Chapter Summaries

Thor returned to find the Asgardians alive and learned that Hela had acquired all Six Infinity Stones and was conquering the universe. Heimdall explained that Nick Fury’s teleportation device had unleashed a spatial storm that destroyed Earth’s heroes and left the universe devastated, while Hela escaped and continued her campaign.

• Thor healed Heimdall, Valkyrie, Angela, Amora, and Lorelei, and they welcomed him back.
• Angela and Amora told Thor that Kang had revived Hela with time reversal and that Hela had found all Six Infinity Stones and was searching for him.
• Heimdall recounted how Hela attacked Earth, where its heroes and villains fought her to a standstill.
• Nick Fury activated the Global Teleportation Protocol, but the battlefield’s chaotic energies turned it into a spatial storm that killed nearly all of Earth’s extraordinary fighters.
• Hela escaped using the Space Stone, and Heimdall said she had taken Earth’s surviving subjects to rebuilt Asgard and continued conquering the universe.

Hela arrived with all six Infinity Stones and demanded that the survivors submit or die. After Amadeus Cho barely blocked her attack, Doctor Doom confronted Hela and began a battle of necromancy against her power.

• Doctor Doom, Young Thanos, and Black Skull appeared in the clearing, but Hela descended with an army of undead and claimed the six Infinity Stones.
• Hela ordered Steve Rogers and the others to submit or die, and Steve defied her.
• Hela struck the survivors with a wave of black energy, and Amadeus transformed into Hulk to block it, suffering a severe wound.
• Young Thanos charged Hela, who knocked him away with a single slap using the Power Stone.
• Doctor Doom sent Black Skull after the survivors, then challenged Hela and attacked with necromantic magic.
• Hela used the Time Stone to decay Doom's skeletal attacks as their battle began.

Doctor Doom used necromantic magic and a surprise attack to injure Hela, who wielded all six Infinity Stones. Hela rose from the crater in fury and unleashed the stones’ combined power as Doom prepared to face her again.

• Hela countered Doom’s spells with the Infinity Stones, but Doom’s apparent defeat was revealed to be a clone.
• The real Doctor Doom struck Hela from behind with a concentrated necromantic beam, breaking her shield and hurling her into the forest.
• Seol Hee and the other survivors watched in shock as Doom appeared to have badly wounded Hela, while Cyclone Lei Ling warned that the battle was not over.
• Hela rose from the crater with damaged armor and unleashed a storm of power from all six Infinity Stones.
• Doctor Doom summoned his hellish grimoire and declared that he would show Hela the gap between them as she raised her hand to kill him.

Hela erased Doctor Doom with the combined power of the Infinity Stones, while the survivors struggled against Black Skull and Young Thanos. The battle left Amadeus badly injured and outmatched, while Steve helped Moonstone turn the fight against Black Skull.

• Hela's Infinity Stone attack erased Doctor Doom, his magical pillar, and his grimoire as the resulting spatial pressure threatened the survivors.
• Seol Hee tried to heal Amadeus's chest wound but could only slow the death energy consuming him, while Black Skull unleashed a horde of Symbiote monsters.
• Moonstone fought Black Skull as Cyclone Lei Ling cut down the Symbiote monsters, and Young Thanos arrived to challenge the survivors.
• Amadeus attacked Young Thanos but was caught, beaten, and slammed into the ground, while Seol Hee, Lei Ling, and White Fox Ami Han attacked Thanos together.
• Black Skull overpowered Moonstone until Steve struck him with a shield and used high-frequency ultrasound to weaken the Symbiote.
• Moonstone seized the opening and brutally attacked Black Skull's vulnerable spots while Steve continued his sonic assault, earning Kraven's approval.

Thor returned to his original universe and reunited with Steve Rogers, who explained how Tony and Nick Fury had died and why he was leading a group of survivors. Thor said he could resurrect the dead without the Infinity Stones, leaving Steve stunned by how powerful Thor had become.

• Thor emerged with Angela, Valkyrie, Heimdall, and the Enchantress sisters, and Steve greeted him with a fierce hug and a stream of profanity.
• Thor confirmed that he was in his original universe and that Steve had not been possessed, then asked why Steve had become so foul-mouthed.
• Steve blamed Nick Fury for Tony's death and said Peter Parker had saved him from dying in spatial turbulence.
• Steve described his scattered survivor squad, then apologized to Thor for failing to protect Jane Foster.
• Thor said he could resurrect people without the Infinity Stones, and Steve reacted with shock and envy.

