Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Galactus (/ ɡ ə ˈ l æ k t ə s /) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.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.
Often assumed female form and was working as a human female model when he and Hercules first met. As the "retirement plan" for Skrull workers was execution, he went into hiding in the form of a human female. Skypii chose a statue of Hercules to be his "death-form" in eternal tribute to his friend. [172]
Shalla-Bal is the Empress of her utopian planet, Zenn-La (in the Deneb System, Milky Way Galaxy), and is the lover of Norrin Radd. When the planet-eating Galactus comes to their planet, Norrin Radd volunteers to become his herald in exchange for sparing Zenn-La. Norrin Radd is given the Power Cosmic and becomes the Silver Surfer, thus separating him from Shalla-Bal for a long time.
Death appears before Galactus in a vision, and she laments that though he'd ever been one of her most loyal advocates, Galactus was always destined to die. As the Surfer eventually faces the dying, energy-saturated Galactus, they somehow merge into a new unnamed entity who declares that a new form of energy, the "Power Essential," has been born ...
The Celestials debuted in The Eternals #1 (July 1976) and were created by writer and artist Jack Kirby. [1] They reappeared as regular guest stars in three subsequent limited series sequels: The Eternals vol. 2 #1–12 (Oct. 1985 – Sept. 1986), Eternals vol. 3 #1–7 (Aug. 2006 – Feb. 2007), and Eternals vol. 4 #1–9 (Aug. 2008 – May 2009).
An enraged Galactus destroys more than half the Annihilation Wave, and Annihilus is defeated. [66] Later, the Surfer is joined as herald by Stardust, a former herald the Surfer had replaced. [67] [68] The Silver Surfer leads Galactus to the populated planet Orbucen, which brings him into conflict with Richard Rider. He delays the planetary ...
Ego then reveals that before his creation by the Stranger, his consciousness was that of a man named Egros, similar to Galactus' former self Galan. After formally meeting one another and putting aside their past animosities, Galactus uses his Life-Bringer abilities to form a body for the rest of Ego, who now calls himself Ego-Prime. [11]
Terrax the Tamer (/ ˈ t ɛ r æ k s /) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.Created by artist John Byrne and writer Marv Wolfman, the character first appeared in October 1979, and is a herald of cosmic entity Galactus and enemy of the Fantastic Four.