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NOVA #15
cover by
Alex Maleev |
By Marc Strom
Ever thought to yourself, "Boy, I wish
I knew how to stop a world-devouring giant in a purple skirt?"
Well wonder no longer! Just in time to help
Nova go face-to-ginormous-face with
Galactus himself, Marvel.com has compiled the definitive how-to companion for going against the planet devourer without dying!
Learn how to save your world—or just your skin—here and then check out NOVA #15 on July 2 to learn which method Richard Rider most prefers!
Threaten him with an uber-powerful gun the size of your fist (FANTASTIC FOUR v1 #48-50)
When the
Fantastic Four first encountered Galactus, the Watcher revealed to
Reed Richards the only weapon powerful enough to stop the eater of planets cold: the Ultimate Nullifier.
After sending the
Human Torch to Galactus' humble abode to retrieve the ominous-sounding device, Richards brandished the tiny device at Galactus who, as promised, vacated the premises post haste.
If you should ever find yourself in a similar situation, gentle reader, only without a resident flamehead to procure the Nullifier for you, simply remember the size of the device in comparison to Galactus.
We recommend finding something vaguely resembling the Nullifier to wave under Galactus' nose. The big guy won't know the difference, you'll save the world, and the parades will commence.
Wait until he's weakened by hunger, then hit him a lot (FANTASTIC FOUR v1 #243)
Desperate for sustenance, Galactus broke his promise to the Fantastic Four and attempted to devour Earth yet again. In his weakened state, however, Galactus met his match when the planet's greatest heroes combined and proceeded to give him the
pummeling of his rather epic lifetime.
Our lawyers tell us, however, that we must note Marvel.com in no way encourages you to favor this method, as beating the snot out of a very powerful giant tends to cause unnecessary amounts of property damage.
Of course, Nova won't have this problem to worry about in the vacuum of space. So if you happen to read this, Richard Rider, we say give Galactus hell!
Make him human (FANTASTIC FOUR #522)
In order to make Galactus human once again, you will need the following:
One planet-to-sustenance converter, one cosmically-empowered Human Torch, three fellow members of the Fantastic Four, and one Quasar.
Stir thoroughly, allowing Quasar to distract Galactus while
Ben Grimm and Susan
Storm tear the converter's insides apart. Once this has been accomplished, allow the Torch to overload the converter with his power cosmic, and wait for the resultant explosion to catch Galactus in its blast, reverting him to humanoid form.
Get it? Got it? Good.
Sacrifice yourself (EXILES #10)
As the
Exiles'
Thunderbird learned the hard way, sometimes you've just got to give up your own life to stop Galactus.
To save an alternate Earth once colonized by the Skrull Empire, Thunderbird landed himself in a coma after shoving an antimatter bomb underneath Galactus' thick hide, which…wait a second, this method isn't helpful at all, is it?
Not to mention the fact that if all our readers sacrificed themselves to stop world-devouring giants, we'd be out of jobs. And nobody wants that.
On second thought, let's just ix-nay the self-sacrifice-ay.
And finally…
Give him food poisoning (WHA…HUH? #1)
Even Galactus suffers the occasional bad burrito-shaped planet. Don't believe us? Go read
WHA…HUH? and see for yourself.
NOVA #15 rockets into stores July 2. You can read other stories about Galactus at Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited.
