  the infinity gauntlet is a six-issue comic book limited series published by marvel comics from july to december in 1991. the series was written by jim starlin and penciled by george pÃ©rez and ron lim. == publication history == the storyline is the culmination of events from silver surfer vol. 3, #34 (feb. 1990) and the two-issue miniseries the thanos quest (sept.- oct. 1990). in 1991, artist george pÃ©rez signed on to pencil the six-issue limited series. however, due to the emotional stresses pÃ©rez was suffering from related to his concurrent work as writer/artist on dc comics' wonder woman and as artist on the dc limited series war of the gods,o'neil, patrick daniel. "spotlight: war of the gods," david anthony kraft's comics interview #104 (1991), pp. 21-35. cover title: "pÃ©rez quits dc!" pÃ©rez was unable to finish penciling each issue of infinity gauntlet. pÃ©rez left the project while working on issue #4, with penciler ron lim assigned to replace him. pÃ©rez remained as the inker over lim's cover art for the remainder of the miniseries. additional plotlines not addressed in the main story were featured in other books published during the same time period. the storyline led to two sequel miniseries, infinity war and infinity crusade. all three series were the core of a company-wide crossover story. ==plot summary== thanos mounts the six infinity gems (collected in the thanos quest limited series) on his left glove to form the titular infinity gauntlet. each gem grants its bearer complete mastery over one aspect of the multiverse: time, space, mind, soul, reality, and power. now all-powerful and desperate to win the affections of death, thanos decides to offer the entity a gift of love by completing a task she had given him, erasing half the sentient life in the [[universe]
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