The fate of Olympus is at stake, and it’s up to the Thing and Hercules to save the day. But is the combined strength of the Ever-Lovin' Blue-Eyed Thing and the Prince of Power enough to take down Manduu the Merciless and Krokarr the Cruel?

Bashful Benjy is at Camp Run-A-Mok, having been stuck with the lovely duty of visiting and entertaining the kids. As seems to be usual with Ben and kids, they seem to be getting the better of him. To keep 'em under control, Ben tells them a "real-fer-honest-and-true story."

The story starts with Ben in the Baxter Building, working out. The Human Torch comes home and picks a fight, which ends with Ben's weights melted. With nothing else to do, he takes a walk, only to be shanghied by Hercules, who has been flying the streets of New York City in a chariot being pulled by a pegasus, looking for Ben. Not giving the Thing a chance to say 'no', Hercules literally lifts him off the street and flies them to Mount Olympus. It seems a race of giants from afar have invaded Mount Olympus and taken over, and Hercules needs Ben's help. The two land where the first of the three giants lives, and Ben bashes them an entrance in...