Cosmic Powers Unlimited

Like the other “Unlimited” titles (Fantastic Four Unlimited, Spider-Man Unlimited, etc.) this title is a giant-sized quarterly printed on high-gloss paper. It stars Marvel’s cosmic super-heroes, especially the Silver Surfer.

Excepting the debut issue (a whole-issue Silver Surfer/Thanos story), the plan for this series was to break each issue into three separate stories. The first would star the Silver Surfer, and the other two would feature some of Marvel’s other cosmic heroes such as Adam Warlock, The Squadron Supreme, or The Guardians of the Galaxy. The array of cosmic forces they could potentially battle is even more impressive, including Thanos, Galactus, or even Death herself. These sorts of conflicts had received great play in the early 1990s with mega-crossovers like The Infinity Gauntlet and The Infinity War. With 1995’s Cosmic Powers Unlimited, the stage was set for stories that were as grand in scale, but more contained as far as titles go.

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#1

Wraparound cover by Claudio Castellini

May 1995

Cover: $3.95

W: Ron Marz · A: Scott Benefiel, Steve Carr, Ron Lim, John Buscema, Michael Golden

Galactus/Silver Surfer pin-up

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#2

No issue number on cover by Claudio Castellini

Aug 1995

Cover: $3.95

W: Greg Wright, Mariano Nicieza · A: Geof Isherwood, John Buscema, Pasqual Ferry

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3 copies from $1.75
#3

Dec 1995

Cover: $3.95

W: Michael Gallagher, Greg Wright, Lovern Kindzierski · A: Sandu Florea, John Buscema, Daerick Gröss

3 copies from $6.00
#4

Wraparound cover by Claudio Castellini

Feb 1996

Cover: $3.95

W: Greg Wright, Barry Dutter · A: Scot Eaton, Dave Hoover

Starring Silver Surfer

1 copy for $10.00
#5

Wraparound cover by Claudio Castellini

May 1996

Cover: $3.95

W: Greg Wright, Eric Fein · A: Scot Eaton, Neil Errar

Starring Silver Surfer

2 copies from $5.55