Recaps

Thanos used the Infinity Gauntlet to overpower Thor and battle the Avengers, who coordinated their attacks while Luke watched from the sidelines. After Thanos incapacitated the heroes and declared himself destiny, Luke stepped forward to challenge him.

• Thanos restrained Thor with the Space Stone and summoned his double-bladed sword to attack him.
• Iron Man struck Thanos with missiles, freeing Thor to resume the fight as the other Avengers joined in.
• The Avengers coordinated their attacks, but Thanos used his strength and the Infinity Stones to defeat Thor, Iron Man, and the Hulkbuster Armor.
• Thanos turned the battlefield into a rain of fiery meteors, leaving the superheroes unable to rise.
• Luke confronted Thanos, saying that he enjoyed defying fate and changing destiny.

Luke faced Thanos after shielding the surviving superheroes from the meteor firestorm and revealed the catastrophic force of his Superman body. Thanos unleashed a devastating attack, but Luke advanced through the erupting magma and challenged him to fight with everything he had.

• Luke protected the superheroes from Thanos's meteor firestorm and revealed that he came from another universe as a passing traveler.
• Thanos recognized Luke as the final obstacle to his victory and prepared to kill him.
• Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, and Black Widow watched Luke face Thanos while the battered heroes could only hope he would prevail.
• Thanos smashed the ground with the Infinity Gauntlet, triggering volcanic eruptions and violent earthquakes.
• Luke explained that his Steel Body's immense mass and power could devastate the world without his Bio-Force Field, then stepped through the atmosphere and magma unharmed.
• Luke told Thanos to stake everything on their fight so he would accept defeat.

Luke battled Thanos on the shattered garden planet, overpowering him despite his attempts to use the Infinity Stones. Thanos ended the chapter battered and helpless in the magma as Luke remained undefeated.

• The Avengers retreated from the collapsing battlefield while Thanos attacked Luke with the Time Stone, but Luke blocked the time loop with a Dimension Mirror spell.
• Luke struck Thanos with a powerful punch, and the Power Stone stopped the blow but cracked the Infinity Gauntlet.
• Thanos used the Space Stone to evade Luke’s next punch, which tore a vast wound across the planet’s surface.
• Thanos’s Mind Stone attack failed against Luke, who predicted his spatial movements and slammed an elbow into his chin.
• Luke pursued Thanos with punches and a kick, shattering his armor and leaving him badly injured in the magma.

Luke continued overpowering Thanos and rejected his justification for erasing half the universe. As Thanos unleashed one last attack and snapped his fingers, the chapter ended before revealing what the snap did.

• Thanos, gravely wounded, struggled to rise and challenged Luke again despite being unable to defeat him.
• Luke explained why mass extermination could not prevent conflict, while Thanos defended his plan to act as a cosmic cleaner.
• Luke accused Thanos of seeing himself as a god and said he would need strength to prove himself.
• Thanos fired the Infinity Stones at Luke, who countered with Heat Vision as the heroes withdrew from the planet.
• Thanos realized the attack was failing, raised his left hand, and snapped his fingers as Luke's Heat Vision pierced his chest.

Thanos used the Infinity Gauntlet to erase Superman, but the snap failed because the Stones could not affect someone from another universe. Luke disarmed and killed Thanos, took control of the six Stones, and prepared to snap his fingers himself.

• Thanos snapped his fingers, believing he had erased Superman, while the Avengers feared Luke was gone.
• Thanos used the Space Stone to teleport the Avengers away so no one could stop him from destroying the Stones.
• Luke told Thanos that his actions had been useless because Luke belonged neither to the past nor the future.
• Thanos tried to snap again, but Luke cut off his left arm, shattered the Gauntlet, and took the six Stones.
• Luke explained that the Stones could affect only their own universe, then killed Thanos with Heat Vision.
• Luke held the six Stones in his palm and prepared to snap his fingers.

