The Galactus Trilogy
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The Galactus Trilogy is a landmark 1966 Fantastic Four comic book arc by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby that introduced the cosmic entities Galactus and the Silver Surfer, redefining the scale and ambition of superhero storytelling.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Coming of Galactus | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fantastic Four story arc
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Marvel Comics storyline ⓘ comic book story arc ⓘ |
| appearsInFranchise | Marvel Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | various Fantastic Four collected editions ⓘ |
| coloredBy | Stan Goldberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Alicia Masters
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Human Torch NERFINISHED ⓘ Invisible Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Mister Fantastic NERFINISHED ⓘ The Thing NERFINISHED ⓘ Uatu the Watcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresSeries | Fantastic Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstIssueTitle | The Coming of Galactus! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| format | three-issue story arc ⓘ |
| genre | superhero ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cosmic power and responsibility
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humanity’s insignificance in the universe ⓘ moral conflict of the Silver Surfer ⓘ |
| imprint | Marvel Comics Silver Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
depictions of cosmic entities in superhero comics
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later Marvel cosmic storylines ⓘ |
| inkedBy | Joe Sinnott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Galactus
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Silver Surfer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letteredBy | Artie Simek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depicting Galactus as a force of nature rather than a conventional villain
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elevating Fantastic Four to cosmic adventures ⓘ introducing cosmic scale threats to superhero comics ⓘ introducing the Silver Surfer as Galactus’s herald ⓘ redefining the scope of superhero storytelling ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print comic book ⓘ |
| penciledBy | Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationEra | Silver Age of Comic Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publishedInIssue |
Fantastic Four #48
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Fantastic Four #49 NERFINISHED ⓘ Fantastic Four #50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| secondIssueTitle | If This Be Doomsday! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Earth-616
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New York City ⓘ |
| thirdIssueTitle | The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Galactus Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Coming of Galactus