From Ancient Asgard he comes, The Prince of that Realm, an immortal warrior whose heritage
is tied both to the realm eternal as well as Earth itself ! He stands for honor and is a divine force
for good in the eternal struggle . His Strength of arm is second to none and it swings the mystic
hammer Mjolnir for all that is just and right ! He is The Mighty THOR, God of Thunder ! And
all the forces of the storm are his to command!
Prologue
Splash page: In a blast of lightning, three familiar figures appear atop the roof of Warhammer
constructions offices. Thor, The Enchantress, and Red Norvell !
Ba-ROOOM!
Thor: "Verily, we are returned! After battle almost without end, culminating in Godhood resurrected, the valiant have returned to Midgard"*
*Thor refers to our last three issues, "The Weeping Dawn." Saga.
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Amora: "Aye my prince, and none to soon for Amoras tastes."
Red: "Yer kiddin' right? I thought you were the biggest party girl this side a Madonna. What got
inta you?"
Amora: " The mortal plane has always held a ....fascination for me Norvell. The modern ways
are appealing when compared to the cold stone of Asgard. Tis why I remain here for years at a
time."
Thor smiles and turns to Red.
Thor: "Red Norvell, once more thou hast proven thyself a warrior born. If there is anything The
God of Thunder can do for thee to aid in thy journey, perhaps I can repay thee for the loss of thy
Motorcycle?*"
* It happened two issues ago.
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Red: "Naah, don't worry about it Goldilocks, I can take care of myself."
Red extends his hand to Thor , who grips it heartily.
Thor: " How will thou make thy way without thy conveyance Red?"
Red grins
Red: " Well yer daddy and me had a talk the other day big guy, and we came up with a solution."
Red raises his leg up and stamps it down hard, instantly transforming into a lightning bolt, and
streaking away across the city, his last words reverberating through the air.
Red: "And by the way, from now on I ain't plain old Red Norvell anymore, now you can call me
..."The Thunderer!"
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Thor grins as Red disappears over the city. He turns towards the Enchantress.
Amora: " I must leave as well Thor. I have .....responsibilities in my mortal guise that must be
met."
Thor looks at her whimsically, then kisses her gently.
Thor: "Very well my lady, I will see thee in short time no doubt. "
Amora returns his kiss, then waves her hands majestically, and is gone in a flash of light.
Thor: (How things have changed, there was a time when Amora and I were bitter enemies, and
now she is actually acting responsibly. Methinks Jenny Sapristi is actually having more of an
effect on The Enchantress then the other way around.)
Thor opens his automatic skylight and enters his apartments above Warhammer. Once inside he
slams his hammer to the rooms floor, and is instantly transformed into Sigurd Jarlson, owner of
Warhammer Construction.
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Sig: (Eh? I hear familiar voices from the offices below. I suppose I should check in, especially if
one of those voices is who I believe it to be.)
Sig enters the offices as his partner and friend Jerry Sapristi is in light conversation with Tony
Stark.
Jerry:""My associate, Sigurd Jarlson, had planned on being
here but he's been out of town for a few days and hasn't made it back yet."
Sig: "Not so fast Jerry, the emergency, has been taken care of and I have just returned."
Quick reader, now go back and read Iron man 357 for the first part of our dynamic crossover,
then come back here for part II
The terror from under the earth,
Part II
Page 6. Full Splash page: Thor and Iron Man hover above the wreckage that is the newly
reconstructed Stark enterprises Long Island facility.
Iron Man: "Well at least Grotesk* didn't completely level this place."
*See IM #357
Thor: "Aye Avenger, in truth it couldst have been worse I suppose."
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Both Heroes descend to the ground , as Jerry Sapristi approaches from the construction shack.
Jerry: "You guys proud of yourselves? You did a good job wrecking everything in sight here."
Iron Man: "Relax Mr Sapristi. Tony Stark will make good on all damages that have occurred
here."
Jerry: "Okay Iron Man , sorry I blew my top there. All this damage just has me on edge."
Thor: "Worry not Jerry Sapristi, the damage done appears to be purely superficial."
Jerry: "Glad I got your expert approval Thor."
Jerry smiles at the Thunder God as he speaks.
I M: "Hhhmm, I wonder if Grotesk actually found what he was looking for before he sent his pet
dog after us."*
*Again , I M # 357
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Thor: "I know not Iron Man, but his attacks have ceased with "Earls'" defeat. I would assume he
has."
I M : "Yes. And that cannot be good."
Thor: "Can your mighty armor mayhap track him?"
I M: " Already tried Thor. He seems to somehow be masking his presence. Since he doesn't give
off any type of Radiation , he's untraceable at this stage of the game."
Thor rubs his chin in thought.
