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Issue: Silver Surfer Omnibus #1
Publication Date: January 2019
 
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Is Variant Variant: Second Edition, Direct
Rating: T+
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/17/2020
Volume: 1
Pages: 584
ISBN: 9781302924546
UPC/EAN: 978130292454659999
Price: $127.00 CAD
$100.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: T+
Content Items: 1 (0 stories, 1 cover)
63 (20 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Silver Surfer [Norin Radd]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
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[untitled]

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Silver Surfer; Galactus
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[untitled]

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Concern for His Fellow Being

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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The Origin of the Silver Surfer!

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science fiction, superhero
Silver Surfer
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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.
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The Origin of the Silver Surfer!

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science fiction, superhero
Silver Surfer (origin in flashback); John Jameson; Shalla Bal (introduction, flashback); Zenn-Lavians (flashback); Galactus (flashback); Hulk (cameo flashback); Dr. Doom (cameo flashback); Mr. Fantastic (cameo flashback); Invisible Girl (cameo flashback); The Thing (cameo flashback)
The Surfer remembers his origins and why he is now trapped on Earth.
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Colorist credit supplied by Lee de Broff through the GCD Errors list, July 2008, and confirmed by the sale of the original color proofs at Heritage Auctions.
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When Lands the Saucer!

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Silver Surfer; Badoon
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Cover inks credit from Sinnott's personal records.
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When Lands the Saucer!

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superhero
Silver Surfer; Badoon Brotherhood (introduction, villains); Shalla-Bal
The Badoon come to Earth to conquer but find greater adventure in hunting the Silver Surfer.
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Part Two (20 pp.) is entitled: "Let Earth Be the Prize!" In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
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The Power and the Prize!

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Silver Surfer; Mephisto; Shalla Bal; Demons
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Sinnott inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.
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The Power and the Prize!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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superhero
Silver Surfer (feature); Shalla Bal (guest); Mephisto (villain, introduction); Demons (villains)
Mephisto captures Shalla Bal and tries to tempt the Surfer into joining him by using his one true love as bait.
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Part Two (20 pp.) entitled "Duel in the Depths." In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
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letters section includes image from an earlier issue and letters from Anthony Kowalik, Michael Toman, Don Sampson, Bruce Coville, Marshall Carpenter, Jr., Evan Katten, Jeff Rosenthal and future comics writer Tony Isabella.
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[untitled]

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fantasy, superhero
Silver Surfer; Thor
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Sal Buscema inks per Nick Caputo. Info confirmed in Michael Maillot's John Buscema checklist. Previous indexer credited John Buscema with inks.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!

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fantasy, superhero
Silver Surfer; Thor; Odin; Balder; Sif; Heimdall; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Loki (villain); Hulk (cameo); The Thing (cameo); Tomazooma the Living Totem (cameo); Hercules (cameo); Zeus (cameo); Shalla Bal (cameo flashback); Mephisto (cameo flashback); Galactus (cameo flashback)
Loki tries to deceive the Surfer into helping him take down his brother, Thor, god of thunder. After a short battle with Thor, the Silver Surfer suspects that everything is not quite what it seems, but before he has a chance to talk to Thor, Loki teleports the Surfer back to Earth.
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In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
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[untitled]

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Letters of comment from Tom Brown; D. D. Toman; Gary Anderson; Doug Fratz; Brian Carlson; Dennis Lien; Evan Katten.
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And Who Shall Mourn For Him?

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Silver Surfer; The Stranger
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Romita credit per Nick Caputo, August 2012. Previous indexer listed John Buscema as possible penciller. A rejected cover drawn by Buscema exists.
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--And Who Shall Mourn For Him?

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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science fiction, superhero
Silver Surfer (feature); Al Harper (guest, death); Mr. Fantastic (guest); The Thing (guest); Human Torch (guest); The Stranger (villain); Magneto (cameo flashback); Mastermind (cameo flashback); Toad (cameo flashback); Scarlet Witch (cameo flashback); Quicksilver (cameo flashback); Beast (cameo flashback); Angel (cameo flashback); Iceman (cameo flashback); Shalla Bal (cameo flashback)
Surfer's attempts to break free of Galactus' barrier summon The Stranger who plants a bomb on earth designed to kill all life.
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In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
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[untitled]

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Letters from Bennet Marks, Marc Coleman, Mike O'Neal, Wendy Fletcher, Alan Kavner, Mark Griswold & Mike Mahaney.
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Worlds Without End!

