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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Fantastic Four story arc
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
surface form: United States
featuresCharacter Alicia Masters NERFINISHED
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
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
later Marvel cosmic storylines
inkedBy Joe Sinnott NERFINISHED
introducesCharacter Galactus NERFINISHED
Silver Surfer NERFINISHED
language English
letteredBy Artie Simek NERFINISHED
notableFor depicting Galactus as a force of nature rather than a conventional villain
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 NERFINISHED
Fantastic Four #49 NERFINISHED
Fantastic Four #50 NERFINISHED
publisher Marvel Comics
secondIssueTitle If This Be Doomsday! NERFINISHED
setting Earth-616 NERFINISHED
New York City
thirdIssueTitle The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer! NERFINISHED
title The Galactus Trilogy NERFINISHED
writtenBy Stan Lee NERFINISHED

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Fantastic Four notableStoryline The Galactus Trilogy
Fantastic Four notableStoryline The Galactus Trilogy
this entity surface form: The Coming of Galactus
Silver Surfer notableStoryline The Galactus Trilogy