Chapter Summaries

Pharaoh Kang and Mephisto negotiated an alliance to reclaim the power controlling the timelines, but Mephisto demanded a share and threatened to walk away. War Master Hulk arrived and revealed he controlled a force capable of destroying everything, prompting Kang and Mephisto to reconsider and agree to discuss a partnership.

• Mephisto agreed to cooperate with Pharaoh Kang, while noting that Thor had destroyed one of his powerful subordinates.
• Pharaoh Kang learned that Kang the Vanguard had been captured after entering Thor's base on Knowhere.
• Pharaoh Kang explained that Thor had taken control of the timelines, and Mephisto demanded a share of that power.
• Mephisto began to leave when War Master Hulk arrived and claimed he shared their enemy.
• War Master Hulk unleashed a destructive aura, then revealed he controlled it rather than serving it.
• Pharaoh Kang agreed to discuss cooperation with War Master Hulk, and Mephisto accepted the partnership.

Thor returned to Frost City and saw how it had grown into a thriving, diverse metropolis during his absence. Emma Frost and Betsy reached Universe Level, and Emma made her intentions toward Thor clear.

• Thor brought Peter Parker, Jessica Jones, Logan, Strange, Wong, and Jean Grey to Frost City, where they marveled at its blend of magic, technology, and many different residents.
• Thor surveyed the city's thriving districts and reflected on the measures protecting it from troublemakers.
• A surge of energy led Thor to the Asgard palace, where Emma Frost and Betsy completed their breakthroughs to Universe Level.
• Emma Frost used a strange device to teleport Betsy away, then confronted Thor about repaying him for bringing her students back to life.
• Thor offered Emma a hug, but she pushed him onto the bed and told him that was not what she wanted.

Hela told Thor that she wanted him, and he set a million Contribution Points as the condition for accepting her terms. After learning how Contribution Points worked, Hela headed to Emma Frost, the city lord, to find out how to earn them.

• Hela followed Thor through the gardens and told him she wanted him as her partner.
• Thor objected to being with his sister, then said he might agree if Hela earned a million Contribution Points.
• Hela asked Poison Ivy what Contribution Points were and learned they came from major contributions to Frost City.
• Poison Ivy told Hela that Emma Frost could explain the standards and that Contribution Points were worth about fifty thousand Frost Coins each on the black market.
• Hela headed to the palace where Emma Frost worked.

Thor released Galatea from the Kryptonite suppressing her powers and agreed to let her return to her universe to say goodbye to her father, with Kara accompanying her. As Thor and Madelyne shared a quiet moment, The Flash arrived with a delivery for Thor to sign.

• Galatea confronted Thor about the Kryptonite he had left inside her for three years, and he removed it, restoring her powers.
• Madelyne asked Thor what he would do with Galatea, and he told her not to cause trouble in Frost City.
• Galatea asked to return to her universe to say goodbye to her father, and Thor agreed, telling her to ask Valeria to open a portal and to take Kara with her.
• Madelyne asked whether Thor had taken a fancy to Galatea, and Thor said she would not be much help to him.
• The Flash interrupted Thor and Madelyne with a package and asked Thor to sign for the delivery.

Thor met Barry Allen, who had spent three years running a delivery company to earn Contribution Points to resurrect his mother, and restored his exhausted body without overriding his choice. After Barry sped off to continue working, Madelyne invited Thor to Alison Blair’s concert that evening, and he accepted.

• Barry Allen told Thor he delivered packages across Frost City to earn a million Contribution Points and bring his mother back to life himself.
• Thor respected Barry’s refusal of his offer to resurrect his mother and restored Barry’s body and mind to their peak.
• Barry thanked Thor, asked Madelyne for a five-star review, and sped away to continue his delivery work.
• Madelyne explained that Barry ran Barry Allen Express Delivery LLC alone and described how other heroes and villains contributed to Frost City.
• Madelyne invited Thor to Alison Blair’s concert, where Alison would debut her new album, and Thor accepted.

Thor and Madelyne attended Alison Blaire’s concert, where Alison’s singing and light-generating power captivated the stadium. As Alison fulfilled her dream as Frost City’s leading singer, Thor noticed Madelyne watching the performance with rare wonder.

