MARVEL SUPER-HEROES: SECRET WARS #4
Maxi-Series · 1984-1985
Published
August 1984
Cover price
$0.75 USD
Edition
DIRECT EDITION
Era
Copper
UPC
CWAGS Contact
Key issue
Yes

Creators

Writer
Jim Shooter
Penciler
Bob Layton
Inker
Absorbing Man (Carl Creel), Battleworld (Place), Bulldozer (Henry Camp), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin), Cyclops (Scott Summers), Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), Enchantress (Amora Incantare), Galactus, Hawkeye (Clinton Francis Barton), Hulk, The (Bruce Banner), Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Iron Man Ii (James Rhodes), John Beatty, Kang The Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards), Magneto (Eric Magnus Lehnsherr), Molecule Man (Owen Reece), Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards), Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner), Piledriver (Brian Phillip Calusky), Professor X (Charles Francis Xavier), Rogue (Anna Marie Lebeau), She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Storm (Ororo Munroe), Thing, The (Benjamin Grimm), Thor (Donald Blake), Thunderball (Eliot Franklin), Titania (Skeeter Macpherran), Ultron (Ultron Pym), Volcana (Marsha Rosenberg), Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Wolverine (James Howlett), Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite), Zsaji
Letterer
Absorbing Man (Carl Creel), Battleworld (Place), Bulldozer (Henry Camp), Captain America (Steve Rogers), Captain Marvel (Monica Rambeau), Colossus (Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin), Cyclops (Scott Summers), Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom), Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius), Enchantress (Amora Incantare), Galactus, Hawkeye (Clinton Francis Barton), Hulk, The (Bruce Banner), Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Iron Man Ii (James Rhodes), Joe Rosen, Kang The Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards), Magneto (Eric Magnus Lehnsherr), Molecule Man (Owen Reece), Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards), Nightcrawler (Kurt Wagner), Piledriver (Brian Phillip Calusky), Professor X (Charles Francis Xavier), Rogue (Anna Marie Lebeau), She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters), Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Storm (Ororo Munroe), Thing, The (Benjamin Grimm), Thor (Donald Blake), Thunderball (Eliot Franklin), Titania (Skeeter Macpherran), Ultron (Ultron Pym), Volcana (Marsha Rosenberg), Wasp (Janet Van Dyne), Wolverine (James Howlett), Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite), Zsaji
Cover artist
Bob Layton, John Beatty
Editor
Jim Shooter, Tom DeFalco

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Synopsis

Situation: Hopeless! The forces of Doctor Doom have forced the gathered heroes to flee and destroy their headquarters, a victory for Doom and his minions in Beyonder's ongoing Secret War. Spotting their foes fleeing the scene, Titania and the Wrecking Crew begin tossing debris at the heroes. Goaded on by Volcana, the Molecule Man one-ups them all by using his powers to raise a mountain from nearby and drop it on their enemies, seemingly killing them all in one fell swoop. While the others cheer, Doctor Doom is not entirely convinced that was the end of their foes. Elsewhere on Battleworld, Thor and the Enchantress still have their private council about the Beyonder. Recalling the Beyonder's offer to grant them their fondest desires if they slay their enemies, Thor asks what the Enchantress could want. When she specifies Thor's love, he tells her that love is not an object that can just be taken. Their discussion is suddenly interrupted by a massive earthquake. They quickly teleport back to the hero's base to see what is going on and appear in the middle of Doctor Doom's army. When Doom demands the Enchantress choose a side, she hesitantly sides with Doom, and the others attack Thor. While the villains keep Thor on the ropes, Doom commands Ultron to use his disintegrator ray to destroy Thor. Ultron seemingly atomizes Thor, leaving nothing by his helmet and a scrap of his cape behind. After this second seeming victory, Doom recounts that the X-Men were not among the heroes and that their work is not yet done. However, he pauses to deal with some more pressing business first. Recalling how Kang tried to kill him when they first arrived on Battleworld, Doctor Doom orders Ultron to kill Kang. The time traveler tries to beg for his life, but it is to no avail, and Ultron slays him. Elsewhere, the X-Men are flying across Battleworld, seeking out Magneto. En route, Colossus takes the time to think about his girlfriend back home, the youthful X-Man known as Sprite, and wonders if he will ever see her again. Rogue is also deep in thought, thinking of how she would have been on Doom's side of the Secret War not too long ago. As the X-Men prepare for whatever their encounter with Magneto will bring, the Master of Magnetism uses his powers to create a mental comb for his guest the Wasp to comb her hair with. Suddenly the pair are interrupted by the arrival of the X-Men. Xavier asks Magneto to join him, telling him of the good they can do if they operate as a third force outside Captain America's group. Magneto agrees, suggesting that they use Beyonder's offer to create a golden age where mutants dominate humans. Hearing this, the Wasp drops her pretense of being interested in Magneto and attacks. She then manages to slip past the X-Men and get to their ship but finds it incredibly difficult to control. When Magneto tries to stop her from escaping with his powers, Xavier stops him, recounting how he made a grave error erasing Spider-Man's memories earlier and, that they should not interfere with the others, that using evil means does not justify their good intentions. Meanwhile, the heroes are buried under tons of rock, they have survived thanks to the Hulk holding up the rock with his strength. However, with a number of them injured and a limited supply of air, time is running out before they either suffocate or get crushed to death. Quick thinking Mister Fantastic cannibalizes some of Hawkeye's trick arrows, Iron Man's spare power pack, and one of Spider-Man's web shooters into a device that allows the Human Torch and Captain Marvel to channel their powers through Iron Man's armor. The device works and boosts Iron Man's armor significantly to blast their way free from the mountain. Upon getting free, the heroes find Thor alive and well, and he explains he escaped a certain death... --marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Marvel_