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superhero
Silver Surfer; The Overlord
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Possible Giacoia cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Michael Malliot's John Buscema index has Sal Buscema listed as inker. Previous indexer credited John Buscema.
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Worlds Without End!

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superhero
Silver Surfer; Shalla Bal; The Overlord (villain, first appearance, origin, death)
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In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
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[untitled]

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Letters from Bill Labrie, Todd Buchts, Brian Hoard, Rochell Porter, Daniel Preston, Tim Barretto, V. O. Speights, Eddie Bobb.
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[untitled]

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Silver Surfer
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The Surfer Doesn't Just Talk, He Says Something

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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The Heir of Frankenstein!

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superhero
Silver Surfer; Dr. Frankenstein; Borgo
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Sal Buscema cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Michael Malliot's John Buscema index also has Sal listed as inker. Previous indexer listed John Buscema as possible inker.
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The Heir of Frankenstein!

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superhero
Silver Surfer (feature); Dr. Frankenstein (villain, introduction); Borgo (villain, introduction); Silver Surfer duplicate (villain, introduction, death); Victor Frankenstein (cameo flashback); Frankenstein's Monster (cameo flashback); Shalla Bal (cameo flashback); Dr. Doom (cameo flashback)
Victor Frankenstein's heir creates a duplicate Silver Surfer as his ultimate monster.
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In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
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[untitled]

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Letters from John Stewart II, Charles Oldham, Paul Snyder, Rick Brown & Roy Wortman, Tim Sullivan, Don Recchia; includes image from #5.
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Introducing: The Ghost!

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Silver Surfer; Flying Dutchman
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Adkins cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Original indexer credited Marie Severin.
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Now Strikes the Ghost!

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superhero
Silver Surfer; Shalla Bal (guest); Mephisto (villain); Flying Dutchman [Joost Van Straaten] (villain, introduction, origin); Death (villain)
Mephisto calls up the ghost of the Flying Dutchman to take on the Surfer.
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Series begins a regular page count and monthly publication.

In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
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Letters from Gabriel Barbeau, J. Scott Stewart, Alan Brennert, Jerry Slawych, James R. Jonas.
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..To Steal the Surfer's Soul!

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Silver Surfer; Flying Dutchman
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Adkins cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Original indexer credited Marie Severin.
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...To Steal the Surfer's Soul!

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superhero
FEATURE: Silver Surfer; VILLAINS: Mephisto; Flying Dutchman (Death)
Mephisto uses the ghost of the Flying Dutchman to try and take down the Surfer.
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In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
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A World He Never Made!

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superhero
Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
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A World He Never Made!

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superhero
Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Shalla Bal; Yarro Gort (Introduction, Villain)
Shalla Bal arrives on earth to find the Surfer, only to find him in the arms of another woman.
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[untitled]

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Letters from Charles Swift, Loren MacGregor, Pieter Zko, Thomas Lane.
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[untitled]

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superhero
Silver Surfer; Shalla Bal
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Adkins cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. Original indexer credited Marie Severin.
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O, Bitter Victory!

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superhero
Silver Surfer; GUEST: Shalla Bal; VILLAINS: Yarro Gort; the General (first appearance, dies); El Capitan (first appearance, dies); Manuel; Maria; Pedro;
Yarro Gort helps fuel a dictatorship and targets their prime enemy, the Silver Surfer. Shalla Bal is injured and Surfer is forced to send her back to Zenn-La alone.
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[untitled]

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Letters from Mitchell Zimgman, J. C. Rosenzweig, Paul M. Kay, Frederick L. Zoucha, Gregory Pierson, Thomas Lane, Mitch Berman, Rudy Rankins
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Gather, Ye Witches!

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superhero
Silver Surfer; Abomination; Witches
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Gather, Ye Witches!

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FEATURE: Silver Surfer; VILLAINS: Abomination; Warlock Prime [1st; Sir John Carruthers]; Sibyl Carruthers (1st); CAMEO FLASHBACK: Hulk; Bety Ross; The Stranger
A coven of witches brings Abomination back to earth and Surfer has to stop his rampage.
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The Dawn of the Doomsday Man!

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Silver Surfer; Doomsday Man
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The Dawn of the Doomsday Man!

