called the "Sons of the Vanir" who summon Ymir to Earth. After a brief battle, Thor returns Ymir to Niflheim.[10]
Ymir makes another return in the pages ofA+X. He has created a replica of theCasket of Ancient Winters and plans to freeze the world before being defeated byIceman.[11]
Ymir is a largefrost giant over 1,000 feet (300 m) tall with physical attributes far greater than most others.[12] He possessessuperhuman strength and durability.[13] He is able to project intense and deadly cold.[14][15] Ymir canregenerate from as little as an ice particle.[16] He is also considered to beimmortal.[17] Additionally, he wields an enormous icicle that functions as a club.
Marc Buxton ofDen of Geek included Ymir in their "Thor 4: The Marvel Villains We Want to See" list, writing, "Ymir is one of Kirby’s most grandiose creations, a walking, angry glacier fueled by hatred of the Asgardians. The final battle between Frost Giants and Asgard is just an epic waiting to be told, and Ymir could be Thor’s greatest challenge if this conflict comes to fruition."[18]
Philip Etemesi ofScreen Rant asserted, "It's largely through him that the concept of regeneration is popularized in theGolden Era of comic books. The villain gets killed many times during battles with Asgardians only for his body to regenerate."[19]
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