Infinity Gems play a prominent role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and are significant to the superheroes.
In a story arc of the Thanos series (20032004), Galactus gathers six of the Gems but accidentally allows an interdimensional entity named Hunger access to the Marvel universe
 Although, the Infinity Gems altogether give its user nigh-omnipotence, the Gems only function on the universe they belong to and not on alternate realities

