Why Thor used his God-Tear Anti-Thanos weapons only once

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During one of his most epic battles ever, Thor single-handedly captured Thanos and Mangog using a set of enchanted weapons provided by Odin.

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Following that story, these powerful tools of war were never seen before, and Marvel finally decided to explain why.

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After the original Heroes Reborn program ended in 1997, Marvel Comics relaunched its titles.

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Thor was given to writer Dan Jurgens and artist John Romita Jr.,

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whose race culminates in an epic story in which a clone of Thanos collaborates with Mangog on a quest to destroy the universe.

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He is one of the most powerful villains in the Marvel Universe, so he has been beaten repeatedly while trying to stop the mighty Thor as well.

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In the end, Odin asked the blacksmith Jgerfelm to create two weapons of war, the Shield of Life and the Gauntlet of Tomorrow,

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which the king of Asgard merged with his Odinforce with Thor's old Belt of Power.

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Equipped with such amazing equipment, Thor defeated his enemies with ease.

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However, weapons of war were never seen again. Thor never thought of using these proven anti-Thanos weapons again.

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