Thor battles the Wrecking Crew on Earth, while Loki plots against Odin and Asgard.

After Iron Man stops an A.I.M. arms trade, Hank Pym talks with Mad Thinker to see what he meant when he referred to the villains in the super prisons as soon being free. All four of the prisons then break down and each hero deals with this. Meanwhile, Leonard Samson is exposed to Gamma radiation when the Cube deactivates and is injured by Zzzax. Hulk escapes with Samson and heads to the nearest civilized area. Graviton escapes the Raft and seeks revenge on Nick Fury.