(2007)
Panini UK,
2007 Series
Published in English
(United Kingdom)
- Price
- 12.99 GBP
- Pages
- 256
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Panini Publishing
- Brand
-
Marvel Graphic Novel
- ISBN
-
978-1-905239-67-2
- Barcode
- 9781905239672
- Editing
- ?
- Color
- Colour
- Dimensions
- 7" x 10.25"
- Paper Stock
- Baxter
- Binding
- squarebound trade paperback
- Publishing Format
- One-shot
[no title indexed]
Silver Surfer / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Clayton Crain (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Clayton Crain (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Clayton Crain (credited) (painting)
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1.5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited) (signed as
Stan Lee [late career]) - Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I can hardly believe it!
The Coming of Galactus!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Reprints
-
from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #48 [Regular Edition] (March 1966) - The coloring is off on this cover reprint, most notably the background elements of the sky, buildings and the people on the buildings.
-
The Coming of Galactus!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Black Bolt's evil brother, Maximus the Magnificent, in a final, desperate attempt to regain his lost crown, has fired the dreaded atmo gun...
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Skrulls
- Synopsis
- Black Bolt and the Fantastic Four put an end to Maximus's plan to destroy all the humans. Once the Fantastic Four return to New York the Watcher tells them of the coming danger of Galactus.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #48 (March 1966)
- The coloring of Galactus in this story was changed to his normal palette of purples and blues, even though in this issue, he was originally colored in reds and greens.
-
- Keywords
- matter mobilizer
Indexer Notes
Kirby's co-plotting credit is acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in many interviews. Actual credits read "Stan Lee, writer without peer Jack Kirby penciller of the year."
This is the first issue of the three-part story which introduces Galactus and the Silver Surfer.
If This Be Doomsday!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #49 (April 1966)
-
If This Be Doomsday!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Galactus has landed on Earth!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four try to slow Galactus while the Watcher takes the Human Torch to find a weapon to defeat Galactus. Alicia Masters convinces Silver Surfer to help humanity.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #49 (April 1966)
- The coloring of Galactus in this story was changed to his normal palette of purples and blues, even though in this issue, he was originally colored in purples and browns.
-
- Keywords
- elemental converter
Indexer Notes
Kirby's co-plotting is acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in many interviews. The credits read: "Written in the masterful manner of Stan Lee Illustrated in the magnificent mode of Jack Kirby."
The Punisher character in this issue is not the same as the latter Marvel hero.
The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #50 [Regular Edition] (May 1966)
-
The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The awesome Galactus has chosen Earth to provide him with the energy he needs to sustain himself!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Dean Asher
- Synopsis
- With the aid of the Silver Surfer, the Fantastic Four force Galactus to leave Earth. Johnny Storm begins to attend Metro College and meets Wyatt Wingfoot.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #50 (May 1966)
-
- Keywords
- ultimate nullifier
Indexer Notes
The coloring of Galactus in this story was changed to his normal palette of purples and blues, even though in this issue, he was originally colored in purples and browns.
It Walks Like a Man!
Namor the Sub-Mariner / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sub-Mariner [Namor]; It, Silent One
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #92 (June 1967)
-
Indexer Notes
In correspondence with Dan Adkins Oct 2012 he mailed a letter and among other items enclosed was a photo copy of the published cover for Tales to Astonish (1959 series) #92. He wrote that Don Heck penciled the cover, and he inked, but that he was asked to redraw the Sub-Mariner figure.
“My favorite art by Don Heck. The inks are mine and I was asked to re-draw Subby. This was for my first Marvel story. The new Subby figure, by me has a fist and looks more mad than Don’s Subby. But the power and the mood is in the figure by Don.”
Turning Point!
Hulk / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In which a great new chapter dawns in the unforgettable saga of...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; General Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Rick Jones; Teen Brigade; Silver Surfer (cameo); Abomination (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- Betty bemoans her loss of Bruce. Bruce, in disguise, bemoans his circumstances, then transforms into Hulk who flees his hotel room in typical Hulk fashion - through the wall. Outside, Hulk sees a 'flying saucer' and leaps to bring it down so the aliens can take him far from Earth. What he brings down is not a saucer but the mighty Silver Surfer!
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #92 (June 1967)
-
He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer!
Hulk / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #93 (July 1967)
-
He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer
Hulk / comic story / 10 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You seek to injure one who moves with the speed of the shrieking space-wind?!!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
- Synopsis
- Having 'caught' the Silver Surfer (believing him to be an alien starship), Hulk starts a fight with perhaps the only being on Earth stronger than Hulk is. The Surfer, irritated, knocks him out, then probes Hulk to discover the reason for his belligerence and discovers the damage done by the gamma radiation. Just as the Surfer prepares to reverse the damage and return Dr. Banner's life, Hulk wakes up and, seeing the action as an attack, lashes out. Disgusted, the Surfer leaves while Hulk vows to find the Surfer again and force him to take Hulk to the stars.
