*Marvel: Fantastic Four #48 presented what is regarded by many as the apex of the FF’s cosmic adventures, as they, and we, met for the first time not only the planet-devouring entity known as Galactus, but also the Silver Surfer, Galactus’ herald, who announced the imminent doom of the planets on Galctus’ platter. Both characters became hugely popular, with Galactus becoming a synonym for cosmic threat, and the Silver Surfer going on to many highly-acclaimed series of his of title, commencing with his Lee/Buscema 1968 series and continuing to the present day with Slott and Allred, with Moebius, Englehart, Rogers, Starlin and numerous other legendary creators along the way. It all started here! This copy of #48 is a cents issue, with no pence stamp, though it does have a small pence price hand-written just above the ‘A’ of Galactus. Several interior pages have narrow margins, we suspect owing to an initial press misalignment, but the story itself is unmarred, and there is a tiny chip off the bottom right cover corner. However, the cover colour is deep and vivid, and the overall appeal of the book is considerably greater than the VG grade implies. This epochal issue is VG at £175. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD