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This Is the Story of LOKI. Loki, Who, Born Again, Sought to Erase The This is the story of LOKI. Loki, who, born again, sought to erase the misdeeds of the past, who sought to change. In spite of his attempts to change, though, he had a powerful combatant in the Loki of the future, whose sole endeavor was to ensure his dark reality would come to pass by trapping his younger self in it. In his travels, Loki came across mystic sisters AMORA THE ENCHANTRESS and the sorceress LORELEI, whose quarrels only intensified as Amora renounced her evil ways. Meanwhile, Lorelei, along with her Asgardian man-of-the-moment SIGURD, strayed from the straight and narrow onto the path of bank robbery. Stories such as these are rarely solitary moments. They resonate across other tales of good and evil, alongside heroes and monsters, martyrs and gods— and this story is no different. As THOR fell from grace, Loki was transformed into a warrior for the side of right, a hero for the ages. As a battle—the likes of which has never been seen in the Nine Realms—was on the precipice of erupting, Loki found himself against his brother, thrust into the role of champion of all things noble, the uncertain but willing… …Agent of Axis. Note: This story takes place during the events of AXIS #9 and before the events of THOR #1. LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD No. 9, February 2015. Published Monthly by MARVEL WORLDWIDE, INC., a subsidiary of MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT, LLC. OFFICE OF PUBLICATION: 135 West 50th Street, New York, NY 10020. BULK MAIL POSTAGE PAID AT NEW YORK, NY AND AT ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. © 2014 Marvel Characters, Inc. All rights reserved. All characters featured in this issue and the distinctive names and likenesses thereof, and all related indicia are trademarks of Marvel Characters, Inc. No similarity between any of the names, characters, persons, and/or institutions in this magazine with those of any living or dead person or institution is intended, and any such similarity which may exist is purely coincidental. $3.99 per copy in the U.S. (GST #R127032852) in the direct market; Canadian Agreement #40668537. Printed in the USA. Subscription rate (U.S. dollars) for 12 issues: U.S. $26.99; Canada $42.99; Foreign $42.99. POSTMASTER: SEND ALL ADDRESS CHANGES TO LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD, C/O MARVEL SUBSCRIPTION P.O. BOX 1527 LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101. TELEPHONE # (888) 511-5480. FAX # (347) 537-2649. [email protected]. ALAN FINE, EVP - Office of the President, Marvel Worldwide, Inc. and EVP & CMO Marvel Characters B.V.; DAN BUCKLEY, Publisher & President - Print, Animation & Digital Divisions; JOE QUESADA, Chief Creative Officer; TOM BREVOORT, SVP of Publishing; DAVID BOGART, SVP of Operations & Procurement, Publishing; C.B. CEBULSKI, SVP of Creator & Content Develop- ment; DAVID GABRIEL, SVP of Print, Sales & Marketing; JIM O’KEEFE, VP of Operations & Logistics; DAN CARR, Executive Director of Publishing Technology; SUSAN CRESPI, Editorial Operations Manager; ALEX MORALES, Publishing Operations Manager; STAN LEE, Chairman Emeritus. For information regarding advertising in Marvel Comics or on Marvel.com, please contact Niza Disla, Director of Marvel Partnerships, at [email protected]. For Marvel subscription inquiries, please call 888-511-5480. Manufactured between 11/28/2014 and 12/09/2014 by QUAD/GRAPHICS WASECA, WASECA, MN, USA. .
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