GULLIN
Real Name: Gullin
Identity/Class: Alleged god
Occupation: Asgardian boar-god; former servant of Frey
Group Membership: The Boar-gods
Affiliations: One-time pawn of Morgan Le
Fey Enemies: Moondragon, Thor Known Relatives: Hildisvini (Battle
Boar) Aliases: the Boar-God ; Gullinbursti Base of Operations: Asgard, outskirts of
Mirmir First Appearance: Journey Into Mystery
I#103 (April, 1964) Powers: Gullinbursti: Frey could ride it
or hitch his chariot to it. Gullinbursti could plow the earth
with his tusks and speed across earth, sea and sky faster than any horse. History: (mythology/Thor Annual#11 (fb))- Gullin the golden boar or
Gullinbursti ("Golden Bristles") was fashioned by the dwarves Brock (Brokk) and Eitri
(alternate sources name Sindi in place of Eitri) as one of three gifts they presented
to Odin to rival that of his spear Gugnir. Gullinbursti leapt from their hearth as they crafted it, and they had
to leash it to hold it down. They gave it to Odin along with the gold armband Draupnir, and the hammer Mjolnir. Gullinbursti was given to Frey to pull his chariot.
(Journey Into Mystery I#103/2)- In the course of
Thor's quest to Mirmir, which allegedly led to the creation of
human beings, the young god encountered Gullin the Boar-god, who
challenged him to battle. Thor quickly shattered Gullin's hammer,
after which the Boar-god fled. (Thor Annual#11 (fb))- Gullin led his fellow Boar-gods to Asgard to conquer
them, and steal their treasures, but he again found himself to face-to-face with Thor. Thor
easily shrugged off the assault of the boar gods, and shattered the bridge they were standing
on, causing them to fall into a lake. Gullin vowed that one day he would conquer Asgard.
(Avengers III#1)- Gullin was among the
numerous Asgardian menaces sent by Morgan Le Fay to battle the
Avengers while she siezed ultimate power of the Twilight Sword.
Gullin fought Moondragon in Las Vegas, but vanished when Le Fay
recalled her agents. Comments: Adapted by Stan "the
Man" Lee and Jack "King" Kirby. As you might guess, Marvel's version of Gullin
bears almost no resemblance to the mythic version. The Thor Annual#11 story takes place before Thor had seen
"twenty summers", because Thor Annual#11/4 relates how Sif's blonde hair was
replaced with black hair, and the Norns state that this took place before Thor
had "seen twenty summers". Thor Annual#11/4 shows Thor with Mjolnir, so it must
follow Thor Annual#11/3, where he receives Mjolnir for the first time. Originally, it was supposed to be Ogur fighting
Moondragon in Avengers III#1, but Kurt Busiek recalled that Ogur
had recently been imprisoned in his own Thunderbolts#9, so at
the last minute, George Perez drew Gullin in his place. In the Raven Banner GN a boar god resembling Gullin was seen when the Asgardian soldier Grim
Magnus died in battle. The Legion of Well-spoken Warthogs VS the Cockroach Conspiracy? Triax and Dr. Stranger Yet could make it a threesome, if they were joined by Razorback. Providing, of course, the latter was possessed by, say, Xemnu the Living Titan. Or, even the astral body of the Counter-Earth (HE) Necromancer! (Gullin could also join them -- Snood)
And they would whup the Conspirators' buggy-butts, if they recruited...THE AMAZING SPIDER-HAM! Gullin supposedly died during the Ragnarok in Thor II#85.
Profile by Omar Karindu and Prime Eternal Clarifications: Gullin is not to be confused with: images: Other appearances: Last updated:
04/14/04
Any Additions/Corrections? please let me know.
Non-Marvel Copyright info
Gullin possesses superhuman strength, at least class 40, but his
strength is far below Thor's. He also once wielded a large
hammer, which was easily shattered by Thor's hammer Mjolnir. After losing the hammer, he wielded an ordinary wooden club.
Additional mythological history courtesy of Will U:
His brother was Hildisvini (Battle Boar). Created by the
dwarves Dain and Nabbi for Freia (Freya), he had many of the same
attributes of his brother as well as the ability to shine in the
dark.
-How do you get from the myth version to the Marvel version?
Here's one idea:
Gullinbursti and Hildisvini were given as gifts to Odin by
Frey and Freia as tokens of peace between the Aesir and the
Vanir. Odin made the two boars gods which gave them the added
powers of speech and self-will.
--Per Degaton
--Carycomic
-Absolutely. And they're going to win, too. - editor caliban
--Never! Cockroaches forever!--Snood.
Journey Into Mystery I#103/2, page 3, panel 3
Thor Annual#11, page 12, panel 1
Avengers III#1, page 5, panel 1
Thor Annual#11 (1983) - Alan Zelenetz (writer), Bob Hall (pencils), Vince Colletta (inks), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Avengers III#1 (February, 1998) - Kurt Busiek (writer), George Perez (pencils), Al Vey (inks), Tom Brevoort (editor)
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