Thor #399 Jan 1989
War of Gods: Part 5 of 6 "When Asgard Dies"
In Asgard, the forces of life and the forces of death clash in fierce combat;
Seth challenges Balder to single combat, and of course, cheats;
Balder falls and returns Thor's power to him;
The manacles holding Odin were really power dampeners, hiding his presence from Surtur;
Odin imparts all his power to Thor to fight the fire demon when he arrives.
Appearances by Loki, Karnilla, Hogun, the Enchantress, Sif, the Black Knight and the Earth Force.
Script by Tom DeFalco,
pencils by Ron Frenz,
inks by Romeo Tanghal