Power Cosmic
Power Cosmic is a comic book concept that first appeared in Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #48
The Power Cosmic is a fictional force that is primary wielded by Galactus, giving a small amount to his heralds that helps him satisfy his hunger.
The Power Cosmic
The Power Cosmic is a limitless power that can allow the user to do many things such as resurrect the dead, manipulate the user’s size and mass, teleportation, telepathy, creation of force fields, travel through time, superhuman strength, immortality and much more. The Power Cosmic can be used in a powerful blast or in small doses to change the color of a plant. The Power Cosmic can also be infused into the human soul giving them a portion of the Powers of the Universe.
The greatest and most powerful wielder (and perhaps source) of the Power Cosmic would be Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds. He is rumored to be able to teleport entire galaxies throughout time and space, re-shape worlds that have been destroyed in every detail, and even create life. Galactus can and often does bestow a small fraction of the Power Cosmic to his Heralds, most notoriously the Silver Surfer who has used it to rid mutants abilities (either temporarily or permanently).
Galactus however can give and take away the Power Cosmic at will.
With the Power Cosmic comes a cosmic sense. It allows anyone imbued with the power to almost be one with processes of the universe. The Silver Surfer once described it as being able to "hear the cosmic static of the universe's electromagnetic fields and detect the pain of dying stars or the rhapsody of planets aborning".
Galactus
Galactus is the bestower of the Power Cosmic, He seems to be the only Living source of the power cosmic. He can manipulate every organism and the only way to sate his hunger is to eat a living core of planets crust, thus devouring the chosen Planet.
Given by Galactus
Galacta: Galacta is Galactus' biological daughter and like both her Father and Tyrant she is one of the most powerful wielders of The Power Cosmic in existence. But unlike Galactus and Tyrant, she never uses her powers to harm anything other than alien infestations both microscopic and macroscopic in origin. The reason she does this is to keep her adopted homeworld, Earth, and it's inhabitants safe.
Tyrant: Tyrant has been called Galactus' "son" and was bestowed more of the Power Cosmic than any other herald. After a conflict with Galactus, he was reduced in power but still shown to be stronger than any other herald.
Silver Surfer: Norrin Radd is the best known Herald of Galactus, and the Power Cosmic has granted him such abilities as superhuman strength, immortality, cosmic awareness, energy and molecular manipulation as well as the ability to fly faster than the speed of light.
Air-Walker: Though the original Air-Walker, Gabriel Lan, was favored the android that replaced him after he gave his life for Galactus was unfavored as he did not share the same passion. But the original was given superhuman strength and durability as well as an immunity to the vacuum of space by the Power Cosmic.
Firelord: Pyreus Kril was yet another Herald of Galactus and friend of Air-Walker, the Power Cosmic bestowed upon him, flight, superhuman strength and the ability to channel cosmic flame.
Terrax: The Herald known as Terrax the Tamer, was gifted with superhuman strength, stamina, durability and reflexes along with superluminal flight, blast power and the ability to manipulate earth.
Morg: Morg the Executioner was endowed with the Power Cosmic, and from this was given superhuman strength and the ability to channel energy through his axe.
Red Shift: Red Shift also received the Power Cosmic from Galactus and so was superhumanly strong and durable as well as immunity to the vaccuum of space, the ability to open dimensional rifts and swords supplied with cosmic power.
Human Torch: When Johnny Storm was temporarily imbued with the Power Cosmic he gained the ability to understand absolutely anything he analyzed.
Alpha Ray: A biomechanical being Galactus infused with the Power Cosmic.
Plasma: Herald of Galactus in the Heroes Reborn world.Stardust: Lambda-Zero was given the Power Cosmic by Galactus resulting in the power to manipulation cosmic energy emerging.
Superman: At one point, Galactus made Superman his Herald, removing his cape and sheathing him in gold. With the Power Cosmic Superman's natural powers were enhanced a great degree, including space travel. A host of new powers were also granted to him including firing powerful energy blasts, teleportation, unleashing a blast from his whole body, which was used to blast Mr. Fantastic of him, cosmic awareness, and probably a whole host of other abilities that were never revealed, as he soon betrayed Galactus. However when Superman did have the Power Cosmic, Galactus said that he was his most powerful Herald ever. (see: Superman/Fantastic Four #1)
Given by Silver Surfer
Captain Universe: Recently The Silver Surfer permanently infused a portion of The Power Cosmic into The Uni-Power and repaired both its severe memory loss and power fluctuations.
Shalla Bal: She was granted a portion of the Silver Surfer's power. She has the able to grow life wherever she steps. She can also call out to the Surfer for assistance through her thoughts.
Silver Skyriders: In another universe, twelve pieces of the Silver Surfer bestowed his power on twelve aliens forming the Silver Skyriders.
Skaar: Silver Surfer showed him what was like when a mortal reaches for the power of Gods, so he shows him the Power Cosmic. Surfer then talks to Skaar about decisions that would have change his life forever.
Earl Weygand: The Silver Surfer gave half of his Power Cosmic to Earl in order for him to help defeat the Enslavers. This turned Earl into a Silver Surfer himself. He was able to destroy the power supply of the ship, but it cost him his life.
Taken from a wielder
Doctor Doom: Victor Von Doom did for a time steal the Power Cosmic from Silver Surfer but he lost it when he interacted with Galactus.
Doombot: A robotic creation of Doctor Doom sent to absorb the Power Cosmic for himself once again. It was able to get the power but was destroyed.
Red Hulk: In battle with the Silver Surfer, the Red Hulk takes him and strangles him and before the Surfer even made a chance to move, Rulk absorbed every inch of the Power Cosmic in his body and kills Surfer. He then takes Terrax's axe and Surfers board but Galactus once again defeats Rulk. Grandmaster resurrects all of those killed by Rulk, including the Silver Surfer.
Cosmic Messiah: The Cosmic Messiah was created with a combination of the Puppet Master's radioactive clay and the Power Cosmic siphoned from the Silver Surfer by the Gangers.
Alternate Realities
Heroes Reborn
In the Heroes Reborn world, the cosmic rays that gave the Fantastic Four their powers was actually part of the Power Cosmic. The Heralds of Galactus were able to sense this in all four members.