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #93 (July 1967)
-
The Origin of the Silver Surfer!
Silver Surfer / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
- Reprints
- from The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (August 1968)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover inks credit from Sinnott's personal records. After examining the original art Nick Caputo suspects that Frank Giacoia provided additional brushwork on the Surfer and backgrounds.
The Origin of the Silver Surfer!
Silver Surfer / comic story / 38 pages
- 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
- from The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #1 (August 1968)
- The original coloring was not used, resulting in a very bland looking story. Galactus' coloring was also altered to his usual palette of purples and blues, even though he was originally colored in reds and greys in this story.
-
- Keywords
- mental transportation element; ultimate nullifier; weapon supreme; Zenn-La
[no title indexed]
Tomb of Dracula / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- Dracula; the Silver Surfer
- Reprints
- from Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #50 (November 1976)
-
Where Soars the Silver Surfer!
Tomb of Dracula / comic story / 17 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; superhero
- Characters
- Dracula; Shalla-Bal (flashback); the Silver Surfer
- Reprints
- from Tomb of Dracula (Marvel, 1972 series) #50 (November 1976)
-
[no title indexed]
Silver Surfer / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Silver Surfer
- Reprints
- from Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1982 series) #1 (1982)
-
Indexer Notes
Logo design credit from Todd Klein.
Escape--To Terror!
Silver Surfer / comic story / 48 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Silver Surfer (Origin in flashback); Shalla Bal (guest); Zenn-Lavians (guests); Alicia Masters (guest); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing] (guests); Mephisto (villain); Galactus (villain); Doombots (villains); Dr. Doom (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis
- The FF help Surfer break the barrier of Galactus, ending his exile on Earth & granting him the freedom to roam the spaceways once again. The Surfer returns to Zenn-La to reunite with his love Shalla-Bal but finds that after he betrayed Galactus on Earth, the world eater devastated his home world in retaliation. Informed by the survivors that Shalla-Bal was captured by the demon Mephisto, the Surfer flies back to Earth & battles the monster in his own realm for her freedom. Beaten but still victorious, Mephisto returns Shalla-Bal to her home world while the Surfer is again trapped on Earth.
- Reprints
- from Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1982 series) #1 (1982)
-
Silver Surfer Pin-Up by Jack Kirby
Silver Surfer / illustration / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
Indexer Notes
Most likely a reprint but source is not known.
[no title indexed]
Silver Surfer / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Reprints
- from Silver Surfer - Parable (Marvel, 1988 series) (1988)
-
Parable
Silver Surfer / comic story / 26 pages
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Silver Surfer; Galactus; Colton Candell; Elyna Candell
- Synopsis
- The Silver Surfer is a street person on Earth when Galactus arrives and proclaims himself God and tells everyone to have a good time.
- Reprints
- from The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1988 series) #1 (December 1988)
-
Indexer Notes
The original Epic comic #1 printing of this story omitted a page (M7), between pages 6 & 7 as printed. Like all the other collected editions of this story, it is restored here.
Parable Part 2
Silver Surfer / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Silver Surfer; Galactus; Colton Candell; Elyna Candell; Emma; President of the United States; Secretary General
- Synopsis
- The Silver Surfer decides to fight back and reveals Galactus as an opportunist.
- Reprints
- from The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1988 series) #2 (January 1989)
-
Silver Surfer
text article / 3 pages
- Synopsis
- Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe entry for the Silver Surfer, but an entry for him that is completely unique to this book.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Silver Surfer -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
Introduction
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Silver Surfer -
4.
The Coming of Galactus!
Fantastic Four -
5.
The Coming of Galactus!
Fantastic Four -
6.
If This Be Doomsday!
Fantastic Four -
7.
If This Be Doomsday!
Fantastic Four -
8.
The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!
Fantastic Four -
9.
The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!
Fantastic Four -
10.
It Walks Like a Man!
Namor the Sub-Mariner -
11.
Turning Point!
Hulk -
12.
He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer!
Hulk -
13.
He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer
Hulk -
14.
The Origin of the Silver Surfer!
Silver Surfer -
15.
The Origin of the Silver Surfer!
Silver Surfer -
16.
[no title indexed]
Tomb of Dracula -
17.
Where Soars the Silver Surfer!
Tomb of Dracula -
18.
[no title indexed]
Silver Surfer -
19.
Escape--To Terror!
Silver Surfer -
20.
Silver Surfer Pin-Up by Jack Kirby
Silver Surfer -
21.
[no title indexed]
Silver Surfer -
22.
Parable
Silver Surfer -
23.
Parable Part 2
Silver Surfer -
24.
Silver Surfer
-
25.
The True Origin of Silver Surfer [sic]
-
26.
[no title indexed]
Silver Surfer
This issue was modified by
- Andrew Krieg
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are
copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.