Comics:Strange Tales Vol 1 178

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February, 1975

"Who Is Adam Warlock?"
Writers Jim Starlin Pencilers Jim Starlin Inkers Jim Starlin Colourists Jim Starlin Letterers Annette Kawecki Editors Len Wein

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Of course, I should have realized... those Creatures were my own inner Demons... and the Magus... Magus is latin for wise Man... Magician... Warlock!!

-- Adam Warlock (Earth-616)

Appearing in "Who Is Adam Warlock?"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

Magus (Warlock) (Earth-616) (First appearance)
Universal Church of Truth (First appearance)
- Matriarch (UCT) (Earth-616) (in the Woman's Story)
- Grand Inquisitors
  - Borgia

Other Characters:

unnamed Woman who warns Warlock

Following Characters appear in Sphinxor's retelling of Warlock's Origin only:
Enclave (Earth-616)
Him
Thor
High Evolutionary
Man-Beast (Earth-616)
New Men
Victor von Doom (Earth-1123)
Hulk
Eddie Roberts
Ellie Roberts
Jason Grey
David Carter

Locations:

Star Cluster Hercules
Counter-Earth (Earth-1123) (Flashback)

Items:

Soul Gem
Recorder (Earth-616) (Flashback)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Who Is Adam Warlock?"

Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Warlock # 2. Warlock last appeared in Comics:Incredible Hulk Vol 1 178
Sphinxor retells the Origin of Warlock, his encounters with Thor and the High Evolutionary, the Creation of Counter-Earth (Earth-1123) and Warlock's Battle against the Man-Beast

Trivia

The Woman who wants to warn Warlock about the Universal Church of Truth is killed by the Grand Inquisitors so Warlock takes the Soul Gem to temporarily reanimate the Woman to learn more about is new Enemy
The Magus himself reveals himself to Warlock and he must realize, that his Foe is an alternate Version of himself

Links and References

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