American Comics Update: The Bute Collection/Mighty Marvel Firsts: The Galactus Trilogy! Fantastic Four issues #48-50 with Galactus and Silver Surfer Debuts
*Marvel: One of the most sought-after story arcs of the 1960s is the trinity of Fantastic Four issues which introduced the Silver Surfer, a cosmic-powered being the equal of the combined FF… and the Surfer’s master, Galactus, an entity of even more monstrous might! Both became major figures in the Marvel Universe, with the Surfer repenting his role as Galactus’ herald and choosing the side of justice, while Galactus’ insatiable hunger drives him ever onwards to heinous acts. We have all three parts of this epochal story newly in stock from the Bute Collection.
PICTURED: FANTASTIC FOUR
#48 FN- p £1,100 1st Galactus & Silver Surfer. Nice clean pence printed copy with unmarked cover and strong colours. Edge wear is minimal, very slight along top edge only, and a tiny bit of chipping at right of bottom edge. There is also a tiny crease at bottom right corner that breaks colour. To the right of the number box there is an incipient crease of less than 1 cm that also breaks colour. Strong spine; small amount of corner blunting. Staples are tight and firm, pages are a lovely, supple white to off-white. High resolution images are available on request.
#49 VF- £1,100 1st Galactus and Silver Surfer cover. Very nice clean copy with unmarked cover and strong colours. Very minimal edge wear (just very slight at top edge) and very minor corner blunting. Strong spine; no creases apart from miniscule crease across bottom right corner which just breaks colour but is hard to see. Staples are tight and firm, pages are a lovely, supple off-white. High resolution images are available on request.
#50 FN- £235 Final part of Galactus/Silver Surfer trilogy. Nice clean copy with unmarked cover and strong colours. Minimal edge wear at top and bottom only, with a tiny chip out bottom right corner and minimal corner blunting. There is a small impact dink at bottom spine; colour is only very faintly broken. Strong spine; staples are tight and firm, pages are a lovely, supple white to off-white.