The Silver Surfer #7

(August 1969)

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

The Heir of Frankenstein! (Table of Contents: 2)

Silver Surfer / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Sal Buscema (credited)

Colors

Bill Everett ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Within the grim, grey walls of an ancient castle, towering above a fearful village, high in the lonely Alps, two silent figures enter a strange, forbidding laboratory...

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (flashback) (cameo); Frankenstein's monster (flashback) (cameo); Victor Frankenstein (flashback) (cameo); Shalla-Bal (flashback) (cameo); Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Dr. Frankenstein (villain, first appearance); Borgo (villain, first appearance); Silver Surfer duplicate (villain, first appearance, death)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Victor Frankenstein's heir creates a duplicate Silver Surfer as his ultimate monster.

Reprints

• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #19, #20, #21
• in TV21 Annual (IPC, 1971 series) #1972 [Heavily edited with much rewriting of dialogue to reduce the original 40 page story down to a mere 8 pages.]
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #1 (5 janvier 1970) [1re moitié/First part], #2 (5 février 1970) [2ième moitié [Second part]]
• in L'Incredibile Devil (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #12 (8 Ottobre 1970) [part 1]
• in Conan (Semic, 1973 series) #1/1975 ([januari] 1975)
• in The Super-Heroes (Marvel UK, 1975 series) #10 (May 10, 1975)
• in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #13 (10 février 1979) [19,5 premières pages/First 19.5 pages], #14 (10 mars 1979) [20,5 dernières pages/Last 20.5 pages]
• in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1979 series) #7 (June 1980)
• in Stripoteka (Forum [Forum-Marketprint], 1973 series) #650 (12. Maj 1981.), #658 (7. Jul 1981.)
• in Heróis da TV (Editora Abril, 1979 series) #38 (Agosto 1982) [foram suprimidas 5 páginas da história original]
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #19 ([November] 1991)
• in Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 1998) [black & white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([August] 2003)
• in Silver Surfer Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (2007)
• in Marvel Gold: Estela Plateada de Stan Lee y John Buscema (Panini España, 2010 series) (abril 2010)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2010 series) #2 (July-August 2010)

Keywords

Experiment X

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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Hobby Coin Co. Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[I'll Make You a Master of Karate] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Sideburns, Mustache, or Van Dyke Beard / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Bike and Bunny Decals and Krazy Labels; Blair Quality Products; Comic Sales Comics; Ed Sale Secret System; Fun 'N Magic Pac; Go-Kart and Speed-Bike Easy Plans; Health Aid Tablets; IDCO Idea Brokering; Mellinger Co. Free Report; Melton Co. Products; Miniature [Midget, Mini, Spy] Camera; Psychedelic Posters; Robert Bell Comics; S.F.C.A. Comic Collector's Handbook; Stan's Magazine Exchange Comics; William D. Preston Coins / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

I, the Gargoyle (Table of Contents: 13)

The Watcher / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Howard Purcell (credited)

Inks

Dan Adkins (credited)

Colors

Bill Everett ?

Letters

Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Alan Swan

Synopsis

Alan Swan volunteers to undertake a one-way mission to the center of the Earth.

Reprints

• in Seriemagasinet (Semic, 1970 series) #20/1974
• in Planet of the Apes (Marvel UK, 1974 series) #17 (February 15 1975)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Rarities (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 (2014)

Keywords

Atomic Mole Machine

Indexer Notes

A retelling of "I, the Gargoyle!" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) #12 (May 1962).

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

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1001 Things You Can Get Free; Antiquities for Collectors; Brown Stamps; Bryson Stamps; Crown Music; Empire Stamps; Estes Rockets; Globus Stamps; Go Kart Parts Catalog; Grand Book Comics; Howard Rogofsky Comics; Jaxon Stamps; Metropolitan Stamps; Miracle Liquid Nail Formula #66; Mystic Stamps; Ocean Stamps; Passaic Book Center Comics; Penny Stamps; Thompson Stamps; Tru Value Stamps; White Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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Fantastic Four / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

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Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

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

Script

Roy Thomas ?

Pencils

John Buscema

Inks

Sal Buscema

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Messrs. Lee and Buscema, After reading "And Who Shall Mourn for Him?" in Silver Surfer #5, I decided to use a formal salutation because I feel I owe it to you.

Characters

Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Al B. Harper

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Stewart II, Charles Oldham, Paul Snyder, Rick Brown & Roy Wortman, Tim Sullivan, Don Recchia; includes image from #5 and “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom”

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

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

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