Thanos wields the Infinity Gauntlet. Infinity Gauntlet #1 (1991). Art by George Perez. © Marvel Comics.

The Infinity Gauntlet is a fictional artifact in the Earth-616 Marvel Universe. The Gauntlet is a glove mounted with the six Infinity Gems. Each Infinity Gem grants its bearer complete mastery over one aspect of the Universe, being Time; Space; Mind; Soul; Reality and Power. A seventh gem - Ego - is revealed later to exist.^[1] Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Thanos is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... George Pérez (born June 9, 1954 in The Bronx, New York) is a Puerto Rican-American illustrator and writer of comic books. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... This article is about artifacts in fantasy and roleplaying. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, Earth-616 or Earth 616 is the name used to identify the primary continuity in which most Marvel Comics titles take place. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... The six Infinity Gems The Infinity Gems are six fictional gems that exist in the Marvel Universe. ... The Universe is defined as the summation of all particles and energy that exist and the space-time in which all events occur. ...

A wielder of all six Infinity Gems has, in theory, total omnipotence and can manipulate the universe on whim. Only the cosmic entity the Living Tribunal has been shown to be beyond the power of the Gems and is in fact capable of nullifying their power in the Earth-616 universe.^[2] Omnipotence (literally, all power) is power with no limits or inexhaustible, in other words, unlimited power. ... The Living Tribunal is a fictional cosmic entity that appears in the Marvel Universe. ...

Publication history

Note that the limited series The Thanos Quest is the prologue to the Infinity Gauntlet. The Thanos Quest is a two issue comic book miniseries in the Marvel universe and is written by Jim Starlin. ...

In 1991, Marvel Comics produced a 6 issue limited series written by Jim Starlin and pencilled by George Perez and Ron Lim. Jim Starlin, 2006 James P. Jim Starlin (b. ... George Pérez (born June 9, 1954 in The Bronx, New York) is a Puerto Rican-American illustrator and writer of comic books. ... Cover to Spider-Man Unlimited #4. ...

In 1992 and 1993 respectively, two 6-part sequels - The Infinity War and The Infinity Crusade - were published dealing with the ramifications for the Marvel Universe. These two series were also written by Jim Starlin and illustrated by Ron Lim. The Infinity War is a six issue fictional comic book miniseries written by Jim Starlin and published by Marvel Comics. ... The Infinity Crusade is a six issue fictional miniseries written by Jim Starlin and published by Marvel Comics. ...

Plot summary

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. The surviving heroes on Earth band together, and guided by a newly-resurrected hero Adam Warlock, almost defeat Thanos. He then goes on to imprison the cosmic pantheon - consisting of Galactus; the Stranger; the Titan Chronos; the entities Love and Hate; two Celestials and Eternity - before losing the Gauntlet in a moment of carelessness to the villainess Nebula. After another battle with the heroes and the cosmic pantheon (as Nebula inadvertently undoes their defeat) Nebula loses the Gauntlet to Adam Warlock. A humiliated Thanos then appears to commit suicide by detonating a bomb rather than be taken prisoner but in fact has retreated to contemplate his loss. Death is a fictional character, a personification of death in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Adam Warlock, also known as Him, is a fictional character who originated in comic books published by Marvel Comics, which owns all trademarks and copyrights pertaining to the character. ... It has been suggested that Power Cosmic be merged into this article or section. ... The Stranger is a fictional cosmic entity that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... Chronos is a DC Comics supervillain who takes his name from the Greek personification of Time and has the ability to time travel and manipulate history. ... Arishem towers in the distance and judges that a world shall die. ... Eternity is a fictional cosmic entity appearing in the Marvel Universe. ... Nebula is a fictional character, an alien supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

JLA/Avengers

In the JLA/Avengers crossover, the Infinity Gauntlet is one of the twelve items of power both teams are competing to collect. It briefly falls into the hands of Darkseid, Thanos's DC Universe counterpart, but he rejects it as it is useless in his reality. JLA/Avengers was a 4-issue comic book mini-series jointly published by Marvel Comics and DC Comics in late 2003 through early 2004. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Cover to the History of the DC Universe trade paperback. ...

Illuminati

The Infinity Gauntlet is featured in the limited series The New Avengers: Illuminati. The hero Mr. Fantastic and the other members of the group locate all six gems, and each take one for safekeeping; Mr Fantastic holds the Power Gem, Professor X the Mind Gem, Doctor Strange the Soul Gem, Namor the Time Gem, Iron Man the Reality Gem, and Black Bolt the Infinity Gem. To prevent any misuse of power, each member keeps the location of the gem in their possession a secret.^[3] The Illuminati are a fictional group of superheroes who joined forces and secretly work behind the scenes in the Marvel Universe. ... Mister Fantastic is a Marvel Comics superhero who is the leader of the Fantastic Four. ... Charles Francis Xavier, also known as Professor X, is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero, known as the leader and founder of the X-Men. ... Doctor Strange is a fictional character, a comic book sorcerer and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Namor the Sub-Mariner is a fictional comic-book character in the Marvel Comics Universe, and one of the first superheroes, debuting in Spring 1939. ... For the film, see Iron Man (film). ... Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe and king of the offshoot of humanity known as the Inhumans. ...

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, with a variety of heroes and villains battling each other for control of the Infinity Gems. Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... For the original NASA meaning, see capsule communicator. ... Marvel Super-Heroes is a fighting game developed by Capcom. ...

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. ... Marvel OverPower card back OverPower is a collectible card game produced by Fleer Corporation originally featuring characters from Marvel Comics and later from DC Comics and Image Comics as well. ...

In 2006 Upper Deck Entertainment released the Heralds of Galactus expansion set for its core gaming system, and features the Infinity Gauntlet. Upper Deck Entertainment founded in 1988 is a company primarily known for producing trading cards. ...

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