Let's revisit the comic where Thanos flew around New York in a helicopter and got arrested

As explained in the video, everything here seems surprisingly low-stakes for a Thanos story, with his big move against the heroes being to summon an abnormally large dog. Also, this story was the debut of Thanos’ helicopter, a truly ridiculous accessory that has been a go-to reference for jokey self-aware Marvel comics over the years. It was even a Hot Wheels toy that came in a little Cosmic Cube, which is much cooler than it deserves.

Then there’s the fact that Thanos just gets taken away by the cops at the end of the story, as if he’s just some regular asshole like The Scorpion and not the guy who will wipe out half of all life in just a few years. To give the comic a little credit, though, the hosts point out that Thanos is undone by his continued inability to simply hold on to the Cube, but that tracks with how he’s defeated in the Infinity Gauntlet. At the risk of spoiling a decades-old comic (and nothing else), the Gems basically just get swiped when Thanos isn’t paying attention, allowing the heroes to undo all of the death he caused. Perhaps the seeds for one of the greatest Marvel stories of all time were really planted in this dumb comic about Thanos flying a helicopter and using infinite cosmic power to create a big dog?

Anyway, Peter Parker’s red suit is slick. He’d be a cool dude if he didn’t always disappear whenever the exciting action starts, immediately before Spider-Man swings in to save the day.