this big purple guy is one of Marvel’s
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down our picks for the top 10 greatest
Thanos stories ever told
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every day so be sure to subscribe to our
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for this list we’re looking at the Mad
Titans greatest stories through his long
comic book history obviously a spoiler
warning applies number 10 the Thanos
quest similar in some ways to recent MCU
entry infinity war this storyline
details Thanos in his quest to gather
all six infinity gems beginning with his
resurrection by Death herself in Silver
Surfer series Thanos travels the galaxy
collecting the gems as a means to
destroy half of all life in the universe
the story is a perfect precursor to the
epic Infinity Gauntlet saga to come
serving as refresher or introduction for
new and old fans alike to the cosmic
Marvel Universe the series comes to a
close as Thanos has gathered all the
gems for the gauntlet only to be
rejected by the object of his affection
death number 9 Marvel the end in 2003
Marvel began publishing its numerous out
of continuity the end storylines
starting with this memorable series also
known as Thanos the end the entire six
issue series revolves around the mad
Titan as he leads Earth’s remaining
heroes against an attack by an ancient
force of cosmic evil Thanos defeats the
evil but in the process absorbs what’s
known as the heart of the universe into
himself as Marvel cosmic stories tend to
do it gets pretty crazy and weird but it
ends with Thanos sacrificing himself to
preserve the universe showing off a more
benevolent side of the villain number 8
Thanos wins this storyline is part of
Thanos recently cancelled series written
by Jeff Lemire and Donnie Cates and
drawn by Jeffrey Shaw and Mike Deodato
in the series final arc Thanos wins the
mad Titan is brought to the future by a
version of himself that was victorious
in conquering and killing not just half
but nearly the in
higher universe the series comes to an
end with the older Thanos demanding the
younger to kill him so he can finally be
together with death and as he says no
one kills Thanos but Thanos it was a
badass finale to a series that ended far
too early number 7 the death of Captain
Marvel this story doesn’t focus on
Thanos but he does make a pivotal
appearance at the books emotional climax
the first Captain Marvel Marvel was a
popular character whose series saw
cancellation when the decision was made
by jim Starlin to kill him off Marvel’s
first ever graphic novel saw Marvel
succumbed to cancer instead of a grand
battle against a super villain in the
heroes final moments the spirit of
Thanos who was dead at the time appeared
to him to escort him to death it’s a
touching moment and one of the first
glimmers of Thanos his lighter side
number 6 annihilation Marvel’s cosmic
universe saw a surge in popularity
following this massive storyline that
took place concurrently with civil war
in it an invading alien force called the
annihilation wave rampages through the
galaxy and must be stopped by a group of
heroes and villains
Thanos initially signs with the leader
of the wave Annihilus until he learns
the villains true plan of universe wide
extinction before he’s able to enact his
plan to betray Annihilus Thanos has his
heart ripped out by Drax it was an epic
space opera that reintegrated Nova the
guardians of the galaxy and Thanos as
key players in Marvel’s overarching
narrative once again and without it we
likely wouldn’t have the MCU as we know
it number 5
Thanos vs. Mephisto this single issue of
Silver Surfer in the lead-up to Infinity
Gauntlet details the power of the gems
through a conversation between Thanos
and the demon Mephisto after Thanos
disposes of his immediate enemies
Mephisto finds him and tries to steal
the gauntlet but the mad Titan defeats
him handily by the end of the issue
Mephisto sees what Thanos does not that
he left himself open to attack by using
a normal physical form it’s an issue
that has character development plot
ramifications
action what more can you ask for from a
successful comic book number for the
final threat the storyline that resulted
in Thanos is first death this
foundational arc from Marvel’s cosmic
universe introduced the infinity gems
for the first time the tale saw Adam
warlock teaming up with Thanos to defeat
the evil future version of warlock Magus
Thanos eventually turns on warlock using
the infinity gems as a weapon for the
first time he traps warlock in the soul
gem before warlock breaks out thanks to
spider-man and turns him to stone it’s
the first of several deaths for the mad
Titan and helps set up some of the major
story arcs for the character in the
years ahead number 3 Thanos rising in
2013 Marvel finally provided Thanos with
a true origin story the five issue
limited series depicts the mad Titans
upbringing from bullied outcasts to
conqueror of worlds the issues feature
beautiful art from Simoni Bianchi and
Jason Aaron’s story is appropriately
brutal and manages to humanize Thanos
without watering his evil deeds down
it’s a worthy origin story for the
multi-dimensional villain and makes
theosis history with death even darker
than many would have guessed the series
ends with Thanos destroying his home
planet in another attempt to appease
mistress death that is if she’s even
real number 2 infinity shortly after
having his origin expanded upon Thanos
appeared as the primary antagonist of
Marvel’s biggest 2013 event part of
writer Jonathan Hickman’s masterful
Avengers run this epic tale saw Thanos
invader earth while most of its heroes
were in space fighting an ancient race
of aliens called the builders that
Knossos invasion is a success with him
in his black order taking control of the
planet in order to track down his son
Thane when the Avengers return to defend
Earth its Thane who defeats Thanos
sealing him in a state of living death
number one Infinity Gauntlet this was
the story that cemented Thanos his
status as one of Marvel’s greatest
villains after gathering the infinity
gems to impress death only to be
rejected once again
Thanos makes a final attempt to
our affection by using the gauntlet to
vanish half of all living things in the
universe Adam warlock leads a group of
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to confront
Thanos though they are initially all
defeated a series of surprises and
betrayals allows Thanos to become
vulnerable to attacks from a surviving
nebula who takes over as the story’s
antagonist the series ends with the gems
being distributed throughout the
universe and Thanos escaping to
eventually live out a quiet life on his
own do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
