When Does the Short Film “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer” (2011) Take Place?
"A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor’s Hammer" is a spy comedy short film written by Eric Pearson [loosely adapting “Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD” #10 (1968) by Gary Friedrich] and released October 25th, 2011.
It takes place on the fictional Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline in the year:
We know this because its final scene takes place simultaneous with the middle of the main action of "Thor" (2011), which is in 2011 AD.
2011 AD
We know this because its final scene takes place simultaneous with the middle of the main action of "Thor" (2011), which is in 2011 AD.
It is the third-earliest chronological short film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the chronologically seventh film to feature S.H.I.E.L.D. characters) and can be watched at its timeline point, before the film "Thor" (2011).
