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

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.

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

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.
Indicia
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