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The Sentry was the first zombie
An alternate reality designated Earth-2149, which the Fantastic Four are lured to. In this dimension, a virus which turns it's victims into zombies is being spread around through saliva and biting. It originated from an asteroid that fell to earth. The Sentry came into contact with the asteroid and he began spreading it though out the marvel heroes.
During the outbreak, Magneto attempts to keep a group of civilians alive. However, their presence is given away. Magneto puts up a fight but he is eventually devoured by the likes of Iron Man and Spider-Man. It should be noted that Magneto is not converted into a zombie, he is completely eaten.
Meanwhile, Giant Man had captured Black Panther, and was slowly eating him. Knowing that his saliva would transform Panther into a zombie, he had been sawing off his limbs while keeping Black Panther in a vegetative state through medicine. When the Wasp finds Giant Man eating on Black Panther, she becomes enraged that he is keeping such food to himself. Giant Man laughs at the Wasp's attempt to hurt him, and when she shrinks, he bites her head off. Disgusted at the taste, he spits it out, leaving her body limp.
The main zombie cohorts are interrupted by the Silver Surfer. The Silver Surfer tells the zombies that their planet is to be eaten by Galactus, and the zombies attack him. During the battle the need for flesh overrides any reservations they have, and a riot breaks out among the zombies. In the end, Wolverine, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Iron-Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Giant Man get to eat the Silver Surfer, leaving the remaining zombies with nothing. The Hulk is the only one that can damage him though. Wolverine fails at slashing him, ripping his arm from his adamantium. The Hulk sneaks up behind Silver Surfer and bites his head off, releasing his power of the cosmos. These others get angry and approach Captain America. Captain America points at them and a beam of the Silver Surfer's power cosmic shoots out of his hands. The Surfer's devourers look at their hands, and recognize that they have absorbed a bit of their dinner's powers.
Elsewhere, Black Panther is carrying the head of the Wasp under his arm. The Wasp's head begs the Panther for a taste of him in order to think straight; annoyed the Panther sits down and takes a rest. Magneto's Acolytes surround him, and inquire as to where Magneto is. They are skeptical about how Black Panther's still alive and human, as their scanners said that everyone 'alive' is a zombie.
Before long, Galactus shows up. The zombies attempt to defeat Galactus through force, including the now cosmic zombie heroes, but to no avail. They retreat to try and figure out a way to defeat him. The Hulk morphs back to Bruce Banner, and they come up with a plan.
Elsewhere in the city, Black Panther is talking to the Acolytes. A few of the acolytes start to move on Black Panther, against Fabian Cortez's orders. Even though Black Panther is missing an arm and a foot, he still fends them off, throwing the Wasp's head at Burns, essentially killing him. Cortez regains control of his men and they stop. Black Panther demands to be brought to Asteroid M, and also convinces the Acolytes to bring the Wasp's head with them, saying she is not a threat under supervision.
Bruce Banner, Spider-Man, and Iron Man are furiously building a complicated contraption. As they start to approach Galactus, they realize there are now hundreds more zombie/mutants, from Doctor Doom to Venom. Back on asteroid M, Reynolds starts to run tests on the Wasp's head, to try and find a cure for zombification. Forge comes out and shows the Black Panther his prosthetic legs, implying he'll make one for Black Panther in due time.
Galactic Marvel Zombies
In the city, Iron Man finishes up some fine tuned adjustments to their machine. As they all place their hands in the proper slots, they charge their cosmic energy and fire. The combined power seems to stagger Galactus off guard. They fire a few more shots, and he collapses, sending the zombies scattering. Now, a battle between Giant Man, Luke Cage, The Hulk, Spider-Man, Captain America, Iron Man, and Wolverine and all the other zombies, from Juggernaut and Rhino, to the Green Goblin and Doctor Octopus takes place over who gets to feast upon Galactus. Although the battle rages on for a time and long rivalries draw to a close, Iron Man's gang wins, but only because of their new-found powers. Sadly, during the battle Captain America became a casualty, after his brains were ripped out by Red Skull.
After Iron Man's gang successfully downed the other zombies, Galactus begins to rise. His weakened form is then pulled back down and eaten alive by the zombie heroes.
The story then jumps forward five years, and the Acolytes and Black Panther, with his prosthetics in place, return to Earth. All their scans indicate that no one on Earth is alive, yet they know that zombies don't die from starvation. So that either means they all left, or they killed each other.
On another planet far away, a messenger warns a leader that their worst nightmare has became a reality. The next panel in the comic involves Spider-Man, Giant Man, Luke Cage, Iron Man, Wolverine, and the Hulk, all in a costume similar to Galactus', with Giant Man saying, "Its feeding time, boys!!"
There is also a time where the zombie Fantastic Four enter Earth-1610, the Ultimate Universe, and they rampage in the area, calling themselves the Frightful Four. The Ultimate Fantastic Four encounter the Frightful Four.
Issue Checklist
(Chronological)
- Marvel Zombies: Dead Days
- Marvel Zombies vs. The Army of Darkness, issues 1-5
- Ultimate Fantastic Four, issues 21-23 (Original Appearance)
- Marvel Zombies, issues 1-5
- Ultimate Fantastic Four, issues 30-32
- Black Panther, issues 28-30
- Marvel Zombies 2, issues 1-5
Trivia
Zombie Wolverine also appears in Exiles 85 and 86.
