The third appearance of Marvel's Leir, came in The Mighty Thor #400 (FEB 1989). This wrapped up the arc that saw the Egyptian death god Seth threatening all life.
As issue #400 begins, Thor (to whom Odin had previously imparted the Odinforce) is engaged in a cosmos-spanning battle against the All-Father's eternal enemy, Surtur the Fire Demon. As for Odin himself, the true liege of Asgard has returned to his shattered home to rally its defenders.
Leir is...well...he's being Leir. But at least his Caber finally said what we've all been thinking:
While Caber is launching his one-man intervention, the Earth Force in a final act of rebellion attacks their creator Seth. Sadly, despite their nobility, none of the three possess anywhere near the power necessary to defeat the death god.
With the Earth Force dispatched, Odin steps into the gap to tackle Seth in a mano-a-mano fight, proving that even without the Odinforce, the old guy's nothing to sneeze at. Nevertheless, the sudden appearance of the dimension-hopping battle betwixt Thor and Surtur momentarily distracts Odin, allowing Seth to seize the upper-hand and potentially kill the Lord of Asgard.
At this dramatic apex, DeFalco does a great job (IMHO) of supplying deliverance from very unexpected sources. The Black Knight, who has been struggling against the slow advance of the ebony blade curse--which has been turning him into an extension of that mystic blade--is completely paralyzed. Hogun the Grim, who we've been repeatedly reminded is "marked for death" by Seth, decides to accept his fate by launching one last assault on Seth in an effort to save Odin.
Hurling the paralyzed Knight like a spear, the mystic properties of the ebony blade are able to pierce Seth's head, killing the death god.
Following the defeat of Seth, and the (momentary) knocking out of Surtur, the Thor returns the Odinforce to his father. Odin, in turn, serves as the deus ex machina by "absorbing the very essence" of Surtur into himself, so as to imprison the fire demon forever. (Of course, if defeating Surtur was this easy, it begs the question why Odin didn't do it millennia ago.)
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As issue #400 begins, Thor (to whom Odin had previously imparted the Odinforce) is engaged in a cosmos-spanning battle against the All-Father's eternal enemy, Surtur the Fire Demon. As for Odin himself, the true liege of Asgard has returned to his shattered home to rally its defenders.
Leir is...well...he's being Leir. But at least his Caber finally said what we've all been thinking:
While Caber is launching his one-man intervention, the Earth Force in a final act of rebellion attacks their creator Seth. Sadly, despite their nobility, none of the three possess anywhere near the power necessary to defeat the death god.
With the Earth Force dispatched, Odin steps into the gap to tackle Seth in a mano-a-mano fight, proving that even without the Odinforce, the old guy's nothing to sneeze at. Nevertheless, the sudden appearance of the dimension-hopping battle betwixt Thor and Surtur momentarily distracts Odin, allowing Seth to seize the upper-hand and potentially kill the Lord of Asgard.
At this dramatic apex, DeFalco does a great job (IMHO) of supplying deliverance from very unexpected sources. The Black Knight, who has been struggling against the slow advance of the ebony blade curse--which has been turning him into an extension of that mystic blade--is completely paralyzed. Hogun the Grim, who we've been repeatedly reminded is "marked for death" by Seth, decides to accept his fate by launching one last assault on Seth in an effort to save Odin.
Hurling the paralyzed Knight like a spear, the mystic properties of the ebony blade are able to pierce Seth's head, killing the death god.
Following the defeat of Seth, and the (momentary) knocking out of Surtur, the Thor returns the Odinforce to his father. Odin, in turn, serves as the deus ex machina by "absorbing the very essence" of Surtur into himself, so as to imprison the fire demon forever. (Of course, if defeating Surtur was this easy, it begs the question why Odin didn't do it millennia ago.)
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| Note the largely tertiary Leir positioned behind Fandral, while Caber is on the other side of the panel. Maybe the "lord of lightning and god of the spear" didn't appreciate being reprimanded? |
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