• Thor and Madelyne arrived at the packed stadium and entered through the VIP passage using Madelyne’s tickets.
• Madelyne told Thor that she had invested in Alison’s first album and recalled Alison winning Frost City’s first Heavenly Voice talent show.
• Madelyne explained that Superman Wolverine had started the singing competition after Clark displaced him as a top fighter.
• Alison rose onto the stage and performed, turning her voice into dancing orbs of light that enchanted the audience.
• Thor reflected on Alison finding success in Frost City, then saw Madelyne watching the lights with longing and rapture.

After attending Alison Blair’s concert, Thor went home with Madelyne, who showed him the cozy villa she had arranged as their home. Their conversation turned to having a child together, but Death Tetiyu interrupted to remind Thor that the events in DC had begun.

• Thor and Madelyne left the concert, bought hot dogs from Spider-Man Peter, and walked to Madelyne’s villa.
• Madelyne showed Thor her warm, personally decorated home and the Quetzalcoatlus she kept in the backyard.
• Madelyne asked Thor whether he wanted a child with her, and Thor moved closer to her.
• Death Tetiyu appeared and reminded Thor that he had promised to take her to see the events in DC.
• Thor teleported Death Tetiyu to her temple, shielded the estate, and kissed Madelyne.

After the Dark Multiverse devastated their homes, the heroes learned that Bruce was trapped and that Nth Metal was their best chance to fight Dark Metal. They split up to search for Nth Metal at three locations, leaving Detective Chimp Bobo and Nightmaster to guard the Oblivion Bar.

• Superman said Bruce had called to him for help in the dream, and Diana and Nightwing said they had heard Bruce too.
• Damian punched Nightwing for being contacted by Bruce when Damian had not been, before Doctor Fate confirmed Bruce was trapped in the Dark Multiverse and identified Nth Metal at the Rock of Eternity, Thanagar, and Atlantis.
• A Laughing Robin attacked Superman, and Deathstroke killed him by pinning him to the bar's wall with a blade.
• Superman and Steel set out to open a path to the Dark Multiverse, while Hal Jordan, Mister Terrific, and the egg headed for space and Aquaman and Deathstroke went to Atlantis.
• Diana, Kendra, and Doctor Fate departed for the Rock of Eternity, leaving Bobo and Nightmaster behind in the Oblivion Bar.

Diana was transported to a hidden arena, where The Merciless challenged her to a fight and used his knowledge of her techniques to overpower her. She turned to weapons, but he wielded Mjolnir and his dark-lightning greatsword as the battle resumed.

• Diana arrived alone in an underground arena filled with stolen divine weapons and encountered The Merciless.
• The Merciless said that Diana had taught him to fight in his world, where he had killed her and destroyed Themyscira.
• Diana and The Merciless discarded their weapons and fought hand to hand, but he copied her techniques and threw her into a wall.
• Diana attacked with the Sword of Hephaestus, but The Merciless blocked it with Mjolnir and blasted her backward.
• The Merciless picked up his greatsword and Mjolnir, and the brutal battle resumed.

Diana fought The Merciless but was defeated and left at the mercy of vengeful Amazon spirits. A Batman in a red-emblazoned Batsuit arrived, rescued her, and revealed that he was Thomas Wayne.

• Diana wounded The Merciless’s armor, but he struck her down with Mjolnir and explained that he had abandoned mercy.
• Diana called The Merciless Bruce, provoking him to seize her by the neck before her Bracelets of Submission forced him to release her.
• The Merciless disarmed Diana, beat her unconscious, and summoned the spirits of dead Amazons to attack her.
• Death watched as a Batarang exploded between Diana and the spirits, and a figure in a red-emblazoned Batsuit emerged from the arena’s shadows.
• The newcomer helped Diana up, identified himself as Batman, and told The Merciless that he could also call him Thomas Wayne.

Thor, posing as Thomas Wayne, confronted The Merciless and provoked him while protecting Diana. He used Mjolnir to launch The Merciless into a wall and stood over him, declaring that only a bat could defeat a bat.

