The Silver Surfer (Vol. 1)

    (Marvel, 1968-1970, 2003, 2007, 2019, 2026)
™ and ©1969 Magazine Management Co., Inc., Marvel Comics Group

Norrin Radd was an inhabitant of the perfect, but boring, world of Zenn-La. His only comfort was his love for Shalla Bal. Then tragedy struck in the form of an alien spaceship bearing Galactus. Zenn-La’s best defenses were no match for this devourer of worlds. Galactus would have utterly destroyed Zenn-La had not Radd volunteered to become his herald, helping him find uninhabited worlds to satisfy Galactus’ need for energy. Galactus covered Radd with “cosmic glaze,” gave him awesome powers, and a sort of interstellar surfboard to travel upon.

As the Silver Surfer, Radd served Galactus for a time until Galactus insisted on destroying Earth. The Surfer stopped him, with the help of the Fantastic Four, but Galactus constructed an energy barrier to trap the Surfer on Earth as punishment for his rebellion. This series chronicles his early adventures on Earth as he deals with issues of good and evil, scripted by Stan Lee in perhaps his best work.
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  • 1
    #1
    Aug 1968
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Gene Colan
    Reprints material from Tales of Suspense #53; 1st Appearance of Shalla Bal; Origin of Silver Surfer; Giant-size
    1 copy for $700.00
  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    2026 Facsimile Edition with Cover A by John Buscema
    May 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Reprints material from Tales of Suspense #53; 1st Appearance of Shalla Bal; Origin of Silver Surfer; Giant-size
    No copies available
  • 1/B
    #1 Variation B
    2026 Facsimile Edition with Foil Cover B by John Buscema
    May 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Reprints material from Tales of Suspense #53; 1st Appearance of Shalla Bal; Origin of Silver Surfer; Giant-size
    1 copy for $6.50
  • 1/C
    #1 Variation C
    1:25 2026 Facsimile Edition with Cover C by Justin Mason
    May 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Reprints material from Tales of Suspense #53; 1st Appearance of Shalla Bal; Origin of Silver Surfer; Giant-size
    No copies available
  • 2
    #2
    Oct 1968
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Gene Colan
    1st Appearance Brother Royal; 2nd Appearance of Shalla Bal; Adaptation from Amazing Adult Fantasy #8; Giant-size
    4 copies from $39.00
  • 2/A
    #2 Variation A
    2026 Facsimile Edition with cover A by John Buscema
    Jun 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    1st Appearance Brother Royal; 2nd Appearance of Shalla Bal; Adaptation from Amazing Adult Fantasy #8; Giant-size
    2 copies from $6.50
  • 2/B
    #2 Variation B
    2026 Facsimile Edition Foil Cover B by John Buscema
    Jun 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    1st Appearance Brother Royal; 2nd Appearance of Shalla Bal; Adaptation from Amazing Adult Fantasy #8; Giant-size
    1 copy for $6.50
  • 2/C
    #2 Variation C
    1:25 2026 Facsimile Edition with cover C by John Buscema
    Jun 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    1st Appearance Brother Royal; 2nd Appearance of Shalla Bal; Adaptation from Amazing Adult Fantasy #8; Giant-size
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Dec 1968
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Gene Colan
    1st Appearance of Mephisto; Adaptation from Amazing Adult Fantasy #7; Giant-size; Tony Isabella L.O.C.
    No copies available
  • 3/A
    #3 Variation A
    2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by John Buscema
    Jul 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Gene Colan
    1st Appearance of Mephisto; Adaptation from Amazing Adult Fantasy #7; Giant-size; Tony Isabella L.O.C.
    2 copies from $6.99
  • 3/B
    #3 Variation B
    2026 Facsimile Edition Foil Cover B by John Buscema
    Jul 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Gene Colan
    1st Appearance of Mephisto; Adaptation from Amazing Adult Fantasy #7; Giant-size; Tony Isabella L.O.C.
    No copies available
  • 3/C
    #3 Variation C
    1:25 2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by Phil Noto
    Jul 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Gene Colan
    1st Appearance of Mephisto; Adaptation from Amazing Adult Fantasy #7; Giant-size; Tony Isabella L.O.C.
    1 copy for $46.99
  • 4
    #4
    Feb 1969
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Howard Purcell
    Reprints material from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9; Giant-size
    No copies available
  • 4/A
    #4 Variation A
    2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by John Buscema
    Aug 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Reprints material from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9; Giant-size
    1 copy for $6.99
  • 4/B
    #4 Variation B
    2026 Facsimile Edition Foil Cover by John Buscema
    Aug 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Reprints material from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9; Giant-size
    No copies available
