Dr. Donald Blake is facing an inquest, for a patient who died after an operation: Blake had left immediately after the surgery to deal with Thor-stuff, and may not have been there to save a patient. If he could've been saved, which seems doubtful: the inquest kind of feels like someone had an ax to grind with Blake. Meanwhile, in Asgard, the god of war Tyr busts into Sif's house, to present himself as her boyfriend now.
Oh, that'll go over well. Rejected and already resentful of Thor, Tyr brings a grievance to Big Daddy Odin: Asgardians weren't supposed to leave Asgard without explanation and a majority vote from the other gods! Continuing the title's proud tradition of Asgardian rules, laws, and decrees never brought up before and never referenced again. It's basically Calvinball. Tyr also claims the god of war by rule has to bring back the offender to face trial by vote; Odin thinks it's a nuisance, but can't exempt his kid from the rules other Asgardians have to obey. But that's just the pretense for Tyr to get to Midgard: he also 'borrows' Odin's "Mace of the Myth-Wars," since Thor was gonna be killed resisting arrest...
Tyr tries to murder Blake, who manages to change into Thor in time. Tyr complains Thor is overrated and would be nothing without Mjolnir, and proceeds to get his ass kicked: Thor destroys the Mace, then trounces him hand-to-hand...damn, sorry. Thor was already in a bad mood, being judged "by those who aren't in a position to fairly do so" at Blake's inquest, and Tyr's accusations felt like more of the same. Which might lead to him rushing in mad to Asgard, next month!
Also this issue: Tales of Asgard, featuring the Valkyries, in "Baptism of Fire!" Written by Mark Gruenwald and Ralph Macchio, pencils by Keith Pollard, inks by Gene Day. Hel had annexed Valhalla into her realm of the dead, Niffleheim; so Odin sends his Valkyries to take it back. Next month's story was "Last Ride of the Valkyries!" so it's not looking good: neither is that cover, I don't think I've picked that one up at all.
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I'm kinda surprised that didn't happen more often, Blake being sued by patients or the patients' families for malpractice once it became public knowledge that Blake was Thor.
Wait, so in order to become an Asgardian god of war you have to lose a hand. No thank you sir! No wonder he's so damn cranky, and apparently sexually frustrated as well based off his unsuccessful attempts at "wooing" Sif.
I guess they don't have sex workers in Asgard *shrugs*
Love how Thor basically said, fuck the hammer, you can catch these hands!
How often has "KLUDD!" and "SPRAKT!" being used as sound fx since that issue? Can't be too many.
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