Chapter Summaries

Jino exposed Loki’s illusion and challenged his claim to authority, while Loki discovered he could not wield Gungnir. Loki attacked Tony, who suited up and took to the air, leaving the two battling above the pit.

• Loki questioned Jino after Jino broke his illusion, and Jino revealed that Loki’s disguise could not fool him.
• Jino exposed Loki’s true body in the pit, where Loki held Odin’s Spear of Eternity, Gungnir.
• Loki claimed he was in Midgard under Odin’s orders to watch over Thor, but Jino mocked him and Loki found he could not access Gungnir’s power.
• Tony taunted Loki, who grew enraged and charged at him with a pair of dark green blades.
• Tony called for Jarvis to equip his armor and flew into the air as Loki pursued him with blasts of green magic.

Loki returned to Asgard through the Rainbow Bridge, while Thor remained stranded on Earth and fell into despair. Jino then responded to a crashed spacecraft in the desert, rescued its unconscious pilot, and found several strange slimes that gave him an idea.

• Loki ran out of magic after Tony evaded his attacks, then called Heimdall and was taken away by the Rainbow Bridge.
• Thor shouted for Heimdall to take him back, realized Odin had barred his return, and collapsed in despair.
• Fury asked Jino whether Thor was normal, then changed his attitude and offered Thor comfort and Brazilian barbecue.
• Jino vanished before answering Tony, who decided to schedule a spatial transportation device project.
• Jino appeared beside a crashed spacecraft, cut open its door with Heat Vision, and found an unconscious pilot named James.
• Jino called for a rescue team, opened the spacecraft's engine, and found several colorful slimes that inspired him to form a plan.

Bruce received a mysterious pendant from Jino Luthor at a charity banquet, then learned that Joker had escaped Arkham Asylum and left a gift in the Landon Building. Batman went to investigate with Gordon, while Alfred kept the pendant safe.

• Old Butler Jack gave Bruce a black gemstone pendant as a gift from Jino Luthor, but Alfred later saw it as transparent.
• Bruce decided to examine the pendant in the Batcave and have Constantine check it for magic.
• Joker called Bruce and told him to find a gift in the Landon Building's basement surveillance room.
• Bruce gave the pendant to Alfred and set out to stop the escaped Joker.
• Batman arrived at the building, where Gordon joined him in the dark basement.

Batman investigated the corpses of people who had vanished five years earlier and vowed to find Joker. Meanwhile, Joker bought an abandoned amusement park and began preparing a new show.

• Batman examined the dead victims with Gordon, who said they had disappeared after a free dental event five years earlier.
• Batman promised Gordon he would find Joker, then left to search Gotham City.
• Joker toured a deserted amusement park with its seller and agreed to buy it.
• Joker killed the seller with a poisonous handshake, leaving him pale and stiff.
• Joker planned to rent equipment and hire actors, then tossed a Joker card into the dirt as he prepared to stage his show.

Bruce investigated Joker’s crimes before Joker broke into Gordon’s home and kidnapped Barbara. Batman joined Gordon to search for her, and the symbiote Venom offered to track Joker by scent.

• Bruce studied Joker’s crimes in the Batcave, but he could not predict the madman’s next move.
• Joker broke into Gordon’s home, frightened the children, and kidnapped Barbara.
• Bruce received Gordon’s call, put on the Batman suit, and rushed to the commissioner’s home.
• Gordon showed Batman a bloodstained Joker playing card, and Batman deduced that Joker had taken Barbara east.
• Venom spoke in Batman’s mind and offered to find Joker by following the chemical scent on him.

Batman and the alien symbiote in his mind fought through Joker’s traps at an abandoned amusement park. After confirming that Barbara was inside, Batman entered a dark tunnel to reach her.

• Batman questioned the voice in his mind, and Venom urged him to focus on rescuing Barbara.
• Batman deduced that Joker had taken Barbara to an abandoned amusement park in the East District and went there.
• Venom alerted Batman to attackers, and Batman trapped three knife-throwing men in an electrified net.
• Batman subdued a strong woman who charged him from a circus tent.
• Batman reached the doors to a dark tunnel, and Venom confirmed that Barbara and another person were inside.
• Batman told Venom he was going in and entered the tunnel.

Batman navigated Joker’s trap-filled lair and confronted him after Joker used images of Bruce’s parents’ murder to unsettle him. The chapter left Batman and Joker facing off, ready to fight and wondering which of them would finally defeat the other.

• Batman avoided Joker’s poisoned-spike trap and found a roller coaster hidden behind a smashed screen.
• Batman rode through images of his parents’ murder, and Joker taunted him about Bruce’s childhood and desire to fight crime.
• Batman arrived in a vast hall and met Joker, who welcomed him after twenty-eight days apart.
• Joker noticed Batman seemed distracted and angrily asked whether he was speaking to someone else.
• Batman reflected on his history with Joker, drew a Batarang, and prepared to fight as Joker raised his cane.

