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5April 1969
$0.25

The Silver Surfer #5

Marvel · April 1969 · on sale 1969-01-14

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Identification plate

Series
The Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#5
Publication date
April 1969
Key date
1969-04-00
On-sale date
1969-01-14
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Full-Length Story (1969).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0And Who Shall Mourn For Him?cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; colors: Marie SeverinSilver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Stranger
1-table of contents1pencils: John Buscema, Howard Purcell; inks: Sal Buscema, John TartaglioneSilver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Roco
2--And Who Shall Mourn For Him?comic story39script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Bill Everett; letters: Sam RosenSilver 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
11Marvel 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
12Run, Roco, Run!comic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Howard Purcell; inks: John Tartaglione; colors: Bill Everett; letters: Sam RosenWatcher [Uatu] (narrator); Roco
17-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Herb CooperFantastic Four [Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing]; X-Men [Angel; Marvel Girl; Beast; Iceman; Cyclops]; Awesome Android
18-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Sam RosenSilver Surfer [Norrin Radd]; Thor [Donald Blake; Thor Odinson]

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 16 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks #15
ISBN 0-87135-631-7		1990On eBay ›
Fantasy Masterpieces #51980On eBay ›
Essential Silver Surfer #1
ISBN 0-7851-0271-X		1998On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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