Secret Wars II #7

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Mephisto decides that he must take action and destroy the Beyonder--he can't take the risk of the Beyonder killing Death (or worse) again. Mephisto has collected the remnants of all the energy that the Beyonder used to kill Death, and built a machine, Beyondersbane, that will use that energy to kill the Beyonder.The Beyonder, ignoring all this, has situated himself on a Pacific island to think over his plans and existence. Ed Strunk, who lives on a neighboring island, comes over to visit. The Beyonder tells him his story, and Strunk (a fairly loud, boorish character) is tantalized by the idea of simply sitting and thinking. He eventually returns with more people who want to all sit with the Beyonder and take part in his "think system."The Thing also happens to be in the Pacific, shooting an action movie. Hopper Hertneky, a pilot and friend stops by to see him. The conversation steers towards the Beyonder, whom Ben Grimm hates with his whole heart, partly for the ordeal of the original Secret Wars, which in Grimm's mind led to the loss of his girlfriend to Johnny Storm, and partly for a tense wrestling match in which the Beyonder brought Grimm to the point of almost killing him.Meanwhile, Mephisto is putting his plan into action. He sends a subordinate, Bitterhorn, out to 99 villains. To each one, he promises a great reward if he helps kill the Beyonder. The villains include the Juggernaut, Electro, Baron Mordo, the Abomination, the Rhino, Emma Frost, Dr. Octopus, Kraven, Silver Samurai, the Vulture, Dr. Doom, the Wizard, Hobgoblin, the Absorbing Man, the Mole Man, Anaconda, the Wrecker, Titania, Diablo, Kang, Ultron, Blastaar, the Living Laser, the Enchantress, the Executioner, the Crimson Dynamo, the Grim Reaper, the Blob, and M.O.D.O.K., among others (the last 6 are only evident from the cover).However, the villains do not realize Mephisto's full plan. He has put a mystic seal on all of them, so that if any of them touch the Beyonder, or if he uses his power to stop...