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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Aug 1968
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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
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Oct 1968
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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
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2026 Facsimile Edition with cover A by John Buscema
Jun 2026
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
1st Appearance Brother Royal; 2nd Appearance of Shalla Bal; Adaptation from Amazing Adult Fantasy #8; Giant-size
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2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by John Buscema
Jul 2026
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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.
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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.
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2026 Facsimile Edition with cover by John Buscema
Aug 2026
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
Reprints material from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9; Giant-size
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1:25 2026 Facsimile Edition
Aug 2026
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
Reprints material from Amazing Adult Fantasy #9; Giant-size
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Apr 1969
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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)
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Jun 1969
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema, Syd Shores
Reprints Amazing Adult Fantasy #13; 1st Appearance of Overlord
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Aug 1969
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema, Howard Purcell
Adapted reprint from Amazing Adult Fantasy #12; Giant-size
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Sep 1969
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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
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Oct 1969
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
Versus Flying Dutchman (Joost Van Straaten); Versus Mephisto
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Nov 1969
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
1st Appearance of Yarro Gort
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Dec 1969
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
Death of Yarro Gort
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Jul 2003
W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
Marvel Legends Silver Surfer & Howard the Duck action figure insert
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Feb 1970
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
1st Appearance of Doomsday Man
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2019 Facsimile Edition with Cover A by John Romita Sr
Mar 2019
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
Alan Brennert L.O.C.; Doug Moench L.O.C.
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Jun 1970
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W: Stan Lee · A: John Buscema
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Sep 1970
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W: Stan Lee · A: Jack Kirby
Final Issue