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4February 1969
$0.25

The Silver Surfer #4

Marvel · February 1969 · on sale 1968-11-19

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Identification plate

Series
The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
February 1969
Key date
1969-02-00
On-sale date
1968-11-19
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Marie SeverinSilver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]
1-table of contents1pencils: John Buscema, Howard Purcell; inks: Sal Buscema, Paul ReinmanSilver Surfer; Loki; Watcher; Tim Boo Ba
2The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!comic story39script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Bill Everett; letters: Artie SimekSilver 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); Toag, Tomazooma The Living Totem (cameo); Hercules (cameo); Zeus (cameo); Shalla Bal (in
10Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy)Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk
11The Terror of Tim Boo Bacomic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Bill Everett; letters: Herb CooperWatcher [Uatu] (narrator); Tim Boo Ba
16Not Brand Echhpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenForbush-Man; Frankenstein's Monster
17-letters page2letters: typeset

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks #15
ISBN 0-87135-631-7
1990On eBay ›
Mighty Marvel Team-Up Thrillers #1
ISBN 0-939766-60-4
1983On eBay ›
Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles #[nn]
ISBN 0-671-24391-8
1978On eBay ›
Fantasy Masterpieces #41980On eBay ›
Essential Silver Surfer #1
ISBN 0-7851-0271-X
1998On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema #[nn]
ISBN 0785121617; 978-0785121619
2006On eBay ›

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