Every Appearance of Thanos in Marvel Comics : Part 5 : When Titans Collide!

Captain Marvel v1 #28 : When Titans Collide

The opening scenes of “When Titans Collide” continues on from episode #27 within the Avengers Mansion.

When Titans Collide : Captain Marvel v1 #28

Rick Jones, having helped defeat Thanos’ army on Titan has returned to Earth to discover his lover Lou-Ann lying like a zombie.

Hearing the conversation between Rick Jones and his alter ego Mar-Vell, Iron Man recognises the name Thanos from his encounter with him in Iron Man #55.

Rick Jones explains that Thanos is obsessed with conquering the Universe, “and the thing is – He can do it”.

The Avengers Learn About The Threat of Thanos

While the Avengers discuss Thanos, Marvell witnesses a monstrous apparition appear with him in the Negative Zone. The vision calls itself Eon. Eon ponders if it is time for it to act. It concludes that it will reappear when tensions have risen further.

Eon then disappears “like a twisted nightmare”.

Meanwhile, a shadowed figure enters the Avengers Mansion undetected by their security monitors.

Captain Marvel returns from the negative zone to address the Avengers. He explains that Thanos is the “Greatest Menace this Galaxy has Ever Known”.

Mar-Vell describes how Thanos destroyed Titan and has come to Earth to gain the Cosmic Cube – A weapon so powerful that he could use it to destroy the Earth.


Every Appearance of Thanos in Marvel Comics : Part 5 : When Titans Collide!