Marvel Released October 1969

Thor #169

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Published October 1969
Pages 36

Galactus origin, part 2 in "The Awesome Answer!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein. Appearances by Balder, Hogun, Fandral, Volstagg, the Watcher, the Thermal Man, and Odin. Letter to the editor from book and comics retailer Bud Plant. Kirby/Klein and John Romita Sr. cover.

Key Facts

  • Origin of Galactus, specifically when he was Galan of Ta, prior to him becoming Galactus
  • First mention of the Creeping Plague which would later be developed further as the Black Winter