Story #2The Roots of All Evil
Writer/Penciler:
Bill Morrison. Inker:
Bill Morrison, Mike Rote. Colorist:
Nathan Kane.
Synopsis
In Asgard,
Loki is working on his latest scheme to destroy the
Mighty Thor. The
Enchantress, hoping to rescue her beloved Thor, suggests that the
God of Evil return to his roots as the
God of Mischief and that prankery may succeed where iniquity has failed. Meanwhile, the
Avengers are in the Qunijet, returning to the Mansion from a mission. Unaware the vid-com link to
Jarvis is still open,
Hawkeye mocks the faithful butler’s dull, humorless personality (while the others try desperately to shush him). The invisible Loki arrives at Avengers Mansion shortly thereafter and starts to play pranks on the heroes: putting hair remover in Thor’s helmet, greasing
Captain America’s shield, dumping ants in
Iron Man’s armor, and the like. When the Avengers assemble to accuse one another of being the culprit, Loki is so overjoyed that he turns visible. Jarvis spots him and places an air-filled sheep’s bladder (don’t ask) under him and the noise of the makeshift whoopee cushion alerts the heroes to the presence of their real enemy. While they take turns whomping on their foe, his horned headdress goes flying and Jarvis catches it…and puts it on. Thus we witness the origin of Jarvis, God of Mischief!