Batman fought Joker while Venom enhanced his body and shielded them from a barrage of gunfire. Venom nearly killed Joker, but Batman stopped it, leaving the two to argue over chocolate as Joker demanded death.

• Batman overwhelmed Joker, who realized Batman had become stronger and suspected something was living inside him.
• Joker opened the dome and activated rows of Gatling guns, unleashing a barrage of bullets at them.
• Venom took control of Batman and spread a mass of black tendrils and wings to shield them from the gunfire.
• Venom pinned Joker down and announced that they were Venom, or Venom Batman, then prepared to bite him.
• Batman stopped Venom from killing Joker and negotiated with it by offering to buy chocolate.
• Joker demanded that they kill him while Batman and Venom ignored him and discussed what chocolate to eat.

Bruce enjoyed chocolate while monitoring the Joker in Arkham Asylum and considered whether Venom could be his partner. Jino learned that Asgard had declared war on Earth, set to begin the next day, while Fury struggled to form an alliance.

• Bruce ate expensive chocolates in the Batcave while Alfred cautioned him not to overindulge.
• Bruce watched the Joker in Arkham Asylum as Venom praised the chocolate and asked to become his partner.
• Jino confirmed his experiment had succeeded and planned to cultivate the remaining symbiotes into an army.
• Jino received a signal from another universe and found Peter eating a large pile of hamburgers.
• Peter told Jino that Asgard had declared war on Earth, with fighting due to begin in one day.
• Peter said Fury was struggling to form an alliance, while Tony planned to build an army of autonomous Iron Man suits.

Loki ordered Heimdall to watch Midgard and prepared to attack it, then told Frigga that his plans were meant to save Thor from Earth’s influence. The chapter left Frigga hearing Loki’s claims that Nick Fury intended to brainwash Thor.

• Heimdall watched Thor lounging on a couch in Midgard as Loki approached him on the Rainbow Bridge.
• Loki demanded that Heimdall monitor Earth, and used Gungnir’s power to force him to obey despite Heimdall’s warning that Midgard was under Asgard’s protection.
• Loki returned to the palace and sat on the throne, where Frigga entered to ask about his condition and his plans to attack Midgard.
• Loki told Frigga that Midgardians had bewitched Thor and claimed that Nick Fury planned to brainwash him.

Jino Luthor explained that Loki did not truly intend to conquer Earth or kill Thor, but a Rainbow Bridge beam soon brought the Destroyer Armor to New York. As S.H.I.E.L.D. struggled to assess the threat, Tony Stark arrived with unmanned Mark Armors to attack it.

• Thor told Nick Fury that Loki was unpredictable and might use the Rainbow Bridge against Earth.
• Jino Luthor arrived through a Spatial Tunnel and explained that Loki wanted the throne, not to conquer Earth, and would not truly kill Thor.
• Jino sensed Rainbow Bridge fluctuations, and Fury saw a huge beam descend on New York City.
• S.H.I.E.L.D. agents reported that the Destroyer Armor was devastating the city and that bullets and cannons could not stop it.
• Tony Stark taunted Fury over the earpiece and appeared with dozens of unmanned Mark Armors, which opened fire on the Destroyer Armor.

Tony lured the Destroyer Armor out of New York, but his Iron Armor ran out of power and left him vulnerable until Peter arrived to help. As Tony and Peter fought the Destroyer together, Loki ordered Heimdall to open the Rainbow Bridge and send out the army.

• Tony's weapons battered the Destroyer Armor, but it destroyed his Iron Armors and pursued him through New York.
• Loki watched from Asgard and focused on killing Tony rather than pursuing Thor.
• Tony lured the Destroyer out of the city, but his armor ran out of energy and plunged into the harbor.
• The Destroyer raised its fist to strike Tony, but Peter caught the blow and saved him.
• Tony summoned a replacement suit, and he and Peter attacked the Destroyer together.
• Loki pressed Gungnir and ordered Heimdall to open the Rainbow Bridge and send out the army.

Thor learned from Jino that Loki had sent the Destroyer Armor to kill him because he wanted to prove himself, not simply claim the throne. Thor went through Jino’s portal to face Loki and offered his life in exchange for the Midgardians’ safety, as the Destroyer approached him.

• Heimdall faced pressure from an Asgardian general to obey the order to send the army to Earth.
• Fury learned that the military wanted to intervene and launch nuclear weapons, but insisted he could resolve the crisis.
• Jino told Thor that Odin was alive and Loki had sent the Destroyer Armor to kill him, prompting Thor to seek a face-to-face talk.
• Thor entered Jino’s portal and arrived on the shattered bridge, where Tony fought the Destroyer while Peter rested.
• Thor stepped between the fighters, asked Loki to spare the Midgardians, and offered his life and the throne.
• Loki watched as the Destroyer approached Thor, who spread his arms and closed his eyes despite Tony’s protest.

