As the regular meeting of the
Avengers breaks up,
Thor heads back to the office but senses danger is near. He looks around and spots the
Cobra slinking atop a nearby steeple. Thor attacks but the villain bombards him with chemical pellets that daze the
Thunder God, then he uses his Cobra Cable
to yank Thor off balance. By the time Thor has recovered, the Cobra is gone—but where? Cobra has crawled into a random window to hide—but it turns out to be the apartment of Dr. Calvin Zabo, who detects the invader and swiftly drinks the potion that transforms him into
Mister Hyde. The two baddies scuffle to a standstill—and then they realize they have both suffered defeat at the hands of Thor. They decide to make common cause against their hated enemy. Thor, meanwhile, has returned to his office and transformed back into
Dr. Don Blake, where
Jane Foster again tries to make him jealous in her lame romantic scheming. Back with the villains, Hyde has produced his Time Reversal Ray
machine, which, when aimed at a person, will display that person’s recent activities in reverse order. They carry out their scheme: Hyde robs a jewelry store which brings Thor to the scene; Hyde ducks away and transforms back into Calvin Zabo, vanishing into a crowd. Meanwhile, Cobra has trained the Time Reversal Ray on Thor and later the two bad guys trace the hero’s movements back until they see he emerged from the office of Dr.
Donald Blake. They head over and capture Don and Jane, demanding to know how he summons Thor; Don tells them to tap his walking stick at the window; when they do Don becomes Thor behind their backs and the stick becomes the Uru hammer which pulls Hyde to the floor (for some reason he doesn’t think about the implications of this). Pausing briefly to tell Jane Don risked his life because he loves her (priorities, man!), Thor launches himself at the baddies. They dodge and use their agility to escape and proceed with Plan B, luring Thor to another venue where the odds will be in their favor. Hyde uses a transmitter to lure the Thunder God after him as he heads to the
Heavy Machinery Show at the convention center. Hyde begins hurling pieces torn off the machines at Thor whose chief concern is protecting the spectators from flying shrapnel. Meanwhile, Cobra has taken the controls of an atomic-powered hydraulic hoist and uses it to snatch Thor’s hammer out of his hand, depositing it into the machine’s storage compartment. Thor then faces his two dangerous foes as the sixty-second limit begins to tick down until he reverts to his Don Blake form….
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Story #2When Heimdall Failed!
Writer:
Stan Lee.Penciler:
Jack Kirby. Inker:
George Roussos. Colorist:
Unknown.
Synopsis
Brimer, King of the Storm Giants, wants to invade
Asgard but knows there is no way his forces can sneak past
Heimdall, guardian of the
Rainbow Bridge.
Queen Nedra has an idea: she dispatches a tiny air spirit called a
Vanna to spy out Asgard. The small and quick spirit zips past Heimdall as he stands at his post; the guardian senses something but sees nothing, confusing him. The Vanna easily discovers all of Asgard’s defenses and military capabilities without anyone suspecting it is there. In the royal chamber, however,
Odin receives word from Heimdall that he suspects great danger. Odin exerts his powers and detects the sprite in the room and commands it to appear, allowing Odin to capture it. He summons Heimdall who confesses that he failed and is not worthy to be the guardian. Instead Odin commends him in that he sensed the evil Vanna even though he did not see it, and risked ridicule in reporting his suspicions to Odin. He returns to his post to serve faithfully.