The Infinity Gauntlet #1 · 1991
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George Pérez placed Thanos and the jeweled Infinity Gauntlet over a cast of Marvel heroes. Explore the clenched-fist composition’s descendants across comics and published parodies.
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The Infinity Gauntlet #1
George Pérez placed Thanos and the jeweled Infinity Gauntlet over a cast of Marvel heroes. Explore the clenched-fist composition’s descendants across comics and published parodies.
This catalog follows the original cover’s composition across published comics and announced editions. Trade dress, virgin, foil and sketch treatments are described in edition notes. Connecting sets identify their participating issues and panels.
Verified records have source support for the exact cover and target. Partial records retain attribution or edition gaps. Reprints, different homage targets and unresolved references are listed separately below.
Original George Pérez cover, July 1991 cover date. The native 2067 × 3129 comic scan was trimmed to the cover edges and straightened, producing a clean 1995 × 3054 image. No artificial enlargement or scanner surround.
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Research & releases · Reviewed October 17, 2026
New editions and open questions
No additional future-dated homage to this exact cover was confirmed in the late-2026/2027 source sweep. Older preorder labels are not treated as proof of an upcoming release.
Undisclosed print quantities, ambiguous credits and conflicting edition dates remain identified as unknown. This catalog can grow as publishers, artists and collectors provide new evidence.
Reprints, other targets and references under review (1)
- Lady Death: Blasphemy Anthem #1
The 2019 Blasphemy Anthem homage is supported by GCD and resale records, but the supplied image is a later Coffin Obsession reuse. Hold this standalone record until an exact 2019 edition image is sourced; record CL-IG1-0033 displays the later edition.
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Research changes and source notes
- CL-IG1-0001: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. February 1992 cover date; actual on-sale date December 17, 1991 retained. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0002: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0003: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0004: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0005: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0006: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0007: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0008: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0009: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0010: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0011: Reference only
The 2019 Blasphemy Anthem homage is supported by GCD and resale records, but the supplied image is a later Coffin Obsession reuse. Hold this standalone record until an exact 2019 edition image is sourced; record CL-IG1-0033 displays the later edition. The uploaded spreadsheet links a 2023 Lady Death: Cataclysmic Majesty #2 Coffin Obsession image to a 2019 Blasphemy Anthem record. Hold this mismatched record pending an exact 2019 edition image; a separate 2023 record has been added.
- CL-IG1-0012: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0013: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Multiple finish editions documented; not four distinct drawings. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0014: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0015: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0016: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0017: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0018: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0019: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0020: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0021: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Exact cover visually matches Infinity Gauntlet #1 radiating gemstone composition; additional source confirms cover credit or edition details.
- CL-IG1-0022: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0023: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0024: Reviewed
Native publisher image: 1,821 × 2,800 pixels. The full cover is preserved without upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0025: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0026: Reviewed
Native publisher image: 1,821 × 2,800 pixels. The full cover is preserved without upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0027: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0028: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0029: Reviewed
Full cover preserved. Native source below preferred image resolution where noted in image audit; no upscaling. Existing edition-specific League of Comic Geeks catalog record and exact image; visual homage composition confirmed. Original credited artist retained.
- CL-IG1-0030: Reviewed
Native publisher image: 1,821 × 2,800 pixels. The full cover is preserved without upscaling. The exact publisher image is available. GCD identifies the Infinity Gauntlet #1 homage, which is signed “after Perez.”
- CL-IG1-0031: Reviewed
Native publisher image: 1,821 × 2,800 pixels. The full cover is preserved without upscaling. The Muppets spoof Infinity Gauntlet #1 in this publisher-issued variant. It was solicited for October 22, 2025, but GCD records an actual on-sale date of October 29, 2025; the latter is used here.
- CL-IG1-0032: Reviewed
Distributor and retailer listings explicitly identify this as an Infinity Gauntlet homage. Some classic monster archetypes are recognizable, but other series-specific character names remain unconfirmed.
- CL-IG1-0033: Reviewed
This is the same drawing as the 2019 Blasphemy Anthem homage, reused as Cataclysmic Majesty #2 Coffin Obsession Edition. The linked clean scan is the Coffin Obsession trade dress. Do not use the Midtown mock slab as display art. The supplied clean artwork matches The Coffin Obsession trade dress of Lady Death: Cataclysmic Majesty #2, solicited as NOV221398, with UPC 74911066434300271 and a print run of 400. It uses the same underlying drawing as the 2019 Blasphemy Anthem homage; avoid counting these editions as two distinct drawings.
- CL-IG1-0034: Reviewed
324 × 489 interview image is presently the best exact cover located; retained at native size without upscaling. Artist confirms homage in a first-person published interview.
- Research lead: Not added
Only an eBay seller listing was found. Creator credit, the exact image and publication context still need verification.
- Research lead: Not added
NYCC 2026 coverage announced a homage cover program and a story involving Darth Vader and the gauntlet, but no exact Infinity Gauntlet #1 homage cover was confirmed. Do not publish this as a confirmed cover.
- Research lead: Not added
This cover homages Infinity Gauntlet #4 rather than issue #1.
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