Captain America finally defeated the Red Guardian just as the Red Skull's barrier dissipated with the absence of the Cosmic Cube.

Bizarrely, the concentration camp the Red Skull constructed remained.

The Black Widow rushed to the side of her formerly deceased husband. It appeared she was no longer a widow.

Ray Palmer found himself materializing in his home ----- minus the Cosmic Cube. Somehow, he had been relieved of the Cosmic Cube.

He hurriedly called a JLA meeting to inform the others that he had been forced to abandon Batman, Green Arrow and Plastic Man in Skartaris.

Day 74: Midday; Skartaris, on a replicated Earth in an alternate reality.

The Captain of Earth 1000 never returned to being Captain America. Instead he retained his Vibranium shield given to him by T'Challa. He also retained Mjolnir because during the battle in which he wielded it, Thor was killed and there was no one to claim it from him afterward. Odin allowed him to keep it and whisked him to Asgard to fight in the impending Ragnarok in place of his lost son.


He was in the midst of fighting that Ragnarok when he was taken by a rift in reality.

Madame Hydra glared around her. She was from Earth 30 and had never adopted the name Viper. This Madame Hydra was fiercely loyal to the Red Skull and would do anything he demanded. Anything.

She was upset when she found herself bereft of her object of worship. She had no idea that there was a Red Skull for her to serve right here where she now found herself.

The Captain was dismayed as he emerged from the rift in reality. He had let Odin and Asgard down! They had been counting on him to come through and he couldn't because all of a sudden. he could not be there.

Madame Hydra jumped when the Captain emerged but when she saw he looked too similar to the hated Captain America she impulsively attacked him.

The Captain barely evaded her attack, blocking her with the vibranium shield.

She was knocked back and decided to fade into the jungle rather than confront him head on again.

The Captain watched Madame Hydra disappear into the jungle. He knew who she was, even though she wasn't exactly the same one he knew.

He was still struck by the fact that he had failed Odin and Asgard. It wasn't his fault but he felt guilt just the same. Those he knew were dying because he was not there to protect them.


After mulling it over in his head, it occurred to him that perhaps Madame Hydra was possibly responsible for his inadvertent dereliction of duty.

He decided to try to find her, but did so warily, knowing she was dangerous.

The Red Skull was fuming. Who was that Verdammt scum who had gotten through his defenses and absconded with the Cosmic Cube?!?

The Red Skull was beside himself and in his rage forgot himself by running out to the Arena to physically assault his greatest enemy.


The Red Skull and Captain America closed in battle and without the Cosmic Cube the Red Skull could only fall in battle.

Captain America and the Falcon greeted each other, acknowledging their bond.

The Black Widow and the Red Guardian had a reunion of sorts and then suddenly, the two of them found themselves relocated to Moscow which was currently in the hands of the Red Ghost.

The other heroes watched as the two disappeared in incredulous disbelief.

Rojhaz searched through the jungle after he defeated the Amphicyon.
eventually he stumbled on a village where he was challenged by the men of the village. after several hours of demonstrating and cajoling, the tribe accepted Rojhaz as an equal and admitted him to the village, happy to accept him.

Madame Hydra worked her way through the jungle, drawn to her hero; the Red Skull. She was led by an invisible trail that took her to the object of her affection.

She was observed by Viper however; and the latter became curious. Then she became angry.

Mister Hyde was beating the hell out of Jack Flag. The last time they Jack Flag was able to play on Hyde underestimating him but this time Hyde knew what he was dealing with and was motivated by revenge.

Jack Flag tried but he was outclassed in strength and weight and was soon beaten down.

Hyde stood up and looked around for Cobra and Anaconda but could see no sign of them.

Captain America and the Falcon saw to Crossbones' incarceration and then the Falcon gathered up his flight gear.

They then moved to join the other fights.


Batman and Green Arrow managed to subdue Mentallo and Sin after a tense battle where Batman finally realized what Mentallo's power was which enabled him to defend against them using tactics he'd honed from several confrontations with the Scarecrow.

Angel and Iceman overcame Gadget and Shimmer with only a little trouble.

Hercules knocked Mammoth out with the gift and turned his attention toward Psimon. Hercules was inured toward Psimon's tricks and a terrified Psimon surrendered.

Sharon Carter, Yo Yo Rodriguez and Maria Hill were no match for Sidewinder, Asp and the Eel. The Eel was all set to execute them when he was struck down from behind by an enraged Mister Hyde who demanded to know the whereabouts of Cobra.

Plastic Man took out all the Major Maxim robots but Baron Zemo was nowhere to be found when he was finished.

Copperhead was giving Black Goliath a difficult time because Bill was having trouble getting a grip on him. Finally Bill just clocked Copperhead hard enough to knock him out.

Hawkman defeated Arnim Zola after a lengthy cat and mouse game.

Viper confronted Madame Hydra and the two began to fight. This went nowhere because they each knew each other's moves. They were practically the same person with the only difference being that Viper was independent and had ambition whereas Madame Hydra worshipped the Red Skull and was programmed to do anything for him, similar to a cult leader.

They realized the fight was going nowhere and began to talk.

After their discussion Viper decided to cut her losses and throw in with the Serpent Squad and work independently. she backed away carefully from Madame Hydra, told her where to look for the Red Skull and then hurried to gather the Serpent Squad.