2 with Ayesha looking at his cocoon, Adam Warlock was not involved in the MCU’s Infinity Saga. Yet despite being teased in the post-credits scene of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Adam would then play a major role in Starlin’s iconic 1991 event The Infinity Gauntlet (the primary source material for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame), as well as the follow-up events Infinity War and Infinity Crusade, and the ongoing series Warlock and the Infinity Watch. He connected Adam to that story by making him the keeper of the Soul Gem, which was embedded in his forehead. Starlin revitalized Adam in the mid-1970s as part of his ongoing cosmic saga involving Captain Marvel, Thanos, and the Infinity Gems (their name in the comics). Adam may have had his beginnings in the pages of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s Fantastic Four book in 1967, but the character only really came into his own under the stewardship of Jim Starlin. When it became clear that the MCU’s first three Phases were going to revolve around the Infinity Stones, many comic fans naturally assumed that Adam Warlock was going to play a part in that story.
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