Editing Impossible Man (section)

=== 1970s ===
The character does not appear again until 1976. Acting as a ''[[deus ex machina]]'' in a storyline involving the cosmic entity and world-devourer [[Galactus]], the Impossible Man convinces him to consume Poppup instead of Earth, causing Galactus to seemingly die from 'cosmic indigestion'. Since the Poppupians were a shared consciousness they were happy to sacrifice their planet to stop Galactus, knowing that their culture would live on in the embodiment of its most adventurous member.<ref name=FF175>''Fantastic Four'' #175 (October 1976)</ref> The Impossible Man then makes a humorous appearance at the offices of Marvel Comics, where he causes havoc until Stan Lee promises to give him his own title.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #176 (November 1976)</ref>

He offers peripheral assistance to the Fantastic Four when they are trapped in the [[Negative Zone]] by the [[Frightful Four]], a team of their enemies.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #177-178 (December 1976-January 1977)</ref> The Impossible Man impersonates [[Jimmy Carter]] on the day of his [[Inauguration of Jimmy Carter|inauguration]]. The Impossible Man briefly takes Carter's place to foil an attempt to enslave him during an adventure with the [[Thing (comics)|Thing]] and the cyborg [[Deathlok]].<ref>''Marvel Two-In-One'' #27 (May 1977)</ref> He later saves the [[Invisible Woman]] from a fall and becomes fascinated with Earth movies.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #183 (June 1977)</ref><ref>''Fantastic Four'' #184-185 (July - August 1977)</ref> When returning to the [[Baxter Building]], headquarters of the Fantastic Four, the Impossible Man is surprised and defeated by the villain Klaw, who, in an alliance with the [[Molecule Man]], attempts to kill the Fantastic Four.<ref name="Fantastic Four' 1977">''Fantastic Four'' #186 (September 1977)</ref> During the course of the storyline, the character recovers and, courtesy of his abilities, mimics and defeats Klaw in turn<ref name=":0">''Fantastic Four'' #187 (October 1977)</ref> and assists the Fantastic Four in stopping the Molecule Man.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #188 (November 1977)</ref> The character continued his trend of general disruption during a visit to [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]] with the Invisible Girl.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #193-195 (April-July 1978)</ref>