Chapter Summaries

Jino crushed Mjolnir with one finger and defeated Thor, who broke down over the loss of his centuries-old weapon. Jino offered to take Thor to have it repaired or replaced, and Tony joined them as they prepared to travel to find weapon-smiths.

• Jino pierced and shattered Mjolnir with one finger, leaving Thor stunned and grieving over his hammer.
• Thor attacked Jino with lightning, but Jino split the attack and sent Thor crashing into an abandoned junk processing plant.
• Jino found Thor crying over Mjolnir and offered to take him to have the hammer repaired or forge him a better weapon.
• Tony arrived in his Iron Man armor, asked to join their trip, and Jino agreed to protect him with his Bio-Force Field.

Thor brought Jino and Tony to Nidavellir so Eitri could forge weapons from Jino’s materials. The Dwarf King learned that Jino had destroyed Mjolnir and was left facing the prospect of a new forging opportunity.

• Thor escorted Jino and Tony past the Asgardian guards and led them toward Eitri’s planet.
• Jino transported the group directly to the planet, where Tony was surprised by the dwarves’ size.
• Eitri confronted Thor, who admitted that Mjolnir had been destroyed.
• Thor indicated that Jino was responsible, astonishing Eitri, who mourned the loss of the hammer.
• Jino told Eitri not to grieve because a better opportunity was right in front of him.

Jino supplied Eitri with powerful materials and challenged the Dwarf King to forge him a divine spear. Eitri began the forging, and Jino used Heavenly Fire to melt the star core; the molten materials were poured into a spear mold.

• Jino showed Eitri a dead star, a branch of Yggdrasil, X-Metal, Angel Feather, and other materials, provoking Eitri to accept the forging challenge.
• Jino chose a spear and asked Eitri to reserve scraps for a large axe for Thor.
• Eitri described the materials' intended properties and began forging at the World Forge with the help of the dwarves.
• When the World Forge could not melt the star core, Jino added Heavenly Fire, causing it to crack and melt into the other materials.
• Eitri ordered the dwarves to pour the molten metal into a spear mold, and Thor sensed the weapon's growing power.

Jino Luthor accepted Thor’s invitation to Asgard, where Odin summoned them and revealed that Loki had joined the Chitauri and that Odin’s strength was nearly spent. Odin left Thor with instructions to care for Loki and seek Jino’s guidance after his death.

• Eitri forged Thor a battle-axe from leftover materials while Jino took the spear he had made.
• Thor invited Jino to Asgard and treated him to a meal of roasted meat, which Jino found disappointing.
• An Asgardian warrior delivered Odin’s summons, and Jino took Thor directly to the palace.
• Heimdall reported that Loki had been seen with the Chitauri, who served Thanos and appeared to be testing Earth and Asgard.
• Odin admitted his strength would soon fail and told Thor to treat Loki well and learn from Jino after Odin died.

Loki arrived on Earth, seized the Cosmic Cube, and used his scepter to control Fury and Barton. At Stark Tower, Natasha Romanoff warned Tony that Fury and many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents had gone missing, leaving him concerned that something had happened.

• A blue explosion erupted in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s underground base as Loki emerged from the laboratory.
• Barton shot Loki with an explosive arrow, but Loki emerged unharmed and took control of Barton and Fury with his scepter.
• Loki ordered Fury and Barton to retrieve the Cosmic Cube so they could leave the base.
• At Stark Tower, Tony dismissed the idea that he needed a bodyguard and refused to join the Avengers.
• Natasha told Tony that Fury and many S.H.I.E.L.D. agents had lost contact, and Tony realized something serious had happened.

Tony and Natasha were attacked at Stark Tower as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents turned against him, while Loki led an assault on a New York banquet to steal what he needed for his conquest. Peter spotted the attack on Stark Tower and decided to investigate.

• Jarvis warned Tony and Natasha that armed attackers were approaching Stark Tower, and fighter jets fired missiles at the building.
• Tony put on his Iron Armor and destroyed the attacking jets with lasers while Natasha prepared to defend them.
• Agent Barton and S.H.I.E.L.D. agents infiltrated a New York banquet, where Loki extracted an elderly tycoon's eyeball and ordered the agents to retrieve everything he needed.
• Police arrived at the banquet and exchanged fire with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as Loki declared his intent to conquer Midgard.
• Peter saw fighter jets bombing Stark Tower and left to find out what was happening.

Loki opened a Spatial Tunnel above New York City, unleashing a Chitauri invasion and devastating the city. Peter joined Tony and Natasha against the aliens as Tony deployed automated armor to protect civilians.

• Loki activated the Cosmic Cube in an antenna-like device, opening a stable Spatial Tunnel above New York City.
• Chitauri aircraft poured through the rift and bombarded the city, beginning their invasion.
• Peter put on his upgraded Spider Suit, stole a Chitauri Flying Motorcycle, and fought back.
• Tony and Natasha tried to persuade confused S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that fighting the aliens mattered more than killing Tony.
• Peter burst into the building and webbed the agents' weapons to the floor.
• Tony ordered Jarvis to mobilize medical departments and deploy automated armor to protect civilians.