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Silver Surfer; VILLAINS: Doomsday Man (introduction); Dr. Kronton (introduction, death)
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Letters from Joseph Scardigno, Pfc. Dick Glass, Nabeel Audeh, Steve Pizzi, Laurence MacDonald, Bill Stonehouse, Patricia Hazen.
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[untitled]

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Silver Surfer; Spider-Man
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The Surfer and the Spider!

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FEATURE: Silver Surfer; GUEST: Spider-Man; CAMEO: Captain America
Spidey and the Surfer battle with a little boy's life hanging in the balance.
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includes letters from Doug Moench and Alan Brennert.
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Silver Surfer; Human Torch
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Cover inks credit from Sinnott's personal records.
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The Flame and the Fury!

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FEATURE: Silver Surfer; GUESTS: Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; The Thing; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Spider-Man; The Overlord; The Stranger; Mephisto; Galactus; Invisible Girl
The Silver Surfer tries to ask the Fantastic Four for help and ends up battling the Human Torch.
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189-Z
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Letters from Martin O'Hearn, Tom 'Galactus' Oberlin, Michael Susko, Jr., The Peacemaker, Nils Osmar, Duane Stice.
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[untitled]

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superhero
Silver Surfer; Mephisto
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Stone cover inker credit by Nick Caputo, April, 2011. Original indexer credited Marie Severin.
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In the Hands of...Mephisto!

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superhero
FEATURE: Silver Surfer; GUESTS: Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; SHIELD; Shalla Bal; VILLAIN: Mephisto
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221-Z
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The Surfer Must Kill!

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Silver Surfer; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan
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Trimpe and Adkins cover credits provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. The previous indexer credited Barry Smith with pencils; however Smith has confirmed by email (January 2015) that he did not do this cover.
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The Surfer Must Kill!

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FEATURE: Silver Surfer; GUESTS: Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; SHIELD; Mr. Fantastic; The Thing; Human Torch; Shalla Bal; Tony Stark [Iron Man]; VILLAIN: Mephisto
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[untitled]

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Letters from Jamie Ladd, Chris Daria, Michael J. Susko, Jr., Dale Shuman, Hank Dancer, W. Matthew, David (Aquarius), Oira (Gemini) & Bruno (Libra).
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[untitled]

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superhero
Silver Surfer; Black Bolt; Medusa; Gorgon; Karnak; Triton
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According to a letter from Herb Trimpe dated 1998, he states that Kirby provided either layouts or complete pencils, and "I can say for sure I inked this particular cover". Nick Caputo adds that per Mark Evanier, Kirby never provided layouts for covers. It's possible that Trimpe mis-remembered and it was actually Marie Severin who provided the cover layout (Marie worked on most cover roughs for Marvel in this period). Nick adds that the background figures all look like Trimpe's work, and while the Surfer and Black Bolt look Kirbyesque, the musculature of the Surfer in particular is much thinner that Kirby depicts him (see interior story).
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To Smash the Inhumans!

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superhero
FEATURE: Silver Surfer; GUESTS: Inhumans--Black Bolt; Medusa; Gorgon; Karnak; Triton; Lockjaw; VILLAINS: Maximus; Aireo; Stallior; Timberiuos
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Although the next issue is called for on the last page, this is the final issue of the series.
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[untitled]

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Letters from Art Smith, Frank Johnson, Rick Howe.
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The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer

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Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Quasimodo (villain)
The Surfer rescues, unleashes and has to battle a technologically enhanced hunchback...that was originally a computer programmed to kill.
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First solo Surfer story. The issue credits Frank Giacoia as sole inker, as noted by Rob Allen, 6/1/2006.
Quasimodo, the living computer, was first seen as a computer with facial features in FF Annual #4, and is left, abandoned at the end of that story. This story picks up the plot thread and converts him to an animated figure. Next seen in Captain Marvel #7.
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The Origin of the Simple Surfer

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humorous
Simple Surfer
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[untitled]

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Silver Surfer
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Reprints August 1968 house ad for Silver Surfer #1
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To Span the Space Ways

Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Text is reset so it only takes 2 pages, not 5 as in the original appearance.
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Cover Gallery

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Reprints covers from Fantasy Masterpieces (1979 series) and the original printing of Essential Silver Surfer Vol. 1 at greatly reduced size.
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Biographies

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Biographies of Stan Lee and John Buscema

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