Silver Surfer #52 [Direct]
(Early August 1991)

Marvel, 1987 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except semi-monthly in August, September, and October.
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Craig Anderson (editor); John Lewandowski (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (editor-in-chef)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
Was ongoing

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

While a Universe Trembles (Table of Contents)

Silver Surfer / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ron Lim
Inks
Tom Christopher
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Drax! Stay back!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Firelord; Drax the Destroyer; Thanos; Silver Surfer
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The Hero in Absence (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Ron Lim
Inks
Tom Christopher
Colors
Tom Vincent
Letters
Ken Bruzenak
First Line of Dialogue or Text
His delirium is populated by two names only.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Silver Surfer; Drax the Destroyer; Firelord; Doctor Strange; Wong; Starfox; Isaac; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thanos (villain); Mentor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Cloak; She-Hulk; Adam Warlock; Wolverine; Thor [Eric Masterson]; Nova [Frankie Raye]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner
Synopsis
While Firelord and Drax are guests on Titan, Starfox and Mentor disappear and the simple minded Drax battles Firelord, thinking he is responsible. Doctor Strange draws the duo to Earth in order to join the group of heroes preparing to battle Thanos.
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Keywords
Infinity Gauntlet

Indexer Notes

Infinity Gauntlet crossover; For a complete list of Infinity Gauntlet crossover comics, please see the series info page for the Infinity Gauntlet limited series.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Bullpen Bulletins / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed); John Romita (signed)
Pencils
John Romita (signed)
Inks
John Romita (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Characters
Stan Lee; John Romita; Spider-Man; Tom DeFalco; Mark Gruenwald; Dan Cuddy; Michael Higgins; Suzanne Gaffney; Danny Fingeroth; Nel Yomtov; J. M. DeMatteis; Howard Mackie; Mike Rockwitz; Bob Harras

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Cosmic Pipeline / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Scott Mahaffy, Al Abrao Jr., Alex Lange and Scott Linting.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. While a Universe Trembles
    Silver Surfer
  2. 1. The Hero in Absence
    Silver Surfer
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Cosmic Pipeline
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