The action-packed middle chapter of the all-time-classic Galactus Trilogy! The World-Eater has come to Earth, and the Fantastic Four can only watch in awe as this towering cosmic force of nature shares a fateful conversation with the Watcher! Set on his plan to consume the planet, Galactus shrugs off the FF's attacks as if they were nothing and unleashes his deadly Punisher robot to deal with the distraction. Meanwhile, though, his enigmatic herald - the Silver Surfer - learns about Earth from the blind sculptress Alicia Masters. Will the Surfer's devotion to Galactus be put to the test? And is there anything the FF can do to prevent their world's total destruction? It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #49. Marvel is reprinting the original Galactus trilogy as it originally appeared, over three months!