Broxton,
Oklahoma: auto repairman Adam Aziz sees something fall from the sky and leave a
crater in the Earth. Checking it out, he finds Mjolnir; after a closer look, he
makes a phone call….
In
Asgard, Sif wants to know why Thor (speaking via Hugin the raven) threw Mjolnir
to Earth; he tells her it is an experiment and asks her to keep an eye out.
Thor then meets with Beta Ray Bill; the relationship is frosty because the last
time they met, Thor destroyed Bill’s hammer Stormbringer. Thor, recalling the
vision he had of his death (last issue), asks Bill for info about Thanos….
Iron Man arrives in Broxton with one question on his mind: how did Adam Aziz get his
private telephone number? Adam shows him: Mjolnir has written on it, “Call Tony
Stark. 212-970-4133.” Tony loses his temper; Thor sees it and laughs….
Bill
tells Thor all about how he killed Thanos and presumably is no longer a threat.
Thor confesses that something is wrong and he wants to know that, if the worst
happens, will Bill be his second-in-command? He explains something is radically
wrong with Mjolnir…
…as
Iron Man tries to calm the crowd telling everyone that no one can lift Thor’s
hammer. The message on Mjolnir changes to, “Pick it up.” While Shellhead is dealing
with crowd control, Adam picks up the hammer and is transformed into an armored
hero….