Avengers Annual Vol 1 7

Avengers Annual Vol 1 #7 Published Released August, 1977 August 3, 1977 Editor-in-Chief Archie Goodwin Cover Artist Jim Starlin "The Final Threat" Writer Jim Starlin Penciler Jim Starlin Inker Josef Rubinstein Colourist Petra Goldberg Letterer Tom Orzechowski Editor Archie Goodwin Previous Issue Next Issue Avengers Annual #6 Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2 (Story) Avengers Annual #8 (Series)

Appearing in "The Final Threat"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  •  Iron Man (Tony Stark) 
  •  Vision 
  •  Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) 
  •  Thor 
  •  Captain America (Steve Rogers) 
  •  Beast (Hank McCoy) 

Supporting Characters:

•  Adam Warlock 
•  Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) 
•  Moondragon (Heather Douglas) 

Antagonists:

•  Thanos  (Main story and flashback)
• Thanos-Thralls
  • Qu'lar (First appearance)

Other Characters:

•  Gamora  (Main story and flashback)
•  Pip the Troll 
• Drax the Destroyer (Only in flashback)
• Peter Corbeau
• Autolycus (Cameo)
• Kray-Tor (Cameo)
• Black Knights (Cameo)
• Stranger (Only in flashback)
• Xiambor (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• Deneb IV (Only in flashback)
• Solar System
  • New York City
    • Manhattan
      • Avengers Mansion
  • Starcore

Items:

• Soul Gems
  • 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] (Destroyed)
• Mjolnir
• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Iron Man Armor MK IV
• Nega-Bands

Vehicles:

• Sanctuary
• 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. Even as they combat a horde of aliens foes, Warlock finds his companion, Pip the Troll, murdered, and absorbs his spirit into his Soul Gem, as he had done earlier on finding the dying Gamora. Warlock and Captain Marvel then locate Thanos, and Mar-Veil is knocked unconscious as he smashes the villain's energy-projector. Then Warlock and Thanos clash, and the golden-skinned hero falls. At once. Thor arrives to engage Thanos, while Iron Man destroys his 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

• Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Warlock # 2

• Warlock's Death was shown first in Warlock #11

• Thanos and Warlock appear next in Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2

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Recommended Reading

• Warlock #11
• Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2
  

Links and References

• The Grand Comics Database: Avengers Annual #7 [1]

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