Beta Ray Bill

A champion of the alien Korbinite people, Beta Ray Bill was genetically engineered into a fearsome warrior to protect his civilization's refugee fleet. He proved worthy enough to lift Mjolnir, earning the trust of Thor and the Asgardians — and eventually a hammer of his own.

Few debut issues in Marvel history hit as hard as Thor #337, where Walter Simonson introduced Beta Ray Bill in 1983 and immediately rewrote the rules of what it meant to be worthy. Born in the Bronze Age and still going strong into 2026 — a remarkable 43-year run — this alien warrior has carved out a genuinely unique corner of the Marvel cosmos, earning his own dedicated series in Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill and remaining a fixture in Immortal Thor to this day. With six key-issue appearances to his name and 148 catalog entries, he's no footnote: he's a titan who shares his pages with the likes of Thor Odinson, Loki, Odin, and Volstagg, running in the highest mythological company Marvel has to offer. If you love cosmic scope, Asgardian grandeur, and a character whose very existence challenges the mightiest figures in the pantheon, Beta Ray Bill is absolutely worth your time.