The Silver Surfer #16 [British]
(May 1970)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #16.

Mephisto Wins at Last! (Table of Contents)

Silver Surfer / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Silver Surfer; Mephisto
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Stone cover inker credit by Nick Caputo, April, 2011. Original indexer credited Marie Severin.

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

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

In the Hands of... Mephisto! (Table of Contents: 2)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
John Buscema (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
Job Number
221-Z
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have a strange feeling within my bones...
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Silver Surfer; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; SHIELD; Shalla Bal; Mephisto (villain)
Synopsis
Mephisto visits Earth to force the Silver Surfer into becoming his minion.
Reprints
Keywords
Netherworld; Zenn-La

The Race to Danger (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Lee Jeans [Lee Leens] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

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

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

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Centre Coin's Album or Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Dan Adkins
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan and John, I have completed reading Silver Surfer #12, and it was great as all the rest.
Characters
Silver Surfer
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from Geoffrey Darrow, Steve Glaser, Jeff Mehr, Don Tyler, Alan Brennart, and Henry Morgan; also includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

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

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Mephisto Wins at Last!
    Silver Surfer
  2. 1. ["Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  3. 2. In the Hands of... Mephisto!
    Silver Surfer
  4. 3. The Race to Danger
    Lee Jeans [Lee Leens]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  6. 5. ["Exciting new club Marvelmania International"]
  7. 6. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  8. 7. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  9. 8. Shop by Mail
  10. 9. ["Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches"]
    Centre Coin's Album or Catalog
  11. 10. Shop by Mail
  12. 11. ["I’m 11 years old... and I sell $75.00 to $100.00 a week"]
  13. 12. Shop by Mail
  14. 13. ["Mini-bulletins to skim, scan, and savor!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  15. 14. ["These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"]
    North American School of Drafting
  16. 15. ["Dear Stan and John, I have completed reading Silver Surfer #12, and it was great as all the rest."]
    Who Speaks for the Surfer?
  17. 16. ["Either that bulge goes, or I do!"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  18. 17. ["Audel skill-building practical guides"]
  19. 18. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
    American Seeds
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