The Silver Surfer #5

Marvel Comics

United States

Published
April 1969
Page count
68
Cover price
0.25
Colour
Colour
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/22668

Credits

Editing
Stan Lee

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled (Silver Surfer) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Silver Surfer
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Silver Surfer; The Stranger

Credits

Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Marie Severin? John Romita? (inks or corrections)
Editing
Stan Lee

Reprint history

Printed in
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #15 (1990)
in Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #1
in Silver Surfer Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1
in Incredibile Devil, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #7
in Silver Surfer (Play Press, 1989 series) #26

Notes

The "Wendy Fletcher" in the letter column section will eventually become Elfquest co-creator "Wendy Pini." Her future husband and Elfquest co-creator, Richard Pini read her letter and started writing her. Both eventually met, dated, married, and created Elfquest (from Michael DF Lowe, October 5, 2005). Possible Romita cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

Show/hide 1. And Who Shall Mourn For Him? (Silver Surfer) Comic story, 39 pages

Featuring

Feature
Silver Surfer
Genre
Superhero
Characters
FEATURE: Silver Surfer; GUESTS: Al Harper (Death); Mr. Fantastic; The Thing; Human Torch; VILLAIN: The Stranger; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Magneto; Mastermind; Toad; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver; Beast; Angel Iceman; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Shalla Bal

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
John Buscema
Inks
Sal Buscema
Letters
Sam Rosen

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
The Silver Surfer (Newton, 1975 series) #5 ([January 1976?])

Synopsis

Surfer's attempts to break free of Galactus' barrier summon The Stranger who plants a bomb on earth designed to kill all life.

Show/hide 2. Run, Roco, Run (Watcher) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Watcher
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
John Tartaglione
Letters
Sam Rosen

Notes

retold from TALES TO ASTONISH #26


Notes

The "Wendy Fletcher" in the letter column section will eventually become Elfquest co-creator "Wendy Pini." Her future husband and Elfquest co-creator, Richard Pini read her letter and started writing her. Both eventually met, dated, married, and created Elfquest (from Michael DF Lowe, October 5, 2005). Possible Romita cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 54032

Cover added

  • 06/10/2010

Index completed

  • 06/10/2010