Thor: "Tis passing strange."
I M :"What?"
Thor: "The villain claims his people were killed by mans radioactive testing, yet he himself has
no signs of that poisoning?"
I M : "Yes, I see your point. But there's not much we can do about that now. We have to be wary
of his next move I suppose."
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Cut to Stark enterprises South Carolina branch. A technical research division that has been
researching one rather large guest for many months.
Tech 1: "I don't know Holmes, what are we supposed to be doing with this thing? It's been here
for over a year and a half, and we still know next to nothing about it. I'm surprised Stark even
wants it around after all the clashes his metal headed bodyguard had with it."
Holmes: "Relax Johnson. This thing is harmless. Last time Shellhead whupped its butt, it just rolled over and died. It's been that way since."*
*See Iron Man 300
Johnson: "Yeah, maybe so, but it still gives me the creeps. "
Both men stare a moment at a gargantuan humanoid figure laying in a warehouse, surrounded by
scaffolding as over sixty men work diligently on its grey form. When suddenly....
Brap! Brap! Brap!
Tech 3 : " That's a proximity alarm! Get away from that thing! Somethings happening! Move,
Move, Move!"
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Like ants in an ant farm, the technicians scurry in all directions as one. Then slowly, suddenly
the behemoths arm moves, raising upwards. Wiping away the scaffolding like a man would
gossamer. Then the thing sits upright, scanning the now empty warehouse . Outside the
warehouse is chaos and pandemonium ,as hundreds of people clear the area, as Stark Security
helps get the technical people cleared out, when suddenly , there is a rumbling, as a huge body
thrusts itself upwards from the warehouse, shattering its roof, and walking through the remains
of the building, like so many toothpicks.
Security man: "It's alive! ULTIMO is alive!"
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Thor and Iron Man continue to search the area of Starks new headquarters for anything that will
help in their search for Grotesk. Iron Man returns from the subterranean tunnel, as Thor lands
from above .
Thor: "I see my friend, that thou hath no luck in our quest."
I M :"No Thor, nothing yet. I'm not happy about it either."
Thor: "Aye. But worry not Avenger, the villain will show his ugly face once more, and then will
there be a reckoning!"
I M : "I just hope it's not to late for the rest of the world at that point Thor."
Suddenly Iron Man turns his head sharply, as if to listen to something of dire importance!
Thor:"What is it Iron Man?"
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I M : "Damn. Nothing good I'm afraid. I just received an emergency broadcast from Stark
security division. Ultimo suddenly reactivated himself, and is on a rampage in South Carolina. I
have to get there immediately."
Thor: "Verily, then Thor shall accompany thee. Let us begone Avenger!"
Spinning Mjolnir overhead, Thor takes to the sky, as Iron Man rockets ahead, arcing towards the
Southern east coast.
Iron Man increases his speed , leaving Thor behind as both move to save lives. 20 minutes later ,
Iron Man lands at the warehouse. He's surrounded by destruction, as several security people run
up to him as he sets down.
I M : " Geller! What happened here? Where's Ultimo?"
A burly security man runs up and begins speaking.
Geller: "W-we couldn't even slow it down. The damn thing walked right through us like we
weren't even there! Trebbiani and Bing are chasin' it down now."
I M : "Those fools!"
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Iron Man begins speaking into his hemets communication array.
I M :" Thor! Have you found him yet?"
Moments pass as no answer is forthcoming.
I M : "Thor! Where are you?.......... THOR!"
Cut to : The shoreline South Carolina , the Myrtle beach area . Where overturned vehicles litter
the road like so much flotsam. When suddenly Thor hurtles uncontrollably through several cars.
Ba-KOOOOM!
Thor: "Uuunnngghh!
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Thor: "Ods blood! The beasts strength, tis almost beyond reckoning!
Thor pulls himself from the wreckage, shoving the battered vehicles aside like cotton balls!
The Thunder God spins Mjolnir overhead, then flies after the slowly moving behemoth.
Thor: "Stand thee down foul beast! The God of Thunder demands!"
Thor hurls Mjolnir with all his fabled strength into the monsters back, the blow topples Ultimo,
sending him sliding a hundred feet. Immediately the silent gargantua stands , then with a move
that should be beyond the speed of one so large, Ultimo lashes out at Thor, again smashing him
to the ground with a powerful backhanded blow.
THOOM!
Thor: "Arrgghh!"
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Thor slowly rises from where he landed, obviously in pain.
Thor: "Odins beard! His power. And he is all but immune to my blows."
Thor stares after the slowly walking Ultimo. Who continues to make his way to the sea.
