On Earth-828, four years have passed since Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Ben Grimm, and Johnny Storm gained superhuman powers from cosmic ray exposure and became the superhero team known as the Fantastic Four. During a family dinner, Reed and Sue reveal to Johnny and Grimm that they are expecting a child. The team's celebration is cut short when the Silver Surfer suddenly appears to announce to the people of Earth that their planet has been marked for destruction by the planet-devouring cosmic being called Galactus. After studying numerous anomalies involving the disappearance of planets, the team decides to try and negotiate Earth's fate with Galactus.
