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13July 1988
$1.00; 1.25 CAD

Silver Surfer #13

Marvel · July 1988 · on sale 1988-03-17

First appearance: S’ByllDeath of Kylor1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#13
Publication date
July 1988
Key date
1988-07-00
On-sale date
1988-03-17
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of S’Byll - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Kylor.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Joe RubinsteinNova, Norrin Radd, Frankie Raye, Ronan the Accuser, Silver Surfer
1Masques!comic story22script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Dave Cockrum; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Ken BruzenakBartak, Nenora, Nova, Norrin Radd, Frankie Raye, Ronan the Accuser, Silver Surfer, Silver Surfer, The Supreme Intelligence, Kylor Death, S’Byll First
2-in-house column1script: Pat Redding
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
NewsstandSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Silver Surfer #2
ISBN 0-7851-2700-3		2007On eBay ›
Freedom
ISBN 978-0-7851-9903-8		2015On eBay ›
Silver Surfer: Return to the Spaceways Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-96442-9		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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