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Strange Tales (vol. 1) #178 (Feb. 1975):
“Who Is Adam Warlock?”
by Jim Starlin

Strange Tales (vol. 1) #178

Title: “Who Is Adam Warlock?”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Feb. 1975

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Jim Starlin
Art by: Jim Starlin


24 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)		 Religious
Affiliation		 Team(s)
[Notes]		 Pub. #
app.
Him Him (Adam Warlock)
(lead character)		 hero
   Guardians of the Galaxy; Infinity Watch (founder)
[savior of worlds]		 Marvel 294
The Hulk The Hulk (Bruce Banner) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
 Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
Thor Thor (Donald Blake) hero deity
CBR Scale: D Norse/Teutonic deity
 Asgardian; Cosmic Avengers...  Marvel 4,362
Doctor Doom Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom) villain scientist
CBR Scale: S Gypsy/Roma; magic/mysticism
 Fearsome Four; The Cabal Marvel 1,176
High Evolutionary High Evolutionary (Herbert Edgar Wyndham) villain
CBR Scale: M Transhumanist
 Animutants (founder); Knights of Wundagore (founder)...  Marvel 108
Magus Magus (Adam Warlock) villain
CBR Scale: S Universal Church of Truth
 [would-be conqueror] Marvel 65
Man-Beast Man-Beast villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: M uplifted animal; Legion of Light (founder)
 New Men; wolf
[created by High Evolutionary]		 Marvel 67
Crucible Wladyslav Shinski villain scientist
   Enclave Marvel 20
The Matriarch The Matriarch villain
CBR Scale: D Universal Church of Truth
(leader)
 [1st app: Strange Tales #178 (Feb. 1975)] Marvel 28
Grand Inquisitors Grand Inquisitors villain group clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: D Universal Church of Truth
 [warrior] Marvel 3
Sphinxor Sphinxor villain clergy/religious leader
CBR Scale: I alien religion
 Pegasusian Marvel 4
Borgia villain
CBR Scale: D Universal Church of Truth
 Roclite
[one of UCT's Grand Inquisitors]		 Marvel 2
unnamed woman supporting character
CBR Scale: I alien
 [warned Adam Warlock about Universal Church of Truth] Marvel 2
Carlo Zota Carlo Zota villain scientist
   Enclave Marvel 18
Crucible Maris Morlak villain scientist
   Enclave Marvel 16
Triax Triax villain
CBR Scale: D uplifted animal
 New Men; warthog
[super-evolved warthog]		 Marvel 8
Kohbra Kohbra villain
CBR Scale: I uplifted animal
 cobra; New Men
[super-evolved cobra]		 Marvel 9
Porcupinus Porcupinus supporting character
CBR Scale: I uplifted animal
 New Men; porcupine
[super-evolved porcupine; led resistance against Man-Beast]		 Marvel 4
Eddie Roberts supporting character
   [1 of 4 Counter-Earth teens who befriended Adam Warlock] Marvel 8
Ellie Roberts supporting character
   [1 of 4 Counter-Earth teens who befriended Adam Warlock] Marvel 11
Jason Grey supporting character
   [1 of 4 Counter-Earth teens who befriended Adam Warlock] Marvel 12
David Carter supporting character
   [1 of 4 Counter-Earth teens who befriended Adam Warlock] Marvel 12
Universal Church of Truth Universal Church of Truth supporting character villain group
CBR Scale: D Universal Church of Truth
 [1st app: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #178 (Feb. 1975)] Marvel 40
Analyzer Recorder #211
(cameo)		 supporting character
CBR Scale: I N.A.
 [servant] Marvel 10

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Webpage for Strange Tales #178 (Feb. 1975) created 14 August 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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