Synopsis
The heroes of Earth are abducted and transported to a large ship. The mystified heroes pondered how all of them got there. The Grandmaster and Death introduced themselves as the reason the heroes were captured. The reason the Grandmaster was playing was to restore life to his recently deceased brother, The Collector. Death could restore life to his dead brother. Both entities chose twelve players.
Issues/Episodes
Notes
- Death was called "The Unknown" throughout the series.
- 2015's Deadpool's Secret Secret Wars #1 revealed that a Bonus Round was fought in East St. Louis, with Deadpool, Doop, Howard the Duck and Pink Sphinx on the side of Death, and Rocket Racer, She-Man-Thing, the Vile Tapeworm and Frog Man on the side of the Grandmaster. The Bonus Round was a result of Deadpool and the other participants voicing their frustration over not being chosen for the main event. Death's team won the Bonus Round, granting Deadpool the chance to kiss her.
Trivia
- Contest of Champions is the very first Marvel limited series, and predates Secret Wars as the first major crossover despite the latter often being cited as such.
See Also
- 4 mention(s) of Contest of Champions
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of Contest of Champions
- 25 article(s) related to Contest of Champions