Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #4

In "The Power! The Passion! The Pride!", Thor faces off against the relentless Crusher Creel in the heart of New York, their clash shaking the city's streets. When Thor hesitates to save a child caught in the crossfire, his moment of compassion becomes his greatest vulnerability.

In "Maelstrom!", Thor and the Asgardians fight to steer their ship through the treacherous Pillars of Utgard, battered by relentless waves and straining against the storm. As the crew battles the elements, Balder ascends the ship’s figurehead, hauling a massive horn—its purpose still unknown—leaving the outcome of their struggle hanging in the tempest.

In "Where Mortals Fear to Tread!", Thor and the Absorbing Man clash once more, with Thor gaining the upper hand—until Loki intervenes, whisking Creel to Asgard. As Thor rescues Jane Foster from a smoke-filled room, his secret identity is exposed when reporter Harris Hobbs, behind the trap, demands passage to Asgard in exchange for destroying the evidence. Meanwhile, on the realm of the gods, Creel faces Odin himself—only to absorb the All-Father’s cosmic blast, leaving the outcome uncertain.

In "The Grim Specter of Mutiny!", fear and betrayal consume the Asgardian crew as Loki's whispers drive them to turn on one another. With the ship adrift and the deadly Pillars of Utgard looming, a thunderous sound splits the air—then they see Balder, bound to the figurehead, blowing a horn that shakes the very sky.

In "While a Universe Trembles!", Thor and reporter Harris Hobbs arrive in Asgard just as Odin confronts Loki and the Absorbing Man, banishing them into the void. As Hobbs fumbles with his broken camera, unaware of the moment’s significance, a tribal witch doctor in an Asian jungle uncovers a Norn stone that awakens ancient power within him.

In "The Jaws of the Dragon!", Asgard faces a looming shadow as Odin foresees the coming of Ragnarok. When Balder's courage is tested aboard a perilous sea voyage, his horn rings out with a power that may alter fate itself—ushering in a storm of myth and fire.

In "Closer Comes the Swarm!", the Asgardians are still reeling from a brutal clash with a dragon when Queen Ula unleashes the Flying Trolls of Thryheim to deliver the final blow. With the skies darkening and danger closing in, the fate of Asgard hangs in the balance.

In "When Meet the Immortals!", Thor battles a fearsome Demon to reclaim a powerful Norn Stone, only to return to Asgard and face the fury of Odin—angry that Thor has exposed his true identity to Jane Foster.

In "Whom the Gods Would Destroy!", Thor’s rivalry with Hercules escalates when Odin, furious that Thor revealed his identity to Jane Foster, strips him of half his power and bestows it upon the warrior Seidring. With his strength diminished and pride tested, Thor faces off against Hercules in a battle that puts both heroes to the ultimate test.

In "The Hammer and the Holocaust!", a weary Thor returns to Asgard to find it under the iron grip of Seidring, who wields the stolen power of Odin. As the god of thunder fights to reclaim his realm and restore order, he must confront not only a usurper but the very essence of divine authority itself—only to collapse beneath the weight of the battle.

In "The Power of Pluto!", Thor, recovering from his last battle, seeks a rematch with Hercules—only to find the hero bound by a mysterious contract with the Underworld’s ruler, Pluto. With the fate of the mortal realm hanging in the balance, Thor must confront the dark forces pulling Hercules into shadow.

In "Thunder in the Netherworld!", Thor’s relentless assault on Hades forces the god of the underworld to concede, freeing Hercules from his binding contract. Meanwhile, Tana Nile sends Jane on a perilous journey with a warning: she must never return.

In "The Fateful Change!", Thor faces off against the menacing Harokin, only to uncover a shocking resemblance between them. As the Warriors Three free Asgard's defenders from Harokin's hidden dungeons, the truth behind the battle begins to unravel.