{"product_id":"warlock-9-15-marvel-1975-76-jim-starlin-cosmic-classic-thanos-7-issue-set","title":"Warlock #9-15 Marvel (1975-76) Jim Starlin Cosmic Classic Thanos 7-Issue Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWarlock #9–15 (1975–1976)—Seven Original Bronze Age Marvel Comics Featuring Jim Starlin’s Landmark Cosmic Run.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat if the greatest threat to the universe was the person you were destined to become?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJim Starlin made that question the heart of his reinvention of Adam Warlock—and helped change the course of Marvel’s cosmic storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffered here are \u003cstrong\u003eseven original Bronze Age Marvel comics: Warlock #9–15\u003c\/strong\u003e, the consecutive run carrying Starlin’s visionary work from \u003cem\u003eStrange Tales\u003c\/em\u003e into Warlock’s own title.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is superhero storytelling pushed into stranger, darker territory. Warlock faces the \u003cstrong\u003eMagus, his own corrupted future self\u003c\/strong\u003e and the ruler of the Universal Church of Truth. His struggle becomes a battle against destiny itself, with freedom, identity, and the possibility of escaping a monstrous future hanging in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven Warlock’s greatest weapon carries a terrible cost. The \u003cstrong\u003esoul-consuming Infinity Stone on his forehead\u003c\/strong\u003e makes power a moral burden, blurring the line between salvation and destruction. Starlin brings these conflicts to life through psychedelic imagery, cosmic spectacle, unsettling ideas, and sharp satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThanos, Gamora, and Pip the Troll\u003c\/strong\u003e are integral to this unfolding cosmic world. But the enduring appeal goes beyond familiar names: these are formative chapters in the storytelling tradition that would eventually lead to \u003cem\u003eThe Infinity Gauntlet\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the collector, this set brings together \u003cstrong\u003eall seven issues of Starlin’s original Warlock title run\u003c\/strong\u003e, including the \u003cstrong\u003eexpanded origins of Thanos and Gamora\u003c\/strong\u003e in #10 and the \u003cstrong\u003efirst appearances of the In-Betweener \u003c\/strong\u003eand \u003cstrong\u003eStar-Thief\u003c\/strong\u003e. For the reader, it offers an essential piece of Marvel’s most ambitious Bronze Age storytelling—in its original comic-book form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIncluded Issues:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarlock #9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarlock #10\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarlock #11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarlock #12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarlock #13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarlock #14\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWarlock #15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeven original comics total, one copy of each issue.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEstimated grades: FN to VF+ (collector estimates; not professionally graded).\u003c\/strong\u003e Please review the photographs for the condition of each individual book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory Context\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStarlin’s Warlock saga begins in \u003cem\u003eStrange Tales\u003c\/em\u003e #178–181, continues through these issues, and reaches its later culmination in \u003cem\u003eAvengers Annual\u003c\/em\u003e #7 and \u003cem\u003eMarvel Two-in-One Annual\u003c\/em\u003e #2. \u003cstrong\u003eThis listing includes Warlock #9–15 only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA defining creator. A character transformed. Seven original issues from a landmark in Marvel cosmic history.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marvel Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67881101394230,"sku":"WRLK-09-15-SET-STARLIN","price":74.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0954\/2146\/4886\/files\/WRLK-09-15-SET-STARLIN-1.jpg?v=1793481744","url":"https:\/\/crgcomics.com\/products\/warlock-9-15-marvel-1975-76-jim-starlin-cosmic-classic-thanos-7-issue-set","provider":"CRG Comics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}