Appearing in "Ethereal Revisionism"
Featured Characters:
- Thanos
- Infinity Watch
- Fantastic Four
- Hulk (Bruce Banner)
- Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
- Quasar (Wendell Vaughn)
- Darkhawk
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
- She-Hulk
- Avengers
- Avengers West Coast
- X-Men
- X-Factor
- Alpha Flight
- New Warriors
- Galactus
- Nova (Frankie Raye)
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Magus (Universal Church of Truth)
- Thanos' Doppelganger
- Mister Fantastic doppelganger
- Hawkeye doppelganger
- Iron Man doppelganger
Other Characters:
- Moloids
- ⏴ Spider-Man (Peter Parker) ⏵
- Hawkeye (Clint Barton)
- Death (Cosmic Entity)
- Mole Man (Harvey Elder)
- Mockingbird
- Matriarch (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- In-Betweener (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- Iron Man (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- Starfox (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- Nebula (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- Living Tribunal (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- Eternity (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- Master Hate (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- Mistress Love (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- Lord Chaos (Image1in the Infinity Well)
- Goddess (Image1in the Infinity Well) (First appearance)
- "The One Who Is Above All" (Mentioned) (In the Infinity Well)
Locations:
- Earth
- Palace of Mistress Death
Items:
- Cyclops' Visor
- Captain America's Shield
- Captain America's Uniform
- Mjolnir
- Quantum Bands
- Infinity Gems
- Cloak of Levitation
- Eye of Agamotto
- Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
- Black Widow's Gauntlets
- Guardian's Battle-Suit
- Daredevil's Billy Club
- Infinity Well
- Gamma Bomb
- Infinity Gauntlet (Image1in the Infinity Well)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Ethereal Revisionism"
Numerous heroes gather at Four Freedoms Plaza and wait for Mister Fantastic to start the meeting.
Doctor Doom and Kang analyze the mysterious energy emissions. They discover receptors on every star and planet in the galaxy.
On Monster Island, Thanos and the Infinity Watch discuss the Magus' return. They plan to gain more information at the Palace of Mistress Death. Magus and the Thanos Doppelganger secretly watch them on a monitor, before turning their attentions to Galactus.
At Earth's energy receptor, Doctor Doom and Kang cloak themselves. Galactus, Doctor Strange, Nova, and Silver Surfer arrive shortly after the villains. They enter a cave and discover a column of powerful, mystical energy. They leave to search for the emission source. Doctor Doom and Kang plan to follow them with a trace beam.
Hawkeye is attacked by his doppelganger. Spider-Man saves him, but is attacked in turn by Iron Man's doppelganger.
Thanos and the Infinity Watch teleport into Death's palace, and consult the Infinity Well. It recaps the origin of the Magus, the Infinity Gauntlet saga, and the formation of the Infinity Watch. It also reveals that during the time Adam Warlock controlled the Gauntlet, he had subconsciously expelled all good and evil from himself. The evil side had reincorporated as the Magus. After his return, the Magus had explored five alternate realities and took items of near-finite power from them. Thanos and the Infinity watch are forced to escape from Mistress Death before learning the Magus' goal.
Mister Fantastic finally starts his meeting. He tells the gathered heroes that he was attacked by a doppelganger during the previous night. He believes the doppelganger came to replace him. Wolverine, based on his sense of smell, accuses Mister Fantastic and Iron Man of being impostors. The other heroes begin to react and argue. Daredevil, using his radar sense, accuses Mister Fantastic and Iron Man as well. He warns everyone to keep them away from the podium, however a brawl erupts. Mister Fantastic pushes a button, unveils a gamma bomb, and detonates it.
Solicit Synopsis
Notes
- Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #42–Vol 1 43, Silver Surfer (Vol. 3) #67, and part of Fantastic Four #367 take place between Infinity War #1 and this story.
- Parts of Alpha Flight #110, Fantastic Four #367, and Wonder Man (Vol. 2) #13 take place during this story.
- Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #44 and Silver Surfer (Vol. 3) #68–Vol 1 69 take place between this story and Infinity War #3.