I have news for you, Warlock! I may still be able to save your gleaming hide... but I cannot do it alone. I need your help! So fight! Blast you, fight! 
Appearing in "How Strange My Destiny!"
Warlock #10
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Matriarch (Death)
- In-Betweener (Only in recap)
- Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) (Retelling Thanos' Story and recap)
- Autolycus (Only in recap)
- Kray-Tor (Only in recap)
- Mind Monster (Mentioned)
- Len Teans (Only in recap)
- Zen-Whoberis (Main story and flashforward)
- Universal Church of Truth (Main story and flashforward)
- Mentor (Only in recap)
- Eros (Only in recap)
- Death (Only in recap)
- Avengers (Only in recap)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Only in recap)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in recap)
- Mantis (Only in recap)
- Swordsman (Jacques Duquesne) (Only in recap)
- Thor (Odinson) (Only in recap)
- Vision (Only in recap)
- Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) (Only in recap)
- Death (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Zen-Whoberis (Main story and flashforward)
- Laxidazians
- Mutant Eternal Titanians (Main story and recap)
- Unrevealed alien races
- Sirusites
- Abstract Entities (Only in recap)
- Gods (Mentioned)
- Kree (Only in recap)
- Sarks (Only in recap)
- Judans (Only in recap)
- Asgardians (Only in recap)
- Synthezoids (Only in recap)
- Demons (Mentioned)
- Sarks
Locations:
Items:
- Soul Gem
- Knowledge I
- Captain Marvel's Suit and Nega-Bands (Only in recap)
- Cosmic Cube (Only in recap)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Only in recap)
- Swordsman's Sword (Only in recap)
- Panther Habit (Only in recap)
- Mjolnir (Only in recap)
- Thanos's Time Machine
Vehicles:
- Sanctuary (First appearance)
Synopsis for "How Strange My Destiny!"
Warlock #10
Warlock and his comrades battle 25000 of the Black Knights while their General watches from a distance and wishes for 50000 soldiers instead of a mere 25000. They flee the palace and enter the underground caverns but leave Thanos behind underneath the sacred palace and find the dying Matriarch. As Thanos reappears, he takes them all aboard Sanctuary. There, he tells Warlock why he helps him and shows him his time probe knowledge which he uses to observe Warlock's present and future. Meanwhile, Egeus tells the Magus about Thanos, now the Magus knows who his secret enemy is and recalls that his Intelligence Service warned him about the Titan. The Magus sends a spy beam to find Thanos and realizes that the Titan has a time probe; he and the Black Knights attack Sanctuary. Warlock agrees to commit suicide with the help of Thanos' time probe.
Appearing in "How Strange My Destiny Part 2"
Warlock #11
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Thanos
- Magus (Adam Warlock) (Apparent death)
- Black Knights
- Egeus
Other Characters:
- In-Betweener
- Matriarch (Cameo)
- Chaos (Mentioned)
- Order (Mentioned)
- Death (Mentioned)
- Universal Church of Truth (Mentioned)
Races & Species:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "How Strange My Destiny Part 2"
Warlock #11
Thanos persuades Warlock into using the Soul Gem against the Black Knight Death Squad. Warlock uses the time probe to enter his own personal Kismet trail, there Warlock finally meets the In-Betweener. Warlock refuses to be taken by the In-Betweener and tries attacking him with the Gem but it has no effect on the In-Betweener.
The In-Betweener tells Warlock that there is the need for a Champion of Life because an Advocate of Death has recently arrived and that the Magus is that Champion. He then tells him that there are still five minutes left before their meeting is about to take place. On the normal plane, the Magus discovers that Thanos is the worshiper of Death he was created to fight.
Warlock realizes, that there are five possible turns for him, he destroys the longest path because it's the Magus's, he then enters the shortest to travel to his future and take his future self into the Soul Gem. After the Magus has been terminated from existence only Thanos, Gamora, Warlock, and Pip remember him and the Universal Church of Truth. Thanos is happy because now there is no Champion of Life. As Warlock and Pip return from the Kismet path they pass a woman who looks a lot like the Matriarch.
Appearing in "A Trollish Tale!"
Warlock #12
Featured Characters:
- Adam Warlock
- Pip the Troll (Main story and flashback) (Surname first revealed) (Origin revealed)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Pro-Boscis (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mama Alpha (First appearance)
- Delphi Devils
- Star Thief (Behind the scenes)
Locations:
Items:
- Soul Gem
- Rings of Vice
Vehicles:
- Pleasure Cruiser
Synopsis for "A Trollish Tale!"
Warlock #12
Warlock leaves Pip behind to find answers. Since Pip can't pay the tab he manipulates Mama Alpha and the Delphi Devils so that they fight. After the bout, only Pip leaves the Cabaret and Heater Delight thinks that he is some kind of a warrior and wants him to free her from her enslavement. As Warlock contemplates his situation he sees that some stars are vanishing.
After Pip cut the wire that binds Heater, an alarm starts and her owner Pro-Boscis appears. Pro-Boscis wants to kill Pip for his indiscretion but suspects, that Heater talked the Troll into freeing her thus he is willing to kill him fast. Eros watches the battle in the shadows. Pip manages to collapse a cliff and gets his reward - Heater's Pleasure Cruiser.
Notes
- Only the first half of Warlock #12 is reprinted.