Bring on the Back-Ups: Thanos : The Final Flower - art by Mike Zeck

This back-up tale was probably missed by many comic book fans at the time as it appeared in issue 6 of “Logans Run”. So it was a bit of a surprise to find a Thanos tale in a comic book featuring Marvels adaption of the 1976 MGM movie. The reason that a Marvel character featured in a back-up tale in a licensed comic was due to a tight deadline that was brought on by ongoing contractual negotiations with MGM that limited the main Logan’s Run story to a 12 page feature. As it turned out issue 7 was the last issue of the Marvels Logans Run comic. In the story itself Thanos seeks to destroy the will of a planet that opposes him by one of its most precious religious relic, a small flower. It was an interesting story by Scott Edelman that feature some of Mike Zeck's eariest Marvel artwork.

Above, the cover to Logans Run #6 (June 1977) by Paul Gulacy and John Costanza.