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Eric Masterson is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe, a superhero that has appeared as Thor and later Thunderstrike. The character was introduced as a supporting character in the ''Thor'' title, but continued in several other comic books, including the self-titled series ''Thunderstrike'' in 1993. Later interpretations of Thunderstrike would appear in both the MC2 and Heroic Age Marvel Comics storylines, featuring the character's son, Kevin Masterson, as the hero.〔()〕 ==Publication history== Eric Masterson first appeared in ''Thor'' #391, as a supporting character. ''Thor'' #408 featured the merging of the character Eric Masterson with Thor, Masterson being utilized as the God of Thunder's alter ego until issue #432.〔http://www.immortalthor.net/thor421-430.html〕 ''Thor'' #432 featured the character assuming the role of Thor, and appearing as the title character until ''Thor'' #459.〔http://www.immortalthor.net/thor431-440.html〕 Following ''Thor'' #459, Masterson was introduced as "Thunderstrike" in the eponymous series starting in June 1993. The series lasted approximately two years. ''Thunderstrike'' ran for 24 issues, the series canceled in September 1995. Creator Tom DeFalco has often claimed that the book outsold ''Thor'' and ''The Avengers'' combined at the time of its cancellation;〔http://www.newcomicreviews.com/GHM/specials/LifeOfReilly/11.html〕 although this has been shown to be extremely unlikely.〔(Comics Should Be Good: Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #10! )〕 Masterson also appeared in the mini-series ''Thor Corps'' as Thunderstrike, and appeared as a guest star in the ''Thor'' series. The character was featured in the ''Avengers'' from issue #343 until issue #374,〔Marc Steven Sumerak (w), Eric Eng Wong (p), John G. Roshell (i). "An A-Z Compedium of Earth's Mighiest Heroes" Avengers Casebook 1999 1 (1) (Feb 2000), Marvel Comics〕 and crossover series Operation: Galactic Storm. Masterson also appeared in the mini-series ''Infinity Gauntlet'' and ''Infinity War.'' Outside the many appearances in ''Thor'' and ''Avengers'', ''Thunderstrike'' was used to launch an ongoing series ''Blackwulf'', and a limited series. ''Code: B.L.U.E.'' It was announced that the Thunderstrike character would be returning in a new miniseries by co-creators Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz in November 2010.〔http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2010/08/defalco-and-frenz-to-revive-thunderstrike/〕 Promotionals leading into the event began in August depicting the mace stating "One will rise..." and "The World Still Needs Heroes."〔http://marvel.com/news/all.13544.the_world_still_needs_heroes〕 Ultimately, the new Thunderstrike miniseries featured Eric Masterson's son, Kevin, in the role once inhabited by his father. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thunderstrike (Eric Masterson)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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