(December 1996)

Marvel, 1987 Series
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Volume
3
Price
1.50 USD; 2.10 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1996-10-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
759606026647 12311
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Jaye Gardner (credited) (editor); Bob Harras (credited) (editor in chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

A New Beginning ... the Return to Earth (Table of Contents)

Silver Surfer / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Garney
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Todd Klein (sourced) (logo design); ?
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Silver Surfer
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1987 series) #123 Cover Thumbnail for Silver Surfer (1987 series) #123 [Newsstand]
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Cover gallery

To Mark Gruenwald (Table of Contents: 1)

Silver Surfer / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ron Garney (credited as R.G.)
Pencils
Ron Garney (credited)
Inks
Bob Wiacek
Colors
Tom Smith; American Color (separations)
Letters
John Costanza
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Silver Surfer
Reprints

Indexer Notes

1st page of the comic is a full page, non-story pin-up of the Surfer done in memory of Mark Gruenwald.

Square One (Table of Contents: 2)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
George Pérez (credited); J. M. DeMatteis (credited)
Pencils
Ron Garney (credited)
Inks
Bob Wiacek (credited)
Colors
Tom Smith (credited); American Color (credited) (separations)
Letters
John Costanza (credited)
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Silver Surfer; Alicia Masters (guest); Sorentino (villain); Ganger (villain); Bastion (cameo); Bounty (cameo); Binary [Carol Danvers] (cameo); X-Men [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Rogue; Bishop] (cameos); Watcher (cameo flashback); Galactus (cameo flashback); Stranger (cameo flashback); Al Harper (cameo flashback); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Woman; Human Torch; The Thing] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Silver Surfer returns to Earth, looking for a new purpose and seeks out Alicia Masters for answers as he finds the Fantastic Four all gone (they were "killed" in the battle with Onslaught).
Reprints

The Original Hobgoblin Is Back-- And He's Mad! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A New Beginning ... the Return to Earth
    Silver Surfer
  2. 1. To Mark Gruenwald
    Silver Surfer
  3. 2. Square One
    Silver Surfer
  4. 3. The Original Hobgoblin Is Back-- And He's Mad!
    Bullpen Bulletins
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