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toughest big bads welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 greatest
Thanos stories ever told
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell
to get notified about our latest videos
for this list we’re looking at the Mad
Titans greatest stories through his long
comic book history obviously a spoiler
warning applies number 10 the Thanos
quest similar in some ways to recent MCU
entry infinity war this storyline
details Thanos in his quest to gather
all six infinity gems beginning with his
resurrection by Death herself in Silver
Surfer series Thanos travels the galaxy
collecting the gems as a means to
destroy half of all life in the universe
the story is a perfect precursor to the
epic Infinity Gauntlet saga to come
serving as refresher or introduction for
new and old fans alike to the cosmic
Marvel Universe the series comes to a
close as Thanos has gathered all the
gems for the gauntlet only to be
rejected by the object of his affection
death number 9 Marvel the end in 2003
Marvel began publishing its numerous out
of continuity the end storylines
starting with this memorable series also
known as Thanos the end the entire six
issue series revolves around the mad
Titan as he leads Earth’s remaining
heroes against an attack by an ancient
force of cosmic evil Thanos defeats the
evil but in the process absorbs what’s
known as the heart of the universe into
himself as Marvel cosmic stories tend to
do it gets pretty crazy and weird but it
ends with Thanos sacrificing himself to
preserve the universe showing off a more
benevolent side of the villain number 8
Thanos wins this storyline is part of
Thanos recently cancelled series written
by Jeff Lemire and Donnie Cates and
drawn by Jeffrey Shaw and Mike Deodato
in the series final arc Thanos wins the
mad Titan is brought to the future by a
version of himself that was victorious
in conquering and killing not just half
but nearly the in
higher universe the series comes to an
end with the older Thanos demanding the
younger to kill him so he can finally be
together with death and as he says no
one kills Thanos but Thanos it was a
badass finale to a series that ended far
too early number 7 the death of Captain
Marvel this story doesn’t focus on
Thanos but he does make a pivotal
appearance at the books emotional climax
the first Captain Marvel Marvel was a
popular character whose series saw
cancellation when the decision was made
by jim Starlin to kill him off Marvel’s
first ever graphic novel saw Marvel
succumbed to cancer instead of a grand
battle against a super villain in the
heroes final moments the spirit of
Thanos who was dead at the time appeared
to him to escort him to death it’s a
touching moment and one of the first
glimmers of Thanos his lighter side
number 6 annihilation Marvel’s cosmic
universe saw a surge in popularity
following this massive storyline that
took place concurrently with civil war
in it an invading alien force called the
annihilation wave rampages through the
galaxy and must be stopped by a group of
heroes and villains
Thanos initially signs with the leader
of the wave Annihilus until he learns
the villains true plan of universe wide
extinction before he’s able to enact his
plan to betray Annihilus Thanos has his
heart ripped out by Drax it was an epic
space opera that reintegrated Nova the
guardians of the galaxy and Thanos as
key players in Marvel’s overarching
narrative once again and without it we
likely wouldn’t have the MCU as we know
it number 5
Thanos vs. Mephisto this single issue of
Silver Surfer in the lead-up to Infinity
Gauntlet details the power of the gems
through a conversation between Thanos
and the demon Mephisto after Thanos
disposes of his immediate enemies
Mephisto finds him and tries to steal
the gauntlet but the mad Titan defeats
him handily by the end of the issue
Mephisto sees what Thanos does not that
he left himself open to attack by using
a normal physical form it’s an issue
that has character development plot
ramifications
action what more can you ask for from a
successful comic book number for the
final threat the storyline that resulted
in Thanos is first death this
foundational arc from Marvel’s cosmic
universe introduced the infinity gems
for the first time the tale saw Adam
warlock teaming up with Thanos to defeat
the evil future version of warlock Magus
Thanos eventually turns on warlock using
the infinity gems as a weapon for the
first time he traps warlock in the soul
gem before warlock breaks out thanks to
spider-man and turns him to stone it’s
the first of several deaths for the mad
Titan and helps set up some of the major
story arcs for the character in the
years ahead number 3 Thanos rising in
2013 Marvel finally provided Thanos with
a true origin story the five issue
limited series depicts the mad Titans
upbringing from bullied outcasts to
conqueror of worlds the issues feature
beautiful art from Simoni Bianchi and
Jason Aaron’s story is appropriately
brutal and manages to humanize Thanos
without watering his evil deeds down
it’s a worthy origin story for the
multi-dimensional villain and makes
theosis history with death even darker
than many would have guessed the series
ends with Thanos destroying his home
planet in another attempt to appease
mistress death that is if she’s even
real number 2 infinity shortly after
having his origin expanded upon Thanos
appeared as the primary antagonist of
Marvel’s biggest 2013 event part of
writer Jonathan Hickman’s masterful
Avengers run this epic tale saw Thanos
invader earth while most of its heroes
were in space fighting an ancient race
of aliens called the builders that
Knossos invasion is a success with him
in his black order taking control of the
planet in order to track down his son
Thane when the Avengers return to defend
Earth its Thane who defeats Thanos
sealing him in a state of living death
number one Infinity Gauntlet this was
the story that cemented Thanos his
status as one of Marvel’s greatest
villains after gathering the infinity
gems to impress death only to be
rejected once again
Thanos makes a final attempt to
our affection by using the gauntlet to
vanish half of all living things in the
universe Adam warlock leads a group of
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to confront
Thanos though they are initially all
defeated a series of surprises and
betrayals allows Thanos to become
vulnerable to attacks from a surviving
nebula who takes over as the story’s
antagonist the series ends with the gems
being distributed throughout the
universe and Thanos escaping to
eventually live out a quiet life on his
own do you agree with our picks check
out these other great clips from
WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe and
ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
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