As the Chitauri invasion devastated New York City, Tony and Peter tried to summon Jino for help, but Thor arrived instead to join the defense. Thor explained that Jino had sent him to support them, and the group prepared to destroy the invaders.

• The Chitauri poured through the expanding Spatial Tunnel and overwhelmed much of New York, while Hell's Kitchen and Tony's unmanned armors mounted fierce resistance.
• Tony told Peter to call Jino, and Peter recited a prayer while holding Jino's silver coin, but nothing happened.
• Thor arrived through a rainbow beam and attacked the Chitauri with Stormbreaker, calling down thunder to destroy them.
• Peter asked Thor whether Jino had come with him, and Thor said Jino had sent him to Midgard to help resist the invasion.
• Thor offered to bring Asgardian warriors through Heimdall if needed, and the group agreed to focus on killing the invaders.

Jino, Batman, and Clark answered Baltimore’s call for help after grotesque monsters overwhelmed the city and defeated conventional forces. Jino killed one of the creatures with Gungnir, as the monsters converged on City Hall.

• Batman briefed the Justice League on monsters attacking Baltimore and explained that ordinary weapons could not stop them.
• Jino, Clark, and Barry agreed to help, and Singer transported them to Baltimore City Hall.
• The crowd and mayor welcomed the Justice League, while Jino noticed monsters converging on City Hall.
• Clark handed Jino Gungnir, and Jino blasted a nearby monster into ash.

Jino and the Justice League traced the spreading monsters to a virus-infected Dr. Samuel Street and divided into teams to contain the outbreak. Jino, Cyborg, and Batman headed for Street’s ex-wife’s house while The Flash and Clark prepared to gather and destroy the monsters.

• Jino had Cyborg scan a monster, and Victor used the Mother Box to find information about the outbreak.
• Cyborg discovered that Dr. Samuel Street had been infected by the Spore virus after a black-robed intruder stole the Flame Orb.
• Cyborg explained that the infected Street could create and control monsters, which spread by infecting one person every ten seconds.
• Batman asked about the infection rate, and Jino assigned The Flash and Clark to gather the city’s monsters so Clark could kill them with Heat Vision.
• Jino ordered Cyborg and Batman to accompany him to Street’s ex-wife’s house.

Jino, Batman, and Cyborg rescued a battered woman and killed the Bark Monster at a rain-soaked villa. Elsewhere, a secretive group of officials discussed the rise of superheroes and the influence of Jino Luthor and the Justice League.

• Cyborg detected monsters inside the villa, and he killed the swarm that rushed out through the doorway.
• Jino lit the villa’s interior, and the team discovered signs of a violent struggle inside.
• The Bark Monster burst through the second floor while holding a blonde woman and claimed that his conflict with her was personal.
• Batman attacked the Bark Monster, Cyborg fired missiles at it, and Jino cut off its arm and rescued the woman.
• Jino killed the Bark Monster with his heat vision, leaving its headless body on the floor.
• In a hidden American cave, a Black woman addressed a group of officials about superheroes, the Justice League, and Jino Luthor’s influence over the White House.

Amanda, now free of the Nano-bomb Jino Luthor implanted in her, urged American politicians to contain the Justice League’s power. After debate over the League’s growing influence and the danger of confronting Jino, Colonel Trevor volunteered to negotiate with the League.

• Amanda recalled how Jino Luthor had threatened her and implanted a Nano-bomb, then noted that scientists had removed it and freed her.
• Amanda told politicians in a secret council chamber that uncontrolled power had to be regulated and argued against leaving the Justice League unchecked.
• Mr. Fred argued that the Justice League had helped America and that the politicians had no power to oppose Jino.
• Colonel Trevor said the Justice League had interfered in Washington’s affairs during the spore leak incident and called for negotiations to define their responsibilities.
• When the politicians asked who would negotiate with the Justice League, Colonel Trevor volunteered.

Colonel Trevor proposed forming a Metahuman Special Forces unit from superheroes rejected by the Justice League and received special funding. The Justice League began its selection interviews, where Green Arrow demonstrated his precise archery.

• Colonel Trevor told politicians he would recruit and train metahumans rejected by the Justice League, and a senior leader approved special funding.
• Clark, Batman, and The Flash planned the Justice League's selection competition and chose the judges.
• The next morning, candidates gathered at Justice League headquarters in Metropolis for interviews.
• Green Arrow introduced himself to the judges and demonstrated his precise archery by pinning a coin to the wall with an arrow.

Green Arrow failed to impress the Justice League’s judges, but Batman accepted him as a reserve member of the second echelon. After leaving the meeting, Oliver encountered Colonel Steve Trevor, who offered him a document and suggested another way to serve his ideals.

