Spider-Man and Valkyrie have vanished after defeating the
Meteor Man; Doctor Strange wants to rescue them but he debates recruiting the
Human Torch, Spidey’s only true friend, to help because of his frequent bursts
of immaturity. Clea asks Strange if she
can help and he appreciates her being there for him. He then flies out to meet
Torch in the air to outline the situation and Johnny agrees to join in the
search. Strange suggests Johnny check out Meteor Man’s old lab in Harlem while
he contacts the police….
Torch enters Norton (Meteor Man) Fester’s old lab on an
upper floor where he is met by a little boy put there by Jeremiah to wait for
someone who came looking for the lady with the sword. Jeremiah then appears and
knocks Johnny out with a blast from his eyes….
Johnny awakens tied to a pillar as an unconscious Valkyrie
is bound to an altar with Jeremiah performing some rite over her. He flames on
but the Prophet again subdues him, with a blast from his hand this time. He
orders Torch doused in holy water and tied up again….
Dr. Strange is at the prison asking about Norton Fester when
he senses danger. He releases his astral form to search for the danger and he
sees a specter of evil over the city. Entering the specter’s astral plane, he
sees Valkyrie threatened by monsters, minions of Oruthu, and calling to him for
help. He fights them but finds it is much easier to destroy them with a simple
spell. Val’s body dissolves into mist and returns to Earth. Strange follows….
Johnny again bursts into flame to battle Jeremiah who is
surprised that Val’s body has returned from where he sent it. Torch and the
Prophet engage in a battle of blasts but the Innocents of God start awakening
as if from a trance. Johnny realizes they are under Jeremiah’s control and he
separates them from the Prophet with a wall of flame. Jeremiah says he can
command them to die for him But Jermiah gets in a lucky blast, subduing Torch
but by now Dr, Strange has arrived, accusing the prophet of being a charlatan,
a mutant with the ability to use the mental energies of others for his own
ends. Jeremiah rushes at Strange who waves his hand and banishes Jeremiah to
the realm he tried to send Val to. The Innocents, out of the Prophet’s power
wander off and Strange assures Johnny that Jeremiah won’t be back, trapped in
his own private hell….