

Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Adam Warlock (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- Kang the Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards) (Apparent death)
- Rama-Tut (Nathaniel Richards)
Antagonists:
- Unidentified entity (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Daily Bugle (Name only) (Only in recap)
- Enclave (Only in recap)
- Wladyslav Shinski (Only in recap)
- Maris Morlak (Only in recap)
- Jerome Hamilton (Only in recap)
- Lady Sif (Only in recap)
- Avengers (Only in recap)
- Thor Odinson (Only in recap)
- Beast (Hank McCoy) (Only in recap)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in recap)
- Vision (Only in recap)
- Scarlet Witch (Wanda Maximoff) (Only in recap)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in recap)
- High Evolutionary (Herbert Wyndham) (Only in recap)
- Man-Beast (Only in recap)
- Magus (Imagination in main story and appears in recap)
- Thanos (Only in recap)
- Gamora (Only in recap)
- Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) (Only in recap)
- Pip the Troll (Pip Gofern) (Only in recap)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only in recap)
- Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (Only in recap)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Only in recap)
- Pip the Troll (Pip Gofern) (Soul fragment)
- Kray-Tor (Soul)
- Autolycus (Soul)
- Gamora (Soul fragment)
- Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) (Soul fragment)
- Adam Warlock (Soul fragment)
- Adam Warlock (Illusion or holographic simulation)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (Mentioned)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Loki (Only appearance; corpse)
- She-Hulk (Jen Walters) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Guardians of the Galaxy (First and only known appearance)
- Ant-Man (Scott Lang) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Groot (Only appearance; corpse)
- Star-Lord (Peter Quill) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Rocket Raccoon (Only appearance; corpse)
- Gamora (First appearance)
- Champions (First and only known appearance)
- Hulk (Amadeus Cho) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Avengers (First and only known appearance)
- Vision (Earth-Unknown) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Thor (Jane Foster) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Falcon (Sam Wilson) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Moondragon (Heather Douglas) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Cable (Nathan Summers) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Medusa (Medusalith Amaquelin) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Phyla-Vell (Only appearance; corpse)
- Ultimates (First and only known appearance)
- Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Defenders (First and only known appearance)
- Luke Cage (Only appearance; corpse)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Deadpool (Wade Wilson) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Nova (Richard Rider) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Thanos (First appearance) (Shadow only)
- Darkhawk (Chris Powell) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Doop (Only appearance; corpse)
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Only appearance; corpse)
- The Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast) (Only appearance; corpse)
- The Collector (Taneleer Tivan) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Emma Frost (Only appearance; corpse)
- Odinson (Only appearance; corpse)
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Only appearance; corpse)
- Nezarr the Calculator (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Eson the Searcher (First appearance) (Cameo)
- Anubis (Carving)
Races and Species:
- Cosmic Beings (Main story and recap)
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Vanir (Only in recap)
- Asgardians (Corpse in main story and appear in recap)
- New Men (Only in recap)
- Titanians (Shadow in main story and appear in recap)
- Zen-Whoberis (Main story and recap)
- Laxidazians (Only in recap)
- Mutants (Corpses in main story and appear in recap)
- Synthezoids (Corpse in main story and appear in recap)
- Kree (Corpse in main story and appear in recap)
- Judans (Souls)
- Sarks (Souls)
- Gods (Invoked)
- Frost Giants (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Flora colossi (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Human-Spartax Hybrids (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Inhumans (Corpses)
- Human-Kree Hybrids (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Human-Inhuman Hybrids (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Zenn-Lavians (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Celestials
- Ennead (Carving)
Locations:
- The End of Time
- The Last Dying Star
- Kang's Fortress
- The Last Dying Star
- Earth-616 / Prime Marvel Universe (Past in main story and appears in recap)
- Milky Way Galaxy (Past in main story and appears in recap)
- Solar System (Past in main story and appears in recap)
- Earth (Past in main story and appears in recap)
- United States of America (Only in recap)
- New York (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in recap)
- Midtown (Only in recap)
- Murray Hill (Only in recap)
- 39th Street and Second Avenue (Only in recap)
- Daily Bugle Building (Only in recap)
- 39th Street and Second Avenue (Only in recap)
- Murray Hill (Only in recap)
- Midtown (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- New York (Only in recap)
- Atlantic Ocean (Only in recap)
- Shard Island (Only in recap)
- Beehive (Only in recap)
- Shard Island (Only in recap)
- Egypt (Past)
- Giza (Past)
