Super-Villain Classics #1 [Direct]

(May 1983)

Galactus (Table of Contents: 1)

Galactus / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Mark Gruenwald

Pencils

Jack Kirby; John Byrne

Inks

Vince Colletta; George Klein; Ron Wilson ?; Jack Abel ?

Colors

Andy Yanchus

Letters

Jack Morelli

Genre

superhero

Characters

Galactus [Galan]; Ecce the Watcher (guest star); The Wanderers (guest stars)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

In a dying universe, on the planet of Taa, scientist Galan tries to find a way for his race to survive the end of the universe. He commandeers a spaceship towards the center of the imploding universe, but he does not die in "the big crunch". Instead, he gestates in a cocoon for billions of years in a newly-formed universe. When he emerges, it is as Galactus, and he has to feed upon the lifeforce of planets.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #49 (April 1966)
• from Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #160 (January 1969) [partial], #162 (March 1969), #167 (August 1969), #169 (October 1969)
• in Marvel (Editions du Taupinambour, 2013 ? series) #17 (15 août 1971)
• in Edderkoppen pocket [Edderkoppen superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #11 (1984)
• in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (Condor, 1979 series) #21 ([1984])
• in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1983 series) #5 (avril 1984)
• in Spindelmannen superseriepocket (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1979 series) #11 (1984)
• in Star Magazine (Edizioni Star Comics, 1990 series) #16 (Gennaio 1992) [in this form]
• in Origin of Galactus (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (February 1996)
which is reprinted
• in Bring Back the Bad Guys (Marvel, 1998 series) (1998)
• in Marvel : Les origines (Panini France, 2002 series) #3 (décembre 2004)
• in Silver Surfer Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - Freedom (2015)

Indexer Notes

Re-Telling of the Origin of Galactus. Original Story done by Lee, Kirby, Colletta and Klein with some panels modified or rearranged. New material done by the other artists.