Fantastic Four #173

COUNTER-EARTH MUST DIE -- AT THE HAND OF GALACTUS!

The Fantastic Four have been brought to Counter-Earth by Gorr, a New Man created by the High Evolutionary so that they may assist his master in preventing his Counter-Earth from being consumed by Galactus. The Thing having just defeated the Destroyer armor. As Reed and the others watch from the High Evolutionary's artificial asteroid base, the Thing learns that he didn't defeat the Destroyer as he had thought, in reality Galactus removed the portion of his life force that controlled the Asgardian made armor as he found continued battle against the Thing useless.  The Thing decides to take on Galactus directly, initially knocked back by the beings force field, and his second attack leading to him being blasted by cosmic energy from Galactus' eyes. With his air supply running low, Ben decides to dig through the asteroid into the High Evolutionary's base before he suffocates, but passes out just as he breaches the outer layer of rock. Acting quickly, Reed Richards stretches his arm out to pull Ben's unconscious body back aboard the ship before he suffocates, causing him pain due to his waning powers. With Ben aboard the