Wolverine and Mai sail
their sampan to China where they are stopped by a patrol boat warning them of
danger. They go on; Logan dons his full Wolverine costume to dive into the
water and kill a shark for food. As the group eats on shore, each one describes
how their lives were ruined by the Black Shadow. Logan hears a noise and goes
to investigate…and finds himself in the path of stampeding horses….
“Stardust Miseries Part 4:
With a Vengeance”
Writer: Michael Higgins.
Pencils: Javier Saltares. Inks: Jose Marzan Jr. Colors: Tom Vincent.
Synopsis: Amora the
Enchantress has Wonder Man bound to her by magic and wants him to be her
champion in a scheme of revenge against the Avengers. She manipulates him into
thinking Iron Man has been his enemy since AVENGERS #9 (his first appearance);
Simon goes to the Stark offices and starts a ruckus which Shellhead comes to
investigate. Knowing Wonder Man to be both mad and dangerous, Iron Man lures
him outside and they fight in the sky and on the land. Simon rips out
Shellhead’s chest armor and a guard arrives with an advanced energy weapon and
blasts Simon out of the sky. The guard is Beast in disguise but when the two
heroes try to help the unconscious Simon, he suddenly vanishes….
“All in the Family! Part
3: Long Live the King”
Writer: Bob Layton. Art:
Bob Layton. Colors: Brad Vancata.
Synopsis: Hercules
rushes the gravely wounded Emperor Arimathes to the hospital, the Emperor’s
unusual physiology having enabled him to survive the bomb blast (last issue). An
enraged Herc confronts the Emperor Mother who threatens to kill Skyppi if Herc
approaches her. When he tells her Arimathes is critically injured and may die,
she is devastated. Her takes her to her son and when she sees what her schemes
have led to, she dissolves in tears. She is once again confined to her
quarters, the doctors promise that Arimathes can be restored to normal (at
least physically), and Skyppi arrives having no idea what has been going on….
“Forced Fed!”
Writer: Scott Lobdell.
Pencils: Dave Cockrum. Inks: Bruce Patterson. Colors: John Wilcox.
Synopsis: Senator Kelly
and his aides are prisoners in a Latin American country and facing a firing
squad. The drug lord, a cadaverous fellow called Senor Muerte, orders his men
to halt the execution and send the prisoners to his mansion. There, “Muerte”
reveals that he is Mystique in disguise, sent to rescue him. Her Freedom Force
partners Blob and Avalanche are nearby with Pyro and Spiral waiting in a jet.
Muerte’s hit squad, called the Grip, arrives and the mutant anti-heroes defeat
them in battle, Mystique has Avalanche bury the villain’s mansion full of his
ill-gotten gains, and they depart with Kelly and the others, while Senor Muerte
vows revenge.