—ThanosI came here for my father. I did not come seeking a fight. No one else needed to die today. But if it is a fight you want, it is a fight you shall have. If it is death you want, it is death you shall have.
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Thanos (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Dr. Aurilius (First appearance)
- Serik Von (First appearance)
- Pip the Troll (Pip Gofern) (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Mentor (A'Lars) (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Sui-San (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Thanos' armada (Only in recap)
- The Horkos' crew (Only in recap)
- Lady Death (Mentioned)
- Wolverine (Logan) (Only in recap)
- Thor (Eric Masterson) (Only in recap)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in recap)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in recap)
- She-Hulk (Jen Walters) (Only in recap)
- Adam Warlock (Only in recap)
- Namor (Only in recap)
Races and Species:
- Titanians (Main story and flashback)
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Several unidentified alien species
- Lupak
- Stygians
- Chameloid
- Shi'ar (Mentioned)
- Laxidazians (Main story and flashback)
- Mutants (Only in recap)
- Atlantean-Human Hybrids (Only in recap)
- Gods (Mentioned)
- Strontians
Locations:
- Shi'ar Galaxy
- Milky Way (Only in recap)
- Solar System (Only in recap)
- Titan (Only in recap)
- The underground city of the Eternals (Destruction in recap)
- Titan (Only in recap)
- Solar System (Only in recap)
- Hell (Invoked)
Items:
- Exospex
- Infinity Gauntlet (Only in recap)
- Infinity Gems (Only in recap)
- Wolverine's Suit (Only in recap)
- Mjolnir (Only in recap)
- Iron Man Armor MK VIII (Only in recap)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Only in recap)
Vehicles:
- Imperial Guard's ship
- The Horkos (Only in recap)
Synopsis for 1st story
Various individuals who have encountered Thanos give their recollections of him: a man from Titan who knew Thanos as a boy, a medic who was present when Thanos destroyed Titan; Pip the Troll, who remembers the Infinity Gauntlet affair even though many say it never happened; and Gladiator, who says it is long past time to remove the threat of Thanos. They all agree he is pure evil.
On the Shi-Ar moon of Gilgrath, Thanos takes on the entire Imperial Guard, who are actually surprised to see their efforts having success against him. He eventually rallies and presses back hard against them, so they call in the Gladiator, who lays him with a single mighty punch, and orders him to be imprisoned.
Solicit Synopsis
• Thanos takes on the Imperial Guard.
• The entire Imperial Guard.
• They’re gonna need more guardsmen.