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When food may be had -- Take it!

—Hercules

Appearing in "Lo, the Raging Battle!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Thor #232

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  • Loki (Only in flashback)

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Synopsis for "Lo, the Raging Battle!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Thor #232

On Earth, in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, Firelord discovers a mysterious cube. When he enters, he is transported to a strange, twisted dimension where he is confronted by an ominous being half-hidden by shadow.

In New York City, Thor arrives at Midtown Hospital carrying certain rare medicines which he presents to a doctor in the hope that he could use them to heal Jane Foster. The doctor tries but, hours later, tells Thor that the experimental chemicals had no effect. Something has gone out of Jane Foster's soul and there's nothing they can do to save her.

In Asgard, Hildegarde, the Grand Vizier and Sif discuss the fact that, since Odin cannot be found, Jane Foster will die. When Hildegarde reminds her of the Runestaff of Kamo Tharnn, Sif agrees that the runestaff holds the power of life and death, but states that she might need an ally in order to acquire it. Sif then vanishes from Asgard, going to recruit that ally.

On Earth, in Avengers Mansion, Hercules and Krista are talking about the situation when Sif appears and tells Hercules that she's about to go on a dangerous quest that might save Jane Foster but will need a strong man beside her. Hercules immediately agrees and Sif transports them both away.

After spending the night brooding on a rooftop, Thor is nearly hit by a firebolt. Seeing that it is Firelord who has attacked him, Thor retaliates and then, welcoming the opportunity to release the anger he has been feeling about Jane's imminent death, he and Firelord begin to fight. After a brief battle, Firelord causes an abandoned building to fall on Thor. Fearing that he might have truly harmed the Asgardian, Firelord is relieved when Thor bursts out of the rubble and tells Thor that he doesn't want to fight because he has something important to tell him. Thor agrees to listen to him and they prepare to go to Avengers Mansion, but are delayed by Detective Sgt. Blumkenn who needs an explanation for the damage they've caused in a public street.

At Avengers Mansion, Iron Man receives a two-way audio-visual communication from Rutland, Vermont, and he assumes that it will be Tom Fagan making a progress report about Loki, who, blinded and crazed, has been staying with Tom since last October. However, Tom is actually calling for another reason and shows Iron Man a kid named Bunker who is dressed like Loki. Tom had discovered him in Loki's room that morning, in a near-hysterical state and only remembering that he had fallen asleep during last year's Hallowe'en party. Tom needs help because the local police want to hold him for attempted kidnapping, and he's also worried about whatever Loki has been up to while Bunker was being used to deceive them into thinking they knew where Loki was for so long.

Seconds after the video-call ends, Thor arrives with Firelord who then explains his recent encounter in the mountains of northwest Washington with the mysterious figure who turned out to be Loki. After raving about being power and calling Firelord a pawn of that power, the maddened Loki revealed that, when the power of Dormammu had passed through him months earlier, he had absorbed the spirit of Dormammu's mystic being. Declaring that he was now ready to strike, Loki had sent Firelord back to that mountain in Washington and the alien had decided to seek out Thor and warn him, as Loki had apparently wanted him to do. Although it's obvious that Loki intends to attack, Thor is torn about whether he should stay with the Avengers and fight or to leave and return to Jane Foster's side.

Appearing in "The Warlock Wakes!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Men #30

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  • Warlock's one-man hovercrafts

Synopsis for "The Warlock Wakes!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
X-Men #30

The X-Men are suddenly pulled from the danger room by a gigantic hand that grabs them (and more specifically Marvel Girl) across the sky toward a strange mountain range. Jean is pulled away from Angel and the others and when she arrives back to the ground, she is shocked to find the Professor there with her. They are confronted by a man calling himself the Warlock, a powerful man who claims to be immortal and he intends to take over the world. The Professor notes that the man has a keen interest in Jean, however he cannot do anything about it because the Warlock has somehow nullified his mental powers.

The Warlock invites both the Professor and Jean back to his home and calls fourth three flying steeds to carry them there. When Jean inquires as to if the horses are magical in origin, the Warlock tells her that they are really mutants of his own creation. Flying along, the Professor recognizes the region as the New England Hills and wonders where the rest of his charges are. As they fly toward the Warlock's base of operations, they are joined by Angel who has scouted ahead of the other X-Men to try and find Jean. Angel notices that Marvel Girl is under the Warlock's thrall and asks the Professor what to do. Xavier tells Angel to hold back and follow along to see what the Warlock has in store for them.

They arrive at a castle hidden within the mountains where the Warlock tells them his origins. He tells them that he was really Merlin the Magician, who unknown to those in Arthurian times was really a mutant. In hibernation for thousands of years, he was revived in modern times and do battle against the Thunder God, Thor. Thor convinced Merlin to go into hibernation for another thousand years. However, he tricked Thor by breaking free at the first sign of Thor being away from Earth.

Warlock asks Jean to join him on a tour of his castle, to which the enslaved girl agrees. When Warren attempts to stop Warlock, the supposed mutant uses his power of suggestion to convince Angel that his wings have caught fire. When dousing the "flames" Warren remarks how the Professor was able to know that there was a nearby stream, making him wonder if his leader truly is powerless. The Professor also remarks about how the flames on his wings were only the power of suggestion imposed on him by the Warlock.

When the Warlock finds Xavier again, he finds him on the ground,apparently fallen out of his chair and knocked out. Taking Xavier to the infirmary, he attempts to probe the Professor's mind, but finds no thoughts. Just then, Cyclops, Beast, and Iceman arrive and the Professor reveals his ruse to stall for time until the other X-Men arrived, and pulls them out of the "Negative Space" that Warlock had left them in. Before the other X-Men can attack, the Warlock uses his powers to root their feet to the ground. However, before he can do anything else, the Professor challenges the Warlock to a fair fight. Warlock agrees to an arena battle between the X-Men and his own minions.

The challenge begins and soon the X-Men easily defeat all the warriors that the Warlock threw against them. Attempting to rescue Jean and the Professor, the X-Men are repelled by Warlock who escapes with Jean. The X-Men follow after him, easily breaking through the various traps and defenses that the Warlock rigged into his castle. Catching up with the Warlock, the X-Men are almost crushed by a force bolt that destroys a castle parapet, however Marvel Girl manages to break free of the Warlock's mind control long enough to save them with her telekinetic powers.

When the Warlock attempts to reassert his will over Marvel Girl, the X-Men swarm the villain and cover his head with his cape. The Professor then uses his mental powers to force Warlock to return to his coma state and the X-Men round up and incapacitate all of his followers. With the battle over, the Professor orders his X-Men to return home so that they can continue to prepare to deal with the coming threat of Factor Three.

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