Adam Warlock Appreciation 2019: the original nemesis of Thanos.

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Incredible Hulk #177 Jul 1974
"Peril of the Plural Planet!"
...continued from last issue
Having been sent to Counter-Earth by the Inhumans, the Hulk has been captured by the New Men under the rule of the Man-Beast,
who has been secretly operating as the President of the United States. His minions are surprised that upon the Hulk's defeat
the brute reverted to the human form of Bruce Banner, and hurry him to the White House to be put in captivity. As Banner is being rushed in,
the Man-Beast gets a call from his minion Lizardus, who informs his master that someone attacked him and freed Adam Warlock.

Furious, the Man-Beast decides that Warlock must be destroyed and intends on using the Hulk as his pawn to get the job done.

Implanting a device into Banner to make him the Man-Beast's slave, they force him to transform into the Hulk.
However, the Hulk proves to be too powerful and easily breaks free from their control and restraints.
Smashing through the floor, the Hulks finds himself in the sewers under the White House where he
coincidentally runs into his one-time ally the New Man rebel Porcupinus, who leads the Hulk away to safety.

While at the Justice Department, Ben Vincent and June Volper continue their investigation into the past history of President Rex Carpenter,
noting that since he was elected president he had changed drastically and has practically become a recluse,
prompting him to go to the White House and confront the President himself, little dreaming what the horrible secret of their president really is.

While at the secret hide out of the New Men rebels, the Hulk is introduced to Adam Warlock, who welcomes the Hulk to their side with open arms.
Showing the Hulk around, the Hulk finds solace and begins to consider Warlock and his followers his friends.
Having supper with them, the Hulk is suddenly taken under control by the Man-Beast, thanks to the implant in his neck.
The Man-Beast then forces the Hulk to go on a rampage, smashing up Warlock's base.
This keeps Warlock and his followers occupied enough for the Man-Beast and his minions to arrive.
As the Hulk is incapacitated by the evil New Men, Adam Warlock and the Man-Beast clash.
The fight ends with Warlock being defeated, and the Man-Beast informs the would be messiah of Counter-Earth that he intends to publicly execute him.

Taking them all prisoner, the Man-Beast then possesses the body of his prisoner, the real Rex Carpenter,
and using his media influence and hypnosis powers, he bends the will of the American public to agree to the public execution of Warlock.
Banner, forced to watch, is horrified to witness as Warlock is bombarded with energy that ultimately kills Warlock.

Upon his death, Warlock reverts to his cocoon form, much to the pleasure of the Man-Beast who finally believes
the final obstacle in his conquest of not only Counter-Earth, but the original Earth as well, has been finally removed.

Script by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Jack Abel

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Incredible Hulk #178 Aug 1974
"Triumph on Terra-Two!"
...continued from last issue
Bruce Banner watches in horror as the Man-Beast possessing the body of Counter-Earth's US President Rex Carpenter executes Adam Warlock,
who in death reverts back into his cocoon form. With his emotions at their peak, Banner then transforms into the Hulk.
Realizing his new friend's death, the Hulk smashes through the soldiers and disguised New Men and escapes with Warlock's cocoon.
Jumping off into the wilderness, the Hulk doesn't know what to do about the death of his friend
and decides to take Warlock's corpse back to the secret hideout of his followers.

There, Warlock's followers -- both New Man and human -- mourn Warlock's passing.
While back in Washington, the Man-Beast returns the body of Rex Carpenter to its cell where his daughter still is imprisoned
and then gears up for to begin a war across Counter-Earth. Before he can launch a single nuclear weapon,
the Man-Beast's base is attacked by the Hulk and Warlock's followers. As the fight rages, the Hulk battles the Man-Beast
and finds him to be no match against the creature's combined physical strength and mental powers.

As the battle rages, Ben Vincent and June Volper of the Justice Department pay a visit to the White House
to question President Carpenter about his strange behavior following his presidency.
There they spot one of the New-Men loyal to the Man-Beast and follow it down
to the cell where Carpenter and his daughter are being held prisoner.
When New Man checks the cell, Ben cold-clocks the creature, knocking it out and freeing Carpenter.
While at the hideout of Warlock and his followers, the humans who remained behind
and the Recorder all witness as the cocoon containing Warlock's corpse begins to glow.

While back at the Man-Beast's base, the Hulk manages to gain the upper-hand against the Man-Beast, easily turning the tide of the battle.
Just when the Hulk has the Man-Beast beat, Warlock arrives -- having resurrected himself -- and with his powers at their peak

he uses his abilities to change the Man-Beast back into human form.
With the Man-Beast defeated, Warlock tells all those gathered that they must combat
evil with their intellect and warns that the Man-Beast will be back again some day.
When his followers ask if he will be there to fight alongside them, Warlock tells them that they must fight him alone

as he is needed among the stars to help other worlds in need of his aid
and flies off into space leaving them all including the Hulk behind, to seek his destiny among the stars.

Script by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway and Tony Isabella pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Jack Abel

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

Easily one of the most underrated Marvel characters.

Jim Starlin's Warlock saga from the seventies Is one of my favorite comics. I loved the trippy artwork, Warlock's angsty monologues, the metaphorical entities like the Madness Monster. And i love how Thanos introduced himself into Adam's story. When Adam has lost all hope to stop Magus and avoid to become him in the near future, Thanos enters the scene to help Adam defeat the Magus, not for any benevolent impulse, but for a simple desire of getting rid of a threat to his plans.

[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

A masterpiece?

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[CaptainMar-Vell92 of the Kree]

A great article by the mysterious Tegan O'Neil on Adam Warlock and Cosmic Comics. https://www.avclub.com/jim-starlin-s...omi-1798270810

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adam warlock is the best marvel cosmic character. Let's say it one more time for those in the back.

"adam warlock is the best marvel cosmic character."

No Cap!!!!!