". Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, "Exception to the rule #1: 'The Last Galactus Story'", "Questions & Answers With Writer Louise Simonson: Part 1: In The Beginning...", https://www.cbr.com/king-thanos-god-of-thunder-silver-surfer, "Galactus, and Surfer and Skrulls – Oh My! Information about your device and internet connection, including your IP address, Browsing and search activity while using Verizon Media websites and apps. Why not have him not be a really evil person? Lee and Kirby wanted to introduce a character that broke away from the archetype of the standard villain. He emerges as Galactus, and though a Watcher observed Galactus's birth and recognizes his destructive nature, the Watcher chooses not to kill Galactus. Answer Save. And of course they were the first gods. [34] Thor learns of Galactus's origin when the entity comes into conflict with Ego the Living Planet. This topic is locked from further discussion. Galactus was an antagonist in Fantastic Four #545–546 (June – July 2007), where he tried to devour fellow cosmic function Epoch. Their sacrifice inspires the Surfer to turn on Galactus, who subsequently flees Earth. [38] After returning to normal form, Galactus is sought by the Fantastic Four to help stop a new cosmic threat, the Sphinx. [5] As Lee recalled in 1993, "Galactus was simply another in a long line of super-villains whom we loved creating. Galan, however, does not die: after bonding with the Sentience of the Universe, he changes and gestates for billions of years in an egg made of the debris of his ship that the current universe formed after the Big Bang. [88] Banished to the mystical realms by an alien sorcerer, Galactus becomes entangled in the schemes of Dormammu and Mephisto. To avoid a protracted battle, the Silver Surfer offers to remain on Earth to guard the artifact on the proviso that Galactus may have it once Asgard eventually passes. The character has been featured in other Marvel media, such as arcade games, video games, animated television series, and the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

[118] Galactus has on occasion been severely weakened due to a lack of sustenance, and on one occasion was defeated whilst in this state by the combined Fantastic Four and Avengers. – Aug. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who originally consumed planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity.

[45], During the Secret Wars, Galactus attempts to consume Battleworld in order to force the Beyonder to remove his hunger, but his plan is foiled by Doctor Doom.

[46] Galactus grants clemency to the Surfer, who aids his former master against the Elders of the Universe[47] and the In-Betweener. We didn't want to use the tired old cliche about him wanting to conquer the world. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby reunited for the origin of Silver Surfer and Galactus in the one-shot graphic novel The Silver Surfer: The Ultimate Cosmic Experience!

The character played a central role as antagonist in Hunger #1–4 (2013), in which the mainstream Galactus of the primary Marvel continuity merges with his counterpart from the Ultimate Marvel publication imprint, Gah Lak Tus.

[102] As Galactus requires planets with the potential to support life, his existence also causes the extinction of entire extraterrestrial civilizations. So what can [Galactus] do now? To avoid a protracted battle, the Silver Surfer offers to remain on Earth to guard the artifact on the proviso that Galactus may have it once Asgard eventually passes. Issues #7–12, written by Keith Giffen, introduce Galactus's first herald (the Fallen One).[18]. In a way he is kind of a Zeus, who fathered Hercules.

During a final confrontation near the home world of the Shi'ar, the Silver Surfer turns Galactus's siphoning machines against him. [160] Gah Lak Tus is also involved in the "Chitauri-Kree" War, and temporarily merged with Galactus after a temporal rift sends the latter to the Ultimate Marvel universe. [55] The entity wreaks havoc across thousands of alternate universes, killing various incarnations of Galactus before the children of Reed Richards—Franklin Richards and Valeria Von Doom—exhaust their powers to restore the original Galactus. The full Lee-and-Kirby origin story was reprinted in the one-volume Super-Villain Classics: Galactus the Origin #1 (May 1983), inked by Vince Colletta and George Klein, lettered by John Morelli and colored by Andy Yanchus. Answer Save. The limited series The Thanos Imperative features the huge Galactus Engine. Odin vs Galactus# GalactusDecently fed Galactus fought a heavily amped Odin that used all of his power, strength and hax to headbutt Galactus, after which Odin was so tired and exhausted he had to go to Odinsleep to regain strength, while Galactus got up and stated that Asgardians are boring to him every time he fights them. He always said he was going to give back more than he took out of the universe—now he's making good on that, one dead world at a time.

[70] When Galactus discovers these heroes now live on a planet called Nu-Earth, he destroys it and its inhabitants in retribution. [119] In this weakened condition, Galactus has also shown susceptibility to Ikonn's spell, which forces him to remember all of the beings that he has destroyed from his feeding. Galactus featured prominently in a direct sequel series to Ultimates, titled Ultimates 2 #1–10 (Aug. 2016 – Nov. 2017) which focused on the Lifebringer Galactus as the de facto leader of the Ultimates. Galactus retaliates and destroys most of Annihilus's forces. Since debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, Galactus has played a role in over five decades of Marvel continuity. The Silver Surfer is, of course, the fallen angel. The Silver Surfer is a recurring ally and Herald of Galactus, and was the first to be introduced into the Marvel Universe.

Doctor Strange intervenes and-with the aid of Eternity and the Living Tribunal-is able to undo the damage wrought by Galactus. In a bid to destroy the Black Winter, Galactus turns Thor into his Herald of Thunder. This battle already took place in Mighty Thor #4 - #5 . Galactus becomes involved in a civil war among the "Proemial Gods", who had come into being during the universe's infancy. [165], A version of Galactus—called "Gah-Lak-Tus" in the novelization—appears in the 2007 film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, as a cosmic hurricane-like cloud. Galactus then swears to free the imprisoned Eternity. 6) #1–5 (Jan. – May 2011) and was the antagonist in The Mighty Thor #1–6 (April – Sept. 2011).

In the five-issue miniseries Bullet Points (Jan.–May 2007), Galactus arrives on Earth with the Silver Surfer and kills most of Earth's heroes.