I don't think that was Sadism! I think it was boasting! Like when he showed us how he had imprisoned Kronos, the Supreme Titan! Why, instead of killing us when we escaped, did he merely disable us, so that we had to witness his Transformation! Thanos wanted an Audience, someone to feed his Ego, someone to see him change into and gain control of the entire Universe and everything in it! What Fun is there in becoming God if there is no one to watch? 
Appearing in "Thanos the Insane God!"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) ⏵ (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- ⏴ Drax the Destroyer (Art Douglas) ⏵ (Main story and flashback) (Real name and origin revealed)
- ⏴ Moon Dragon (Heather Douglas) ⏵ (Main story and flashback) (Real name first revealed)
- ⏴ Mentor ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Iron Man (Tony Stark) ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- ⏴ Eros ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- ⏴ Rick Jones ⏵
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Thanos ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- Thanos-Thralls (Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed members (Only in recap)
- Demons (Constructs)
- Numerous unnamed demon constructs
- Czar-Doon (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Lazarus (Mentioned)
- ⏴ I.S.A.A.C. ⏵
- ⏴ Death ⏵ (Main story and recap)
- Kronos (Only in flashback)
- Devil (Mentioned)
- Eon (Mentioned)
- Elvis Presley (Mentioned)
- Yvette Douglas (First appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
- ⏴ Lou-Ann Savannah ⏵
- Avengers
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Kree (Main story and recap)
- Titanians (Main story and flashback)
- Eternals (Main story and flashback)
- Abstract Entities (Main story and recap)
- Mutant Titanians (Main story and flashback)
- Cosmic Beings (Only in flashback)
- Demons (Constructs)
- Fleas (Mentioned)
- Badoon (Only in flashback)
- Asgardians
- Synthezoids
- Baboons (Mentioned)
- Chickens (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Prime Marvel Universe (Main story and flashback)
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
- Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
- Sol (Main story and flashback)
- Saturn (Main story and recap)
- Titan (Main story and recap)
- Eternity Tree (First appearance)
- Hall of Science (First appearance)
- Titan (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Nevada (Only in flashback)
- Las Vegas (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- International Hotel (Mentioned)
- Las Vegas (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Los Angeles (Mentioned)
- New York State
- Nevada (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Saturn (Main story and recap)
- Sol (Main story and flashback)
- Kree-Lar, Pama, Kree Galaxy (Invoked)
- Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
- Negative Zone
- Hell (Invoked)
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Captain Marvel's Suit and Nega-Bands
- Iron Man Armor Model 3
- Cosmic Cube
- Captain America's Shield
- Panther Habit
- Mjolnir
- Swordsman's Sword
Vehicles:
- Thanos-Thralls Spaceships (Only in recap)
- Starcore One (Mentioned)
- Quinjet
Synopsis for "Thanos the Insane God!"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
Publication Notes[]
- Writing assist by Friedrich.
- This issue contains two separate letters page, both entitled Mail it to Mar-Vell. The letters page on page 14 has letters from Joshua Orzeck, David Burica, and Daniel Parker. This page also contains a Series "A" Marvel Value Stamp #19 (Balder, Fandral, and Hogun) as well as a reprinting of the 1/2 page feature, All You Ever Wanted to Know About Titan! But Were Afraid to Ask! from Captain Marvel #27.
- Page 31 also contains another letters page, Mail it to Mar-Vell. Letters are published on this page from Joe Garner, Jana C. Hollingsworth and Hank Heeft.
Continuity Notes[]
- In this issue, the origin of Drax the Destroyer and Moon Dragon is told. In Daredevil #105, a different version of Moon Dragon's origin is told, wherein the Titan Emlot is said to have killed Heather's parents while on a missionary expedition to Earth. During this flashback, Heather encounters Eros and Thanos as children, though Thanos here is shown as an adult.
- Black Panther mentions the alien fleet was detected by the orbiting station Starcore, who alerted the Avengers.