Hulk #5
"La fièvre de l'or" is a pivotal moment in the Hulk's mythos, featuring a rare collaboration between Stan Lee and Mark Gruenwald on the writing, with Jack Kirby and John Byrne sharing interior art. Set in a dying universe where scientist Galan's desperate bid for survival leads to his transformation into Galactus, this issue lays the cosmic groundwork for one of Marvel's most enduring threats—without revealing how the conflict unfolds. The cover by Jack Kirby captures the moment of revelation, a striking image that echoes the story's grand scale and existential weight.
In the dying remnants of a universe, scientist Galan makes a desperate bid to save his people, fleeing toward the heart of the collapsing cosmos. After centuries of stasis in a cosmic cocoon, he awakens reborn as Galactus—bound by an eternal hunger to sustain his existence by consuming the life force of planets.
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