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Galactus The Devourer #2
Marvel ⋅ 1999
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Galactus The Devourer #2
 
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1st full appearance of Red Shift, a Herald of Galactus whose origin is a mystery although it can be assumed he is a Korbinite like Beta Ray Bill

Thanos #15
Marvel ⋅ 2018
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Thanos #15
 
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Cosmic Ghost Rider revealed to be Frank Castle in the far future

1st cameo appearance of Silver Surfer as the Fallen One

What If: Thor #1
Marvel ⋅ 2006
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What If: Thor #1
 
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Thor becomes the Herald of Galactus

What If? World War Hulk #1
Marvel ⋅ 2010
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What If? World War Hulk #1
 
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Hulk becomes the Herald of Galactus, The World Breaker in final panel

Deadpool Team-Up #883
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Deadpool Team-Up #883
 
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Deadpool becomes the Herald of Galactus

Doctor Strange #14
Non-Key
Marvel ⋅ 2019
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Doctor Strange #14
 
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Dormammu becomes the new Herald of Galactus

Galactus bonds with the Mystic Realm of Dormammu

Superman / Fantastic Four
DC ⋅ 1999
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Superman / Fantastic Four
 
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Fantastic Four and Superman vs Galactus

Superman becomes the Herald of Galactus

Thanos #13
Marvel ⋅ 2017
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Thanos #13
 
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1st appearance of Cosmic Ghost Rider, who was once the Punisher until he became a Herald of Galactus

1st appearance of King Thanos

Marvel Team-Up #137
Marvel ⋅ 1984
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Marvel Team-Up #137
 
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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

Marvel Assistant-Size Spectacular #2
Marvel ⋅ 2009
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Marvel Assistant-Size Spectacular #2
 
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1st appearance of Galacta, daughter of Galactus

Origin of Elsa Bloodstone

Copies ordered by retailers: 7,805

Fantastic Four #558
Marvel ⋅ 2008
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Fantastic Four #558
 
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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.

Mighty Thor #1
Marvel ⋅ 2011
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Mighty Thor #1
 
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1st appearance of Praeter, a human pastor who volunteered to become a Herald of Galactus in order to act as his conscience

Fantastic Four #244
Marvel ⋅ 1982
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Fantastic Four #244
 
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1st appearance of Frankie Raye as the second Nova, becomes a Herald of Galactus

[January 2023 - rumors are circulating that the Herald of Galactus will be female]

📈 +150% increase in copies sold this week versus the previous week

Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #1
Marvel ⋅ 2005
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Stormbreaker: The Saga of Beta Ray Bill #1
 
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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

Copies ordered by retailers: 31,234

Thanos #11
Marvel ⋅ 2004
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Thanos #11
 
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1st appearance of the Fallen One, the first Herald of Galactus whose origin is still mostly untold

Fantastic Four #48
Marvel ⋅ 1966
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Fantastic Four #48
 
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1st appearance of Silver Surfer

1st cameo appearance of Galactus

[October 2021 - an inside source tells us: currently, the Fantastic Four is heavily a multiverse movie and Silver Surfer is very much at its center]

Silver Surfer #69
Marvel ⋅ 1992
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Silver Surfer #69
 
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1st cameo appearance of Morg the Executioner

Journey Into Mystery #118
Marvel ⋅ 1965
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Journey Into Mystery #118
 
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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

Fantastic Four #120
Marvel ⋅ 1972
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Fantastic Four #120
 
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1st appearance of Air-Walker, replaced the Silver Surfer to serve as herald to Galactus

Fantastic Four #211
Marvel ⋅ 1979
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Fantastic Four #211
 
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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

[April 2023 - Terrax rumored to appear in the Fantastic Four]

✅ Nick's Picks: it has been a year since this issue hit The Spec Deck subscriber exclusive category and with the Fantastic Four movie becoming an imminent reality, this issue should be up for consideration again

Thor #225
Marvel ⋅ 1974
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Thor #225
 
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1st appearance of Firelord, a Nova Centurion named Pyreus Kril before Galactus claimed him as a Herald

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