• The Merciless recognized the name Thomas Wayne and offered to let him choose how to die.
• Thor adopted Thomas Wayne’s persona, rescued Diana from The Merciless’s attack, and taunted him by demanding that he call him Dad.
• Thor used Batarangs to hinder The Merciless, but the attacks barely affected him.
• Thor dodged The Merciless’s blows while maneuvering toward Mjolnir, then seized the hammer and smashed The Merciless into a wall.
• Thor approached The Merciless and said, “Only a bat can defeat a bat.”

Thor shattered the Helmet of the God of War and forced Bruce Wayne to fight him without its power, leaving father and son locked in a contest of skill. Nearby, Death teased Diana about having taught The Merciless to fight.

• Thor taunted The Merciless, then struck him with Mjolnir and Diana's shield and sent him crashing through a wall.
• Thor broke the Helmet of the God of War with a lightning-charged blow, freeing Bruce Wayne from its influence.
• Thor suppressed his strength to Bruce's level and challenged him to win back the title of Bat.
• Bruce removed his heavy armor, called Thor father, and attacked, but Thor threw him to the ground.
• Bruce sprang up and fought Thor in a contest of human strength and skill.
• Death joked to Diana about teaching The Merciless to fight, and Diana angrily denied it.

Thor defeated and killed Bruce, then used the Batcomputer to locate Diana’s endangered allies. He opened a portal to an underwater amusement park to confront another of the Dark Knights.

• Thor used his foresight and brute strength to overpower Bruce, then shot him dead.
• Thor considered how Ninth Metal, Tenth Metal, and the enigma force could prevent the Dark Knights from reviving and help him claim creation metals.
• Diana asked Thor how they could escape, and Thor explained that the Dark Knights were keeping her teammates alive as human batteries.
• Thor revealed that Victor Stone had been hung up on Challengers Mountain and told Diana she did not know Bruce well enough to defeat The Merciless.
• Thor located several red dots on the Batcomputer, opened a portal to a twisted underwater amusement park, and said he wanted to meet a disobedient daughter among the seven Batmen.

Thor, Diana, and Tetiyu entered the underwater battlefield and found Arthur fighting The Drowned and her Dead Water Legion. As Thor confronted The Drowned, Diana and Arthur considered the League’s dire situation and took heart from having Batman’s father on their side.

• Thor, Diana, and Tetiyu entered the portal and found Arthur surrounded by corrupted Atlantean warriors and a sea monster.
• The Drowned disarmed Arthur, seized him by the throat, and taunted him about Mera before striking him with her trident.
• Thor appeared with Diana and Tetiyu, used the Trident of Neptune to repel the seawater, and blasted The Drowned away from Arthur.
• Arthur broke free and asked Diana who Thor was; she identified him as Thomas Wayne from a parallel universe and said he had killed a Batman wearing the God of War's helmet.
• Arthur and Diana worried that Bruce had been captured, Clark’s whereabouts were unknown, and their allies might also be facing tailored opponents.
• Diana looked toward Thor facing the Dead Water Legion and declared that they still had a Batman.

Thor defeated The Drowned and her Dead Water Legion, then restored Mera to human form. He opened a spatial portal after beating Arthur, leaving the group ready to move on.

• The Drowned recognized Thor as a version of Thomas and sent the Dead Water Legion and the Leviathan to attack him.
• Thor used the Trident of Neptune to purify the Legion and knocked the Leviathan unconscious with a punch.
• Thor disarmed The Drowned and killed her with the Trident of Neptune after she lamented that the Thomas in her universe was no longer alive.
• Thor used the trident to restore Mera to human form, then returned it to Arthur and mocked him for failing to protect his wife.
• Arthur insulted Thor over Martha, and Thor beat him before opening a dark-blue spatial portal.

Thor and his companions entered a ruined Central City, where the Red Death hunted Barry Allen for his Speed Force. After Thor took some of Barry’s power, he collided with the Red Death, and their clash unleashed a devastating storm that left the battle unresolved.

