Fear grips the world after the invasion of The Serpent and
Earth’s heroes are all occupied with greater emergencies. So it’s Howard the Duck
left to track down Man-Thing, rampaging through Manhattan. Manny comes
upon a teenage couple in a park and as they are terrified by his sudden
appearance they are burnt to a crisp. Howard calls in She-Hulk to help as the
increased level of fear on Earth will make Man-Thing more of a danger than ever
before….
Elsewhere, Kyle Richmond has returned to the role of
Nighthawk and he is delighting in terrorizing a gang of hoods, ramping up the
scare factor and staring down a punk with a gun. Nighthawk comes upon Howard
and Jen, knowing they are looking for Man-Thing. Not far away, a mob is
fighting the Frankenstein Monster. Nighthawk and She-Hulk believe that Frank is
causing the local outbreak of fear and try to subdue him; Howard warns them
that they are wrong and calls on them to stop but he is kicked across the street.
Enraged, Howard leaps on the Monster’s shoulders and the four misfit heroes
team up and drive the mob off. But it’s not they who have done it but Man-Thing
behind them. Manny’s control of the power of the Nexus of All Realities mutates
the four heroes into more grotesque versions of themselves and they attack
Man-Thing….