Silver Surfer Appreciation Thread 2019

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Silver Surfer #8 Sep 1969
"Now Strikes the Ghost!"
Mephisto, the very embodiment of evil,

sends a powerful emissary, The Flying Dutchman, to destroy his hated enemy, the Silver Surfer.


Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins.

[Valcrist]

Just in case any one missed it, they're releasing a new Silver Surfer Pop.

Also wanted to say I think Silver Surfer Black is one of the best series from 2019. I think the only thing I may have enjoyed more is Venom. Close call.

[616MarvelYear is LeapYear]

Silver Surfer #9 Oct 1969
"...To Steal the Soul of the Silver Surfer!"
The embodiment of evil in the Marvel Universe, Mephisto,

has sent a powerful force for evil

to bring him the soul of the Silver Surfer.

Written by Stan Lee. Art by John Buscema and Dan Adkins.

[Cronus]

Just waiting to see where Cates goes with SS Black.

[Witchfan]

Silver Surfer in January:

TAROT #1 (OF 4)
ALAN DAVIS (W) • PAUL RENAUD (A/C) AUG199011
Variant Cover by ALAN DAVIS AUG199039
VARIANT COVER BY TBA AUG199040
An all-new epic adventure teaming the classic Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with Marvel’s premiere Non-Team by Alan Davis and Paul Renaud!
A strange and impossible lost memory from his days in World War II draws Namor the Sub-Mariner to his one-time compatriot Captain America—but the two heroes and their respective allies find themselves pulled into a labyrinth of pain, destruction and madness courtesy of the Infernal Ichor of Ish’lzog!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

TAROT #2 (OF 4)
ALAN DAVIS (W) • PAUL RENAUD (A/C)
Variant Cover by ALAN DAVIS
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Avenger vs Defender as the alchemist Diablo casts another card from the deck of fate, pitting hero against hero for his own nefarious purposes!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

AVENGERS #29
JASON AARON (W) • ED MCGUINNESS (A/C)
MARVELS X VARIANT COVER BY EMA LUPACCHINO
STARBRAND REBORN Part Three: THE RISE OF THE WAR WIDOW
The battle for the Starbrand heats up like a supernova, as Captain Marvel goes toe to toe with Firelord, Ghost Rider races the Silver Surfer and Brood Thor… tries to eat the Avengers. Meanwhile the Black Widow kicks much butt in outer space with a bold new weapon in her arsenal. That’s right, the Black Widow + the War Machine armor = the all-new, all-deadly War Widow.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

[Vibranium Weave]

I have a question for silver surfer fans. Between Thor & Silver Surfer, I have always figured that the Silver Surfer would win.Are there any comic issues that support that? Or does the Surfer lose to Thor? Please let me know of any good Silver Surfer vs Thor issues.

[catbellysqueezer]

Don't know but Silver Surfer killed Cosmic Ghost Rider with Mjolnir. I am not sure if he got it by defeating Thor or how he got it.

[K7P5V]

Less than a decade ago, there was a great battle between the Silver Surfer & Thor which was written by Matt Fraction. With that said, I just remember it for the gorgeous artwork from Olivier Coipel.

[Witchfan]

Sales figures for Silver Surfer Black
1- 129,490
2- 47,299
3- 44,002
4- 50,502

Donny Cates has been good for Silver Surfer

Let us compare these figures to the first four issues by Dan Slott in 2014
1- 64,919
2- 39,102
3- 36,075
4- 32,747

Silver Surfer is growing in sales over the previous writer.

Let us go back to 2003 and check the first four issues
1- 60,035
2- 47,278
3- 39,013
4- 36,273

Silver Surfer sells better now than 16 years ago.

[Valcrist]

So what do you guys think of the conclusion of Silver Surfer Black?

[Rosebunse]

So what do you guys think of the conclusion of Silver Surfer Black?

Beautiful and poetic. Interested to see where it goes.

[Witchfan]

Silver Surfer placed at #20 in CBR's poll
https://www.cbr.com/top-marvel-characters-20-16/

[your_name_here]

Would’ve liked to see The Silver Surfer: Black team take this to an ongoing rather than a mini-series. It was pretty good, the art made it superb.

[Cronus]

I have a question for silver surfer fans. Between Thor & Silver Surfer, I have always figured that the Silver Surfer would win.Are there any comic issues that support that? Or does the Surfer lose to Thor? Please let me know of any good Silver Surfer vs Thor issues.

It depends how you evaluate a fight between these two. Their first confrontation, Lee made it clear from his writing (SS #4), if Surfer was going to beat Thor, he needed a power up, which Loki gave him. I believe that was Stans way subtly giving the nod to Thor (at the time).

How times have changed.

[Rosebunse]

Would’ve liked to see The Silver Surfer: Black team take this to an ongoing rather than a mini-series. It was pretty good, the art made it superb.

It was too perfect. It could not continue to exist.