Cosmic Ghost Rider revealed to be Frank Castle in the far future

1st cameo appearance of Silver Surfer as the Fallen One

Thor becomes the Herald of Galactus

Hulk becomes the Herald of Galactus, The World Breaker in final panel

Deadpool becomes the Herald of Galactus

Dormammu becomes the new Herald of Galactus

Galactus bonds with the Mystic Realm of Dormammu

Fantastic Four and Superman vs Galactus

Superman becomes the Herald of Galactus

1st appearance of Cosmic Ghost Rider, who was once the Punisher until he became a Herald of Galactus

1st appearance of King Thanos

1st appearance of Golden Oldie, Aunt May as a Herald of Galactus in a dream Peter is having where she and Franklin Richards search the Universe for a Twinkie big enough to feed Galactus, a Hostess advertisement

1st appearance of Galacta, daughter of Galactus

Origin of Elsa Bloodstone

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1st cameo appearance of the New Defenders, later becomes the Fantastic Force: The Hooded Man(later revealed to be Old Man Logan), Lightwave (a Herald of Galactus), Psionics (daughter of Lightwave), Natalie X, Alex Ultron (version 16.0) and Hulk Jr.

1st appearance of Praeter, a human pastor who volunteered to become a Herald of Galactus in order to act as his conscience

1st appearance of Frankie Raye as the second Nova, becomes a Herald of Galactus

1st appearance and cover of the Destroyer, a suit of armor forged by Odin and animated by magic to act as a protector

Later, Thor frees Firelord from Galactus by giving him the Destroyer armor to act as his Herald

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1st appearance of Silver Surfer

1st cameo appearance of Galactus

[October 2021 - this is a rumor that comes from a solid source who has made it clear that it is not confirmed - the Silver Surfer is who James Gunn is referring to when teasing in a tweet about the Guardians Holiday Special 'will be introducing one of the greatest MCU characters of all time'. Again, the Silver Surfer should be regarded as nothing more than a rumor at this time]

1st appearance of Air-Walker, replaced the Silver Surfer to serve as herald to Galactus

1st appearance of Firelord, a Nova Centurion named Pyreus Kril before Galactus claimed him as a Herald

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1st appearance of Terrax the Tamer, a Herald who travels through the cosmos at the head of a meteor shower seeking planets for Galactus to devour

1st cameo appearance of Morg the Executioner

1st appearance of Red Shift, another Herald whose origin is a mystery although he resembles the Korbinite race made famous by Beta Ray Bill

1st appearance of the Fallen One, the first Herald of Galactus whose origin is still mostly untold

First solo series featuring Beta Ray Bill

1st appearance of Stardust, an ancient cosmic being of indiscernible form who served as Galactus’s Herald

1st appearance of Alpha Ray Bill, a bio-engineered protector of the Korbinites

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