An attempt to cheat the fatal prophecy made regarding a final battle between Thor and the Serpent occurred in "Thor" #274 - 278 (July - Dec. 1978), although the creature returned in "Thor" #325 (Nov. 1982 - Jan. 1983). A "larger than life" battle between Thor and the Serpent was depicted in "Thor" #379 - 380 (May - June 1987), with writer-artist Walter Simonson using a splash page to depict the creature's size, and then full pages to demonstrate the battle between the pair.