As the Thunder God patrols the city, he overhears a radio news report about Pedro Luis Lopez, a prominent civil rights leader who had been shot. Knowing of Lopez's work, Thor decides that he should do what he can to save Lopez's life, but not as Thor, however, but as Donald Blake. Flying to the hospital where Lopez is being treated, Thor transforms into the form of Donald Blake and offers his assistance as a surgeon to the doctors on staff treating Lopez. The doctors are increasingly worried about Lopez's survival as the biggest fear is that it may lead to riots in the city.

While elsewhere in the hospital, a special room is under guard, watching over a particularly dangerous patient who has been sedated since admission. This patient turns out to be the Wrecker, who has grown immune to the tranquilizers used on him and uses his superior strength to break out of his hospital room. Easily batting aside the plainclothes police officers charged with watching him, the Wrecker retrieves his enchanted crowbar and goes on a rampage in the city.

The rampage does not go unnoticed, as it causes enough quaking to disturb the surgery that Blake is participating in. Blake leaves his patient with the other doctors so that he might investigate Thor. Changing into his godly form, Thor looks for the source of the disturbance and is attacked from behind by the Wrecker, who is more than eager to have a rematch with Thor now that he feels stronger than ever.

Their battle rages across the city, putting Thor on the defensive and unable to stop his foe. Their battle finally lands them in the New York subway system, where Thor tosses the Wrecker on the electrified third rail. This causes the Wrecker to boast at Thor because the rails voltage is insufficient to harm him. However, causes the Wrecker to pause his attack long enough for Thor to slam his hammer onto the rail, electrifying it with its thunderous energies. The overload of power knocks out the Wrecker, ending his threat.

Resuming his Donald Blake guise, Thor returns to the hospital, where he learns that his patient is expected to recover. However, his colleagues question what type of person he is because of the perception of Blake fleeing a patient. Blake takes this and suggests to his fellow that nobody is perfect and walks out of the room.

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