Silver Surfer Masterworks Vol 1

Collects Silver Surfer (1968) #1-6, Fantastic Four Annual #5 & Not Brand Echh #13. The soaring Sentinel of the Spaceways makes a MARVEL MASTERWORKS splash with his unmatched solo series. Illustrated by the master of man, menace, and motion, the one-and-only John Buscema, and featuring some of Stan Lee's most inspired and socially-charged scripts of the Silver Age, the adventures of Norrin Radd rank among the definitive tales of all Marveldom! Not only will you be awed beyond imagination by the Surfer's origin, you'll also face alien invasions, be torn down to the depths of hell by the utterly evil Mephisto, struggle against the Stranger, and face galaxy-conquering barbarians set on the destruction of...well, everything! Lest we forget what by many is considered the most beautifully rendered story in Marvel history, the Surfer's tête à tête with the mighty Thor! These double-length stories of drama and despair are a must-have for any and every Marvelite, and to prove we mean it, we're including the Surfer's first-ever solo adventure from the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #5 as bonus!

The Silver Surfer, the Sentinel of the Spaceways, has betrayed Galactus to save the Earth, but now he is trapped there! In his breakout series, the Silver Surfer is a misunderstood alien doing his best to protect humankind from whatever threats abound!

Collects Silver Surfer (1968) #1-4; material from Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #5, Not Brand Echh (1967) #13. When the world-devourer Galactus arrived at the planet Zenn-La, one man stood up to sacrifice himself to save his world: Norrin Radd! In exchange for forgoing his limitless hunger, Galactus transformed Norrin into the Silver Surfer and forced him into servitude as his herald. But all that changed on Earth, with the Surfer freed of Galactus but trapped on our planet. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by John Buscema, these double-length tales of cosmic conflict are some of the most masterful Marvel sagas ever produced. You will experience awe at the Surfer's origin, be torn down to the depths of hell by Mephisto and witness a battle with Thor that shakes the heavens!

Norrin Radd sacrifi ced himself to save his planet and his true love Shalla-Bal from the world-devourer Galactus - but the price was servitude as mighty Galactus' herald, the Silver Surfer! Now, exiled on Earth, the Surfer struggles to understand the beauty and humanity of mortal men, and nobly seeks to heal the rifts that separate man from his brothers. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR, the Silver Surfer embodies Lee's socially conscious writing and Kirby's mind-blowing cosmic concepts - and here, he is joined by another creator who grants him a soul-wrenching humanity: the one and only John Buscema! Experience staggering and unique tales as mankind is explored through the eyes of an outsider. COLLECTING: SILVER SURFER (1968) 1-18; MATERIAL FROM FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL (1963) 5, NOT BRAND ECHH (1967) 13

One of the all-time-great stories of the Silver Surfer, by the legendary Stan "The Man" Lee and visionary French artist Jean Giraud, A.K.A. Moebius - as stunning now as it was 30 years ago! A star falls to Earth. Panic grips the planet as mankind prepares for its inevitable end. But the star is a ship, and inside is a god. All he asks is adoration. Overcome with relief, man rushes to obey. There is only one voice of dissent that will not be silenced: the Silver Surfer, who recognizes the "god" as his former master! But why has Galactus encouraged mankind to live down to his darkest nature? The Sentinel of the Spaceways stars in a bewitching tale of man's folly and nobility. COLLECTING: SILVER SURFER (1988) 1-2