HELA

First Appearance:  Journey Into Mystery #102
Origin Issue:  Has not yet been revealed

Real Name:  Hela
Aliases:  none

Height:  7'
Weight:  500lbs
Eyes:  Green
Hair:  Grey (almost wholly on her right side)
Distinguishing Features:  Left side of body dead and decayed, appears alive and healthy while she wears her cloak.

Occupation:  Goddess of death, ruler of Hel and Niffleheim
Citizenship:  Realm of Hel and Niffleheim
Place of Creation/Birth:  Unrevealed, allegedly Jotunheim

Known Relatives:  Loki (father), Angrboda (mother, deceased)
Known Allies:  Loki
Known Enemies:  Odin, Thor, Pluto, New Mutants

Intelligence:  Immeasurable (10/10)
Strength:  Superhuman Class 100 (11/12)
Speed:  Superhuman (6/10)
Stamina:  Godlike (9/10)
Durability:  Godlike (13/14)
Agility:  Superhuman (6/7)
Reflexes:  Superhuman (6/7)
Fighting Skills:  Proficient swordswoman
Special Skills/Abilities:  Unrevealed
Superhuman physical powers:  Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility and durability;  "touch of death" (can kill any Asgardian or human; Hela can also restore life to recently deceased Asgardians); mystical bolts (can kill any Asgardian or human)
Superhuman Mental Powers:  Levitation, illusion-casting, mental control of the dead within her realms, astral projection
Special Limitations:  Without her cloak, Hela's powers are greatly reduced; she is unable to levitate or even stand, and cannot project mystical bolts.
Source of Superhuman Powers:  Although her alleged parents were members of the race of giants of Jotunheim, Hela possesses attributes of a member of the race of superhumans known as Asgardians; she also possesses additional powers in her office as goddess of death.
Personal Weaponry:  Her "Nightsword"

Significant Issues: 

• Thor #150 - appeared to Thor on the verge of death after  battling the Wrecker
• Thor #154 - failed to tempt Thor into entering Valhalla
• Thor #177 - stole a portion of the sleeping Odin's soul, thus creating Infinity
• Thor #184 - unleashed Infinity upon the universe
• Thor #186 - slew Thor, who was restored to life by sacrifice of her servant, the Silent One
• Thor #189-190 - slain by Odin to save Thor, then returned to life by him to restore the natural balance of life and death; slew Thor, but restored him to life after Sif offered to die in his place
• Thor #199 - battled Pluto for the right to claim Odin's soul
• Thor #201 - restored Odin to life to prevent Pluto from claiming him
• Thor #251 - confronted Thor
• Thor #274 - confronted Odin
• Thor #277-278 - plotted with Loki to bring about Ragnarok
• Defenders #66-68 - summoned the Valkyrie to aid in war against Ollerus; encountered the Defenders
• Thor #312-314 - forced to join conspiracy of Loki and Tyr against Odin
• Thor Annual #10 - unwillingly entered alliance with the death-gods of other Earth pantheons; destroyed by Demogorge the God-Eater, restored to life with Demogorge's defeat
• Thor #345 - allied with Malekith, took souls of Earth mortals to Hel using special food of the faerie
• Thor #354 - appeared in Asgard to claim Odin's soul, but driven off by Thor
• X-Men Annual - encountered the X-Men and the New Mutants in Asgard, appeared to claim Wolverine's soul, driven off by X-Men and Mirage
• Thor #361 - Hel invaded by Thor, Balder, the Executioner, and the Einherjar to rescue captive mortal souls; wrestled Thor for captive mortal souls
• Thor #362 - raised an army of the dead to stop Thor's escape from Hel
• Thor #373 - laid curse of Thor
• Mephisto vs... #4 - contested against Mephisto who attempted to possess Thor's soul
• Thor #382 - battled Thor in body of Destroyer, healed him and lifted curse
• New Mutants #77-78 - transformed Valkyries into fire-demons; set Mirage against New Mutants
• New Mutants #79 - sent Valkyries against dwarves and New Mutants in Asgard
• New Mutants #80, 82-85 - forced the dwarf Eitri to force an uru sword; sent Mirage to kill sleeping Odin, defeated when sword was destroyed
  

Appearances:

Defenders 66-68
Doctor Strange (3) 35
Incredible Hulk 279, 423
Journey Into Mystery 102
Mephisto vs... 4
New Mutants 77-80, 82-85
New Mutants Special Edition 1
Thor 133, 313-314, 150, 154, 183-190, 196-197, 199, 201, 251, 274, 277-278, 324, 328, 331, 354, 361-362, 366, 372-375, 382, 402, 438-439, 441, 476-477, 485-486, 488-489
Thor (2) 1-2
Thor Annual 10
Thunderstrike 15
Uncanny X-Men Annual 9