He is a charter member of the Warriors Three, a trio of Asgardian adventurers consisting of Fandral, Hogun the Grim, and Volstagg the Valiant.

Fandral first appeared in Journey into Mystery #119 (August, 1965), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Writer Stan Lee based Fandral on the public persona of actor Errol Flynn.

His bravery and optimism often puts the group in highly disadvantageous positions; as perennially pointed out by the gloomy Hogun.

Despite these flaws, he possesses an excessively noble spirit and will do the right thing without thought to his personal safety or prosperity.

Fandral has been involved in a great many adventures and quests, as a member of the Warriors Three, as an ally of Thor, and on his own.

Fandral and the other Asgardians participated in the ceremonies that honored Harokin; the warlord's multiple battles had broken down his body and he was dying.

[6] Thor, Fandral, Volstagg and Hogun encountered and ultimately defeated Mogul of the Mystic Mountain.

[46] Fandral once set off on a mission to repair mischief done by Loki, and to rescue Mord, a groomsman vital to the security of Asgard.

During this, on the Isle of Freya, the Norse Goddess of Love, he learns that his womanizing ways have deeply hurt many women, driving even the latest to near suicide.

[51] Fandral relates a tale concerning a journey to Earth and his subsequent marriage to a woman named Marian.

Although the Giants prove to be untrustworthy and not ready to accept the quartet's victory after they've accomplished the tasks, through the use of each warrior's unique capabilities, the adventure eventually comes to a good end.

Fandral was eventually discovered by Thor in Africa under the human name of Trevor Newley, an Englishman, and restored him to his Asgardian form.

[56] Fandral and several friends spend time in San Francisco as mortals, pursued by undead cannibals.

[57] When a younger version of Loki is suspected of betraying his people to the forces of Surtur, Volstagg suggests placing the trickster under arrest.

[58] Soon after, with the leadership of the now-Asgardia people in disarray, Fandral accepts the temporary king-ship of Volstagg.

[59] When Thor vanishes and Mjolnir chooses a female wielder, Hogun and Fandral quest throughout the galaxy to find him.

Volstagg chooses to stay behind to attend to various duties, including caring for an ill Jane Foster.

[61] In the alternate reality of the 1999 miniseries Earth X, the Asgardians were actually aliens that were manipulated by the Celestials into believing they were the Gods of Norse myth.

", Fandral falls in love with Rogue, one of the X-Men remaining in Asgard, after she discovers that her absorption power does not affect Asgardians.