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Thor:
This particular version of Thor, Norse God of Thunder invests mortal man Grant Farrel with his powers, but while most ancient gods who get up to that sort of thing in comics are looking for an agent to fight against or promote a cause or agenda, Thor seems to just seems to want to see his powers being used in adventures. It's kind of wholesome!
Please also note the weird discs on Thor's helmet. What the heck is up with those?
God style: real (Weird Comics 001, 1940)
the Slave Giants' Goddess:
Space-time adventurer Flip Falcon (back when he was called Flick Falcon, before someone realized that "flick" in comic book block lettering is awful close to "fuck") spent his first few escapades getting in the middle of a conflict between various Martian races and an invading three-armed species. As a part of this, Fli(ck/p) and his companion Adele come up with a scheme to substitute her for the idol that the Three-Arms had been using to control the credulous Martian Giants.
This works well enough that it causes a minor holy war among the Giants, but I suppose that all's fair in planetary defense.
God style: idol/ fake (Fantastic Comics 003, 1940)
the Sun God:
A big tree worshipped by a group of hominids known as "flat heads" via
God style: animist (The Funnies 013, 1937)
Zagu:
Source of conflict between a local tribe who insist that he lives in a mine site and the guy who really wants to mine there. Unsurprisingly, the Red Panther shows up to take the mine owner's side.
God style: invoked (Jungle Comics 003, 1940)
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