Thanos returns to his starship, Sanctuary III, and reclaims it and his crew from Nebula. Death summons Thanos and demands to know why his plan is moving slowly, but he reassures her that everything is going as planned. He contacts the Silver Surfer and sets a place for their final battle. The Surfer attacks and Thanos is killed when his vehicle explodes. The Silver Surfer decides to bring his remains back to Titan and, as he leaves, Thanos reappears. Thanos faked his death in order to get the Surfer off of his tracks.
