Leir Stands Around, as Plot Holes are Poorly Patched: (Marvel) part 7

 

The Mighty Thor #418 (JUN 1990)

The seventh appearance of Leir in Marvel lore is yet another back-up feature.  This time it's from The Mighty Thor #418, and it picks up from the previous month.  Leir, smitten with love (or is it merely lust?) for the Lady Sif has traveled to Asgard to "claim" her as his bride.  To everyone's astonishment, the previously Thor-enamored Sif agrees to marry Leir...on one (as yet unmentioned) condition.

Since I don't own this comic myself, I can only rely on what I can find out on the web.  As it turns out, this splash page (courtesy of SuperMegaMonkey's Marvel Comics Chronology) is basically all the Leir-related material I could find.  As SMM puts it, basically what we have here is the attempt to plug a rather gaping plot hole.

The Tales of Asgard back-up continues the "visit" from the Celtic gods, with Sif having agreed to marry Leir in return for getting out of Asgard. The question, which feels like a response to questions posed by fans, is why is it that other people can enter and leave Asgard, such as the Celtics and, for example, the New Mutants, but not the Asgardians. The answer at this point is basically, "It's magic!".

Otherwise, we learn that Odin has apparently been possessed or something, as he shockingly attacks the Grand Vizier.