Originally Posted by
adkal
I have a view almost no one likes with regards to Superman and Mjolnir: I'm of the view that he should be able to lift the hammer with ease, just not use its magicks. The enchantment is about 'the power of Thor' being granted to the wielder if they are (Nordically-)worthy - an enchantment that by-passes the immense weight of Mjolnir when needed and safeguards the various magicks of Mjolnir at all times (well, other than if Odin were to take the enchantment away).
One of the problems some people have with that is that Marvel's depiction of Mjolnir has varied - and they even have, for a long time, listed the weight of Mjolnir as being a little over 42lbs - which, clearly, isn't that heavy - and yet the older stories (ignoring the Nordic mythology) repeatedly made a point of highlighting Thor's strength, and the flashback tales had Odin telling Thor that he'll eventually be strong enough to lift the hammer (the image has Thor then being able to lift the handle, with Loki sneaking a look).
Of course, Odin isn't stupid (well...not in certain regards), so an aspect of the (unspoken) elements of the enchantment(s) protects the world (and beyond) from annihilation event that would result from Thor dropping Mjolnir (like he did in the second Avengers movie...).
Anyway, like I said, I'm of the view that Superman should be able to pick up Mjolnir but only be able to use it as a blunt weapon (which would be so destructive!).