Synopsis / Summary / Plot
Odin finds the as yet unworthy Thor in the Weapons Hall attempting to lift Mjolnir and orders him to attend at the Throne Room in his best clothing. Thor does so but while there he hears a prayer for help and rushes out so he is nowhere to be found when Odin calls on him....
Thor rides his mighty goat to Egypt where a band of Vikings is in trouble, facing the fury of En Sabah Nur—Apocalypse. While the two are still hurling threats at one another, a bolt of lightning strikes, revealing the future female Thor (Jane Foster). After a few moments of confusion, the two Thors assault Apocalypse together. Unworthy Thor leads the vikings against the Egyptians while Jane Thor is distracted by Loki who confesses to drawing the Vikings to Egypt in order to lure Thor. Again the two Thunder Gods battle Apocalypse, defeat him and set forth for home, having taken the Sphinx's nose for a prize. Jane tells Thor he will someday be worthy and never to forget that it is his humanity in helping those of Midgard, and that she has learned from him never to let go. At this point she is whisked back to her own time in a flash of lightning....
Back at Asgard, Thor tries once more—and fails once more—to lift Mjolnir. As Odin watches from space where he is with the fiery Phoenix. We learn they once had a romance that she denies but which has marked Odin's mind and soul as nothing else ever has, making him feel alive for the only time in a millennium....