True Believers: Avengers - Thanos vs. the Marvel Universe #1
In "Cosmic Battle on the Edge of the Universe," Jim Starlin delivers a high-stakes clash as Thanos, emboldened by Mephisto’s twisted logic, tempers his power to face Earth’s mightiest heroes in a brutal, one-on-one fight. With Ron Lim and George Pérez’s dynamic art bringing the epic scale to life, and George Pérez’s striking cover capturing the moment’s intensity, this issue sets a cosmic stage where every hero’s courage is tested—while a hidden hand manipulates fate from the shadows.
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As Earth's heroes begin to attack Thanos, Mephisto convinces him that Death will be more impressed by his courage if the fight is fair. Thanos quenches some of his power and battles the heroes led by Captain America and he kills them one by one. Observing from space, Warlock tells the Surfer that the heroes are merely a distraction and doomed for defeat. He then sends the Surfer in to snag the gauntlet from Thanos but the try misses. Realizing that he has come very close to being beaten by Warlock's ploy, Thanos powers back up only to be confronted by the most powerful beings in the universe.
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