Infinity Gauntlet 2 (Aug 1991) NM- (9.2)

From Bad to Worse

Script: Jim Starlin (credited)

Pencils: George Pérez (credited)

Inks: Joe Rubinstein (credited as Josef Rubinstein)

Colors: Christie Scheele (credited as Max Scheele)

Letters: Jack Morelli (credited)

Characters: Avengers West Coast [Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hank Pym; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]]; The Avengers [Black Widow [Natasha Romanoff]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Thor [Eric Masterson]; Vision]; Council of Godheads [Itzamna; Manitou; Nuada; Odin; Osiris; Svarog; Tezcatipoca; Zeus]; The Inhumans [Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon] (cameo); Gorgon (cameo); Karnak (cameo); Medusa [Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon] (cameo)]; ALF (cameo); Archangel [Warren Worthington III] (cameo); Beast [Hank McCoy] (cameo); Black Cat [Felicia Hardy] (cameo); The Black Knight [Dane Whitman] (cameo); Black Panther [T'Challa] (cameo); Box [Madison Jeffries] (cameo); Cloak [Tyrone Johnson]; Colossus [Piotr Rasputin] (cameo); Crimson Dynamo (cameo); Dagger [Tandy Bowen] (cameo); Daredevil [Matt Murdock] (cameo); Diamond Lil (cameo); Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (villain); Drax the Destroyer [Arthur Douglas]; Epoch (first appearance); Eros; Firelord; Firestar [Angelica Jones] (cameo); Forge (cameo); Nick Fury; Galactus [Galan] (villain); Ghost Rider [Daniel Ketch] (cameo); Guardian [Heather Hudson] (cameo); Hawkeye [Clint Barton] (cameo); Hercules (cameo); Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (cameo); Iceman [Bobby Drake] (cameo); Invisible Woman [Susan Storm Richards] (cameo); ISAAC (cameo); Jubilee [Jubilation Lee] (cameo); Luke Cage (cameo); Makarri (cameo); Marvel Boy [Vance Astrovik] (cameo); Marvel Girl [Jean Grey] (cameo); Mephisto (villain); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Mistress Death (villain); Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Namorita; Nebula (villain); Night Thrasher [Dwayne Taylor] (cameo); Northstar [Jean-Paul Beaubier] (cameo); Pip the Troll; Psylocke [Betsy Braddock] (cameo); Puck [Eugene Judd] (cameo); Punisher [Frank Castle] (cameo); Quasar [Wendell Vaughn]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff] (cameo); Rintrah; Sasquatch [Walter Langkowski] (cameo); Sersi [Circe] (cameo); Shadowcat [Kitty Pryde] (cameo); Shaman [Michael Twoyoungmen] (cameo); Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo); Storm [Ororo Munroe] (cameo); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Thanos (villain); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); U.S.Agent [Johnny Walker] (cameo); Vindicator [James MacDonald Hudson] (cameo); Adam Warlock; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (cameo); Windshear [Colin Hune] (cameo); Wolverine [Logan]; Captain Dea-Sea; Kree

Synopsis: Half of all of life has been snuffed out by Thanos. The Kree and Skrull empires begin another war. Odin calls a council of the gods to fight this cosmic threat. Adam Warlock asks to lead Earth's forces. Thanos pulls Starfox to his citadel for family reunion. The Avengers begin to marshal their forces. Dr. Doom arrives in Strange's sanctum looking for answers but Warlock and Pip make a grand entrance. Finding that Death is still not impressed with his efforts, Thanos causes a shockwave to ripple through the universe destroying parts of earth and causing more trouble.