Strange Tales (vol. 1) #180 (June 1975):
“The Judgment!”
by Jim Starlin (as Sam Jiltirn), Jim Starlin

Strange Tales (vol. 1) #180

Title: “The Judgment!”

Medium: comic

Cover date: June 1975

Publisher:
Written by: Jim Starlin (as Sam Jiltirn)
Art by: Jim Starlin

10 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
Him (Adam Warlock) (lead character)		Guardians of the Galaxy; Infinity Watch (founder) [savior of worlds]		294
Spirit of Vengeance (Wileaydus Autolycus)	Sark religion (former priest); Universal Church of Truth (former priest)	Black Knights; Galactic Guardians [circa 3015 A.D.]		18
Gamora	Zen Whoberi; raised by nihilist	Graces; Guardians of the Galaxy...  Infinity Watch		171
Pip the Troll (Pip Gofern)	Laxidazian Hedonist	Infinity Watch; Laxidazian		121
Magus (Adam Warlock)	Universal Church of Truth	[would-be conqueror]		65
Judge Kray-Tor	Universal Church of Truth	Judan		16
The Matriarch	Universal Church of Truth (leader)	[1st app: Strange Tales #178 (Feb. 1975)]		28
Yon-Lok	infidel	[witness who defended Adam Warlock in church trial]		1
Black Knights	Universal Church of Truth	[enforcers for UCT church]		5
Grand Inquisitors	Universal Church of Truth	[warrior]		3

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. An alternative form of this story's title is: “The Trial of Adam Warlock”. Webpage for Strange Tales #180 (June 1975) created 13 August 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

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