Thanos

Marvel Comics

THANOS

475

APPEARANCES

1323

TOTAL ISSUES

224

SERIES

Thanos is a fictional comic book super-villain appearing in publications by the American publisher Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in The Invincible Iron Man #55 (cover dated February 1973). Thanos is one of the most powerful villains in the Marvel Universe and has clashed with many heroes including the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and among many others.

FIRST APPEARANCE

Iron Man #55 cover

Iron Man #55

"Beware - Beware - Beware the Blood Brothers!"

February 1973

First appearance of Thanos. Earliest catalogued appearances of Drax the Destroyer, Starfox, Mentor, and 3 more.

ALL APPEARANCES

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Iron Man #55 cover

Iron Man #55"Beware - Beware - Beware the Blood Brothers!"

First appearance of Thanos. Earliest catalogued appearances of Drax the Destroyer, Starfox, Mentor, and 3 more.

Feb 1973

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Captain Marvel #26 cover

Captain Marvel #26"Betrayal!"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Death (Marvel).

May 1973

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Captain Marvel #27 cover

Captain Marvel #27"Trapped on Titan"

Jul 1973

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Captain Marvel #28 cover

Captain Marvel #28"When Titans Collide"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Eon (Marvel).

Sep 1973

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Captain Marvel #29 cover

Captain Marvel #29"Metamorphosis!"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Uranos.

Nov 1973

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Marvel Feature #12 cover

Marvel Feature #12"The Bite of the Blood Brothers"

Nov 1973

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Captain Marvel #30 cover

Captain Marvel #30"...To Be Free From Control!"

Jan 1974

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Captain Marvel #31 cover

Captain Marvel #31"The Beginning of the End"

Mar 1974

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Captain Marvel #32 cover

Captain Marvel #32"Thanos the Insane God"

May 1974

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The Avengers #125 cover

The Avengers #125"The Power of Babel"

Jul 1974

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Captain Marvel #33 cover

Captain Marvel #33"The God Himself!"

Jul 1974

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Warlock #9 cover

Warlock #9"The Infinity Effect"

Oct 1975

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Warlock #10 cover

Warlock #10"How Strange My Destiny"

Dec 1975

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Warlock #11 cover

Warlock #11"The Strange Death of Adam Warlock"

Earliest catalogued appearance of In-Betweener.

Feb 1976

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Warlock #15 cover

Warlock #15"Just a Series of Events!"

Nov 1976

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The Avengers Annual #7 cover

The Avengers Annual #7

Sep 1977

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Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 cover

Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2"Death Watch!"

Oct 1977

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Marvel Graphic Novel #1 cover

Marvel Graphic Novel #1"The Death of Captain Marvel"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Shatterax.

Apr 1982

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Captain America Annual #7 cover

Captain America Annual #7"The Last Enchantment"

Oct 1983

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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #14 cover

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #14"Book of the Dead and Inactive II: Marvel Boy to Zuras"

Mar 1984

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The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #20 cover

The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #20"Stick To Zuras"

Feb 1988

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Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe #1 cover

Fred Hembeck Destroys the Marvel Universe #1

Jul 1989

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Quasar #2 cover

Quasar #2

Nov 1989

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Silver Surfer #34 cover

Silver Surfer #34

Feb 1990

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Silver Surfer #35 cover

Silver Surfer #35

Mar 1990

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Silver Surfer #37 cover

Silver Surfer #37

May 1990

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Silver Surfer #38 cover

Silver Surfer #38

Jun 1990

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The Thanos Quest #1 cover

The Thanos Quest #1"Schemes And Dreams"

Jul 1990

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The Thanos Quest #2 cover

The Thanos Quest #2"Games And Prizes"

Aug 1990

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Marvel Age #91 cover

Marvel Age #91

Aug 1990

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Fantastic Four Annual #23 cover

Fantastic Four Annual #23"Days of Future Present (Part 1)"

Aug 1990

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Silver Surfer #40 cover

Silver Surfer #40

Aug 1990

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Marvel Age #92 cover

Marvel Age #92"Armor Wars II"

Earliest catalogued appearances of Bill Preston, Ted Logan, and Darkman.

