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Galactus   is a   fictional character   appearing in   American comic books   published by   Marvel Comics . Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a   cosmic entity   who originally consumed planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the   primary Marvel continuity . Galactus was created by   Stan Lee   and   Jack Kirby   and first appeared in the comic book   Fantastic Four   #48, published in March 1966. Lee and Kirby wanted to introduce a character that broke away from the archetype of the standard villain. In the character's first appearance, Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure who feeds by draining living planets of their energy, and operates without regard to the morality and judgments of mortal beings. Galactus's initial origin was that of a space explorer named Galan who gained cosmic abilities by passing near a star, but writer  Mark Gruenwald  further ...

Galactus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who originally consumed planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity . Galactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in the comic book Fantastic Four #48, published in March 1966. Lee and Kirby wanted to introduce a character that broke away from the archetype of the standard villain. In the character's first appearance, Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure who feeds by draining living planets of their energy, and operates without regard to the morality and judgments of mortal beings. Galactus's initial origin was that of a space explorer named Galan who gained cosmic abilities by passing near a star, but writer Mark Gruenwald further developed the origin of the character, revealing that Galan lived during the previous universe that ...