(Cover Date: November, 1987)

Summary: The Black Knight arrives on the scene after Zeus takes down Namor & She-Hulk. Elsewhere, Hercules lashes out at the other Avengers. Dr. Druid helps Hercules to remember the events leading up to his injury. The Avengers attack Zeus to strike him down. He responds with a force to knock them all unconscious. As Zeus swears to kill Thor, he is attacked by Hercules, who tries to stop him. Zeus & Hercules fight until Zeus delivers a blow knocking him out. Now recovered, the Avengers show Zeus that he has been fighting his son. Hercules tells Zeus that the Avengers are not at fault. Hera arrives to tell Zeus that Prometheus sacrificed part of his life essence to restore Hercules. The Avengers are treated to Olympian hospitality. Cap & Dr. Druid have been restored to health by Apollo, but Apollo couldn't do so for Thor. At an assembly of the Olympian gods, Zeus orders that no god can set foot on Earth again due to suffering that they have inflicted upon the mortals. Prometheus sends the Avengers back to Earth with a warning of a serious challenge to come for them. Back on Earth, Thor leaves to confront Hela to lift her curse. At Hydrobase, Marrina tells Namor that the Atlanteans left after Neptune carried him off, showing the god had rejected him. A week later, Cap hasn't shown up for their meeting. Captain Marvel wants to find out if he is in trouble.
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