Tony and Banner built a new gauntlet while discussing why Luke had survived Thanos’s snap, and the Avengers struggled to restore order after half the universe’s population vanished. When they debated who should use the new gauntlet to bring everyone back, they agreed Superman was the best choice, but Luke was away visiting an old friend.

• Tony and Banner worked on a replacement gauntlet and discussed how Luke’s outsider status and strength might have protected him from the Infinity Stones.
• Thor, Captain America, War Machine, and Black Widow described the crime, unrest, and religious disputes spreading after half the population disappeared.
• Thor, Carol, and Captain America volunteered to make the snap, while Rocket Raccoon mocked Thor’s claim to be the strongest Avenger.
• Nebula argued that Superman was the most suitable person to use the gauntlet, and the others agreed.
• Carol said Luke had gone to visit an old friend when Captain America asked where he was.

After completing the Infinity Stone quest and gaining the Devastator template, Luke collected his universe’s coordinates from Ancient One. He prepared to return to Universe-1024, while Ancient One warned him that inaccurate calculations could strand him or send him to the wrong universe.

• Luke received the Devastator template after collecting all six Infinity Stones and updated his abilities.
• Luke visited Ancient One at the New York Sanctum and explained that he had used a second plan to defeat Thanos and shorten the disaster.
• Ancient One noted that Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff had been meant to die, but Luke welcomed the survival of the heroes and the return of vanished lives.
• Luke reminded Ancient One that their deal was fulfilled, and she gave him the coordinate data for his universe.
• Ancient One warned Luke that errors in interuniversal travel could leave him lost in spacetime or send him to another universe, but Luke said he would return to Universe-1024.

Luke discussed Asgardian food and the cost of using the Infinity Gauntlet with Thor, who agreed that Luke should perform the snap. Two days later, with the stones fitted into Tony and Banner’s gauntlet and S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters sealed, Luke prepared to bring back the vanished lives.

• Luke found Thor eating fried chicken, drinking beer, and watching a game livestream at S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
• Luke told Thor about the variety of Eastern cuisine and promised he could find Old Wang at Kamar-Taj after the vanished lives were restored.
• Thor challenged Luke’s confidence about using the Infinity Gauntlet, then agreed Luke should wear it when Luke warned him about the possible damage to his arm.
• Two days later, Tony and Banner placed all six stones into a nanomaterial gauntlet, and Tony ordered the headquarters sealed and evacuated.
• Luke put on the gauntlet as the Avengers watched and prepared to begin the snap.

Luke used the six Infinity Stones to undo the effects of Thanos's snap, then waited with the Avengers to see whether it had worked. The chapter ended as Scott Lang's phone began vibrating and Iron Man lowered the headquarters' defenses.

• Luke put on Iron Man's nanomaterial Infinity Gauntlet and endured the Stones' energy without serious harm.
• Dr. Banner warned that Luke's power could unleash enough gamma radiation to destroy North America, while the Avengers watched anxiously.
• Luke activated the Stones, briefly perceived the multiverse, and snapped his fingers to restore the vanished lives.
• Hawkeye asked whether the snap had worked, and Scott Lang's phone began vibrating.
• Iron Man deactivated S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters' defense protocols as sunlight and the sounds of nature entered.

After Luke restored every life erased by Thanos, the heroes reunited with their loved ones and began making plans for the future. Thor remained alone in his grief, but Luke invited him to Kamar-Taj for food and drinks.

• Hawkeye and Black Widow contacted their loved ones, while Hawkeye rushed to reunite with Laura and the children.
• Scott Lang spoke with Hank Pym and Hope, and Captain America confirmed that the vanished people had returned.
• Iron Man told Captain America he planned to retire with Pepper, and the two put their past grudges behind them.
• Carol thanked Luke for saving the universe and planned to meet Fury before returning to her work as space police.
• Luke found Thor grieving his lost family, but Thor declined to restore Loki and accepted Luke's invitation to find food and alcohol.

