10 Characters Who Have Defeated Thanos

If there's one central message to be gleaned from any comics of the sixties and seventies, it's that anyone can be a superhero. And in 1979, one comic took this message to a more literal degree than any other ever dreamt of.

In Spidey Super Stories #39, Spider-Man and Hellcat have to fight Thanos to keep him from using the power of the Cosmic Cube. Early on, the cube is dropped and an innocent kid bystander, named Jim, happens to be skating by. He picks up the Cube for a moment before Thanos appears and rips it out of his hands.

Spidey and Hellcat continue their fight against Thanos, briefly causing him to drop the Cube at one point. Jim seizes his moment and grabs the Cosmic Cube. Thanos briefly (and hilariously) attempts to bargain with Jim, before Jim utter the eternal line;

"Forget it! You're all wrapped up."

Jim uses the Cube to force the grass around them to tie the Mad Titan up, apprehending and holding him there until the cops arrive and arrest(!?!) Thanos.

Here's hoping that this is exactly how Avengers 4 wraps things up. Infamous Thanos-copter included, please.