Atop a ruined building, Thor battles the mad executioner
Bloodaxe while Balder stands by to intervene. The two combatants have the usual
conversation over whether the baddie is dispensing justice or just bloody murder.
The battle is brutal, demolishing much property. The police arrive and Balder
intervenes to keep them back a safe distance. In Asgard, Odin and Karnilla
hatch a scheme to kill Thor. The combat continues, with Bloodaxe dropping a
building’s façade onto the hero—but he soon leaps up, unharmed….
In the dark domain, Mephisto shows Sif the Soul Shroud bearing
the face of Thor Odinson. Sif fights a horde of monsters which never seems to
run out….
Thor is smashing Bloodaxe when Karnilla casts her spell
which strikes Thor like a bolt of lightning. In the fight, Thor suddenly finds
himself losing strength and Balder steps forth to stop the villain. Bloodaxe
uses his axe to shoot an energy bolt into the ground to rupture a gas main,
causing it to explode. Balder drags Thor to safety but Bloodaxe is gone. In a
nearby alley, Bloodaxe returns to his normal identity [spoiler: it’s Jackie Lukus]
who departs, unable to shake the feeling that she is being controlled by the axe….
Sif, lying beneath a pile of dead monsters, is plucked forth
by Mephisto who offers to trade Thor for her service. She agrees and he takes
her under his cloak….
Stopping at avengers Mansion, Eric Masterson showers and
shaves as he prepares to invade Mephisto’s realm on a suicide mission. Balder
is impressed with his courage. Eric transforms back to Thor and discovers the
beard has returned. They teleport into the underworld where they are met by
Mephisto’s new champion, the savage Sif, who beseeches them to leave or die….
“If the Enchantress Should Fall!”
Writer: Tom DeFalco. Art: Geof Isherwood. Colors: Mike
Rockwitz. Letters: Rick Parker.
Synopsis: Searching for the exiled Heimdall, Amora the
Enchantress has teleported to the mystery realm and discovered it is the domain
of Nightmare. She and the mindless Heimdall are seized by a tentacled monster.
Amora is able to easily dispel the monster which is an illusion. The two drop
through the air until they land on a soft and sticky land; Amora conjures up an
ectoplasmic sword to cut them free. She confronts Nightmare who produces the
Mirror of Melancholy in which Amora sees herself grow old and ugly. She stabs
the sword into the ground and a blast sets her and Heimdall free from Nightmare’s
world; she vows vengeance on Karnilla and Odin….