Warning: Spoilers for The Immortal Thor #5!There's been confusion among fans about whether or not is worthy of wielding Thor's hammer, but Marvel has finally confirmed that the God of Mischief can indeed lift Mjolnir. The Immortal Thor #4 complicated the issue of Loki's worthiness by not allowing him to solely be the one to lift Mjolnir. Instead, he grabs onto it after Beta Ray Bill has already lifted it. This added confusion to in and out of comics.

This officially marks the first time in official Marvel canon that Loki has been confirmed to be capable of lifting Thor's hammer.

Considering his beginnings in the comics, it brings the redeemed villain's journey full circle.

Loki is Officially Deemed Worthy for the First Time in His Superhero Career

Recently, Thor has been interlocked in a feud with Toranos, the God of the Super-Storm. There was a time when it seemed as though this was the one enemy that Thor could never defeat, and as such, he prepared accordingly by assembling the Thor Corps. . Among this team are Beta Ray Bill, Storm, Jane Foster, and Loki, although Loki himself didn't believe himself worthy.

When Thor hurls the hammer at Loki in The Immortal Thor #4, he expects him to catch it. However, Loki lets Bill grab it for him, opting instead to hold it while Bill has it.

Loki's Confidence Grows as He's Unquestionably Worthy

Despite Loki's hero turn in more recent years, neither readers nor even creative teams were certain if his good deeds overruled his evil deeds enough to justify him being worthy enough to hold Thor's hammer. As such, writers felt compelled to incorporate unique ways to work around this, whether it was by

in the crossover Axis, or technicalities where in other ways. However, this time, there are no excuses as Loki is certainly worthy now.

At the same time, compared to the first time the hammer was thrown his way in this series, he catches it with more of a visible confidence that could be a sign of things to come. Loki has claimed to never care about being worthy in the past, but now that he is, he has the opportunity to enter his new adventures with more of a cocksure confidence to get the job done and be the hero he's meant to be.

The Immortal Thor #5 is on sale now from Marvel.