After being erased and restored, Old Wang shared a hotpot meal with Luke, Thor, and Rocket Raccoon while Luke waited for Doctor Strange to return. A week later, Luke learned that the team had devised a risky cross-universe travel plan with transfer stations, but he was left wondering how they would work.

• Luke told Old Wang that Doctor Strange would return soon and could explain what had happened.
• Luke left Kamar-Taj with a drunken Thor and an overstuffed Rocket Raccoon, asking Old Wang to tell Strange to meet him at S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
• Tony, Dr. Banner, and Hank Pym presented Luke with their universe model and explained that they lacked reliable destination coordinates for cross-universe travel.
• Tony explained that Strange had suggested transfer stations where Luke could gather coordinates and improve his chances of finding his way home.
• Luke looked puzzled as Tony described the transfer-station plan.

Iron Man and Dr. Banner prepared to test their spacetime transportation device, asking Luke to enter the Quantum Realm and return. As the test began, Luke and Iron Man discussed the plan to find a route home across other universes.

• Nick Fury told Luke that Iron Man and Dr. Banner needed him for a test of their nearly completed spacetime transportation device.
• Luke reassured Fury that the Avengers could not stop him if he had harmful intentions, then went to S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters.
• Iron Man explained that the first test would send Luke into the Quantum Realm and bring him back before they attempted cross-universe travel.
• Iron Man and Dr. Banner opened a passage above the platform as Luke asked what they needed him to do.
• Iron Man described Doctor Strange Strange's plan to use universes as transfer stations while collecting coordinates and refining the route home.
• Luke teased Iron Man about a universe where he married Captain America, prompting Iron Man to reject the idea.

Luke, Thor, and Rocket traveled through the multiverse after Iron Man and Dr. Banner completed their transport device. They crashed into an unknown universe, where a red-caped figure asked if they were contractors summoned by them.

• Iron Man and Dr. Banner explained that Luke needed teammates as signal markers and said the cross-universe transport would take at least half a month to prepare.
• Half a month later, Luke chose Thor and Rocket as his companions and said goodbye to the others before Dr. Banner activated the transport device.
• Luke, Thor, and Rocket crossed the boundary of their universe and traveled through the multiverse without knowing their destination.
• The three slammed into a transparent barrier and saw a wary figure in a red cape, who asked if they were the contractors summoned by them.

Luke, Thor, and Rocket Raccoon arrived in Kamar-Taj after Stephen Strange accidentally summoned them while seeking Mephisto’s minions. Luke questioned Strange about this universe and asked to see Ancient One, leaving Strange surprised that Luke knew she had been injured.

• Stephen Strange discovered that his summoning ritual had brought Luke, Thor, and Rocket Raccoon to Kamar-Taj instead of Mephisto’s offspring.
• Luke questioned Strange and learned that Asgard still existed, Thor had not become king, and Rocket was unknown to the Sorcerer Supreme.
• Luke told Strange he was a traveler passing through and teased him about seeking power from Mephisto.
• Strange identified himself as a sorcerer and explained that he had once been a doctor before an accident led him to Kamar-Taj.
• Luke asked to see Ancient One, then surprised Strange by knowing that she had been injured.

Luke learned that Strange was seeking a contractor to qualify for the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament, a contest to choose Ancient One’s successor, and offered to help. He suspected Ancient One’s reported injuries were a ploy and left the chapter volunteering as Strange’s contractor.

• Luke asked Strange to take him to meet Ancient One, but Strange refused because Kamar-Taj was sealed while his teacher was injured.
• Strange’s confused response to Luke’s mention of the Battle of New York led Luke to suspect he had arrived in a Marvel universe with a different history.
• Old Wang arrived and criticized Strange’s contractors, dismissing Thor as useless for the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament.
• Luke realized Strange wanted Mephisto’s power to qualify for the Vishanti’s trial and suspected Ancient One’s injury was bait.
• Luke offered to become Strange’s contractor, claiming he was an ordinary high-level sorcerer with a little magical knowledge.

