A victory for the Grandmaster's team means the Collector may be resurrected, while a loss indicates the character must remain dead. The pair decide to use various superheroes from Earth as pawns, the goal being to collect the four pieces of a prize called the "Golden Globe of Life". Plot summary Īn Elder of the Universe, the Grandmaster, challenges a hooded female called the "Unknown"-eventually revealed to be Death-to a game for the life of his fellow Elder, the Collector (killed by the cosmic being Korvac in the title Avengers). The comic was already mostly-complete, so Marvel published Contest of Champions two years later, with a reworked storyline that avoided any connection to the Olympics. The plan was scuttled when the United States refused to participate in the summer games, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in late 1979. The story was intended to be a celebration of the 1980 Summer Olympics held in Moscow, and depicted Marvel superheroes engaging in competitions.
#Pieces 1982 tpb series#
Īn unrelated five issue limited series published in 1999, Contest of Champions II, is a sequel in title only. Contest of Champions brought forth the idea of a major event affecting the Marvel Universe it introduced crossovers before the concept of multi-title crossovers was even conceived. This series was significant as it was Marvel's first published limited series. The series was written by Mark Gruenwald, with art by John Romita Jr. Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions is a three-issue comic book limited series published from June to August 1982 by Marvel Comics. Mark Gruenwald, Bill Mantlo, and Steven Grant Cover of Contest of Champions #1 (June 1982).
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