Why it's Hot:
- Cover art by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins
- 1st appearance of Him as Adam Warlock, renamed by the High Evolutionary
- 1st appearance of the Soul Gem, an Infinity Gem given to Adam Warlock by the High Evolutionary
- Fantastic Four, Hulk, Thor and Spider-Man appearance in a flashback
Synopsis:
"And Even a God Can Die!" The High Evolutionary creates Counter-Earth, a planet meant to be free of all human corruption. When his treacherous creations, the New Men, attempt to poison the new world, the resurrected golden savior known as "Him" accepts a cosmic soul stone and re-emerges to protect it under a brand new title - Adam Warlock!