Luke revealed his overwhelming magical potential to Strange and Old Wang, then agreed to become Strange’s contractor under the name Superman. When the Sorcerer Supreme summoned them both, Luke prepared to meet her while leaving Thor and Rocket Raccoon with Old Wang.

• Strange and Old Wang judged Luke to be little more than a beginner apprentice because his magical aura seemed weak.
• Luke unleashed a brilliant soul light showing that Cyttorak, Chthon, and the Vishanti had all taken an interest in him.
• Strange eagerly asked Luke to become his contractor, and Luke gave his name as Superman.
• Luke reasoned that he could help Strange become Sorcerer Supreme in exchange for universe coordinates from Ancient One.
• A mage summoned Strange and Luke to meet the Sorcerer Supreme, and Luke told Old Wang to watch Thor and Rocket Raccoon and prepare hot pot.

Strange entered the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament as a candidate after Ancient One steered him toward it, and Luke agreed to help him win. Ancient One promised Luke this universe’s coordinates in return, leaving them allied as the tournament began.

• Strange recalled how Ancient One’s staged injury and encouragement led him to enter the tournament, and how the Cloak of Levitation chose him.
• Strange introduced Luke as his contracted partner, and Luke declared that he would help Strange win.
• Ancient One dismissed Strange and privately recognized Luke as a young Skyfather.
• Luke told Ancient One that he had crossed universes and needed this universe’s coordinates to continue his journey.
• Ancient One agreed to provide the coordinates in exchange for Luke’s help securing Strange’s victory.
• Luke learned Ancient One had other ways to prepare Strange, including the Book of the Vishanti, the Cloak of Levitation, and the Time Stone, then left as the tournament countdown began.

Luke began training Strange for the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament, focusing on keeping him alive rather than teaching him stronger spells. Strange left their first session encased in heavy armor and carrying a massive shield, facing a punishing daily exercise routine.

• Strange woke to find Luke waiting in his room, and Luke criticized him for sleeping instead of preparing for the tournament.
• Strange admitted he wanted to win the tournament’s request from Vishanti so he could heal his hands.
• Luke reminded Strange that spellcasting carried a cost and that mages had no shortcuts, then claimed he had become a high-level mage in five days.
• Luke outfitted Strange in heavy armor with a large shield and told him his only job in the tournament was to survive.
• Luke ordered Strange to do one hundred push-ups, squats, and sit-ups, plus run ten kilometers every day while wearing the armor.

Luke taught Strange that physical conditioning mattered as much as magic by enduring his attacks without injury. Meanwhile, Kaecilius bribed Monark for the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament candidates list, then dismissed the names and burned it.

• Strange struggled through a five-kilometer run in heavy armor before Luke challenged him to attack with every spell he knew.
• Strange’s Sacred Sword shattered against Luke, and his Crimson Bands broke when Luke flexed; Luke urged him to train his body, so Strange set off running again.
• Kaecilius entered the No Doors Bar and offered Monark gold coins in exchange for the tournament candidates list.
• Monark refused until Kaecilius threatened to reveal a page of the Darkhold, then agreed to sell the list for four additional gold coins.
• Kaecilius read a coded list naming Mordo, Doctor Voodoo, Magik, Loki, and Stephen Strange, then burned it and left.

News of the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament spread throughout the magical world, drawing hopefuls and gamblers while Kamar-Taj stayed silent. Luke told Strange his hair loss might be a sign of his future greatness, then took him to New York to prepare for the first qualifying match.

• News of the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament spread across Earth and beyond, prompting mages and outsiders to prepare, speculate, and place bets.
• Strange asked Old Wang for a remedy for his rapid hair loss, and Old Wang suggested he consult Luke.
• Luke told Strange a story about the prophet Elisha and argued that baldness was a symbol of strength shared by the Ancient One and Agamotto.
• Luke told Strange the first qualifying match would begin in two days and said they needed to travel to New York.
• Strange learned that the tournament would bring him back to his original starting point.

