My life has been a failure. I welcome its end!
- -- Adam Warlock
Appearing in "The Final Threat"
Featured Characters:
- Avengers (Main story and recap)
Iron Man (Tony Stark)
Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff)
(Main story and recap)
Vision
(Main story and recap)
Thor
(Main story and recap)
Captain America (Steve Rogers)
(Main story and recap)
Beast (Hank McCoy)
Supporting Characters:
Adam Warlock
(Main story and flashback) (Apparent death)
Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)
(Main story and recap)
Moondragon (Heather Douglas)
Antagonists:
Thanos
(Main story and flashback)
- Thanos-Thralls (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
Gamora
(Main story and flashback) (Apparent death)
- Four Winds (Mentioned)
- Starfox (Eros) (Recap)
- Mentor (A'Lars) (Recap)
- Death (Recap)
- Sui-San (Referenced) (Deceased)
- Mantis (Recap)
- Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) (Recap)
- Stranger (Only in flashback)
- Xiambor (Only in flashback)
- Gardener (Ord Zyonz) (Referenced)
- Magus (Recap)
Pip the Troll
(Apparent death)
- Peter Corbeau
- Sensia (Referenced)
- Yvette Steckley (Vision)
- Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) (Vision)
- Rick Jones (Vision)
- Devil (Invoked)
- God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Autolycus (Cameo; trapped in the soul gem)
- Kray-Tor (Cameo; trapped in the soul gem)
- Black Knights (Cameo; trapped in the soul gem)
Races and Species:
- Cosmic Beings (Main story and flashback)
- Zen-Whoberis
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Synthezoids (Main story and recap)
- Asgardians (Main story and recap)
- Mutants
- Kree (Main story and recap)
- Eagles (Mentioned)
- Titanians (Main story and flashback)
- Eternals (Recap)
- Abstract Entities (Recap)
- Numerous unidentified alien species (Main story and flashback)
- Skrulls (Main story and flashback)
- Sagittarians (Main story and flashback)
- Gods (Referenced)
- Gigantians (Only in flashback)
- Laxidazians
- Olympians (Referenced)
- Sarks (Cameo)
- Judans (Cameo)
Locations:
- Prime Marvel Universe (Main story and flashback)
- Unidentified Galaxy
- Unnamed planetoid
- Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
- Solar System (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States
- Earth Orbit (Only in flashback)
- Moon (Only in flashback)
- Sun
- Saturn (Only in flashback)
- Titan (Only in flashback)
- Starcore
- Pluto (Mentioned)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Labworld (Only in flashback)
- Solar System (Main story and flashback)
- Deneb (Only in flashback)
- Deneb-IV (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed prison planet (Only in flashback)
- Hell (Invoked)
- Hala, Pama, Kree Galaxy (Invoked)
- Olympus (Referenced)
- Asgard (Invoked)
- Unidentified Galaxy
Items:
- Iron Man Armor Model 4
- Scarlet Witch's Suit (Main story and recap)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Main story and recap)
- Mjolnir (Main story and recap)
- Captain Marvel's Suit and Nega-Bands (Main story and recap)
- Cosmic Cube (Recap)
- Swordsman's Sword (Recap)
- Soul Gems (Main story and flashback)
- Warlock's Green Gem (Main story and flashback)
- Stranger's Yellow Gem (Only in flashback)
- Gem from Prison Satellite (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
- Orange Gem from Deneb IV (Only in flashback)
- Xiambor's Gem (Only in flashback) (First appearance)
- Gardener's Red Gem (Only in flashback)
- Giant Synthetic Soul Gem (Only appearance)[1] (Destruction)
Vehicles:
- Sanctuary II (Main story and flashback)
- Moondragon's space-cruiser
Synopsis for "The Final Threat"
Captain Marvel and Moondragon arrive at Avengers Mansion, closely followed by Adam Warlock, who reveals that Thanos has returned, gathered the energies of the six Soul Gems in a giant synthetic jewel, and plans to snuff out the stars themselves. The heroes rocket into space to stop Thanos's approaching armada. As they combat a horde of alien foes, Warlock finds his companion, Pip the Troll. The troll is alive, however, his mind has been destroyed by Thanos, and Warlock absorbs his spirit into his Soul Gem, just as he had earlier done with the dying Gamora.