Thor effortlessly erased Doom Supreme and defeated Black Skull and Young Thanos, then healed Steve’s team. Infinity Hela recovered and approached Thor with obsessive affection, leaving them face to face.

• Thor sealed Doom Supreme off from space and the Hell Dimension, then erased him across every timeline with the Law of Existence.
• Thor destroyed Black Skull and Young Thanos with two lightning bolts.
• Steve Rogers, Amadeus Cho, Luna Snow, Cyclone Lei Ling, White Fox, Moonstone, and Thor’s companions stared in shock at Thor’s power.
• Thor used the Law of Life to heal Steve’s team and restore their strength.
• Infinity Hela recovered, ignored Doom Supreme’s fate, and approached Thor while calling him hers.

Thor was baffled by a universe where Hela treated him like an estranged lover and threatened Jane Foster to force him into a fight. Hela challenged him with the Six Infinity Stones, promising to belong to him whether she won or lost.

• Thor questioned whether he had been sent to the wrong universe as survivors speculated about his relationship with Hela.
• Steve Rogers praised Thor for supposedly seducing his sister, while Angela denied knowing anything about the family drama.
• Thor demanded that Hela explain what she meant by “your Thor,” and Hela threatened Jane Foster to make him comply.
• Thor asked Steve whether Jane was dead, and Steve insisted that Hela had killed her before.
• Hela challenged Thor to fight, claiming the Six Infinity Stones made her powerful enough to defeat him.
• Hela declared that she would be Thor's if she won and would submit to him if she lost.

Thor effortlessly defeated Hela after she attacked him with the Six Infinity Stones, and Hela surrendered and explained Kang’s plan to eliminate him. After Hela brought Jane Foster to him, Thor ended their relationship and told her he had a new partner.

• Thor let Hela charge an attack with the Six Infinity Stones, then erased her energy blast using his command of their laws.
• Hela attacked with the Nightsword, but Thor crushed the blade and knocked her into a crater with a slap.
• Hela accepted Thor as king of Asgard, gave him the Infinity Stones, and explained that Kang wanted to kill him because he threatened a plan to steal a powerful being’s authority.
• Hela opened a portal to Asgard and pushed Jane Foster through it to Thor.
• Thor told Jane that they were not right for each other, that he had a new partner, and that they should break up.

Thor ended his relationship with Jane Foster and reunited her with her resurrected parents, then reversed time to restore Earth and revive everyone who died in the war against Hela. The resurrected heroes turned on Nick Fury over his disastrous battle plan, with Thor encouraging them to beat him.

• Thor told Jane Foster that their relationship was over, then revealed her parents, David Foster and Mary Foster, alive and reunited the family.
• Steve Rogers asked Thor to bring back Tony Stark and Peter Parker, and Thor said reversing time in this universe would take considerable effort.
• Thor restored Earth's ruined cities and resurrected the heroes and villains who had died fighting Hela.
• Steve Rogers attacked Nick Fury and accused him of causing the heroes' deaths with his plan.
• Thor gave the resurrected heroes electric whips and urged them to join in beating Nick Fury, and Peter Parker kicked him.

Thor left the forest clearing with Hela and the Asgardians who chose to follow him, after revealing that he now ruled Frost City. He left Tony Stark a World Tree badge that could bring the heroes to his city or summon Thor in a crisis.

• Tony Stark kicked the wounded Nick Fury and asked Thor how the heroes had returned and why Hela was with him.
• Thor said Hela was his subordinate and secretly empowered Jane Foster and extended her parents' lifespans.
• Hela, Amora, Lorelei, Heimdall, and Valkyrie chose to go with Thor, while Angela decided to remain alone.
• Steve Rogers confronted Thor for abandoning Asgard, but Thor refused to return to deal with its problems.
• Tony asked whether the heroes could visit Thor, and Thor gave him a World Tree badge for traveling to Frost City or summoning help.
• Thor departed with his companions, blessing the remaining heroes as Tony examined the badge.

Thor and his companions returned to Frost City, where he encountered Scott and Jean’s young daughter Rachel Summers. Jean discovered that Rachel sensed two Phoenix Force auras within Thor, one conscious and one unconscious, and was unusually drawn to him.

