Overwhelmed by this revelation, Thanos agrees to help Warlock, Doctor Strange, and the Silver Surfer oppose Nebula. Teleporting back to the shrine, Thanos fools Nebula into restoring the universe to the way it was one day prior to spite him, turning herself back into a burn victim in the process. She wills herself back to health before Thanos can take the gauntlet from her, but during this distraction Warlock returns to Soul World and uses his connection to the gem to create disharmony between the other gems. This causes Nebula pain, and she removes the gauntlet. Warlock leaves Soul World and claims the gauntlet for himself. Nebula is taken into custody and will be tried for crimes she committed as a pirate. Preferring death to imprisonment, Thanos appears to die in a suicide bomb blast. The other heroes are unhappy Warlock is keeping the Infinity Gauntlet, but he returns them to Earth. He travels 60 days into the future to visit an unnamed planet where Thanos is living as a farmer. He tells Warlock he has given up his quest for power and plans to lead a quiet, introspective life. Strange visits Warlock to see how he is adjusting to his new powers. Warlock reveals his plan to remove selfish ambition and competitiveness from the universe, believing this will end war and strife. This course of action runs counter to Strange's values, so he casts a spell causing the Soul Gem to show Warlock how the lack of ambition and competitiveness would reduce sentient beings into simple animals. Warlock changes his mind and promises to consider his actions more carefully. Eternity summons the Living Tribunal to determine if Warlock is worthy of the Infinity Gauntlet. When he is judged mentally unfit for power over the universe, he agrees to give five of the gems to individuals he determines to be best suited to protect them. The group operates under the name "Infinity Watch". Shortly thereafter, the Living Tribunal decrees the gems can no longer be used together. "The Infinity Gauntlet" was an instant success and became one of the most influential storylines in comics from the 1990s. Both of the nationwide comic distributors at the time (Diamond Distribution and Capital City Distribution) reported each issue was one of their top ten sellers for the month of its release.