An alarm goes off at Avengers Mansion for all of the heroes
to assemble for action. Captain America and Quasar join She-Hulk and Sersi as
Peggy Carter scans the site in the South Bronx where disaster has struck. The
Avengers fly out there posthaste where Stellaris, the Celestial Slayer, is hunting
for Thor and the Replicoid who are buried under heaps of rubble. Thor emerges
and attacks his foe, shooting down his sky cycle with a toss of Mjolnir—but the
villain reassembles himself using the cycle’s parts to create a larger, more
heavily armored version of himself and fight back….
At Eric Masterson’s apartment, Susan Austin and lawyer
Samantha Joyce worry that Eric won’t make the custody hearing with his ex-wife.
Kevin plays video games with Hercules (in his mortal guise as “Harry Cleese”)
and both assure the ladies that Eric won’t fail….
As Thor tries to protect the wounded Replicoid from
Stellaris, the Avengers arrive to take on the alien foe. The combination of
might, magic and high tech doesn’t seem enough to defeat Stellaris; the
Replicoid tries to warn Thor about what awaits in the Black Galaxy but Thor is
knocked out by the villain….
In the Black Galaxy, the High Evolutionary plays with the bio-matter
of this universe, creating a living planet just for fun. He shows Count Tagar
his latest success: the rise of one of his new race of gods from a vat but
Tagar is worried about the results….
Captain America tries to reason with Stellaris who is bent
on destroying the Replicoid as an act of rebellion against his Celestial
masters. Quasar gets a temporary advantage over Stellaris but the Replicoid tells
them not to risk their lives for him and that Thor and Hercules are urgently
needed in the Black Galaxy. Stellaris then destroys the Replicoid and, his
mission done, he departs, having detected another target for his vengeance. An
enraged Thor is determined to bring his enemy to justice….
Back at Eric’s apartment, Sam and Susan leave for the
custody hearing, hoping that Eric meets them there. Kevin and Herc relax,
unaware that Stellaris is headed right for them….
“Deadly Discoveries!”
Writer: Tom DeFalco. Pencils: Gary Hartle. Inks: Dan
Panosian. Colors: Nel Yomtov. Letters: Michael Heiser.
Synopsis: Odin dispatches the Warriors Three to investigate reports
of a monster in Jotunheim and they ride off. Heimdall hears the cries of the
miniature Grand Vizier and discovers him trapped in a crystal in Odin’s
quarters. The Vizier claims that Odin is an impostor, a monster in disguise.
Odin catches them and flies into a rage but Heimdall assures the All-Father of
his loyalty and Odin calms down….
At the Crack of Doom, the Warriors Three discover a massive,
man-shaped hole in the ground….