- Pyramids of Giza (Past)
- Great Sphinx (Past)
- Celestium (Only appearance; past)
- Giza (Past)
- United States of America (Only in recap)
- Counter-Earth (Only in recap)
- Earth (Past in main story and appears in recap)
- Orion
- Orion's Belt
- Unnamed star (First appearance)
- Planet Saiph (Mentioned) (Unnamed)
- Unnamed star (First appearance)
- Orion's Belt
- Solar System (Past in main story and appears in recap)
- Soul World
- Heaven (Mentioned)
- Milky Way Galaxy (Past in main story and appears in recap)
- Infinity's End (First appearance)
Items:
- Kang's trophies
- Hulk's Pants
- Hawkeye's Bow and Trick Arrows
- Ultimate Nullifier
- Klaw's head and Sonic Disruptor
- Angel's skeleton
- Doctor Doom's Mask
- Future-Vision (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Iron Man Armor Model 1
- Iron Man Armor Model 2
- Super-Adaptoid Armor
- Winter Soldier's Bionic Arm
- Captain America's Shield
- Cosmic Cube
- Hoverchair
- Captain America's Helmet
- Spider-Man's Mask
- Green Goblin's Mask
- Black Knight's Helmet
- Silver Surfer's Surfboard
- Sanctum Sanctorum's window
- An unidentified Celestial's head
- Xorn's Helmet
- Magneto's Helmet
- Nezarr the Calculator's head
- A Sentinel's head
- Cyclops' Visor
- Eson the Searcher's head
- Kang Armor
- Mjolnir (Only in recap)
- Nega-Bands (Only in recap)
- Spider-Man's Suit (Main story and recap)
- Web-Shooters (Behind the scenes in main story and recap)
- Iron Man Armor Model 4 (Only in recap)
- Infinity Gauntlet (Only in recap)
- Infinity Gems (Only in recap)
- Behind the scenes in main story and appears in recap
- Power Gem (Only in recap)
- Space Gem (Only in recap)
- Mind Gem (Only in recap)
- Reality Gem (Only in recap)
- Behind the scenes in recap
- Infinity Gems (Only in recap)
- Ant-Man's Helmet and Suit
- Doctor Doom's Armor
- Cloak of Levitation
- Eye of Agamotto
- Star-Lord Armor
- Iron Man Armor Model 51 (Model-Prime Armor)
- Quantum Sword
- Nova Star
- Ms. Marvel's Suit
- Raptor Armor
- Black Widow's Gauntlets
- Wolverine's Suit
- Falcon's Wings
- Power Cosmic
- Panther Habit
Vehicles:
- Sanctuary II (Only in recap)
Synopsis for 1st story
Adam Warlock emerges in Kang the Conqueror's Citadel at the "End of Time". Warlock asks why he was awakened from his cocoon before the proper time, and Khan answers that the time is exactly right. As Warlock threatens Kang because of his trophies of deceased heroes scattered around his fortress, Kang shows he means no harm and that he just wants to help. As such, he opens a warp in which he shows Adam his own past: his birth, his fights with Thor, the High Evolutionary, Man-Beast, Magus and Thanos, his entering the Soul Gem and his return to fight Thanos once again. Now, at the end of time, Kang shows Adam what lies ahead if the past isn't changed: Infinity's end. Adam sees the vision of all the heroes of Earth dead, while only a future version of Gamora in despair still stands against a menacing figure.
Kang immediately takes Adam back to his citadel, saying he needs to reposition him to a more advantageous place in time. In answer to Adam's objections, he explains that he has already tried 112 times to avert this horrible fate, but to no avail. He's now convinced that Adam can stop this from happening, but he'll need to find the Soul Stone and keep it safe. Kang will send Adam in the past, so that he can get to 2018 without being located by the wielder of the Time Stone, which Kang asks as compensation for his help after all this has ended. Kang throws Adam into a warp, telling him to find his past self and explain to him everything. After that, a mysterious entity attacks Kang, who claims that its ending will be its being omnipotent but not omniscient. Then, Kang fades away, leaving only his shadow in the citadel.
Adam finds himself in Ancient Egypt. As he's attacked by a group of marauders, he's found by Kang's past version of himself, Rama-Tut. As they walk inside a pyramid, Rama-Tut explains he already knows everything, as he is able to communicate with Kang. Adam is taken to the Celestium, a place where Rama-Tut was able to observe the continuity and understand that a specific spot in the universe, where a single planet revolves around a star, is the location Adam will have to keep safe, to prevent all life from being snuffed out. There he will find Magus, armed with the Soul Stone, and returned from the dead in parallel with Adam as his doppelganger.
Rama-Tut explains that they must be stealthy in approaching 2018, as Kang's death in the future means the entity already possesses the power infinite. Thus, as Adam enters a tomb, Rama-Tut stabs him in the back, and has him locked inside a sarcophagus. His cocooning process will be slowed down so that he will awaken at the right time, in a few millennia.
Solicit Synopsis
ADAM WARLOCK IS BACK! Reborn from the realm of the dead, Adam has come seeking the Soul Stone… and the truth about what it did to Him! His guide through this Infinity Quest is none other than… Kang the Conqueror?!? Be there as Adam begins down the dark trail sure to lead him into the heart of the mystery of the Infinity Stones…
Notes
- The cover for this issue was originally solicited for Guardians of the Galaxy #151.
Trivia
- When Adam makes a remark about beehives, he's referring to the Beehive, the Enclave's research facility where he was born.
- Kang the Conqueror claimed that Adam did not posses a soul of his own until exiting the Soul Gem to battle Thanos. This, however, is an error as Adam's soul was present when he defeated Thanos by turning him into granite in Avengers Annual #7, and was even shown within the issue itself.
See Also
- 45 image(s) from Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock Vol 1 1
- 1 reprint(s) of Infinity Countdown: Adam Warlock Vol 1 1