Nova learns that his old enemy the Corruptor is leader of the Inner Circle! Meanwhile, the Rider family is shocked at Richard's long-kept secret.

In the wake of last issue's events, Nova confronts the leader of the hooded cabal, the sinister Corruptor. How can Nova possibly hope to defeat a foe who once possessed the mighty Thor? Plus, at long last, Richard Rider reveals to his family that he is in fact the super-hero known as Nova.