Sep 1990

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Silver Surfer #44 cover

Silver Surfer #44

Dec 1990

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Silver Surfer #45 cover

Silver Surfer #45

Jan 1991

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Quasar #19 cover

Quasar #19

Feb 1991

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What If...? #22 cover

What If...? #22

Feb 1991

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Silver Surfer #47 cover

Silver Surfer #47

Mar 1991

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What The--?! #11 cover

What The--?! #11

Mar 1991

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Marvel Age #99 cover

Marvel Age #99

Apr 1991

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Silver Surfer #48 cover

Silver Surfer #48

Apr 1991

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Silver Surfer #49 cover

Silver Surfer #49

May 1991

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Silver Surfer #50 cover

Silver Surfer #50

Jun 1991

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Cloak and Dagger #18 cover

Cloak and Dagger #18

Jun 1991

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The Infinity Gauntlet #1 cover

The Infinity Gauntlet #1"God"

Jul 1991

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Quasar #24 cover

Quasar #24

Earliest catalogued appearance of Infinity.

Jul 1991

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The Infinity Gauntlet #2 cover

The Infinity Gauntlet #2"From Bad to Worse"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Epoch (Marvel).

Aug 1991

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The Incredible Hulk #384 cover

The Incredible Hulk #384"Small Talk"

Aug 1991

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Silver Surfer #52 cover

Silver Surfer #52

Aug 1991

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The Infinity Gauntlet #3 cover

The Infinity Gauntlet #3"Preparations For War"

Earliest catalogued appearances of Mistress Love and Master Hate.

Sep 1991

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Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #33 cover

Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #33"Trapped In A Time Warp!"

Sep 1991

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Silver Surfer #55 cover

Silver Surfer #55

Sep 1991

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Quasar #26 cover

Quasar #26

Sep 1991

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The Infinity Gauntlet #4 cover

The Infinity Gauntlet #4"Cosmic Battle on the Edge of the Universe"

Oct 1991

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Silver Surfer #56 cover

Silver Surfer #56

Oct 1991

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Silver Surfer #57 cover

Silver Surfer #57

Oct 1991

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The Infinity Gauntlet #5 cover

The Infinity Gauntlet #5"Astral Conflagration"

Nov 1991

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Silver Surfer #59 cover

Silver Surfer #59

Nov 1991

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The Infinity Gauntlet #6 cover

The Infinity Gauntlet #6"The Final Confrontation"

Dec 1991

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Spider-Man #17 cover

Spider-Man #17"No One Gets Outta Here Alive!"

Dec 1991

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Sleepwalker #7 cover

Sleepwalker #7

Dec 1991

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Quasar #30 cover

Quasar #30

Jan 1992

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Marvel Age #109 cover

Marvel Age #109

Feb 1992

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Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1 cover

Warlock and the Infinity Watch #1"Judgment"

Feb 1992

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Quasar #31 cover

Quasar #31

Earliest catalogued appearances of Blur, Mastodon (DP7), Antibody, and 2 more.

Feb 1992

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What If...? #34 cover

What If...? #34

Feb 1992

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Warlock and the Infinity Watch #4 cover

Warlock and the Infinity Watch #4"THEY"

May 1992

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What The--?! #18 cover

What The--?! #18

Earliest catalogued appearance of Marvin The Martian.

May 1992

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The Infinity War #1 cover

The Infinity War #1"Chthonic Maneuvers"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Doppelganger.

Jun 1992

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Fantastic Four #366 cover

Fantastic Four #366"The Enemy Within!"

Jul 1992

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The Infinity War #2 cover

The Infinity War #2"Ethereal Revisionism"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Goddess.

