The Silver Surfer #16

(May 1970)

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

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

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Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic

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Olympic Prizes or Cash

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for the Olympic Sales Club, Inc.

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)

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?

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

• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #11 (5 novembre 1970)
• in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #23 (10 décembre 1979)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #19 ([November] 1991)
• in Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 1998) [black & white]
• in Le Surfer d'argent L'Intégrale (Soleil, 2001 series) #4 (septembre 2002)
• 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

Netherworld; Zenn-La

The Race to Danger (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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Genre

sports; teen

Characters

Bobby; Jim Driscoll

Indexer Notes

Comics ad for Lee Leens pants from H.D. Lee Company, Inc. between story pages 3 and 4.

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

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

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?

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Between story pages 6 and 7 on upper portion of page.

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

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

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Exciting new club Marvelmania International

Characters

Captain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Silver Surfer; Spider-Man; Thor; Dr. Doom; Daredevil

Indexer Notes

Ad for membership to Marvelmania on lower portion of page between story pages 6 and 7.

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

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 story pages 6 and 7

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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? (ad copy)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, fellows!

Indexer Notes

Ad solicits boys to sell Grit magazine.
Between story pages 9 and 10.

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Nobody loves The Hulk!

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail ads for stamps and novelty items, beneath story half-page numbered 12.

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

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

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? (ad copy)

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Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches

Indexer Notes

Bottom page ad for collectible coins, beneath story half-page numbered 13.

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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? (ad copy)

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$1,000 look for $27

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail ads, including ads for back-issue comics, between story pages 15 and 16.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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? (ad copy)

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I’m 11 years old... and I sell $75.00 to $100.00 a week

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail ads, including ads for back-issue comics, between story pages 18 and 19.

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 12)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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? (ad copy)

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Market place

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail ads, including ads for pulps and back-issue comics, between story pages 18 and 19.

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

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

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career]); ? (promo copy)

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? (panel backgrounds only)

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typeset

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Mini-bulletins to skim, scan, and savor!

Feature Logo

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]

Indexer Notes

Includes: Items; Stan's Soapbox; Stan Lee's Little Survey

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

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

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These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!

Indexer Notes

Ad for the North American School of Drafting.

[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

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?

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typeset

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Dear Stan and John, I have completed reading Silver Surfer #12, and it was great as all the rest.

Characters

Silver Surfer

Reprints

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

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)

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

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Either that bulge goes, or I do!

Characters

Joe Weider (photo)

Indexer Notes

Ad for a weight loss product.

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Audel skill-building practical guides

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for books from Audel Guides.

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds

Characters

Rick Barry; Wilt Chamberlain

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad to earn money or prizes by selling seeds.