The other day as I was trying to sleep after reading the conclusion of the Avengers Infinity Gems/Illuminati storyline it occurred to me that there are 6 Infinity Gems and 6 sides to a Cosmic Cube so what would happen if someone put them together?
Then I vaguely recalled that in the '90s sequels to The Infinity Gauntlet, Magnus was doing something with Cosmic Cubes but I have no idea what and my brain mercifully shut down before I went insane. So has a story been written where this happened (in continuity or a What If?), or am I the first person the be crazy enough to wonder about this?
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Don't forget Infinity Abyss.
I don't recall such a story, either.
Now that the subject has been broached, watch Marvel now produce "The story YOU demanded!" and never give anyone on this board any credit.
In any event: six gems, six facets to a (cosmic) cube. Seems logical to me.
But the trick will be to place the RIGHT gem on the RIGHT cube side in the RIGHT order (and maybe reveal the prize inside).
I think Infinity Gauntlet and the Silver Surfer stories that featured his return (and led into IG) was the height of Thanos as a character. With the sequel minis that followed (never heard of Abyss), Thanos seemed to drift and dwindle and wasn't as effective as he was previously. Maybe the character got over-used or burned out.