Jul 1992

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Silver Surfer Annual #5 cover

Silver Surfer Annual #5

Jul 1992

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Marvel Comics Presents #108 cover

Marvel Comics Presents #108"Male Bonding & other stories"

Aug 1992

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Marvel Comics Presents #109 cover

Marvel Comics Presents #109"Typhoid's Kiss & other stories"

Aug 1992

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The Infinity War #3 cover

The Infinity War #3"Nefarious Rhapsodies"

Aug 1992

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Warlock and the Infinity Watch #7 cover

Warlock and the Infinity Watch #7"The Island!"

Aug 1992

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Alpha Flight #111 cover

Alpha Flight #111

Aug 1992

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Wonder Man #13 cover

Wonder Man #13"Into Infinity"

Sep 1992

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Marvel Comics Presents #110 cover

Marvel Comics Presents #110"Typhoid's Kiss & other stories; Night of the Ripper"

Sep 1992

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Marvel Comics Presents #111 cover

Marvel Comics Presents #111"Typhoid's Kiss & other stories"

Sep 1992

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The Infinity War #4 cover

The Infinity War #4"Mortiferous Artifice"

Sep 1992

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Warlock and the Infinity Watch #8 cover

Warlock and the Infinity Watch #8"Interlude"

Sep 1992

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Quasar #38 cover

Quasar #38

Sep 1992

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Fantastic Four #369 cover

Fantastic Four #369"With Malice Toward All!"

Oct 1992

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Wonder Man #14 cover

Wonder Man #14"Infinite Memory"

Oct 1992

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Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #5 cover

Silver Sable and the Wild Pack #5"Double Jeopardy"

Oct 1992

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The Infinity War #5 cover

The Infinity War #5"Psychomachia!"

Oct 1992

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Warlock and the Infinity Watch #9 cover

Warlock and the Infinity Watch #9"Old Wounds"

Oct 1992

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The Avengers Annual #21 cover

The Avengers Annual #21

Oct 1992

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Quasar #39 cover

Quasar #39

Oct 1992

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What If...? #42 cover

What If...? #42

Oct 1992

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Fantastic Four #370 cover

Fantastic Four #370"Forever Evil"

Nov 1992

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The Infinity War #6 cover

The Infinity War #6"The Animus Engagement"

Nov 1992

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Warlock and the Infinity Watch #10 cover

Warlock and the Infinity Watch #10"Self-Desructive Tendencies"

Nov 1992

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What The--?! #23 cover

What The--?! #23

Nov 1992

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Quasar #40 cover

Quasar #40

Nov 1992

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Marvel Age #119 cover

Marvel Age #119"Iron Man 30th Anniversary"

Dec 1992

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Warlock and the Infinity Watch #11 cover

Warlock and the Infinity Watch #11"The Appeal"

Dec 1992

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What The--?! #24 cover

What The--?! #24

Dec 1992

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Warlock and the Infinity Watch #12 cover

Warlock and the Infinity Watch #12"Distant Memories"

Earliest catalogued appearance of Maxam.

Jan 1993

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CREATORS

Writers and artists on Thanos's earliest appearances.

Jim Starlin Ron Lim Tom Christopher Al Milgrom Joe Rubinstein Ron Marz Mark Gruenwald Fred Hembeck

SERIES

A-Force

A-Force

10 issues

Age of Innocence: The Rebirth of Iron Man

Age of Innocence: The Rebirth of Iron Man

1 issue

Age of Ultron

Age of Ultron

12 issues

Alligator Loki Infinity Comic

Alligator Loki Infinity Comic

48 issues

All-New Guardians of the Galaxy

All-New Guardians of the Galaxy

12 issues

Alpha Flight

Alpha Flight

130 issues

Amazing Spider-Man Annual

Amazing Spider-Man Annual

5 issues

Annihilation

Annihilation

6 issues

Annihilation Prologue

Annihilation Prologue

1 issue

Annihilation: The Nova Corps Files

Annihilation: The Nova Corps Files

1 issue

Avengers

Avengers

89 issues

Avengers

Avengers

46 issues