Bruce Banner is discovered by Loki, the Norse God of Mischief who changes him back into the Hulk and transports him to Asgard, hoping that the rampaging giant will distract Odin from Thor's plight.
Hulk defeats Heimdall, guardian of the Rainbow Bridge and is confronted by the great Warriors Three: Hogun, Fandral and Volstagg. Hulk easily stops their attack and refuses to fight anymore. Fandral realizes that Hulk is under some sort of spell, so they ask the Asgard army to avoid assailing him.
Loki tries to provoke a battle, but the Warriors Three do not rise to the bait. Fandral invites the Hulk to cross the Bottomless Chasm with them to seek the wisdom of Oldar the Oracle. As he leaps the Chasm, a vengeful Loki transforms Hulk into Bruce Banner. and our hero plunges into the abyss!
Story #2“…and Evil Shall Beckon!
Writer:
Archie Goodwin. Penciler:
Gene Colan. Inker:
Dan AdkinsSynopsis
Resting after
his battle with the Hulk, Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner, is beset by nightmares
of a sinister figure taunting him, challenging Namor to seek him out and
destroy him. He awakens with a shock. To clear his head, Namor flies through
the skies, pondering a means of convincing his nation that he is not a traitor.
He is detected by a US radar station and a jet is dispatched to investigate.
The pilot recognizes him and fires two missiles at him to scare him off…but
Namor catches the missiles and hurls them back at the jet, shooting it down but
allowing the pilot to eject….
Meanwhile, in
Atlantis, bombed to ruins by the Plunderer, Lady Dorma and Lord Vashti bemoan
the city’s destruction. She then speaks with Warlord Seth about Namor having
redeemed himself by his sacrifice to save the city as Seth hopes to move in on
her once she has mourned Namor….
Namor is drawn
toward the Antarctic by some inner sense. He punches his way through a mountain
to uncover a tunnel. He heads through until he comes to a frozen city where he
is attacked by an icy warrior whose blows come with a paralyzing cold. Namor
smashes the giant through a wall of ice and he follows, only to come
face-to-face with the figure from his nightmares….
Story continues in IRON MAN AND SUB-MARINER #1.