Warlock by Jim Starlin

At Marvel in the 1970s, no one mastered the startling scope of cosmic adventure like Jim Starlin! In this star-spanning spectacle, Starlin evolved Adam Warlock to the next level, imbuing the character with the inner demons of a man-god on the brink of insanity. Forced to confront an evil version of himself and the nihilistic menace Thanos, Warlock’s conflicts weren’t just knuckle-grinding throw-downs – they were existential struggles for his very soul. Featuring the first-ever assembling of the Infinity Gems, the debuts of Gamora and Pip the Troll and an all-out struggle to save the universe joined by the Avengers, Captain Marveland Spider-Man! Collecting: Strange Tales (1951) 178-181, Warlock (1972) 9-15, Avengers Annual (1967) 7, Marvel Two-In-One Annual (1976) 2