Marvel's Underworld Is Secretly Having A Massive Power Battle
Warning! Spoilers for Iron Man/Hellcat Annual #1 by Marvel Comics
The battle for Marvel's underworld has been revealed, as Patsy Walker finds herself in the throes of a power struggle between Daimon Hellstrom, and Mephisto and his son Blackheart. In Iron Man/Hellcat Annual #1 by Marvel Comics, Hellcat ends up in Hell, and when she breaks free, her former husband, the Son of Satan, reveals that a war has been brewing and that he needs her help in taking control.
Patsy Walker has unfortunate experience in Marvel's underworld, as the hero's marriage to Daimon Hellstrom had her try to save his soul. After being exposed to the madness of the realm and seeing her husband's true face, Hellcat committed suicide. While she was later resurrected and split from the Son of Satan, Walker still has PTSD from the ordeal and struggles to commit romantically to anyone, as she fears what happened with Hellstrom could happen again. However, Walker is about to learn that the underworld is currently undergoing a fight for power, with Mephisto, Blackheart, and Hellstrom trying to use her to gain the upper hand.
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In Iron Man/Hellcat Annual #1 by Christopher Cantwell, Ruairi Coleman, Triona Farrell, and VC's Joe Caramagna, Patsy Walker reunites with her friend Hedy after rejecting Iron Man's wedding proposal. The pair visit McConnell Manor, a creaky old house where Hellcat's mother grew up. However, after finding her old stuffed animal, Buttons, who is Daimon Hellstrom in disguise, Patsy ends up in a reality where her grandparents and relatives are alive in the manor. However, the world is quickly revealed to be a mirage, as the hero ends up in Hell. Inside, Mephisto's
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