Galactus

Galactus is a  fictional character appearing in  comic books and other  publications published by  Marvel Comics, as an entity who devours entire planets. Created by writer-editor  Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter  Jack Kirby, the character  debuted <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">in Fantastic Four<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;"> <span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">#48 (March 1966), the first of a three-issue story later known as " The Galactus Trilogy<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:19.200000762939453px;">". <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-TR_2-0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1em;">[3] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-kirbycollector1_3-0" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;line-height:1em;">[4]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">Debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books, Galactus has appeared in over four decades of Marvel continuity, also starring in a one-shot publication Super-Villain Classics: Galactus the Origin #1 (May 1983),<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-4" style="line-height:1em;">[5] and the limited series Galactus the Devourer (September 1999 - March 2000). The character has been featured in other Marvel-endorsed products and merchandise such as arcade and video games,animated television series, action figures, trading cards, and a film, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:19.200000762939453px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2009, Galactus was ranked as number five on the pop culture site IGN.com's list of "Top 100 Comic Book Villains."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-5" style="line-height:1em;">[6]

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