 Using the device he created earlier , Doom betrays Hager and steals the board from the compound , killing most of the Army personnel there . The Fantastic Four rescue the Surfer and pursue Doom in the <unk> , confronting him in Shanghai . During the battle , Sue is severely wounded . With the Surfer powerless , Johnny absorbs the combined powers of the entire team in order to battle the now cosmic energy @-@ empowered Doom . Johnny succeeds in breaking Doom 's control over the Surfer 's board , and Ben Grimm uses a nearby crane to knock Doom into the harbor . However , Galactus arrives and Sue appears to die in Reed 's arms . The Surfer regains control of his board , restoring his power . He revives Sue and chooses to defend Earth , flying , with an extra boost from Johnny , into Galactus . The conflict results in a massive blast of energy that engulfs Galactus , and apparently kills the Surfer as well . Johnny recovers his stable molecular state after touching the Surfer 's board . 
