The Silver Surfer comes to Earth to herald Galactus' arrival, but is attacked by Doctor Doom and knocked out of the sky. His surfboard is shattered into "cosmic bricks". Doctor Doom hires villains such as Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Red Skull, Magneto, Loki and Venom to gather the bricks to build "Dr. Doom's Doom Ray of Doom". Realizing the gravity of the situation, Nick Fury gathers the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and various other heroes to get back the bricks.
