Strange Tales Vol 1 178

Strange Tales #178

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Cover Date

February, 1975

Issue Details

Editor-in-Chief

Marv Wolfman

Of course, I should have realized... those Creatures were my own inner Demons... and the Magus... Magus is latin for wise Man... Magician... Warlock!!

—Adam Warlock

Appearing in "Who Is Adam Warlock?"

Featured Characters:

Warlock

Supporting Characters:

* Sphinxor

Villains:

Universal Church of Truth (First appearance)
- Matriarch (Only in flashback)
- Grand Inquisitors (First appearance)
  - Borgia
Magus (First appearance)

Other Characters:

unnamed Woman who warns Warlock (Death)
Enclave (Only in flashback)
- Wladyslav Shinski (Only in flashback)
- Carlo Zota (Only in flashback)
- Maris Morlak (Only in flashback)
- Jerome Hamilton (Only in flashback)
Thor (Only in flashback)
High Evolutionary (Only in flashback)
Man-Beast (Only in flashback)
New Men (Only in flashback)
- Triax (Only in flashback)
- Kohbra (Only in flashback)
- Porcunius (Only in flashback)
Victor von Doom (Counter-Earth) (Only in flashback)
Hulk (Only in flashback)
Ellie Roberts (Only in flashback)
Jason Grey (Only in flashback)
David Carter (Only in flashback)

Locations:

Star Cluster Hercules (First appearance)
Counter-Earth (Only in flashback)

Items:

Soul Gem
Rigellian Recorder (Only in flashback)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Who Is Adam Warlock?"

Sphinxor retells the Origin of Warlock, his encounters with Thor and the High Evolutionary, the Creation of Counter-Earth and Warlock's Battle against the Man-Beast

Notes

Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Warlock # 2. Warlock last appeared in Incredible Hulk Vol #178

Trivia

The Woman who wants to warn Warlock about the Universal Church of Truth is killed by the Grand Inquisitors so Warlock takes the Soul Gem to temporarily reanimate the Woman to learn more about is new Enemy
The Magus himself reveals himself to Warlock and he must realize, that his Foe is an alternate Version of himself

Links and References

http://comics.org/details.lasso?id=28270

References