Secret Wars #27

In the aftermath of Battleworld’s chaos, the heroes are gone and Doom struggles to contain the Beyonder’s volatile power. As the villains turn on one another, Klaw manipulates Doom into resurrecting the fallen heroes—only for the Beyonder to reclaim his power, erasing Doom, Klaw, and Ultron. When the heroes return to Earth, they’re forever changed: Spider-Man wears a black alien suit, Curt Connors is cured, the Hulk walks with a broken leg, Colossus mourns the loss of Zsaji, the X-Men sport new costumes, Lockheed returns with a dragon companion, Captain America’s shield is whole again, and She-Hulk joins the Fantastic Four as The Thing remains behind.

In "A Stranger In My Mirror," young Jeanne-Marie Beaubier grapples with her emerging powers and the unsettling presence of a second self as she navigates life in an orphanage. When confronted by thugs, her abilities surface in unexpected ways, catching the attention of a passing Wolverine, who offers a cryptic suggestion: seek out James MacDonald Hudson.

In the isolated silence of a remote research station, Dr. Langkowski is drawn into a mystery by an unexplained cosmic radioactivity. When the Thing suddenly appears, the scientist is forced to confront not just an alien intrusion, but a truth that shatters his isolation—and the nature of the visitor himself.