Luke led Strange, Thor, and Rocket Raccoon through a post-superhero New York to the No Doors Bar, where they sought information about the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament. The group arrived broke, and the chapter ended with Thor staring at a woman he thought resembled Loki.

• Luke explained that New York had entered an era dominated by second-generation superheroes and warned Thor that this world's Jane Foster was not his girlfriend.
• Luke told Strange that the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament had three rounds and was a test rather than a way to choose a Sorcerer Supreme.
• Luke brought the group to No Doors Bar to gather intelligence about their opponents.
• Luke asked whether anyone had money or valuable items, and Strange admitted he was broke; the Cloak of Levitation struck Rocket when he suggested pawning it.
• Strange considered asking female friends for help, but Luke mocked his worn-down appearance and ruined hands.
• Rocket suggested Thor return to Asgard for valuables, but Thor ignored him and stared at a woman who reminded him of Loki.

Thor spotted a woman who looked like Loki and approached her, only to discover that Loki had become a woman in this universe. Loki mistook Thor for an impostor and held a dagger to his neck, leaving their reunion unresolved.

• Luke and Thor noticed a captivating woman in a green cloak drinking Asgardian Palm Springs Wine, and Thor suspected she was Loki.
• Luke urged Thor to approach the woman while Strange and Rocket watched and commented.
• A drunken man harassed the woman, and Thor punched him away after she told him to leave her alone.
• The woman recognized Thor’s appearance but doubted his identity because of his short hair and fake eye.
• Thor realized the woman was Loki, and Loki drew a dagger and accused him of impersonating Thor.

Thor reunited with Loki at No Doors Bar and learned that she had run away from Asgard to pursue the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament. Their tense reunion ended with Thor asking her for money.

• Thor disarmed Loki at No Doors Bar, but she kicked him in the groin before the bartender told them to stop causing trouble.
• Thor proved his identity by recalling their childhood pranks and confessing that he had secretly worn Valkyrie armor.
• Loki questioned Thor about his injury and weight, while Thor explained that he had fought over who was most suitable to rule with their sister.
• Monark revealed that Loki had run away from home, and Loki said she planned to become the Sorcerer Supreme.
• Luke stepped between the siblings and reminded Thor to handle his important matter, so Thor asked Loki to lend him money.

Luke and Strange left No Doors Bar to prepare for the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament, while Thor warned Loki about the danger and offered to fight as her contractor. Thor chose to stay with Loki, and Luke took Strange to the New York Sanctum to improve his armor.

• Loki paid Monark for drinks and questioned Thor about why he had come to Midgard.
• Thor urged Loki to abandon the dangerous Sorcerer Supreme Tournament, but she refused to discuss it with him.
• Luke told Thor he could follow Loki or return to Kamar-Taj, and Thor chose to stay by his sister.
• Thor offered to become Loki's contractor and fight in the tournament, though Loki doubted his strength.
• Luke and Strange left No Doors Bar for the New York Sanctum so Strange could have his armor modified.

Strange obtained magic-resistant armor and an enchanted AK47-Fire Kirin for the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament after Luke encouraged him to fight without restraint. The tournament’s preliminary round began in the Dream Dimension, where Strange, Mordo, Kaecilius, and the other beacon holders entered.

• Strange asked Master Hamir to arrange sturdy defensive armor, and Luke helped him secure the best materials without paying for them.
• Luke chose an enchanted AK47-Fire Kirin for Strange, who hesitated about using a firearm until Luke urged him to abandon fair-play conventions.
• A few days later, the leaders of the Three Sanctuaries gathered as the Sorcerer Supreme Tournament began, and Master Hamir reported that forty-two contestants had received beacons.
• Master Grande and Master Hamir discussed Mordo’s strengths and Strange’s mysterious contractor while Master Hamir angrily noted that Kaecilius had entered the competition.
• All beacon holders entered the Dream Dimension, and Master Hector watched Strange go in, wondering whether he was prepared for the preliminary trial.