• Barry questioned whether Green Arrow’s accurate archery counted as a superpower, while Batman asked about his shooting and combat skills.
• Green Arrow argued that his commitment to justice and martial arts made him qualified, but the judges compared him unfavorably with the Justice League members.
• Batman offered Green Arrow a place as a reserve member of the second echelon, and Oliver accepted before leaving the room.
• As Green Arrow descended in the elevator, Steve Trevor approached him and remarked that he had not gotten what he wanted.
• Trevor praised Oliver’s abilities, handed him a document, and suggested he consider a different approach.

Oliver opened Trevor’s folder and was shocked by its contents. Meanwhile, Amanda assembled Harley and Killer Croc for a new mission, leaving Killer Croc shackled and furious.

• Oliver opened Trevor’s sealed folder and reacted with anger and disbelief at what he read.
• Harley taunted Amanda from her prison cell and asked why she had not been released.
• Amanda explained that she had gathered powerful criminals and forced them to work for her using Nano-bombs.
• Amanda told Harley she was assembling a team for a major operation and introduced Killer Croc as her new teammate.
• Killer Croc woke inside an iron cage, saw Amanda, and threatened to kill her while alloy restraints held him in place.

Amanda assembled Harley, Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, Fire Man, and Deadshot into the Suicide Squad under Colonel Trevor's command. Trevor led them by aircraft to a floating island, where they jumped into the sea to begin their infiltration mission.

• Amanda introduced Killer Croc, Captain Boomerang, Fire Man, and Deadshot as members of the Suicide Squad.
• Amanda appointed Colonel Trevor to command the operation and warned the squad to obey his orders.
• Trevor promised to protect the squad as much as possible and led them to the aircraft.
• During the flight, Trevor told the squad their mission was to infiltrate a floating island.
• The squad jumped from the aircraft into the sea near the island.

The Suicide Squad fought its way onto a heavily guarded island military base under Colonel Trevor’s command. They cleared the beach, but Captain Boomerang was left gravely wounded after his legs were riddled with bullets.

• At the Watchtower, Batman rejected Clark’s suggestion to give Green Arrow a chance and said the League should wait before deciding.
• Colonel Trevor warned the Suicide Squad that the island was a guarded military base, but soldiers spotted them and opened fire on the beach.
• Harley and Deadshot took cover, while Captain Boomerang was shot repeatedly in the legs after failing to get fully behind a reef.
• Deadshot used smoke grenades as Trevor directed Killer Croc to charge and Fire Man to unleash a wave of flames against the soldiers.
• Deadshot, Harley, Killer Croc, and Fire Man helped wipe out the beach’s defenders, leaving Captain Boomerang pale and close to death from blood loss.

After Killer Croc ate Captain Boomerang’s severed legs, Trevor detonated Boomerang’s neck bomb and ordered the surviving Suicide Squad members to continue their mission. Trevor revealed that their target was a Corto Maltese facility holding an alien creature called Starfish, and the squad prepared to storm its guarded tower.

• Killer Croc ate Captain Boomerang’s severed legs while Boomerang begged the squad to kill him.
• Trevor detonated Captain Boomerang’s neck bomb, killing him, then warned the team to follow orders.
• Deadshot assigned roles to Killer Croc, Harley, and Fire Man as the squad advanced toward the facility.
• Trevor explained that a coup had put General Silvio Luna in power and identified Project Starfish as the squad’s target.
• Deadshot spotted forty soldiers guarding the tower, while Harley suggested asking the Justice League for help and praised Mr. Jino Luthor.
• Trevor forbade Harley from contacting the Justice League and ordered the squad to storm the tower and retrieve the alien creature.

Killer Croc, Deadshot, Harley, and Fire Man reached the laboratory and found Starro, whom Amanda tried to recruit. Trevor betrayed Amanda and Green Arrow, killed Amanda, and turned to negotiate with Starro.

• Killer Croc failed to break down the laboratory door, so Deadshot blew it open with a bomb, knocking Croc unconscious.
• Harley killed the dazed soldiers while Deadshot and Fire Man discovered Starro in the experimental center.
• Amanda spoke with Starro and proposed a deal, but Green Arrow and Trevor’s forces stormed the base and destroyed her tablet.
• Green Arrow confronted Trevor over the false intelligence, but Trevor’s forces stunned him.
• Trevor shot Amanda through the neck and then approached Starro to discuss cooperation.

Trevor killed Amanda and took control of the plan to cooperate with Starro, while Clark, Abby, Lana, and Chloe spent time together in a Kansas wheat field. Lana accepted a package for Clark from a courier, apparently with a plan of her own.

• Trevor found Amanda dead, took the loudspeaker, and offered Starro a deal to work together.
• Trevor ordered his men to place miniature nuclear bombs around Starro as a precaution.
• Clark and Abby raced and laughed together in the wheat field while Lana watched with Chloe.
• Chloe urged Lana to be honest about her feelings for Clark and warned that he might fall for Lois Lane.
• A courier arrived with a package for Clark, and Lana offered to accept it and deliver it to him.