Thanos Vol 2 16

Part of the "Marvel Legacy" event Part of the "Thanos Wins" story arc Alternate Covers: Textless ComicXposure Exclusive Second Printing Virgin Variant Thanos Vol 2 #16 Published Released April, 2018 February 28, 2018 Issue Details Rating Parental Advisory (15 and up) Original Price $3.99 Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski Cover Artist Geoff Shaw Antonio Fabela Production Alan Fine Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada President Dan Buckley 1st story Writer Donny Cates Penciler Geoff Shaw Inker Geoff Shaw Colourist Antonio Fabela Letterer Clayton Cowles Editor Jordan D. White Annalise Bissa Previous Issue Next Issue Thanos Vol 2 #15 Thanos Vol 2 #17

I have heard tell of you, Rider. You defy death. Thanos is... intrigued. You think I'm the worst thing out here, boy? I haven't even begun! I cannot kill you. You cannot defeat me. But you come with me, Rider. And at my side, I will show you more evil than you can punish in a thousand lifetimes...

-- King Thanos

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

•  Punisher / Ghost Rider / The Rider (Frank Castle)  (Main story and flashback) (Origin revealed)
• Thanos

Supporting Characters:

• King Thanos (Main story and flashback)
• Galactus (Corpse in main story; first full appearance and death in flashback)

Antagonists:

• The Fallen One (Norrin Radd) (First appearance chronologically) (Main story and flashback)
• Annihilation Wave (Death)

Other Characters:

• Maria Castle (Referenced) (Deceased)
• Lisa Castle (Referenced) (Deceased)
• Frank Castle, Jr. (Referenced) (Deceased)
• Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• Sentry (Robert Reynolds) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Vision (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• X-23 (Laura Kinney) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in flashback)
• Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Black Order (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Proxima Midnight (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Corvus Glaive (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Only appearance; corpse) (Only in flashback)
• Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Luke Cage (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Only in flashback)
• Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
• Archangel (Warren Worthington III) (Only appearance; corpse) (Only in flashback)
• Mephisto (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Council of Watchers (Referenced)
• Heralds of Galactus (Referenced)
• Annihilus (Mentioned)
• Death (Statue) (Destruction)

Races and Species:

• Humans (Main story and flashback)
• Unidentified alien species (Only in flashback)
• Synthezoids (Only in flashback)
• Mutants (Only in flashback)
• Titanians (Main story and flashback)
• Demons (Behind the scenes in main story and appear in flashback)
• Cosmic Beings (Corpse in main story and appear in flashback)
• Inhumans (Referenced)
• Shi'ar (Referenced)
• Kree (Referenced)
• Skrulls (Referenced)
• Watchers (Referenced)
• Gods of the North (Referenced)
• Gods (Referenced)
• Zenn-Lavians (Main story and flashback)
• Abstract Entities (Statue)

Locations:

• Millions of years from now (Main story and flashback)
  • Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
    • Solar System (Main story and flashback)
      • Earth (Main story and flashback)
        • United States of America (Only in flashback)
          • New York (Only in flashback)
            • New York City (Only in flashback)
              • Manhattan (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
        • Thanos' palace
      • Attilan (Referenced)
  • Mephisto's Realm (First appearance) (Only in flashback)

Items:

• Punisher's Suit and Arsenal (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Cloak of Levitation (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Eye of Agamotto (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Adamantium (On X-23's claws only in flashback)
• Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Only in flashback)
• Fantastic Four Uniform (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Proxima Midnight's Spear (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Daredevil's Suit and Billy Club (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Iron Man Armor Model 25 (Only appearance; destruction) (Only in flashback)
• Spider-Woman's Suit (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Corvus Glaive's Glaive (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Spider-Man's Suit (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Web-Shooters (First appearance; behind the scenes) (Only in flashback)
• X-Uniform (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• Ghost Rider's Chain (First appearance chronologically) (Only in flashback)
• Power Cosmic (First appearance chronologically) (Main story and flashback)
• The Rider's Suit (First appearance chronologically) (Main story and flashback)
• Black Matter (First appearance chronologically) (Main story and flashback)
• Twilight Sword
• Mjolnir

Vehicles:

• Hell Cycle (First appearance chronologically) (Only in flashback)
• The Fallen One's Surfboard (First appearance chronologically) (Main story and flashback)
  
  

Solicit Synopsis

THANOS WINS Part 4

• The secret origins of King Thanos’ right-hand man, the cosmic spirit of vengeance, Ghost Rider!

• Just who IS this madman and how did he become allies with the most evil man in the Universe?

See Also

• 23 Image(s) from Thanos Vol 2 16

Footnotes

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