Who Is Galactus? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Galactus is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Galan, with over 1,840 comic issue appearances. Galactus is the infamous "Devourer of Worlds" in the Marvel Universe. His powers are nearly omnipotent. He has appointed several entities as his Heralds, imbuing them with the Power Cosmic. He uses energy from the core of planets and universal sources to sustain himself.

Who is Galactus?

Origin Galactus Galactus is the only survivor of the universe that existed before the Big Bang. He was born billions of years ago on the planet Taa. Taa was a paradise world, the most technologically advanced in all the universe. Galan (Galactus) was born during the last years of his universe, just as the Big Bang, which created the current universe, was approaching. As a scientist, Galan was able to inform his people of the impending doom to not only Taa but the universe itself. The very atoms of the universe were changing, and they watched as civilizations died. Soon, residents of Taa began dying of radiation poisoning, and even their advanced skills could not stop it. He persuaded some crewmen to fly along with himself in a space vessel into the terminal point of the universe as a last act of heroism for his people.

Key facts

Galactus is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "The Coming of Galactus!". The character is published by Marvel. With 1,840 recorded issue appearances, Galactus ranks among the most featured characters in comics.