They were figures that had never been used before in comics. When Galactus relegated him to Earth, he stayed on Earth, and that was the beginning of his adventures. The Silver Surfer is, of course, the fallen angel. And I remember in my first story, I had to back away from him to resolve that story. I certainly couldn't treat him in the same way I could any ordinary mortal. And there I was in front of this tremendous figure, who I knew very well because I've always felt him. For some reason, I went to the Bible and I came up with Galactus. In other words, I couldn't depend on gangsters. "My inspirations were the fact that I had to make sales and come up with characters that were no longer stereotypes. Kirby described his biblical inspirations for Galactus and an accompanying character, an angelic herald Lee called the Silver Surfer: And the nourishment he'd require is the life force and energy from living planets!" Why not have him not be a really evil person? After all, a demi-god should be beyond mere good and evil. There were enough would-be world conquerors in the Marvel Universe and in all the other comic book galaxies. Therefore, the natural choice was sort of a demi-god, but now what would we do with him? We didn't want to use the tired old cliche about him wanting to conquer the world. "Galactus was simply another in a long line of super-villains whom we loved creating.e felt the only way to top ourselves was to come up with an evil-doer who had almost godlike powers. In 1966, nearly five years after launching Marvel Comics' flagship superhero title, Fantastic Four, creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby collaborated on an antagonist designed to break the supervillain mold of the tyrant with god-like stature and power. Publication history Ĭreated by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist-coplotter Jack Kirby, the character debuted in The Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966, the first of a three-issue story later known as " The Galactus Trilogy"). IGN also noted "Galactus is one of the few villains on our list to really defy the definition of an evil-doer" as the character is compelled to destroy worlds because of his hunger, rather than out of malicious ends. In 2009, Galactus ranked 5th on IGN's list of "Top 100 Comic Book Villains", which cited the character's "larger-than-life presence" as making him one of the more important villains ever created. 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. Since debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, Galactus has played a role in over five decades of Marvel continuity. Frequently accompanied by a herald (such as the Silver Surfer), the character has appeared as both antagonist and protagonist in central and supporting roles. Additional material written by John Byrne, Jim Starlin, and Louise Simonson explored Galactus' role and purpose in the Marvel Universe, and examined the character's actions through themes of genocide, manifest destiny, ethics, and natural/necessary existence. As Galan's universe came to an end, he merged with the " Sentience of the Universe" to become Galactus, an entity that wielded such cosmic power as to require devouring entire planets to sustain his existence. Galactus' initial origin was that of a Taa-an space explorer named Galan who gained cosmic abilities by passing near a star, but writer Mark Gruenwald further developed the character's origins, presenting Taa and Galan as existing in the universe prior to the Big Bang that began the setting of the current primary universe. In the character's first appearance, Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure who fed by draining living planets of their energy, and operated without regard to the morality or judgments of mortal beings. Lee and Kirby wanted to introduce a character that broke away from the archetype of the standard villain. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in Fantastic Four #48 (March 1966). Formerly a mortal man, he is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity. Galactus ( / ɡ ə ˈ l æ k t ə s/) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Ashta, the Devourer of Worlds, the Lifebringer, the Seeder of Worlds
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