Marvel's cosmic powerhouses Adam Warlock and Thanos have a long, complicated comic book history, and it begs the question: who is more powerful? The two have met dozens of times over several decades' worth of stories, almost always as foes. Their frequent battles yield mixed results, but the comics prove that one is certainly stronger.
It has recently been revealed in comics that Thanos is a member of the Eternals. Born with the Deviant Syndrome that creates "hideous" mutations such as his iconic purple skin, his mother tries to kill him as an infant. He later returns the favor by killing her in a twisted attempt to discover his own identity. Over decades of psychopathic behavior, study, and self-experimentation, Thanos enhances his abilities. His obsession with death leads him to immense destructive powers. His adversary Adam Warlock has quite a different story. In Fantastic Four #66, Adam Warlock is created by the Enclave in a search to create the perfect human. He immediately senses that the Enclave's intentions are impure, and he escapes to forge his own destiny.
Warlock and Thanos are extremely different in terms of origin, as well as power. Thanos' powers include Hulk-level strength, invulnerability, telepathy, flight, and energy projection, but these pale in comparison to his intellect. Although neglecting many of Thanos' abilities, the MCU does a great job at demonstrating how rarely he resorts to personal physical combat. The Mad Titan uses his intellect to procure sources of power (like the Infinity Stones) that dwarf his natural abilities. This is more of a compliment to Thanos' intellect than a slight to his strength. This Titan has gone toe-to-toe with the likes of the Hulk, the Silver Surfer, Black Bolt, and even Galactus. In Thanos' first appearance in Iron Man #55 by Jim Starlin, Mike Friedrich, and Mike Esposito, the Mad Titan destroys an entire planet in a fistfight with Drax.
Adam Warlock is one of the most powerful heroes in the Marvel universe. While he has also wielded the Infinity Stones on several occasions, his powers are incredibly vast without them. This is due in part to his permanent connection to the Soul Gem, granting him powers unknown. Even without the Stone, his abilities include all of Thanos', plus clairvoyance, energy constructs, resurrection, time travel, quantum magic, time manipulation, illusion casting, and energy consumption. As his skill set indicates, Adam Warlock generally has the edge over his nemesis.
Although both Warlock and Thanos have gotten the upper hand on several occasions, Adam has exhibited greater raw power. In their most one-sided battle, Adam truly humiliated Thanos. Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2 shows Warlock literally turning Thanos into granite. On all occasions in which Thanos has bested Warlock, it has been due to clever planning to secure help from an outside source, including a future version of Adam Warlock himself. In the grand scheme of things, the great Adam Warlock is simply more powerful than Thanos. Only time will tell the waves that a Thanos killer will make in the MCU.
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