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Nebula inadvertently undoes all of Thanos' actions, and after another battle with the heroes and cosmic deities loses the Gauntlet to Adam Warlock. Thanos then appears to commit suicide by detonating a nuclear bomb rather than be taken prisoner, but actually retreats to contemplate his loss. |
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Starlin laid the foundations for Infinity Gauntlet, during his run on ''Silver Surfer'', resurrecting the Mad Titan and incorporating characters Adam Warlock, Drax the Destroyer and Mephisto <ref>http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.799.Infinity_Gauntlet_Gallery</ref>. A two-issue limited series, ''Thanos Quest,'' was a prelude to ''Infinity Gauntlet.'' ''[[Cloak & Dagger (comics)|Cloak & Dagger]] #18'' immediately preceded the mini-series.<ref>http://marvel.com/news/comicstories.799.Infinity_Gauntlet_Gallery</ref> |
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The Infinity Gauntlet is a six-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics from July to December in 1991. The series was written by Jim Starlin and penciled by George Pérez and Ron Lim. The storyline continues the plot events of the two-part limited series The Thanos Quest, published by Marvel Comics from September to October 1990.
Plot summary
The recently resurrected Thanos,[1] desperate to win the affections of Death, decides to offer her a gift of love by erasing half the sentient life in the universe. To accomplish this, the character uses the six Infinity Gems, which he mounts on his left glove to form the Infinity Gauntlet (the focus of the title of the series). Each Gem grants its bearer complete mastery over one aspect of the universe, being Time; Space; Mind; Soul; Reality and Power respectively.
The surviving heroes on Earth band together - guided by a newly-resurrected hero Adam Warlock - to battle Thanos. In a bid to impress Death, Thanos allows the heroes a slight chance of winning, but defeats and kills almost all of them. Thanos then goes on to imprison the cosmic pantheon — consisting of Galactus; the Stranger; the Titan Chronos; Epoch; the entities Love and Hate; two Celestials; Master Order and Lord Chaos; and Eternity — before losing the Gauntlet in a moment of carelessness to space pirate Nebula.
Nebula inadvertently undoes all of Thanos' actions, and after another battle with the heroes and cosmic deities loses the Gauntlet to Adam Warlock. Thanos then appears to commit suicide by detonating a nuclear bomb rather than be taken prisoner, but actually retreats to contemplate his loss.
Collected editions
- Infinity Gauntlet (collects Infinity Gauntlet limited series, 256 pages, March 2000, ISBN 0871359448, December 2004, ISBN 0-7851-0892-0, July 2006, ISBN 0-7851-2349-0)
In other media
Video games
Capcom released two games based on the events of the Infinity Gauntlet storyline, the 1995 Marvel Super Heroes and 1996 Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems.
Trading cards
The Gauntlet has featured in the Impel Marvel Universe set (1991); the Fleer Overpower game (1994) and the Upper Deck Entertainment Heralds of Galactus expansion set for the VS System (2006).
Reference
- ^ Silver Surfer vol. 3, #34 (Feb. 1990)
- Infinity Gauntlet at the Grand Comics Database
- Infinity Gauntlet (storyline) at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)