Again Thor takes to the air, this time he concentrates blasts of Asgardian energy through
Mjolnir, smashing Ultimo directly in the face, again the monster is dropped to the ground, again
it rises almost immediately , only this time Thor avoids its attack as he rockets around it, to land
on its shoulder.
Thor : "The son of Odin commands you to cease and desist monster, and no matter what thy
origin, thou wilt obey!"
Thor slams Mjolnir down on Ultimos' shoulder, seeking to cleave the creature in twain.
Ba-BOOOM!
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The monster drops to the sand of the Beach , with an earthquake-like roar
Ta-FOOOM!
Instantly it reaches out and grabs Thor by the cape.
Thor : "Eh? "
The giant creature heaves the startled Thunder God into the air, and slams him into the sand by
the cape.
BRAAM!
Again the monster raises Thor up by the cape , and before the stunned Thunder God can react,
Ultimo smashes him down again, and yet again!
Boom! THOOOM!
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Suddenly a shrieking can be heard as all the remaining people who have been watching turn to
the sound as a gold and crimson blur streaks from seemingly out of the sun, slamming into
Ultimo between the shoulders , like a runaway comet!
Ta-KOOOOWWW!
The dust settles ,as Iron Man stands atop Ultimos toppled form !
I M : "Leave him alone monster!"
In answer the giant figure merely stands, shaking the armored Avenger off as a man would a leaf
from his shoulder.
I M : ( I can't believe this, Ultimo is tougher then ever, he seems to actually have a destination in
mind, if you can call it that. He keeps heading for the sea, but why?)
Ultimo stands and continues to move toward the sea, as Iron Man begins to dig for Thor in the
sand.
I M : "C'mon buddy, be here, c'mon."
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Iron Man is suddenly grabbed from behind by a massive hand .
I M "uuughg!"
Ultimo raises Iron man above his head and begins to squeeze the Armored Avenger, as would a
man a tube of toothpaste.
I M : (Wha? He changed tactics, he was interested in nothing before but walking away! Now
h-he's trying to crush me! And I have no leverage to break free!)
Iron Man struggles as stress cracks begin to form around his armor , from Ultimos' many tons of
pressure grip.
I M :(No good! I can't break free, now it's my turn to change tactics!)
Concentrating, Iron Man cybernetically activates his Uni-Beam, and narrows it to a needle fine
laser. Then pumping every erg of energy he can into the beam he begins to cut through Ultimos
hand, carving a hole in the palm, but Ultimo, almost as if sensing this, or being driven by a
higher intelligence, heaves Iron Man into the ocean, as a booming voice roars from behind the
behemoth!
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Voice: "Release the Golden Avenger foul beast, the Son of Odin doth command!"
Ultimo turns as a savagely thrown Mjolnir impacts his face with the force of a guided missile!
Ta-KWOOOM!
The monster topples into the sea as Thor presses the attack. Mjolnir returns to his out stretched
hand as he leaps forward to slam a thunderous punch into Ultimo's mid-section.
Boom!
Again Ultimo begins to stand almost immediately, and when he does he brings his hand down on
Thor in a powerful hammer-fisted blow that smashes the Thunder God back under the soft sand,
with earthquake-like finality!
BA-WHHOOOOMMMMM!
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Then all is silent. Ultimo scans the ocean and then the sands beneath his feet. There is no sign of
his attackers. Then once more assuming the demeanor of an automation, Ultimo advances into
the sea, until he disappears beneath the waves.
Many miles away and beneath the earth, a huge man pulls his arm out of a device that suddenly
unwraps itself from his forearm, as if it were alive. The man begins to laugh, his horrible visage
contorting visibly. Grotesk has at long last triumphed!
Grotesk: "Yes! All the power in the world is now mine! With the engine of destruction known as
Ultimo under my cybernetic control, nothing can stop my revenge upon the surface world! Not
Iron Man, not Thor, not anyone! Hahahahahahahahahahahaha..............."
And his laughter fills the caverns of subterranea with fear!
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Epilogue
Somewhere in Tibet..... a procession of robed monks carry a large, covered figure on a straw and
bamboo mat. As they walk up a hill to a monastery above a leathern tail slips out from beneath
the crude coverings, to slide along the ground.
Minutes later they enter the monastery, and one, the high priest, continues onwards to an ornate
throne, where a statue sits in darkness.
Monk (Translated from the Tibetan): "Oh master, we your most humble and loyal servants, bring
you a gift this most glorious day! Another like yourself has fallen from the heavens, to grace our
undeserving selves with glory. It is a most wondrous day, for truly do the Gods walk the earth!"
Suddenly the statue moves, lifting it's massive, serpentine head and swiveling it as would a snake
in the direction of the other monks. They continue on at his beckoning, carrying their burden to
his feet. At a wave of his scaled hand they remove the coverings to reveal a lizard woman we
have all seen before. Only then does the lizard being speak.
