Disgruntled working man Josh Glenn
becomes a follower of the Hate-Monger on the internet, falling into the dark
world of the conspiracy theorist, becoming an anti-immigrant blogger. The
obsession loses him his job, his wife, and his freedom when he is caught by the
Black Panther breaking into a pawn shop to steal guns. He is homeless and
begging on the streets when one of the Serpent’s hammers falls from the sky and
Thing is possessed by Angrir, Breaker of Souls. The hammer awakened the disembodied spirit of the Hate-Monger,
dragging it to earth where it detected someone who remembered it and it found
and possessed Josh Glenn. Josh then touched a police officer and the man became
a follower of the Hate-Monger….
Fear has struck the world and
T’Challa, using the name Dr. Okwonko, is helping the people of Hell’s Kitchen
by running a soup kitchen/medical clinic for victims of the Fear. At night, he
goes out a Black Panther, protecting an immigrant woman from white assailants.
He escorts her home but Josh Glenn snaps photos that appear in the next day’s
newspaper, painting the Panther as a vigilante terrorist. T’Challa approaches
Foggy Nelson who is now facing trouble for helping Okwonko with his immigrant
status. T’Challa assures him nothing will happen but Foggy isn’t very
confident….
Dr. Okwonko is at the Devil’s Diner
when a white mob enters, led by Julian Chambliss, former owner of the property
now claiming the diner was stolen from him. Hate-Monger stirs up increased
resentment and hate in Chambliss and the others. Sofija tries to make peace and
she is assaulted while the Hate-Monger convinces his followers that Okwonko
started the violence. T’Challa is seized and threatened by American Panther, a
brutish baddie, who claims to protect the American people. T’Challa slugs the
big guy but it has no effect. Okwonko and Sifija leave quietly and the Hate-Monger
continues to stir up hostility in his mob. Outside, Okwonko is arrested by
Homeland Security and placed in the back seat of a car, where he finds Foggy
Nelson also in custody….