Jino Luthor stopped an Asgardian advance squad from entering Midgard, then used the Spatial Tunnel to reach Asgard and overwhelm its defenders. He entered Asgard after Heimdall lost the courage to oppose him.

• Jino Luthor let an Asgardian soldier's sword shatter against his neck, then killed the soldier and blasted the rest of the advance squad aside.
• Jino entered the Spatial Tunnel and arrived on the Rainbow Bridge, where Asgardian soldiers charged him.
• Jino scattered golden powder that put the charging warriors to sleep, then went to confront Heimdall.
• Heimdall recognized Jino as a terrifyingly powerful visitor, dropped his sword, and watched him enter Asgard.

Loki spared Thor after defeating him, then returned to Asgard and discovered that Jino Luthor had broken into the divine palace. Jino seized Gungnir and found Odin hidden in a golden coffin, leaving Loki helpless as he threatened to stab the sleeping All-Father.

• Loki stopped the Destroyer Armor from killing Thor and left him mortally wounded.
• Loki returned to Asgard, where he found unconscious warriors on the Rainbow Bridge and Heimdall in despair.
• Jino Luthor broke through the divine palace gates and confronted Loki.
• Jino took Gungnir from Loki and kicked him aside when Loki drew daggers.
• Jino used his X-ray Vision to find Odin in a hidden golden coffin, then raised Gungnir and threatened to stab him.

Jino attacked Odin in Asgard, but Odin survived and confronted him after sending Loki away. Jino and Odin prepared to fight, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Jino’s Gungnir strike tore through Odin’s palace, and Loki feared that his father had died.
• Odin appeared beside Loki unharmed and gave him a sapling, telling him to find his brother.
• Loki left the hall, and Jino and Odin exchanged taunts as Jino provoked Odin for emotion points.
• Odin transformed the branch in his hand back into Gungnir and challenged Jino to fight.
• Jino accepted, and the two faced each other as their battle was about to erupt.

Jino fought Odin across Asgard, then overwhelmed him with a blast combining Heavenly Magic and Dream Power. Yggdrasil protected Asgard from the explosion, and Jino turned to speak with the ancient god while Odin lay defeated.

• Odin summoned Sleipnir, his Golden Battle Armor, and Gungnir, but Jino matched him with Angel Wings and the Man of Steel.
• Jino taunted Odin about surrendering the All-Father's throne, and Odin refused because Loki and Thor were not ready to rule.
• Jino combined Heavenly Magic and Dream Power into an orb that blasted Odin and began tearing through Asgard.
• Yggdrasil appeared as a golden leaf and shielded Asgard's soldiers and buildings from the explosion.
• Jino left the badly injured Odin behind and went to speak with Yggdrasil.

Jino reached an agreement with Yggdrasil and returned to Earth, where the Destroyer Armor flew away from S.H.I.E.L.D. before returning with Jino standing on its head. Fury called Tony for help as he recognized Jino.

• Jino approached Yggdrasil and used a Golden Card to negotiate a condition with the World Tree.
• Jino left Yggdrasil with a golden sapling tattoo on his wrist and golden light in his eyes.
• Jino declined Odin's teasing offer to help rebuild Asgard and opened a portal to Earth.
• Fury ordered S.H.I.E.L.D. agents to haul away the inactive Destroyer Armor, but it suddenly flew into the sky.
• The Destroyer Armor returned and landed before Fury's team with Jino atop its head, while Fury called Tony for help.

Jino took the Destroyer Armor after Thor left for Asgard to confront Loki, then appeared with it in the Justice League hall during a meeting. His arrival put the League on guard and left them facing the mysterious armor and its occupant.

• Jino refused Fury's attempt to take the Destroyer Armor and left New York with it after learning Thor had gone to Asgard to confront Loki.
• At the Justice League hall, Clark and Bart discussed Jino's long absence while Diana complained that she had been unable to reach him.
• Barry arrived and joined the others in joking about Jino before Lex and Batman entered the hall.
• Jino suddenly appeared atop the Destroyer Armor, prompting Diana, Clark, Batman, and Barry to prepare for a fight.
• Jino greeted the gathered League as the mist cleared around the armor.

Jino Luthor returned and learned that Lex and Batman had completed the Watchtower, a space station built to detect threats approaching Earth. When the Watchtower’s radar revealed something rapidly flying toward them, a green ring chose Jessica Cruz and ordered her to destroy Earth.

• Jino Luthor arrived with a massive metal armor he had found in space and offered it to the others for study.
• Lex and Batman revealed that they had built a Watchtower between Earth and the Moon using information from the Crime Syndicate.
• Lex activated the Watchtower’s detection system, which immediately sounded an alarm over an approaching object.
• In Oregon, a woman apologized to her sister for dismissing her warning about Earth’s crisis, but the frightened girl refused to open the door.
• A glowing green ring chose Jessica Cruz, forced itself onto her finger, and commanded her to destroy Earth.