VERY FINE/NEAR MINT Written by FRED VAN LENTE & GREG PAK
Penciled by REILLY BROWN
Covers by RAFAEL ALBERQUERQUE
The face-off Herc fans have been clamoring for since his series began is here at last! God of Strength versus God of Thunder! Adamantine mace versus uru hammer! Olympian versus Asgardian! Incredible versus Mighty! That's right -- HERCULES battles THOR! The Odinson discovers the Lion of Olympus has been impersonating him and he's out to prove nothing beats the original! Then, in #137, the epic Secret Origin of Amadeus Cho concludes! He learns his connection with the original MASTER MIND EXCELLO and the identity of who really killed his parents! And once Amadeus knows this, will he look to reunite with Hercules... or destroy him?
BONUS REVIEW by JOHN ROBINSON
An Instant Classic.
Really any issue with a THOR vs HERCULES story is an instant classic.
It's not so much like Thor Annual #1, but a lot more like THOR #356 (the Bob Layton fill-in issue during Simonson's classic run).
This issue does something rarely found in most of todays comics...
It delivers exactly what it promises on the cover - a fight between THORCULES & HERCUTHOR - and it's brilliantly fun.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
