Anyone who wants to know more about the Mad Titan would do well to check out some of them.

Below, EW assembled five of our favorite Thanos comics.

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Thanos-tout

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For such a fan of death, Thanos sure loves to survive.

So, Marvel comics dutifully rolled out a new summer crossover event featuring Thanos as the central villain.

And so things come full circle.

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But funny enough, in Starlins comics the Soul Gem was actually the first to appear.

It was green then, and resided in Warlocks forehead.

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Infinity

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Suffice it to say, it involves a Cosmic Ghost Rider.

1: Thanos Returnshere.

3: Thanos Winshere.

Warlock

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As planet after planet fell before the Annihilation Wave, Marvels cosmic characters all had to choose sides.

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Thanos

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Annihilation

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