| Characters |
HEROES: Avengers [Captain America; Thor [Eric Masterson]; Iron Man; Scarlet Witch; Vision; She-Hulk]; Silver Surfer; Dr. Strange; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Hulk; Firelord; Cloak; Cyclops; Wolverine; Spider-Man; Adam Warlock; Drax the Destroyer; Starfox; Quasar; Nova; Watcher; VILLAINS: Thanos; Death; Mephisto; Nebula; Terraxia; Dr. Doom; CAMEOS: Galactus; Eternity; Kronos; Stranger; Order; Chaos; Love; Hate; Celestials |
| Synopsis |
As earth's heroes begin to attack Thanos, Mephisto convinces the mad titan that Death will be more impressed by his courage if the fight is fair; Thanos quenches some of his power and battles the heroes led by Captain America; And he kills them one by one; Observing from space, Warlock tells the Surfer that the heroes are merely a distraction and doomed for defeat; He then sends the Surfer in to snag the gauntlet from Thanos but the try misses; Realizing that he has come very close to being beaten by Warlock's ploy, Thanos powers back up only to be confronted by the most powerful beings in the universe. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Jim Starlin |
| Pencils |
Ron Lim; George Pérez |
| Inks |
Josef Rubinstein; Bruce N. Solotoff |
| Colors |
Christie Scheele; Ian Laughlin |
| Letters |
Jack Morelli |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Premiere Classic (Marvel, 2006 series) #46 (2010) |