Thor (1998 series) #58

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.