Lizard:" Cylia! The fatesssss have ssssmiled upon me! For now will thissss world know a new
ruler, with my daughtersssss power beside mine, no one , especially not the missssscreant Thor
will live to defy the will of.......Ssssothgarn!"
And the Lizard Gods laughter echos that of Grotesks , many , many miles away!
The end?
End Part II
A very special good bye to Thor
By Ralph L. Angelo Jr.
Sigurd Jarlson sits at his desk working, it is night. Suddenly there is a flash of light across the
room, Sigurd looks up, stunned momentarily. "Eh? Who goes there? "
The man standing across the room exits from the shadows. He wears a sleeveless t-shirt, has a
small go-tee and stands almost a foot shorter then Sigurd. "Relax Thor, I just came to say
goodbye."
Sig looks on incredulously at this strange , long haired man. "Do I know you stranger? And why
do you call me Thor? My name is Sigurd, are you deranged?"
The man laughs,"Well I've been called that before, but yeah you know me, maybe you don't realize it, but you do, and by the way, time to end the masquerade." The man snaps his fingers, and Suddenly Sigurd Jarlson is gone, replaced by Thor The Mighty!
"Ods blood! Ne'er hath any foe ever done such a thing! Verily if villain thou doth be, surely will
Thor smite thee!" He raises Mjolnir above his head threateningly for emphasis. The smaller man
only smiles.
"Relax goldilocks. There's no threat here. Like I said, I just wanted to say goodbye. You see, I'm
the guy who's written your adventures here in the MV-1 universe for the past 14 months. I've
written 25 issues of your regular fanfic series, and one annual. I've lost you in space, I've made
you fight Lizard Gods and mohawked alien pain in the asses. I've had you fight side by side with
Captain Marvel, and Iron man, as well as Spidey, Daredevil and who knows who else. Basically
I've given you life here on the MV-1. I'm not saying you wouldn't have existed here if not for me,
I'm sure someone would've wanted to write your adventures if I didn't. They just wouldn't have
been the adventures you had. "
Thor rubs his chin ,pondering what he has just learned. "So you say that I exist only on paper? In
the imagination? Thor is not real? "
"Well, I wouldn't say paper exactly, there's another you on paper to be sure, but you stopped
being him after your adventures in the Franklin-verse. Since that time you separated from that
reality, and you exist on the Internet, and in mine and others musings. You're a fanfic character
now, and I couldn't be prouder of you."
"Why?" asks the stunned Thunder God.
"Because you were my first project here on the MV-1, hell you were my first fanfic project of
any kind. Now I'm writing a whole slew of other things as well. After this issue I move on to Iron
Man, and the writer over there, Matt Turnage is taking my place here. He's you're new creative
force. Don't worry big guy, you're in fine hands. I can't wait to see what Matt has in mind for
you."
Suddenly another flash of light appears behind Thor and his now former writer, as several
figures materialize.
"Ralph, c'mon man, it's time to go."
Ralph turns and nods to the shadowed people in the corner of the room. "I'll be right there." He
turns back to Thor. "Those are my fellow MV-1 writers. That was Van who spoke. This was all
his idea a while back, when Marvel was taking a slow spiral towards self-destruction. Since
then, well things have changed. With him are T.J. , Barry, Tim,Kell,Randy,the Marks bros. (Bealieu and
Bousquet) the ladies name is Lonni. Behind her is Jess, and Matt, your new writer, is the one
waving at you now, while the guy wearing the "I hate Cap" T-Shirt is from across the pond, his
name is Neil. And Clay is the guy trying to write another Animated Avengers issue while he's
juggling three other things at once. These people are all great to work with at the best
non-paying job in the world. Anyway big guy, I just wanted to say it's been fun for the past year
+ , and I'll miss writing your adventures, but I know I'll be watching my virtual mailbox for
whatever Matt has planned."
Ralph extends his hand to Thor, who takes it slowly, with a still perplexed look on his face. They
shake hands slowly, then with a jaunty wave, Ralph walks over to the others, and disappears in a
puff of smoke, leaving Thor to ponder his future......
It's been fun gang, thanks for all the letters and all the great feelings of comradery over the past
year. Thor will always be my first completed fanfic , and I've had tons of fun here. But now it's
time to move on to other things. Make sure you all stick around for Matts run on the book, while
I move over to Iron Man, as well as continuing on Daredevil, Captain Marvel , Renegades, the
Punisher limited series, and over on the Faux DC site, Superman. And sooner or later, I will get
to Avengers 2011: Invasion, as well as Firestorm on the Faux DC. Thanks again. Over and out!
----Ralph
12-11-98 4:49 PM est.