| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; colors: Tim Smith 3 | Silver Surfer |
| 1 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 2 | - | illustration | 1 | pencils: John Buscema | Silver Surfer |
| 3 | Essential Silver Surfer | credits, title page | 2 | letters: typeset | Silver Surfer |
| 4 | The Origin of the Silver Surfer! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott, Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd] |
| 5 | The Origin of the Silver Surfer! | comic story | 38 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd] (origin in flashback); Col. John Jameson; Shalla Bal (first appearance, flashback); Zenn-Lavians (flashback); Galactus (flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (flashback); Doctor Doom [Victor von Doom] (flashback); Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl |
| 6 | When Lands the Saucer! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Badoon |
| 7 | When Lands the Saucer! | comic story | 40 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Badoon Brotherhood (first appearance, villains); Shalla Bal |
| 8 | The Power and the Prize! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Mephisto; Shalla Bal; Demons |
| 9 | The Power and the Prize! | comic story | 40 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Shalla Bal; Mephisto (first appearance); Demons |
| 10 | Silver Surfer vs. Thor | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson] |
| 11 | The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny! | comic story | 39 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]; Odin; Balder; Sif; Heimdall; Warriors Three [Hogun; Fandral; Volstagg]; Loki (villain); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (cameo); the Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Tomazooma The Living Totem (cameo); Hercules (cameo); Zeus (cameo); Shalla Bal (in flash |
| 12 | And Who Shall Mourn For Him? | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Stranger |
| 13 | --And Who Shall Mourn For Him? | comic story | 39 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Al Harper (death); Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Stranger (villain); Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Mastermind [Jason Wyngarde]; Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Quicksilv |
| 14 | Worlds Without End! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Frank Giacoia, Sal Buscema | Silver Surfer; The Overlord |
| 15 | Worlds Without End! | comic story | 39 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Shalla Bal; The Overlord (villain, first appearance, origin, death) |
| 16 | The Heir of Frankenstein! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Dr. Frankenstein; Borgo |
| 17 | The Heir of Frankenstein! | comic story | 40 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Dr. Frankenstein (introduction, villain); Borgo (introduction, villain); Silver Surfer duplicate (introduction, villain, death); Victor Frankenstein (cameo, flashback); Frankenstein's Monster (cameo, flashback); Shalla Bal (cameo, flashback); Dr. Doom (cameo, flashback) |
| 18 | Introducing: The Ghost! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Flying Dutchman |
| 19 | Now Strikes the Ghost! | comic story | 20 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Shalla Bal; Mephisto (villain); Flying Dutchman [Joost Van Straaten] (villain, introduction, origin); Death (villain) |
| 20 | ..To Steal the Surfer's Soul! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Flying Dutchman |
| 21 | ..To Steal the Surfer's Soul! | comic story | 21 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Mephisto (villain); Flying Dutchman (villain, death) |
| 22 | A World He Never Made! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd] |
| 23 | A World He Never Made! | comic story | 19 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Shalla Bal; Yarro Gort (Introduction, Villain); Donna Maria |
| 24 | O, Bitter Victory! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Shalla Bal |
| 25 | O, Bitter Victory! | comic story | 20 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Shalla Bal; Yarro Gort (villain); the General (villain, first appearance, dies); El Capitan (villain, first appearance, dies); Manuel; Maria; Pedro |
| 26 | Gather, Ye Witches! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Artie Simek | Silver Surfer; Abomination; Witches |
| 27 | Gather, Ye Witches! | comic story | 20 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Abomination (villain); Warlock Prime [Sir John Carruthers] (villain, first appearance); Sibyl Carruthers (villain, first appearance); Hulk (cameo, flashback); Betty Ross (cameo, flashback); The Stranger (cameo, flashback) |
| 28 | The Dawn of the Doomsday Man! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Doomsday Man |
| 29 | The Dawn of the Doomsday Man! | comic story | 20 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Doomsday Man (villain, introduction); Dr. Kronton (villain, introduction, death) |
| 30 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Spider-Man |
| 31 | The Surfer and the Spider! | comic story | 20 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Spider-Man; Captain America (cameo) |
| 32 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Human Torch |
| 33 | The Flame and the Fury! | comic story | 19 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; The Thing]; Spider-Man (cameo, flashback) ; The Overlord (cameo, flashback); The Stranger (cameo, flashback); Mephisto (cameo, flashback); Galactus (cameo, flashback); Invisible Girl (cameo, flashback) |
| 34 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Mephisto |
| 35 | In the Hands of... Mephisto! | comic story | 19 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; SHIELD; Shalla Bal; Mephisto (villain) |
| 36 | The Surfer Must Kill! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan |
| 37 | The Surfer Must Kill! | comic story | 19 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Chic Stone; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; SHIELD; Mr. Fantastic; The Thing; Human Torch; Shalla Bal; Tony Stark [Iron Man]; Mephisto (villain) |
| 38 | ...The Unbeatable Inhumans! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Herb Trimpe, Marie Severin; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: Sam Rosen | Silver Surfer; Black Bolt; Medusa; Gorgon; Karnak; Triton |
| 39 | To Smash the Inhumans! | comic story | 19 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Medusa; Gorgon; Karnak; Triton; Lockjaw]; Maximus (villain); Aireo (villain); Stallior (villain); Timberiuos (villain) |
| 40 | Special Bonus! | illustration | 1 | letters: typeset | Silver Surfer (silhouette) |
| 41 | The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer | comic story | 12 | script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: F. Giacoia; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee | Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Quasimodo (villain) |
| 42 | Bonus Cover Sketch Gallery | illustration | 2 | pencils: John Buscema | Silver Surfer (silhouette) |
| 43 | - | illustration | 1 | | |
| 44 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 45 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: John Buscema; colors: Tim Smith 3 | Silver Surfer |