The Silver Surfer #17
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- June 1970
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.15 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Silver Age size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/23537
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee, Editor
Issue contents
Cover
The Surfer Must Kill!
(Silver Surfer)
Cover, 1 page
"There's no other choice!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Silver Surfer
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Silver Surfer; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Herb Trimpe, penciller
- Dan Adkins , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Sam Rosen, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #19 (1991)
in Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #1
in Silver Surfer Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1
Notes
Trimpe and Adkins cover credits provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. The previous indexer credited Barry Smith with pencils; however Smith has confirmed by email (January 2015) that he did not do this cover.
1"Another Joe Weider breakthrough: the end of the skinny body."
Featuring
- Feature
- Joe Weider
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for a weight gain product.
2"Mephisto, prince of darkness, has captured Shalla Bal!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Silver Surfer
- Genre
- Science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Silver Surfer; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; SHIELD; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; The Thing; Human Torch]; Shalla Bal; Tony Stark [Iron Man]; Mephisto (villain)
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter [credited]
- Art
- John Buscema, penciller [credited]
- Chic Stone, inker [credited]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Sam Rosen, letterer [credited]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Silver Surfer Giant 100 Page Special (Newton, 1975?) ([1975?]) — The Surfer Must Kill!
-
The Silver Surfer Giant 100 Page Special (Newton, 1975?) ([1975?])
-
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #19 (1991) — The Surfer Must Kill
-
Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 1998) — The Surfer Must Kill!
Synopsis
The Silver Surfer has pledged assistance to Mephisto to save Shalla Bal's life.
3"Blemishes fade as skin clears"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fayd Skin Cream
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Notes
Ad for Fayd Skin Cream. Between story pages 3 and 4.
4Featuring
- Feature
- The Mighty Marvel Checklist
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (promo copy)
- Colours
- , colourist (panel backgrounds and borders only)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
On top half of pagebetween story pages 6 and 7.
5"Exciting new club Marvelmania International"
Featuring
- Feature
- Marvelmania International
- Characters
- Captain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Silver Surfer; Spider-Man; Thor; Dr. Doom; Daredevil
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (promo copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Notes
Ad for membership to Marvelmania, on lower half of page between story pages 6 and 7.
6"Yes...now YOU manage all major league teams!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Be a Manager
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (lettering only)
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Ad for info on baseball game. Sender receives details, free player card, all-time oddities and 1970 proposed team rosters.
Notes
Between pages 6 and 7 on top half of page.
7"Monster s-i-z-e monsters"
Featuring
- Feature
- Honor House Products
- Characters
- Frankenstein monster
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist (background only)
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Ad for 7-foot tall glow-in-the-dark monster posters.
Notes
Between story pages 6 and 7 on lower half of page.
8"Boys here’s a swell way to make $1 to $6 weekly"
Featuring
- Feature
- Grit
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Ad for sales people to sell Grit newspapers.
Notes
Between story pages 9 and 10, on top half of page.
9"These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"
Featuring
- Feature
- North American School of Drafting
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Ad for free "Drafting Career Kit".
Notes
Between story pages 9 and 10 on lower half of page.
10"History of the comics"
Featuring
- Feature
- History of Comics
- Characters
- Captain America
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- Jim Steranko, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
- , typeset
Synopsis
Ad for Steranko’s book, “History of the Comics”
Notes
On lower half of page, beneath story half-page number 12.
11"Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches"
Featuring
- Feature
- Hobby Coin Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Bottom page ad for collectible coins, beneath story half-page numbered 13.
12Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes comics ads from Comic Sales Co., Howard M. Rogofsky, Richard Alf, F.L. Suza, Passaic Book Center & Robert Bell.
Notes
Between story pages 15 and 16.
13"“Check the kind of body you want ...and I’ll show you how EASILY you can have it.”"
Featuring
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photograph)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes comics ads from Comic Sales Co., Howard M. Rogofsky, Richard Alf, F.L. Suza, Passaic Book Center & Robert Bell.
Notes
Between story pages numbered 18 and 19.
14"Candid comments calculated to amuse and confuse you"
Featuring
- Feature
- Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
- Characters
- Captain America; Iron Man
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (promo copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
- , letterer
Notes
Includes: Items; Stan's Soapbox; house ad for Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #127 and Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series #27.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Honor House Products
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Ad for a (cardboard) sub over 7 feet long, big enough for 2 kids.
Located on top half of page.
16"I’ll make you a master of karate"
Featuring
- Feature
- Precise Publications
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (background and some text)
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Advertisment for book on learning Karate.
Located on lower half of page.
17"Dear Stan and John, In the letters page of Silver Surfer #11, Rudy Rankins stated that the Silver Surfer equals Robert E. Howard's great hero Conan."
Featuring
- Feature
- Who Speaks for the Surfer?
- Characters
- Silver Surfer
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- John Buscema, penciller
- , inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Letters from Jamie Ladd, Chris Daria, Michael J. Susko, Jr., Dale Shuman, Hank Dancer, W. Matthew, David (Aquarius), Oira (Gemini) & Bruno (Libra).
Includes an illustration of Silver Surfer from a previous issue, and “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”
18"Do you have art talent worth developing?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Famous Artists School
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Ad for the Famous Artists School.
19"3 complete fishing outfits"
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for fishing equipment.
20"Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.