In Slokovia, the dictator’s storm troopers uncover an
underground sect that worships Thor and executes them all on the spot….
In Asgard, now hovering over New York City, Heimdall is aware
of this and sends word to All-Father Thor. Thor consults with his advisors:
Amora the Enchantress, Balder, Sif, and Thialfi. Thor plans to head to Slokovia
to bring justice but Balder questions the wisdom of answering mortals’ prayers.
Thor becomes angry and shuts him up. Amora sides with Thor and Sif with Balder
but Thor’s mind is made up. So Balder, leading the Warriors Three, delivers
notice of the coming judgment to the Slokovian army and then they start
decimating the military….
Iron Man is called to the Pentagon: he is told that the
Asgardians’ adventures in Slokovia are considered a possible threat by Doctor
Doom in neighboring Latveria and Thor may be endangering the balance of power
in the region. The top brass ask Iron Man to speak to Thor….
Tony visits Asgard to meet with his old friend and questions
Thor’s judgment, asking if he is planning to overthrow every government he
disapproves of, while the All-Father sees it as protecting his worshippers who
cried out to him for protection. Thor teleports to Slokovia to see what’s going
on, forcing Iron Man to fly the long way around to Eastern Europe. On the way,
Doctor Doom contacts him hinting at dire consequences for the world if Thor is
not stopped. The Slokovian army fires a weapon given them by Latveria that
sprays nerve gas over the battlefield, killing their own soldiers; Thor creates
a whirlwind that sucks the gas into the sky and heads toward the dictator’s
palace. He finds Iron Man blocking his way, threatening to fight him if he
won’t halt….
Story continued in IRON MAN (1998) #64.