Thanos
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Thanos ( ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in The Invincible Iron Man #55 (cover date February 1973). An Eternal–Deviant warlord from the moon Titan, Thanos is regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. Due to his genocidal tendencies, he has clashed with many heroes including the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. In creating Thanos, Starlin drew inspiration from Jack Kirby's New Gods series for DC Comics, particularly the character of Darkseid. Thanos is usually portrayed as a villain, although many stories depict him as believing his actions to be justified. Perhaps the character's best-known storyline is The Infinity Gauntlet (1991), the culmination of several story arcs that see him gather the six Infinity Gems and use them to kill half of the universe's population, including many of its heroes, to woo Mistress Death, the living embodiment of death in the Marvel Universe. Although these events were later undone, the storyline has remained one of the most popular published by Marvel. Debuting in the Bronze Age of comic books, the character has appeared in more than five decades of Marvel publications, as well as many media adaptations, including animated television series and video games.…
Thanos ( ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in The Invincible Iron Man #55 (cover date February 1973). An Eternal–Deviant warlord from the moon Titan, Thanos is regarded as one of the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe. Due to his genocidal tendencies, he has clashed with many heroes including the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. In creating Thanos, Starlin drew inspiration from Jack Kirby's New Gods series for DC Comics, particularly the character of Darkseid. Thanos is usually portrayed as a villain, although many stories depict him as believing his actions to be justified. Perhaps the character's best-known storyline is The Infinity Gauntlet (1991), the culmination of several story arcs that see him gather the six Infinity Gems and use them to kill half of the universe's population, including many of its heroes, to woo Mistress Death, the living embodiment of death in the Marvel Universe. Although these events were later undone, the storyline has remained one of the most popular published by Marvel. Debuting in the Bronze Age of comic books, the character has appeared in more than five decades of Marvel publications, as well as many media adaptations, including animated television series and video games. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character was first played by Damion Poitier in the film The Avengers (2012) and then by Josh Brolin in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and the first season of the animated series What If...? (2021).
Equipment
He often employs a transportation chair capable of space flight, force field projection, teleportation, time travel, and movement through alternate universes.
Amalgam Comics
Thanoseid, a composite character based on Thanos and DC Comics character Darkseid, appears in the Amalgam Comics universe.
Earth X
In Earth X, Thanos's mother was a Skrull, but he was deceived into believing that Death was his mother. After learning the truth, Thanos destroys Death using the Ultimate Nullifier.
Heroes Reborn (2021)
In the 2021 "Heroes Reborn" reality, there is a variant of Thanos who wields the Infinity Rings. He is defeated by Doctor Spectrum.
Kid Thanos
A young version of Thanos known as Kid Thanos is a member of the multiversal Masters of Evil.
Ultimate Marvel
In the Ultimate Marvel universe, Thanos is the ruler of Acheron and father of Ronan the Accuser.
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