Thanos wields the Infinity Gauntlet. Thanos is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Infinity Gauntlet #1 (1991). Art by George Pérez. George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent © Marvel Comics. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc

The Infinity Gauntlet is a fictional artifact that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Fiction is the telling of stories which are not real More specifically fiction is an imaginative form of Narrative, one of the four basic Rhetorical modes. In Role-playing games and fantasy literature an artifact is a magical object with great power A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc

The Gauntlet is a glove mounted with the six Infinity Gems. The Infinity Gems are six Fictional gems that appear in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Each Infinity Gem grants its bearer complete mastery over one aspect of the Universe, being Time; Space; Mind; Soul; Reality and Power. The Universe is defined as everything that Physically Exists: the entirety of Space and Time, all forms of Matter, Energy A seventh gem, Ego, is revealed later to exist. ^[1]

A wielder of all six Infinity Gems has, in theory, virtual omnipotence and can manipulate the universe on whim. Omnipotence ( Omni Potens: "all Power " is unlimited power Only the cosmic entity Living Tribunal has been implied to be beyond the power of the Gems, as it managed to prevent them from being used in conjunction. The Living Tribunal is a Cosmic entity that appears in the Fictional Marvel Universe. ^[2]

Publication history

Note that the mini-series The Thanos Quest is the prologue to the Infinity Gauntlet. The Thanos Quest was a two-issue American comic book mini-series published in 1990 by Marvel Comics.

In 1991, Marvel Comics produced The Infinity Gauntlet, a six-issue limited series written by Jim Starlin and penciled by George Pérez and Ron Lim. Events January February March April X-Force debuts in New Mutants vol A limited series is a term originated by Marvel Comics referring to a Comic book series with a set number of issues James P "Jim" Starlin (born October 9 1949) is an American Comic book writer and artist who has worked for Marvel Comics George Pérez (born June 9, 1954) is an illustrator and writer of Comic books born of Latin-American (Puerto-Rican descent Ronald "Ron" Lim is an American Comic book Artist and Penciller living in Sacramento CA

In 1992 and 1993, respectively, two six-part sequels — The Infinity War and The Infinity Crusade — were published dealing with the ramifications for the Marvel Universe. Events January February March April May Namor the Sub-Mariner, issue 26 (May cover date - Events January February March April Adventures of Superman 500 is released and the Reign of the Supermen Infinity War was a Comic book Limited series and crossover that ran through numerous comics published by Marvel Comics in 1992 The Infinity Crusade was a fictional conflict over Cosmic cubes in the Marvel Comics Universe. These two series were also written by Jim Starlin and illustrated by Ron Lim.

Fictional artifact history

The Titan Thanos, desperate to win Death's affections, decides to offer her a gift of love by erasing half the sentient life in the universe. Thanos is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Death is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The surviving heroes on Earth band together, and guided by a newly-resurrected hero Adam Warlock, battle Thanos. Adam Warlock, originally known as Him, is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. In a bid to impress Death, Thanos allows the heroes a slight chance of winning, but still manages to kill almost all of them. Thanos then goes on to imprison the cosmic pantheon — consisting of Galactus; the Stranger; the Titan Chronos; Epoch; the entities Love and Hate; two Celestials; Master Order and Lord Chaos; and Eternity — before losing the Gauntlet in a moment of carelessness to his granddaughter Nebula. Galactus is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Stranger is a cosmic entity that appears in the fictional Marvel Universe. Kronos (alternate spelling Chronos) is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Master Order is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Lord Chaos is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Eternity is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. Nebula is a Fictional character, an alien Supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. After another battle with the heroes and the cosmic pantheon (as Nebula inadvertently undoes their defeat) Nebula loses the Gauntlet to Adam Warlock. Thanos then appears to commit suicide by detonating a nuclear bomb rather than be taken prisoner, but actually retreats to contemplate his loss.

JLA/Avengers

In a crossover storyline between the Marvel Comics' superhero team the Avengers and the DC Comics superhero team the Justice League of America, the Infinity Gauntlet is one of the twelve items of power both teams are competing to collect. The Avengers is a team of fictional Superhero characters in Comic books published by Marvel Comics. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company The Justice League sometimes called the Justice League of America or JLA for short is a Fictional DC Comics superhero team. It briefly falls into the hands of Darkseid, Thanos's DC Universe counterpart, but he rejects it as it is useless in his reality. Darkseid is a Fictional character that appears in Comic books published by DC Comics. The DC Universe ( DCU) is the fictional Shared universe where most of the comic stories published by DC Comics take place ^[3]

Illuminati

The Infinity Gauntlet is featured in the limited series The New Avengers: Illuminati. The Illuminati is a fictional group of Superheroes who joined forces and secretly work behind the scenes in the Marvel Universe. Mr. Fantastic and the other members of the group locate all six gems, and each take one for safekeeping. Mr Fantastic ( Reed Richards) is a Fictional character, a Marvel Comics Superhero and a member of the Fantastic Four. To prevent any misuse of power, each member keeps the location of the gem in his possession a secret. ^[4]

In other media

Video games

In 1995, the company Capcom released a game loosely based on the events of the Infinity Gauntlet storyline, titled Marvel Super Heroes. For the original NASA meaning see capsule communicator. is a leading Japanese International developer Marvel Super Heroes is a fighting game developed by Capcom. Originally released in the arcade in 1995 on the CPS-2 arcade

In Marvel: Ultimate Alliance, the Gauntlet appears in an alternate future. Marvel Ultimate Alliance is an Action role-playing game released in 2006

Trading cards

In 1995, the company Fleer released an Overpower game that features the Infinity Gauntlet. The Fleer Corporation founded by Frank H Fleer in the mid-19th century was the first company to successfully manufacture Bubblegum. OverPower is a Collectible card game produced by Fleer Corporation originally featuring characters from Marvel Comics and later from DC Comics

In 2006, Upper Deck Entertainment released the Heralds of Galactus expansion set for its VS System trading card game. The Upper Deck Company LLC (colloquially as Upper Deck and Upper Deck Authenticated Ltd VS System (pronounced "Versus System" is a set of rules designed by Upper Deck Entertainment for Collectible card games (CCG's It features the Infinity Gauntlet.

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