In New Avengers: Illuminati, the secret group tries to put the Infinity Gauntlet together. 1 / 9
After learning the Infinity Gauntlet can't be destroyed, they split the gems up for safekeeping. 2 / 9
Then Parker Robbins, the criminal known as the Hood, tries to collect the gems. 3 / 9
He comes very close to beating the Avengers and completing the Infinity Gauntlet. 4 / 9
Instead, the Avengers trick him into giving up some of the gems. 5 / 9
Iron Man then used the other gems' combined might to take the last one. 6 / 9
Iron Man avoids temptation and just used the Gauntlet to send Robbins back to prison... 7 / 9
and seemingly destroys the Infinity Gauntlet once and for all. 8 / 9
In reality, since it can't be destroyed, he instead divvies up the gems again. 9 / 9