Norrin Radd: Silver Surfer Appreciation 2020

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Fantastic Four #155 Feb 1975
"Battle Royal!" Guest-starring the Silver Surfer
The Fantastic Four's afternoon walk through Central Park is interrupted...first, by a gang of thugs,
and then by the Silver Surfer! Why is the former herald of Galactus attacking the FF?

The surfer reveals in a surprising development that he's located

his beloved Shalla Bal in a castle in the Balkans! Two major problems though:

the castle is located in Latveria...and the castle is occupied by Doctor Doom!

Script by Len Wein. Art by Rich Buckler (layouts) and Joe Sinnott (finishes).

[Witchfan]

Remi Malik is rumored to be up for the role of Norton Radd.

[Rod G]

I was just curious about this.


Note: This was originally a Silver Surfer Apprecitation Thread.

[Digifiend]

He already has one.
https://community.cbr.com/showthread...reciation-2020

[Cronus]

I heard it rumored Keanu Reeves might do Silver Surfer as well. Of course, nothing can be substantiated...

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Silver Surfer #14 Mar 1970
"The Surfer and the Spider!"
The Silver Surfer saves the Earth once again when two meteors are about to collide above the Earth.
He stops it from happening but is sent plummeting toward the planet.

He travels to the surface above New York City.
As he is flying, Spider-Man accidentally webs to the Surfer's board.

Spider-Man wants the Surfer to bring him down but the Surfer does not trust him.
Spider-Man uses his web to make the Surfer fall from his board.
But the board follows to save the Surfer from the fall, pulling Spider-Man with it.

The Surfer cuts his web but saves him from his fall as well.
A boy sees the Surfer pass his window and travels to the roof to watch.
Spider-Man finds the Surfer and through misunderstanding, they begin to fight.

The US Army begins evacuating the area where they battle. They fire on the Surfer,

who calls his board. He does not know that the boy is standing on it though.

He uses all of his strength to protect the boy while taking all the explosions from the army.
The Surfer is weakened but may have finally gotten what he has always wanted:
humans to no longer view him as a menace.
The Army and Spider-Man realize that the Surfer is no menace, but a hero.

NOTE: This is the first meeting between Spider-Man and The Silver Surfer.

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

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Fantastic Four #156 Mar 1975
"Middle Game!" Guest-starring the Silver Surfer
Instead of destroying the FF to gain Shalla Bal's freedom,
the Silver Surfer delivers the entranced foursome to Doctor Doom!

With Mr. Fantastic, Medusa, the Thing and the Human Torch as his prisoners,
will the Latverian monarch release the Surfer's beloved?

Probably not, but that's the cosmic sky-rider's problem now!

The Fantastic Four are too busy just trying to stay alive inside Castle Latveria!

Script by Roy Thomas and Len Wein. Art by Rich Buckler (layouts) and Joe Sinnott (breakdowns).

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[juan678]

Line it is Drawn

https://www.cbr.com/line-it-is-drawn...ic-characters/

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Silver Surfer #15 Apr 1970
"The Flame and the Fury!"
The Silver Surfer tries to ask the Fantastic Four for help

but ends up battling the Human Torch.


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

[Doombot]

Poor, Surfer. For such an iconic character he never seems to get much love.

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[K7P5V]

For each decade, the Top 3 artists for the Silver Surfer (chronologically listed):

70's (Jack Kirby):


80's (Joe Jusko/John Buscema):


90's (Ron Lim):