Issue: #1
Story continued from Thor (1998-2004 2nd Series) #20 & 21. "By Odin's raven!" The Mad Titan, Thanos and the monstrous beast known as Mangog threaten the very fabric of reality and only the Thunder God can stop them. But first he must return to Midgard and face the ultimate fate of Jake Olson. What does the diabolical Loki have to do with the valiant Olson's woes of late? "Of Ashes & Defeat...
Creators: Tom Brevoort, Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, José Ladrönn, Wes Abbott, Moose Baumann, Bob Harras
Characters: Thor, Balder, Daredevil, Thanos, Loki, Sif, Hannah Fairmont, Recorder, Demitrius Collins, Mangog, Marnot, Jake Olsen, Jane Foster, Odin