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15September 1988
$1.00; 1.25 CAD

Silver Surfer #15

Marvel · September 1988 · on sale 1988-05-19

First appearance: The AstronomerFirst appearance: Cort Zo TinnusFirst appearance: Seginn Gallio1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
September 1988
Key date
1988-09-00
On-sale date
1988-05-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Entertainment Group Inc.
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 The Astronomer - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Cort Zo Tinnus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Seginn Gallio - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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
0Evil Lurks Beyond the Black Hole!cover1pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Joe RubinsteinInvisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, Norrin Radd, Reed Richards, Silver Surfer, Susan Storm Richards
1Three into Nothing Goes...comic story22script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Joe Rubinstein; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Ken BruzenakThe Astronomer First, Galactus, Galan, Invisible Woman, Mantis, Mister Fantastic, Nova, The Possessor, Norrin Radd, Frankie Raye, Franklin Richards, Reed Richards, Silver Surfer, Susan Storm Richards

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07148602664809

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Silver Surfer #2
ISBN 0-7851-2700-3		2007On eBay ›
Parable
ISBN 978-1-302-93232-9		2022On 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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