Last month the big movie of the season came out: Avengers Infinity War. It was the culmination of 10 years worth of movies and story telling. I was able to see the movie by myself on a weekday around noon so I was the only one in the theater. I got to get up as much as I wanted to :)
In anticipation of the movie, I had a bunch of posts on Instagram as many of us were anticipating the movie. In the spirit of this, I posted the full collection of Marvel's Infinity Gauntlet which came out in the early 1990s when I started collecting comics. Notice that much of this story took place in the Silver Surfer comics and not a single Avengers story. Well, Marvel Studios didn't have the rights to Silver Surfer, Fox did so they had to recreate the story and thus we have Avengers Infinity War.
Anyway here is what I posted on Instagram. All of these are in exceptional condition and it is a complete set including the main story line and all tie-ins.
Thanos Quest 1-2. By the 1990s, Thanos was a forgotten character. This story introduced him to a new generation.
Infinity Gauntlet 1-6. This mini-series was the main story line.
Dr. Strange Sorcerer Supreme 31-36.
Quasar 26-28. Who? Right, Quasar was not in the movie.
Spider-Man 17.
Cloak and Dagger 18.
Silver Surfer 34-38, prelude to Infinity Gauntlet.
Silver Surfer 50-55. Infinity Gauntlet story line.
Silver Surfer 56-60, Infinity Gauntlet story line.
Incredible Hulk 384-385.
Sleepwalker 7. Who? At this point, Marvel pushed the story to a few less popular comics to try and attract readers to another issue they could buy on a monthly basis.
Warlock and the Infinity Watch. This begins the post Infinity Gauntlet story.
What if?: Silver Surfer Possessed the Infinity Gauntlet. Marvel had a lot of these What If? stories and many ended up coming true 20-30 years later as readers would complain about lazy writing that looked back in time instead of coming up with fresh stories. Anyway, this goes to show just how involved Silver Surfer was in the plot yet he never appeared in the movie.
