Let’s end the year with some fun! Big, Galactus-sized fun!
Thor jumps in “The Odinship” to traverse space to find Galactus, who for some reason is the target of an urgent Odin search. Meanwhile, the Warriors Three, along with Balder who has a head injury from the last story, are on Earth reading the newspaper and trying to figure out what fools us mortals be.
Thor finds Galactus pretty quickly, and listens as the big guy spins a tale. His origin story. He is the lone survivor of the paradise planet Taa. The Watcher was there when the planet died, and the man who became Galactus flew off in a rocket.
But as he flew away, a cosmic power found him and consumed him, turning him into Galactus. Watcher could have stopped him, but did not interfere. This is weird. It means Galactus, like Phoenix Force, is an essence, not a being, and it needs a mortal host.
As soon as the story ends, Odin calls Thor back to Earth. Apparently, all Odin wanted Galactus for was to hear a neat little origin yarn.
Oh, and I have to share this:
His costume is actually a regulating suit! I never knew that!
Me neither! I’ve had my copy of this most important issue since 1970!!