• Thor and his companions arrived in Frost City and saw its blend of futuristic technology and fantasy beneath the floating Asgard.
• A city broadcast reported that Dazzler Alison would release her second album and that Shayera Hall had won a fighting tournament and forged a rare Holy Sword.
• Amora and Lorelei argued over whether they would stay with Thor.
• Rachel Summers flew up to Thor, settled into his arms, and refused to leave when Jean tried to take her back.
• Jean connected psychically with Rachel and learned that Rachel sensed two Phoenix Force auras within Thor and thought he smelled good.

Thor discovered that Rachel could sense the Phoenix Forces hidden within him and, impressed by her talent, welcomed her to come along. He carried her to the food street while the Enchantress sisters watched in jealousy, and Hela remained behind, silently watching him.

• Thor realized that Rachel had sensed both Phoenix Forces within his divine body and recognized her exceptional potential.
• Jean apologized for Rachel probing Thor's secrets, but Thor reassured her and said Rachel could come along.
• Rachel kissed Thor, and he carried her toward the food street, asking what she wanted to eat.
• Scott and Jean followed Thor, while Scott picked up the abandoned reins of Rachel's mini triceratops.
• Valkyrie mocked Amora and Lorelei for losing Thor's attention to a baby, then pulled Heimdall toward the entertainment plaza.
• Amora, Lorelei, and Hela remained behind as Hela watched Thor walk away.

Thor spent the day with Rachel and gave her a pendant to help control her psychic power. When he prepared to retrieve Classic Loki, Death warned him that Loki was in a Zombie Universe where he was only a relatively large ant.

• Thor explored Frost City's ecological zone with Rachel, who enjoyed the attractions before falling asleep against him.
• Thor made Rachel a pendant from life energy to help her control her psychic power and gave it to her.
• Betsy told Thor that the fat Thor from Universe 199999 had asked when he would visit Asgard, and Thor said he would go after bringing Classic Loki back.
• Thor asked Betsy about Death and Valeria; Betsy said she had not seen Death and that Valeria had behaved herself under Kara's watch.
• As Thor opened a portal to find Classic Loki, Death appeared and warned him not to go, saying Loki was like a relatively large ant in the other universe.
• Death revealed that the universe where Classic Loki had gone was a Zombie Universe filled with despair.

A zombie plague devastated Earth-2149C before a mysterious force swept the surviving heroes and superpowered zombies to Battleworld. Silver Surfer reached the Sanctum Sanctorum and persuaded Doctor Strange to seek the Infinity Stones and the help of the Death Titan, leaving Wong behind as Strange agreed to go with him.

• A cosmic-ray accident turned the Fearsome Four into zombies and unleashed a plague that overran Earth-2149C, killing or transforming most of its population.
• A mysterious force pulled the surviving heroes, mutated zombies, and surrounding ground into Battleworld, leaving Earth a dead planet.
• Silver Surfer crashed through the Sanctum Sanctorum's ceiling and told Wong and Strange that the God of Void and Shadows was consuming the universe.
• Strange explained that the Avengers had fallen and most surviving heroes had been taken to Battleworld, leaving only him and Wong on Earth.
• Silver Surfer proposed seeking the Infinity Stones and the Death Titan's help, and Strange agreed to accompany him despite Wong's objections.

Thor arrived at the Sanctum Sanctorum with Tetiyu and offered to help Strange and Silver Surfer in exchange for their cooperation in finding Thanos. He cured Strange and repaired Silver Surfer, then Tetiyu teased him about his strength and his private life.

• Thor and Tetiyu emerged from a rift, and Thor used his mental power to learn about the zombie universe and the dangers posed by Knull and the Beyonder’s avatar.
• Thor offered to cure the zombie virus and help Strange find Thanos, while warning that curing everyone at once could draw Knull’s attention.
• Thor used the Laws of Hunger and Life to remove the virus from Strange and restore his body.
• Thor used the Law of Life to repair Silver Surfer, and Strange, Silver Surfer, and Thor prepared to discuss traveling to Titan.
• Tetiyu teased Thor about pretending to be weak and hinted that he had been involved with his own sister, prompting him to tell her to return to her DC Universe.

