At Castle Doom, Valeria informs her father, Doctor Doom,
that she has been unable to locate the rebels, save for Corvus Glaive and
Proxima Midnight who are now in stasis; the Black Swan, now allied with Doom,
gives their background. Valeria is unable to discover anything of the rebels'
plans….
Back at the Foundation, Valeria and her team are still
trying to figure out Doom’s motives. Alex
Power is unable to explain the unusual drones they keep finding….
Young and old versions of Reed Richards are trying to piece
together how Doom achieved his godlike power, while viewing the activities of a
masked Prophet who is raising an army against Doom….
Working for Reed to uncover the source of Doom’s power,
Spider-Man (Peter) and Spider-Man (Miles) follow a tracking device to the Dr
Strange statue. They run into Valeria who directs them to the underground place
once she is assured they did not kill Strange. The two Spideys descend into the
crypt where they find Owen Reece, the Molecule Man, who tells them that he is
the source….
A band of villainous vassals (Madeline Pryor, Sinister, the
Maestro, and Apocalypse) bring Doctor Doom news of the Prophet and his rebels.
Doom orders them to deal with it. Returning to Bar Sinister, Sinister plots
with Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)….
On the hidden isle of Agamotto, Namor and T’Challa enter a
chamber to hear a message Dr. Strange left to be accessed after his death. They
are given the Siege Courageous, an artifact than can transform and transport
its user—and the Infinity Gauntlet….
As he goes to bed, Franklin
asks his mother Sue to tell him about the Fantastic Four. She relates the
history of the superhero family: Sue, Johnny, Ben Grimm—and Dr. Franklin Storm,
and how they were saved by the great Dr Doom who created this world. But he wants
to know what happened to Ben….
Now we discover what has happened to Ben, along with Thanos:
the Thing makes up the Shield that protects this world. Thanos tells Ben of the
real world….and how Doom has manipulated him into this degrading service. Ben
decides to revolt….