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"The Galactus Trilogy" is a 1966 three-issue comic book story arc that appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #48-#50. It was written by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby, and illustrated by Kirby. It was published by Marvel Comics, and is notable for being the story that introduced the characters Galactus and the Silver Surfer. ==Publication history== In 1966, nearly five years after having launched Marvel Comics' flagship superhero title, ''Fantastic Four'', creators Stan Lee and Jack Kirby collaborated on an antagonist designed to break from the archetypal mold of supervillains of the time, and be instead a being of god-like stature and power. As Lee recalled in 1993, Kirby described his Biblical inspirations for Galactus and an accompanying character, an angelic herald Lee dubbed the Silver Surfer: Kirby further explained, "Galactus in actuality is a sort of god. He is beyond reproach, beyond anyone's opinion. In a way he is kind of a Zeus, who fathered Hercules. He is his own legend, and of course, he and the Silver Surfer are sort of modern legends, and they are designed that way."〔Christensen, William A., and Mark Seifert. ("The King" ), ''Wizard'' #36, August 1994, via Brenni_Au/JackKirby (fan site). (Archive.org archive ).〕 Writer Mike Conroy expanded on Lee and Kirby's explanation, stating, "In five short years from the launch of the ''Fantastic Four'', the Lee/Kirby duo...had introduced a whole host of alien races or their representatives...there were the Skrulls, the Watcher and the Stranger, all of whom Lee and Kirby used in the foundations of the universe they were constructing, one where all things were possible but only if they did not flout the 'natural laws' of this cosmology. In the nascent Marvel Universe, characters acted consistently, whatever comic they were appearing in. Their actions reverberated through every title. It was pure soap opera but on a cosmic scale, and Galactus epitomized its epic sweep."〔Conroy, Mike. ''500 Comicbook Villains'', Collins & Brown, 2004.〕 All this led to the introduction of Galactus in ''Fantastic Four'' #48-50 (March-May 1966), which fans began calling "The Galactus Trilogy".〔Thomas, Roy. ''Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe'' (Sterling Publishing : New York City, 2006), p. 113. ISBN 1-4027-4225-8; ISBN 978-1-4027-4225-5〕〔Lee, Stan, in Thomas, ''Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe'', audio commentary #37〕 It culminated in ''Fantastic Four'' #50 (May 1966), which featured the Silver Surfer interceding on behalf of humankind against Galactus. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Galactus Trilogy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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