The Silver Surfer #4

(February 1969)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Buscema; Howard Purcell

Inks

Sal Buscema; Paul Reinman

Letters

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Characters

Silver Surfer; Loki; Watcher; Tim Boo Ba

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny! (Table of Contents: 2)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 39 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Sal Buscema (credited)

Colors

Bill Everett ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In far-off, enchanted Asgard--lost in his own sinister thoughts, sits Loki, god of evil, prince of conjurers!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural; superhero; science fiction

Characters

Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Odin; Balder; Sif; Heimdall; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Loki (villain); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo); the Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Toag, Tomazooma The Living Totem (cameo); Hercules (cameo); Zeus (cameo); Shalla Bal (in flashback); Mephisto (in flashback); Galactus (in flashback)

Synopsis

Loki tries to deceive the Surfer into helping him take down his brother, Thor, god of thunder. After a short battle with Thor, the Silver Surfer suspects that everything is not quite what it seems, but before he has a chance to talk to Thor, Loki teleports the Surfer back to Earth.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1973 series) #4/1974
• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #10, #11, #12
• in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #3 (5 avril 1969) [Seulement 33 pages [33 pages only]]
• in L'Incredibile Devil (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #6 (16 Luglio 1970) [part 1], #7 (30 Luglio 1970) [part 2]
• in TV21 (City Magazines, 1970 series) #66 (26th December 1970), #67 (2nd January 1971), #68 (9th January 1971), #69 (16th January 1971), #70 (23rd January 1971), #71 (30th January 1971)
• in The Super-Heroes (Marvel UK, 1975 series) #8 (1975), #7 (April 19, 1975)
• in Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles (Simon and Schuster, 1978 series) (1978)
• in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #7 (10 août 1978) [19 premières pages/First 19 pages], #8 (10 septembre 1978) [20 dernières pages/last 20 pages]
• in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1979 series) #4 (March 1980) [36 pp.]
• in Marvel Strip (Forum [Forum-Marketprint], 1982 series) #8 (03. Decembar 1982.)
• in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #163 (5 juillet 1983)
• in Mighty Marvel Team-Up Thrillers (Marvel, 1983 series) (1983)
• in Grandes Heróis Marvel (Editora Abril, 1983 series) #16
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #15 ([September] 1990)
• in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #2
• in Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 1998) [black & white]
• in Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006)
• in Silver Surfer Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
• in Marvel Gold: Estela Plateada de Stan Lee y John Buscema (Panini España, 2010 series) (abril 2010)
• in A Coleção Oficial de Graphic Novels Marvel: Clássicos (Salvat, 2015 series) #14 (Setembro 2016)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #77 - Серебряный Серфер: Начало
• in Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Marvel-Verse: Loki (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021)
• in Loki Omnibus (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 (2021)

Keywords

Asgard; Bifrost; Cavern of Shadows

Indexer Notes

In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.

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Norton Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

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Draw any person in one minute!

Synopsis

This "magic art reproducer" will enable you to draw anything from real life, even if you can't draw a straight line, and it costs only $1.98!

Indexer Notes

Between pages 9 and 10 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (ad copy)

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typeset

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Hercules wrist band

Indexer Notes

Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company. Between pages 13 and 14 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Classic Movie Library / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Classics of the silent screen

Synopsis

Offer for 15 volume set of books containing photographs of silent movie stars from Cadillac Publishing Co.

Indexer Notes

Between pages 15 and 16 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

U. S. School of Music Lessons / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

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‘Irving, your piano teacher is here.’

Indexer Notes

Between pages 19 and 20 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story. Offer of free illustrated booklet from the U.S. School of Music.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Letters

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I'll make you a master of karate

Synopsis

Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.

Indexer Notes

Between pages 28 and 29 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.

80,000 Candlepower (Table of Contents: 8)

Freeman Electric Co. Skin Diving Torch / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for a torch to use while skin diving from Freeman Electric Co. Located between pages 34 and 35 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 9)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Live pet seahorses 90c

Indexer Notes

A series of thumbnail advertisements for a range of products, including back-issue comics, between pages 36 and 37 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!

Characters

Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk

Indexer Notes

Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022. Located between pages 38 and 39 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.

The Terror of Tim Boo Ba (Table of Contents: 11)

Tales of the Watcher / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Howard Purcell (credited)

Inks

Paul Reinman (credited)

Colors

Bill Everett ?

Letters

Herb Cooper (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Many are the wonders of the vast universe, but none so fantastic as... Tim Boo Ba!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Watcher [Uatu] (narrator); Tim Boo Ba

Synopsis

Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet.

Reprints

• in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #16 (February 8 1975)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 (2014)

Indexer Notes

A retelling of "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in Amazing Adult Fantasy #9 (Marvel, 1961 series) #9 (February 1962).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma

Synopsis

Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.

Indexer Notes

Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story sequence.

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 13)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Too skinny?

Indexer Notes

A series of thumbnail advertisements for a range of products, including back-issue comics, between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence.

Missile Firing Tank (Table of Contents: 14)

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Only $6.98

Indexer Notes

Located between pages 7 and 8 of previous story sequence on top half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time

Indexer Notes

Ad soliciting salespeople for newspaper.
Between pages 7 and 8 of previous story sequence on lower half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Not Brand Echh / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Marie Severin

Inks

Marie Severin

Colors

Marie Severin ?

Letters

Sam Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Another Marvel masterpiece!

Genre

humor

Characters

Forbush-Man; Frankenstein's Monster

Indexer Notes

House ad for Not Brand Echh! #12

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Who Speaks for the Surfer? / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

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Dear Stan and John, I have just finished reading the Silver Surfer #2 and I am thrilled and pleased.

Reprints

• in Silver Surfer Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Tom Brown; D. D. Toman; Gary Anderson; Doug Fratz; Brian Carlson; Dennis Lien; Evan Katten. Also includes "Know ye these, the hallowed ranks of Marveldom."

[Shop by Mail; Stamps] (Table of Contents: 18)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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More than 30 real flying models

Indexer Notes

A series of thumbnail advertisements for a range of products, including back-issue comics.

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Tired of being 'skinny'?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for a weight gain supplement.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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We're looking for people who like to draw

Characters

Norman Rockwell

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.