The Toy Box: Comics Corner: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 12

Title: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars
Issue Number: 12
Release Date: April 1985

Highlights

First appearance of Puff
The heroes are all dead - destroyed in an instant by a blast from Doom when they all agree to fight him
In space, the remaining villains continue their journey back to earth, levitated through space by Molecule Man on the encapsulated chunk of Denver
Enchantress draws a bath, and summons an Elemental in it, asking her to tell her everything about the Beyonder
We finally learn that the Beyonder took an interest in Earth, specifically that the beings on the plant continued to have desires they couldn't achieve
Thus he selected those who came, and offered them an opportunity to win such a prize
Doom intends to use his powers to invade the realm of Mephisto, and free his mother's captive soul
The Elemental informs Enchantress that the Beyonder is not dead, he waits near Doom, weak, but waiting for an opportunity to strike
Reference is made to Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 7
Enchantress demands the favor from Volcana be returned

The favor she is owed for transporting the woman to Molecule Man's side in issue 7

Enchantress begins to drain Volcana's life force, drawing her energy to teleport herself to Asgard
The Lizard takes Molecule Man to Enchantress in an attempt to stop her
Seeing she is surrounded, Enchantress uses her last remaining power to teleport herself back to Battleworld, but unfortunately also takes Lizard with her
Lizard scratches Enchantress's face, and in a fit of rage, she drains him of all his life force
Enchantress teleports herself to Asgard
Klaw uses his powers to show Doom a vision of Zsaji healing Colossus, but (seamingly) dies in the process

Colossus in turn uses the healing machine at the base to restore Reed Richards, who then builds multiple healing machines, and revives all the heroes

Doctor Doom gets angry, saying that the story Klaw told him can't be true, but now that it's in his head, he may inadvertently make it so with an uncontrolled thought
As Doom's rage grows, the wall is smashed by Thor's hammer
Doom starts to lose control of his powers as his mind beings to open
Klaw convinces Doom to give him just a little power, and he will take care of the heroes, which Doom does
Klaw sends large creatures at the heroes, and then resurrects Ultron
As the battle starts, Thing starts reverting back to Ben Grim, but fights the change, and again becomes Thing, he now knows how to control it
Captain America breaks into the tower, and confronts Doom
Doom atomizes Captain America, but the hero reappears

An endless loop begins where Captain America continues to be atomized, only to immediately return to fight - Doom begins to lose control as a result, and the universe begins to be destroyed

The Beyonder (aka the beam of light that was body hopping) exits Klaw, and reclaims his power from Doom
The Beyonder changes Doom back to how he was prior to gaining ultimate power
Klaw runs towards Doom, and both disappear in a flash of light
Colossus buries Zsaji
Spider-Man follows voices to the room where the costume machine is, and finds the heroes using it to get new suites, but it's not the same machine he used
Spider-Man asks if their clothes are controllable by their minds, to which Human Torch responds that they're just clothes
Spider-Man ponders why his costume is controllable, but then shrugs it off
Hawkeye tries to talk to Hulk, but the man is once again turning savage, and gets aggressive
Curt Connors, no longer the Lizard, stumbles into the heroes base
Lockheed returns with a friend, Puff
The Beyonder keeps his promise, providing the heroes with all they desire

Thing decides to stay behind on Battleworld, sending She-Hulk to take his place on the Fantastic Four team
Reed leaves Ben the device so that he can return to Earth when he's ready
All the heroes, except Ben, return to Earth
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars end

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