The Silver Surfer #1

(August 1968)

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

The Origin of the Silver Surfer! (Table of Contents: 2)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Bill Everett

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

High o'er the roof of the world he soars--free and unfettered as the roaring wind itself!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd] (origin in flashback); Col. John Jameson; Shalla Bal (first appearance, flashback); Zenn-Lavians (flashback); Galactus (flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback); Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom] (flashback); Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]] (flashback); abominable snowmen

Synopsis

The Surfer remembers his origins and why he is now trapped on Earth.

Reprints

• in Conan (Semic, 1973 series) #1/1974
• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #2, #3
• in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969) [Moins 6 pages [Minus 6 pages]]
which is reprinted
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #93 (5 septembre 1977) [page 27 only]
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #1 (5 janvier 1970) [9 pages seulement/9 pages only]
• in L'Incredibile Devil (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #1 (6 Maggio 1970) [part 1], #2 (21 Maggio 1970) [part 2]
• in TV21 (City Magazines, 1970 series) #62 (28th November 1970), #63 (5th December 1970), #64 (12th December 1970), #65 (19th December 1970)
• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #1
• in The Super-Heroes (Marvel UK, 1975 series) #1 (March 8, 1975), #2 (March 15, 1975)
• in Son of Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1975 series) (1975)
• in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #1 (10 février 1978) [19 premières pages [19 first pages]], #2 (10 mars 1978) [19 dernières pages [Last 19 pages]]
• in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1979 series) #1 (December 1979) [minus pages 6, 16, 19 and 24 of original story]
• in La naissance de Captain Marvel (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) (2ème trimestre 1980) [pages 18-38]
• in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #145 (5 janvier 1982) [Moins 1 page/Minus 1 page]
• in Grandes Heróis Marvel (Editora Abril, 1983 series) #3 [Do original, falta da história, a página 31 ]
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #15 ([September] 1990)
• in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994), (May 1994)
• in Son of Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) (November 1997)
• in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #2
• in Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 1998) [black & white]
• in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
• in Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Silver Surfer (Panini UK, 2007 series) (2007)
• in Silver Surfer Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
• in Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (July 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 Marvel Firsts: The 1960s (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
• 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

Keywords

mental transportation element; ultimate nullifier; weapon supreme; Zenn-La

Indexer Notes

Colorist credit supplied by Lee de Broff through the GCD Errors list, July 2008, and confirmed by the sale of the original color proofs at Heritage Auctions.

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Spectacular Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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Fantastic Four / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Fantastic Four / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirt; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Wonder of the Watcher! (Table of Contents: 13)

Tales of the Watcher / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Gene Colan (credited)

Inks

Syd Shores (credited)

Colors

Bill Everett ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With but a single gesture, I could save the fading life below!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Watcher [Uatu]; Watchers (also in flashback); Watchers High Tribunal [Ikor; Emnu] (in flashback); Prosilicans

Synopsis

The Watcher recaps the story of why he and his people no longer interfere in other people's affairs.

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Semic, 1970 series) #22/1973 ([oktober] 1973)
• in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #13 (January 18 1975)
• in Son of Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1975 series) (1975)
• in Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #15 (17 May 1978) [pages 1-5], #17 (31 May 1978)
• in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #175 (5 juillet 1984)
• in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #9 (August 1986) [excerpts]
which is reprinted
• in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #9
• in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 (2014)

Keywords

atomic warfare; delta rays; origin; Prosilicus

Indexer Notes

Watcher's origin retold from TALES OF SUSPENSE #53

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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