Originally posted by abhilegendThank you! In an attempt to explain this glaring, annoying inconsistency, I've postulated that on a deeply unconscious level, Surfer -- already pacifisto supremo -- really holds back against Galactus, out of a loyalty as intense as his pacifism.
Also I find it amusing that Surfer can't even make Galactus blink when nearly every top tier can at least make him feel their attacks.
But mostly, I suspect it's just an unfortunate Marvel trope: because Galactus made the Surfer, the Surfer will never be more than a teeny fraction of Galactus' power, whereas others (like Delta Wave Dave) can find Big G's jobber button.