Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four #26
In "Countdown to Oblivion," the Fantastic Four face their most terrifying threat yet when wandering aliens warn them that Galactus is en route to devour Earth. With Reed Richards racing to outthink the cosmic entity, the team scrambles to hide the planet—only to fail as Galactus arrives, forcing a desperate gambit that alters Earth’s magnetosphere to starve him. The issue, written by Fred Van Lente and illustrated by Cory Hamscher with colors by Lee Loughridge and letters by Dave Sharpe, features a cover by Paul Smith.
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The Fantastic Four learn from vagabond extraterrestrials that Galactus is coming to consume the Earth. They try to hide the planet from Galactus' herald, the Silver Surfer, but fail and Galactus arrives. However, Reed tricks Galactus into altering Earth's magnetosphere so that he can no longer derive nourishment from the planet. Galactus threatens to destroy Earth out of spite but the Surfer refuses to let him; Galactus exiles the Surfer to Earth as punishment and departs.
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