  • 4/C
    #4 Variation C
    1:25 2026 Facsimile Edition
    Aug 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Reprints material from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9; Giant-size
    1 copy for $24.99
  • 5
    #5
    Apr 1969
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Howard Purcell
    1st Appearance of Al B. Harper; Versus the Stranger; Adapted reprint from Tales to Astonish #26 (Dec 1961); Giant-size; Wendy Fletcher L.O.C. (later Wendy Pini)
    1 copy for $33.00
  • 5/A
    #5 Variation A
    2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by John Buscema
    Sep 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Adapted reprint from Tales to Astonish #26 (Dec 1961); Giant-size
    No copies available
  • 5/B
    #5 Variation B
    2026 Facsimile Edition Foil Cover B by John Buscema
    Sep 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Reprints Tales to Astonish #26; 1st Appearance of Al B. Harper; Versus the Stranger
    No copies available
  • 5/C
    #5 Variation C
    1:25 2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by Alex “ACO” Riviera
    Sep 2026
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Reprints Tales to Astonish #26; 1st Appearance of Al B. Harper; Versus the Stranger; Wendy Fletcher L.O.C. (later Wendy Pini)
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Jun 1969
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Syd Shores
    Reprints Amazing Adult Fantasy #13; 1st Appearance of Overlord
    2 copies from $21.00
  • 6/A
    #6 Variation A
    2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by John Buscema
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Syd Shores
    No copies available
  • 6/B
    #6 Variation B
    2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by John Buscema
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Syd Shores
    No copies available
  • 6/C
    #6 Variation C
    1:25 2026 Facsimile Edition
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Syd Shores
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Aug 1969
    Cover: $0.25
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema, Howard Purcell
    Adapted reprint from Amazing Adult Fantasy #12; Giant-size
    3 copies from $38.25
  • 7/A
    #7 Variation A
    2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by John Buscema
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    No copies available
  • 7/B
    #7 Variation B
    1:25 2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by Ario Anindito
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    No copies available
  • 7/C
    #7 Variation C
    2026 Facsimile Edition Foil Cover C by John Buscema
    Cover: $6.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Sep 1969
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    1st Appearance of Flying Dutchman (Joost Van Straaten); Origin of Flying Dutchman (Joost Van Straaten); Versus Flying Dutchman; Versus Mephisto
    3 copies from $125.00
  • 9
    #9
    Oct 1969
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Versus Flying Dutchman (Joost Van Straaten); Versus Mephisto
    4 copies from $5.00
  • 10
    #10
    Nov 1969
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    1st Appearance of Yarro Gort
    4 copies from $21.12
  • 11
    #11
    Dec 1969
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Death of Yarro Gort
    2 copies from $30.00
  • 11-2
    #11 - 2nd printing
    Jul 2003
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Marvel Legends Silver Surfer & Howard the Duck action figure insert
    1 copy for $19.95
  • 12
    #12
    Jan 1970
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Versus Abomination; Versus Abomination (Emil Blonsky)
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    Feb 1970
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    1st Appearance of Doomsday Man
    No copies available
  • 14
    #14
    Mar 1970
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Alan Brennert L.O.C.; Doug Moench L.O.C.
    No copies available
  • 14-2
    #14 - 2nd printing
    2019 Facsimile Edition with cover by John Romita Sr
    Mar 2019
    Cover: $3.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    No copies available
  • 14/A
    #14 Variation A
    2019 Facsimile Edition with Cover A by John Romita Sr
    Mar 2019
    Cover: $3.99
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Alan Brennert L.O.C.; Doug Moench L.O.C.
    1 copy for $2.00
  • 15
    #15
    Apr 1970
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    No copies available
  • 15-2
    #15 - 2nd printing
    Jun 2007
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    Giveaway comic with purchase of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer DVD
    No copies available
  • 16
    #16
    May 1970
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    No copies available
  • 17
    #17
    Jun 1970
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: John Buscema
    1 copy for $16.00
  • 18
    #18
    Sep 1970
    Cover: $0.15
    W: Stan Lee  ·  A: Jack Kirby
    Final Issue
    1 copy for $53.00