Thor, Strange, Silver Surfer, and Tetiyu witnessed Jean Grey become the Zombie Phoenix after she devoured a Beyonder avatar, while Thor wondered why Classic Loki had not stopped her. The group traveled through Strange’s portal to Titan to find Thanos, leaving Wong to guard the Sanctum Sanctorum.

• Strange sensed violent fluctuations in the Spirit World, and Silver Surfer sensed that a powerful being had fallen.
• Thor and Tetiyu witnessed Jean Grey become the Zombie Phoenix and devour a Beyonder avatar on Battleworld; Thor detected Classic Loki nearby and questioned why he had not intervened.
• Strange decided to find Thanos on Titan, and Wong stayed behind to guard the Sanctum Sanctorum.
• Thor summoned the dead universe’s Mjolnir through the Sanctum’s stained-glass window and joined Strange, Silver Surfer, and Tetiyu through the portal.
• Wong was left alone amid the broken glass and complained about having to clean it up.

Doctor Strange persuaded Thanos to cooperate by revealing that Death had been banished and offering to help him obtain the Reality Stone so he could erase the zombie virus. Thanos accepted the deal and opened a portal to the place where the last person who knew the stone’s whereabouts could be found.

• Thanos confronted Strange, Thor, Silver Surfer, and Tetiyu on Titan while wearing an Infinity Gauntlet set with five stones.
• Strange told Thanos that Death had been banished from the universe and that the zombie plague desecrated the death he worshiped.
• Strange offered to help Thanos obtain the Reality Stone so he could reshape the universe and eliminate the zombie virus.
• Thanos agreed to cooperate, warning that their agreement would end once the task was done.
• Thanos opened a portal to a chaotic world, and Strange, Silver Surfer, Tetiyu, Thor, and then Thanos entered it.

Strange, Silver Surfer, Thor, and Tetiyu fought through zombies on Sakaar and found the Grandmaster, who handed Thanos the Reality Stone. Just as Thanos was about to add it to his Infinity Gauntlet, the Zombie Fantastic Four, Zombie Hulk, and Zombie Doctor Doom burst into the palace.

• Strange and Silver Surfer fought off the zombies while Thor battled and defeated a zombie version of Beta Ray Bill.
• Thanos asked Tetiyu to help, but she refused to touch the undead.
• Thor, Strange, and Silver Surfer entered the Grandmaster's ruined palace and found him hiding behind his throne.
• The Grandmaster gave Thanos the Reality Stone, and Thanos prepared to place it in his Infinity Gauntlet.
• Reed Richards led the Zombie Fantastic Four, Zombie Hulk, and Zombie Doctor Doom into the palace and called the group a buffet.

Spider-Man and his companions escaped the zombie-filled streets of New York and gathered with other survivors at the Sanctum Sanctorum. Peter Parker revealed his identity as Spider-Man, leaving Jessica Jones stunned by the discovery.

• Classic Loki teleported Spider-Man, Jessica Jones, Doctor Octopus, and Lena from the zombie-infested streets to the Sanctum Sanctorum, where they met Wong.
• Doctor Octopus said he needed samples and a secure laboratory to try to develop a cure for the zombie virus.
• Iron Fist, T'Challa, Magik, and Wolverine emerged and introduced themselves to the group, while Jessica and Magik reunited.
• T'Challa challenged Spider-Man to reveal his identity, and Peter removed his mask and admitted that he was Peter Parker.
• Jessica Jones recognized Peter and cried out in disbelief that he was Spider-Man.

Peter followed Jessica to explain why he had hidden his identity, and they comforted each other over their shared guilt before kissing. Meanwhile, Lena remembered her surname, Sigyn, and Classic Loki quietly reassured her.

• Jessica left the hall after Peter's identity as Spider-Man was revealed, and Peter followed her to talk.
• Logan offered the group a drink to celebrate surviving, while Classic Loki poured whiskey for Lena.
• Lena told Classic Loki that she remembered her surname and was Lena Sigyn, and he steadied a cracked glass before taking her hand and reassuring her.
• Jessica told Peter she had once wanted to ask him to the prom and admitted she had been hurt that he knew who she was while she did not know who he was.
• Peter explained that he had concealed his identity to protect his family and confessed his guilt over failing to stop the outbreak in Queens.
• Jessica comforted Peter and challenged his self-blame, and the two drew close and kissed.