Fantasy Masterpieces Vol 2 12

A coven of witches seeks to prove their power by summoning a creature that is capable of killing the Silver Surfer. They rescue the Abomination from exile, but he refuses to obey the coven's commands. He leaves with his own agenda to subjugate and rule the world. The Silver Surfer similarly escapes the coven and battles the Abomination. The Abomination is eventually defeated by the Surfer.

Detailed Summary:
A coven of witches practice their dark arts near Stonehenge, while above the Silver Surfer once again tries to force himself through Galactus' barrier. He is desperate to get off Earth and to return to Zenn-La so that he can find out if Shalla-Bal has recovered from her earthly injuries. The intense collision he experiences as he hits the barrier knocks him unconscious and causes him to crash land near Stonehenge.

Warlock Prime, the leader of the witches coven, comes upon the Surfer has he is returning home. Recognizing who it is, he brings him home and waits for the Surfer to revive. The Surfer is tricked into drinking a sedative and Warlock Prime brings him to the coven's meeting place. He has a plan to destroy the Surfer and thus prove to the world the power of the coven.

To destroy the Surfer, the coven makes the Abomination appear. They are shocked when the Abomination does not listen to their commands. He throws Warlock Prime against the other witches and sets off to take over the planet.

Finally waking up, the Surfer does not hesitate to heal the injured Warlock Prime. He is warned that only he can stop the rampaging Abomination, but the Surfer (now weakened from exerting so much of his power to save a life) wants no part in the human's madness. He starts to fly away, but then guiltily changes course when he sees the nearby city in flames.

The Surfer attacks the Abomination, hoping to stop him from creating anymore destruction. The Abomination easily repels the weakened Surfer, but he eventually perseveres, using his power cosmic to lull the beast to sleep. He returns the Abomination to the coven and demands that they send him back from whence he came.

Appearing in "The Infinity Effect"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Warlock #9

Featured Characters:

Adam Warlock

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Magus
Black Knights
- Peter (First appearance)
- General Egeus (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Matriarch
Thanos
In-Betweener (First appearance) (Cameo)
Kray-Tor (Only in recap)
Autolycus (Only in flashback)
Chaos (Mentioned)
Order (Mentioned)
High Evolutionary (Mentioned)
Man-Beast (Mentioned)

Races & Species:

Sarks (Main story and flashback)
Zen-Whoberis
Laxidazians
Sirusites
Mutant Eternal Titanians
Abstract Entities
Judans (Only in recap)

Realities:

Earth-616

Locations:

Milky Way
- Al'Ma'an
  - Homeworld
    - Sacred Palace
- Counter-Earth (Mentioned)

Items:

Soul Gem

Synopsis for "The Infinity Effect"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Warlock #9

Warlock refuses to believe that he will become as evil as the Magus but the villain says every word Warlock utters at the same time. Gamora states that she can't interfere just now and that it might be time for someone else to get involved, Pip thinks she refers to him but she is actually communicating with her as of yet unnamed master. Magus can't detect Gamora and the voice of her master reveals that this is a defense the Magus' own nature has given to them. Magus tells Warlock what will happen next (as he remembers it), he will attack Warlock with the Soul Gem and saturate Adam's body with radiation to summon the In-Betweener, three hours after the In-Betweener will appear he will take Warlock to his realm where he will float four centuries, he then will enter his protective cocoon and become the Magus once he leaves it again, he will awake 5000 Years before the time of his meeting with the In-Betweener. He also tells how he conquered Homeworld and created the Universal Church of Truth. The voice of Gamora's master reveals, that the Magus can't see her, because she wasn't there before and thus can't remember her being there staying ignorant of her presence. Twelve seconds before the Magus summons the In-Betweener Gamora starts her attack but the Magus discovers her just in time telling her, that she can tell her master, whoever he is, that the Magus now knows that he is there and will deal with him in due time. After making clear that he can't trust the Matriarch anymore, he orders all the Black Knights to kill Warlock and his comrades, though he doubts that they can defeat Warlock he thinks it best to have Warlock occupied until the In-Betweener appears and 2500 Black Knights are just the means. Thanos is revealed as Gamora's master and he joins Warlock and the others to fight by their side (which is unknown to the Magus).

Notes

The following pages were edited from the original Silver Surfer #12: Pages 4, 13, and 14.

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Fantasy Masterpieces Vol 2 12

Appearing in ""Gather, Ye Witches!""

Synopsis for ""Gather, Ye Witches!""

Appearing in "The Infinity Effect"

Synopsis for "The Infinity Effect"

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