And Just Like That...
Absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Thanos, revived by Death to balance the universal scales, has achieved absolute power. He has the Gauntlet, with the Infinity Gems. Mephisto is basking in Thanos' majesty, while The Mad Titan is pining for Death.
Jim Starlin unravels this story in a couple interesting ways: as Mephisto witnesses things mounting and escalating between Thanos and Death; Silver Surfer delivers the dire warning to Doctor Strange.
Thanos comes to the realization of just what it will take to win Death's affection. He does it - he really does it!
Spider-Man, Captain America, Strange and The Surfer all witness the results.
There's a curious aside that Starlin throws in. Three "losers". After knocking off a liquor store; and, hanging out in a bar, the three then decide to make an escape and lie low. Things take a turn for the worse. And then, worse still. Curious who these three might turn out to be and how their story fits against the larger picture of what is happening.