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GALACTUS BEQUEATHS HERALDS WITH THE POWER COSMIC
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This month, our Hot Take is Superman with the Power Cosmic can conquer Marvel. Let’s start with heralds of Galactus.
In our Marvel Day article, we learnt the origin of Silver Surfer, Galactus’ first herald. To save his home planet Zenn-La from the Devourer of Worlds, Norrin Radd swore to Galactus to become his herald and find him planets to consume.
To this end, Galactus recreated Norrin with a silvery skin, a silver surfboard to roam the spaceways and granted him the Power Cosmic. He became… Silver Surfer! After meeting Earth, Norrin rebelled against his master. Later, the star god has had other heralds. Notably, in a crossover, Superman became his herald. First, a little about the Power Cosmic.
WHAT IS THE POWER COSMIC?
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In the previous universe, Galan lived on Taa. Upon surviving the destruction of his home universe, Galan incubated in a Cosmic Egg merging with the Sentience of the Universe and the Power Cosmic. Emerging from the Cosmic Egg, he was observed by a Watcher who realized the tremendous power the nascent Galactus possessed to feed on the living energy of planets but the Watcher decided not to kill Galactus.
Sensing his hunger, Galactus consumed the nearby planet of Archeopia.
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The Power Cosmic is what makes the mortal Galan of Taa become Galactus. Should Galactus lose the Power Cosmic, he reverts back to his mortal form.[6][7][8][9] Additionally, if Galactus’ Power Cosmic is absorbed by someone else, on a small scale, it results in a Herald, but on a large scale, that new recipient becomes a new Galactus-like being.[10][6] After being depowered, Galan has referred his dislodged Power Cosmic as the “Soul of Galactus.”[1]
Indeed, Taa II is so massive several planets and even a star are held captive by its gravitational pull.
-Power Cosmic, Marvel Database
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WITH THE POWER COSMIC, SUPERMAN CAN CONQUER PLANETS AND THE UNIVERSE
IN SUPERMAN/FANTASTIC FOUR #1, GALACTUS GRANTS SUPERMAN AN EXTENSION OF HIS SENSES
In Superman Fantastic Four (1991) #1, Galactus chooses Superman as his herald. Mister Fantastic must stop Galactus from controlling Superman and destroying the universe. And Galactus reveals that the Power Cosmic grants his Kryptonian‘s super-powers an extension of the god’s senses.
Considering Galactus has an Infinite mind, Superman shares in an Infinite-Level in Intelligence.
IN SUPERMAN/FANTASTIC FOUR #1, SUPERMAN IS SECOND ONLY TO GALACTUS
According to CBR., Superman is the most powerful herald. Though he doesn’t have a lot of feats, he does have the power to conquer the universe.
When Superman locates a new planet for Galactus, the FF try to stop him. Unfortunately, they fail. And it is stated, after the planet is consumed, that there is no way to stop Superman.
In fact, Superman rebels only when they appeal to his humanity. Considering that the herald is stated to be second to Galactus, he may be Universal-Level in Energy Projection.