Warlock and Captain Marvel then locate Thanos and the Captain is knocked unconscious as he smashes the villain's energy-projector. Warlock and Thanos clash, and the golden-skinned hero falls. Thor arrives to engage Thanos, while Iron Man destroys the villain's artificial soul gem. Foiled, the Titan vanishes. Nearby, an astonished Captain Marvel watches as a second Warlock appears from the past and absorbs the spirit of his dying present self. Warlock awakens to find himself reunited with his friends in a world of peace and happiness within the Soul Gem itself.
Notes
- Warlock's Death was shown first in Warlock #11.
- Thanos and Warlock appear next in Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2.
See Also
Recommended Reading
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- Satan (Unidentified) (Earth-616)/Invocations
- Hala (Planet)/Invocations
- Asgard (Realm)/Invocations
- Comics
- Week 31, 1977
- 1977
- 1977, August
- Bronze-Age
- Avengers Annual Vol 1
- Annuals
- Archie Goodwin/Editor-in-Chief
- Jim Starlin/Cover Artist
- Jim Starlin/Writer
- Jim Starlin/Penciler
- Josef Rubinstein/Inker
- Petra Scotese/Colourist
- Tom Orzechowski/Letterer
- Archie Goodwin/Editor
- Adam Warlock (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Avengers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Vision (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Henry McCoy (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Adam Warlock (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Mar-Vell (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Heather Douglas (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thanos (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Children of Thanos (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Qu'lar (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan (Earth-7528)/Appearances
- Eros (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- A'Lars (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Death (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Sui-San (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Mantis (Brandt) (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Jacques Duquesne (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Stranger (Cosmic Being) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Xiambor (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ord Zyonz (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Magus (Earth-7528)/Minor Appearances
- Pip Gofern (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Peter Corbeau (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Sensia (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Yvette Steckley (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Arthur Douglas (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Richard Jones (Earth-616)/Minor Appearances
- Yahweh (Earth-616)/Invocations
- Autolycus (Sark) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Kray-Tor (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Black Knights (Universal Church of Truth) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Cosmic Beings/Appearances
- Zen-Whoberis/Appearances
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Synthezoids/Appearances
- Asgardians/Appearances
- Homo superior/Appearances
- Kree/Appearances
- Eagles/Mentions
- Titans (Eternals)/Appearances
- Eternals (Homo immortalis)/Minor Appearances
- Abstract Entities/Minor Appearances
- Deviant Skrulls/Appearances
- Sagittarians/Appearances
- Gods of Earth/Mentions
- Gigantians/Appearances
- Laxidazians/Appearances
- Olympians/Mentions
- Sarks/Appearances
- Judans/Appearances
- Earth-616/Appearances
- Milky Way/Appearances
- Sol/Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- New York (State)/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Manhattan/Appearances
- Fifth Avenue/Appearances
- Avengers Mansion/Appearances
- Earth Orbit/Appearances
- Luna (Moon)/Appearances
- Sun (Star)/Appearances
- Saturn (Planet)/Appearances
- Titan (Moon of Saturn)/Appearances
- Starcore One/Appearances
- Pluto (Planet)/Mentions
- Labworld/Appearances
- Deneb/Appearances
- Deneb IV/Appearances
- Hell/Invocations
- Olympus (Realm)/Mentions
- Iron Man Armor Model 4/Appearances
- Scarlet Witch's Suit/Appearances
- Captain America's Uniform/Appearances
- Captain America's Shield/Appearances
- Mjolnir/Appearances
- Captain Marvel's Suit/Appearances
- Nega-Bands/Appearances
- Cosmic Cube/Minor Appearances
- Swordsman's Sword/Minor Appearances
- Infinity Stones/Appearances
- Soul Stone/Appearances
- Power Stone/Appearances
- Reality Stone/Appearances
- Mind Stone/Appearances
- Space Stone/Appearances
- Time Stone/Appearances
- Sanctuary (Vehicle)/Appearances