Fantastic! #57

In "Where Mortals Fear To Tread! [Part 2]," Thor battles the Absorbing Man, gaining the upper hand until Loki intervenes by teleporting Creel to Asgard. Meanwhile, Thor rescues Jane Foster from a smoke-filled room, transforming into Don Blake—caught on camera by reporter Harris Hobbs, who now demands Thor take him to Asgard in exchange for destroying his evidence. In the realm of Asgard, the Absorbing Man confronts Odin, absorbing the god’s cosmic blast with no apparent effect.

In "Clea Must Die! [Part 1]," Dr. Strange races against time to thwart Umar’s plan to dominate all dimensions, using the Eye of Agamotto to uncover her schemes. After escaping The Mindless Ones and freeing prisoners, he allies with Veritas, the Embodiment of Truth Incarnate, to breach Umar’s fortress—only to face her in a moment of devastating revelation. As Umar is confronted with her true self, she unleashes a deadly mystic blast, its target unmistakably Clea.