Hot on the heels of the GALACTUS emo special issue in FF #74, we see the devourer starving and even more desperate to reel in his missing herald in Fantastic Four #75, Worlds Within Worlds.

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Convinced that his silver herald is the only one who can get down with bringing a proper planet to the table, GALACTUS decides he may not be able to do the Earth a solid (i.e. not consume it). He’s got a giant-sized space-ray tuned like a microscope in hopes of locating the Silver Surfer and he’ll do anything to find him!

(Click the scan for a larger image!)BTW, this is the first time I’ve seen GALACTUS rockin some shorts. Maybe that was a mistake by the colorist? Moving right along! GALACTUS plots to get the active members of the Fantastic Four to drop the dime on the Silver Surver. First, he tries putting them to task physically by having them go head-up against clones of themselves: (Click the scan for a larger image!)Ben Grimm, a.k.a. the THING lets fly with some colorful descriptions of himself have me wondering just how familiar he’s gotten with himself:

“..but a little thing like THAT ain’t gonna put the KIBOSH on America’s favorite lumpy-skinned sweetie!”

That can be interpreted any type of way, right? The verbiage is clearly ol’ school. But wait, there’s more:

“NUTS! That creep’s an insult to us GENU-WINE blushin’ beauties!”

I don’t know what is going on with the THING, but, maybe he’s got an itch that needs to be scratched , or maybe he’s looking to enter the next Ms. Teen THING pageant on girlie-man isle.

GALACTUS appears in the shape of an astral image and demands the Fantastic Four give up the ghost on the Silver Surfers location. Ben, still feelin’ his wheaties, decides to toss GALACTUS some lip:

(Click the scan for a larger image!)Not really appreciating the lack of act right on the part of the Fantastic Four, and the THINGS huge mouth, GALACTUS decides to start tossin’ rocks. Huge ones. Right at Earth. At least one member of the Fantastic Four is unaware of the total annihilation about to kick in — Emo Girl, a.k.a The invisible woman: (Click the scan for a larger image!)Meanwhile, Reed Richards decides it’s time to punk out and hand over the Silver Surfer to GALACTUS (if he can find him).
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, or the one; or do they??? Get down with Fantastic Four #75 and find out how this follow-up to Emo-Fest 2006 shakes out. Bahlactus has spoken.