• Thor, Diana, Mera, and Arthur arrived in Central City and saw the Red Death pursuing Barry with a fleet of Speed Force-powered Batmobiles.
• The Red Death explained that he wanted Barry’s Speed Force to prevent future losses, while scarlet energy drained the life from civilians across the city.
• Thor froze the Batmobiles with his armor’s cannon, but the Red Death broke free and prepared to face the newcomers.
• Thor demanded some of Barry’s Speed Force, and Barry transferred it to him after Diana and Arthur agreed.
• Thor’s armor analyzed the golden energy, and he charged the Red Death; their collision unleashed a Speed Force storm that tore apart the surrounding city.

Thor defeated the Red Death in a brutal one-sided fight while Barry and the others watched. As the Red Death died, Bruce regretted stealing power to outrun grief, and Thor said he would have a chance to start over by helping manage his city.

• Thor overwhelmed the Red Death, slapped him, shattered his armor, and stopped him from reaching Barry.
• Barry told Diana and Arthur that Thomas Wayne had become Batman in the Flashpoint universe and had killed Reverse-Flash.
• Thor held the Red Death down and battered him until the fight ended.
• The Red Death admitted that speed had not prevented his losses, while Earth-52's Barry reminded him that speed could not fill grief's void.
• The Red Death said he wished he could start over without stealing power, and Thor promised him a chance to help manage his city.
• The Red Death died as his corrupted Speed Force particles vanished into the city.

Thor discovered that Hal Jordan had been captured and was being taken to Metropolis, where The Devastator and his Doomsday army awaited. He equipped the group with a serum to cure infected victims, then transformed into a giant mech and led Arthur, Mera, Diana, and Barry toward the city.

• Thor saw Hal Jordan's life signal fading as a red marker dragged him toward Metropolis, and Diana realized their enemies were gathering there.
• Thor explained that ninth metal and tenth metal could harm The Devastator, but warned that Barbatos's World Forge was too dangerous to raid.
• Thor gave Arthur, Diana, and Barry four doses of a serum that could restore people infected by the Doomsday virus, explaining how to apply it in combat.
• Thor replaced his armor's reactor with a larger one and transformed into a giant black-and-gold mech.
• Thor carried Arthur and Mera on the mech's shoulders as he flew toward Metropolis, while Diana and Barry followed.

Thor led the heroes into Metropolis to rescue citizens infected by the Doomsday Virus while fighting the Dark Knight Order’s forces. Barry’s serum began curing the infected, and Thor’s Godkiller Armor attacked The Dawnbreaker as the battle opened.

• The Devastator and The Dawnbreaker discussed the approaching heroes and awaited Barbatos’s nightmare army while Hal Jordan lay chained and unconscious.
• The nightmare army arrived, and The Devastator spotted Thor, Diana, and Barry approaching Metropolis.
• Thor assigned Barry to cure the infected citizens and sent Diana, Arthur, and Mera to hold off the nightmare monsters while he confronted The Devastator and The Dawnbreaker.
• Barry used Thor’s serum to restore the infected citizens, while Diana charged into the nightmare army and Arthur and Mera landed on a nearby rooftop.
• The Dawnbreaker fired a dark-energy fist at Thor’s Godkiller Armor, but Thor’s golden energy cannon destroyed it and continued toward The Dawnbreaker.

Thor in the Godkiller Armor overwhelmed the Devastator and Dawnbreaker while Barry, Diana, Arthur, and Mera rescued civilians and fought the nightmare army across Metropolis. The two Dark Knights were left struggling to withstand the armor’s attacks.

• The Dawnbreaker raised a shield of dark will, but Thor’s golden beam shattered it and blasted him through an abandoned skyscraper.
• The Devastator struck the Godkiller Armor with a powerful punch, but Thor’s armor sent him flying through buildings and made him realize the intruder was dangerous.
• Barry carried weakened citizens to safety as Diana, Arthur, and Mera used serum-coated weapons and water blades to kill the nightmare monsters.
• The Devastator and Dawnbreaker launched a combined attack, with the Devastator charging Thor and the Dawnbreaker raining dark-energy weapons from above.
• Thor’s cannons intercepted the Dawnbreaker’s attacks while the Godkiller Armor beat the Devastator, keeping him near death and preventing his virus from adapting.
• The Dawnbreaker struggled to defend himself against the armor’s continuous energy blasts and wondered what universe the overpowered Batman had come from.