Eric Masterson is at home, with his pal Hercules lounging
around, concerned about the news that Avengers Island has been attacked. He is
worried that it seems like every superhero is being attacked these days. Herc
doesn’t care….
The mystery villain (spoiler: it’s Loki) has been searching for
Thor but can’t find him as he is unaware that Eric is the new human identity of
the Thunder God….
Juggernaut is being held in the British prison at Crossmoor
when he is suddenly teleported to New York City and begins a joyous rampage.
Eric sees this on TV and changes into Thor, flying downtown to meet the enemy. Thor
confronts Juggernaut and is punched across several streets to land in a
storefront, followed by a car which the Thunder God manages to knock out of the
path of pedestrians. The villain then hurls a crowded bus at Thor who creates a
whirlwind to lift it and deposit it carefully on a nearby rooftop. But Thor is
growing weary from the mystery malady that has been afflicting him of late….
Various teens and young adults across the city are viewing the
super battle on TV and then prepare to take action….
Wealthy Dwayne Michael Taylor is notified of the signal by
his aides Andrew Chord and Tai, and suits up for action (he’s the Night Thrasher)….
As Thor weakens, Juggernaut starts hitting him with railroad
cars. Fed up, the Thunder God hurls Mjolnir at Juggernaut’s face. It lands but
does no damage then the villain grabs its strap so on returning to Thor, it
pulls the villain back with it to collide with Thor for some severe damage. It
looks like Thor is down for the count but then the New Warriors (Firestar,
Namorita, Night Thrasher, Nova, Marvel Boy, Speedball) arrive to challenge
Juggernaut….
“The Psychic Slaveship of Space!”
Writer: Tom DeFalco. Pencils: Ron Lim. Inks: Mike DeCarlo. Colors:
Nel Yomtov. Letters: Michael Heiser.
Synopsis: Beta Ray Bill is awakened from coldsleep by
Skuttlebutt who has detected a heavily armed spacecraft which may pose a threat
to the Great Fleet. Bill assumes his Thor form and flies out to meet the ship
by the power of his hammer Storm Breaker. The other ship detects him and assumes
he is some sort of guided missile and Captain Orack orders his men to fire;
Bill dodges the weapons which tips Orack off that he is dealing with a sentient
being so the ship opens its doors to Bill. Once Bill is inside though, the doors
slam shut and several crewmen attack Bill but he easily throws them off. The
captain fells Bill with a psychic blast….
Bill awakens to find himself and several other aliens
strapped into a huge machine. Orack explains that this is a slaveship, powered by
the psychic energy of captives. And now his ship has detected the Great Fleet—a
virtual storehouse of new slaves….