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Issue: The Silver Surfer #4
Publication Date: February 1969
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Issues: #4 of 18 Issues (27 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co.
On Sale Date: 11/19/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 21 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound (#1-7); saddle-stitched (#8-18)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
ORIGINAL COVER ART
Cover recreation by John Buscema before his untimely death.
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, mythological, superhero
Character(s): The Silver Surfer; Thor
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagEssential Silver Surfer #1 [1st Printing] published February 1998
In Issue: FlagSilver Surfer Omnibus #1 [Regular Cover] published January 2007
In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold: Estela Plateada de Stan Lee y John Buscema #[nn] published April 2010
In Content Item: FlagL'Incredibile Devil #6 published July 1970
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Superhero Battles #[nn] published January 1978
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantasy Masterpieces #4 [Direct] published March 1980
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #15 published September 1990
as The Silver Surfer #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Klassik #2 published January 1998
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Silver Surfer; Loki; Watcher; Tim Boo Ba
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, mythological, superhero
Character(s): 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); Toag, Tomazooma The Living Totem (cameo); Hercules (cameo); Zeus (cameo); Shalla Bal (in flashback); Mephisto (in flashback); Galactus (in flashback)
First Line: In far-off, enchanted Asgard--lost in his own sinister thoughts, sits Loki, god of evil, prince of conjurers!
Synopsis: Loki tries to deceive the Surfer into helping him take down his brother, Thor, god of thunder. After a short battle with Thor, the Silver Surfer suspects that everything is not quite what it seems, but before he has a chance to talk to Thor, Loki teleports the Surfer back to Earth.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagEssential Silver Surfer #1 [1st Printing] published February 1998
In Issue: FlagSilver Surfer Omnibus #1 [Regular Cover] published January 2007
In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold: Estela Plateada de Stan Lee y John Buscema #[nn] published April 2010
In Content Item: FlagL'Incredibile Devil #7 published July 1970
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]part 2
In Content Item: FlagL'Incredibile Devil #6 published July 1970
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]part 1
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Superhero Battles #[nn] published January 1978
as The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantasy Masterpieces #4 [Direct] published March 1980
as The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny! [Story on Interior Page(s)]36 pp.
In Content Item: FlagMighty Marvel Team-Up Thrillers #[nn] published January 1983
as The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #15 published September 1990
as The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Klassik #2 published January 1998
as The Good, the Bad, and the Uncanny / Ein Gott muss fallen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagConan #4/1974 published ?
as Den onde, den gode, den otrolige! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 39
Disclose Notes: In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photograph)
Colorist(s): ? (background and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Draw any person in one minute!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This "magic art reproducer", from Norton Products, will enable you to draw anything from real life, even if you can't draw a straight line, and it costs only $1.98!
Between pages 9 and 10 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Hercules wrist band
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company. Between pages 13 and 14 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ? (background only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Classics of the silent screen
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Offer for 15 volume set of books containing photographs of silent movie stars from Cadillac Publishing Co.
Between pages 15 and 16 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photograph)
Inker(s): ? (photograph)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: ‘Irving, your piano teacher is here.’
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pages 19 and 20 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story. Offer of free illustrated booklet from the U.S. School of Music.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ? (background and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: I'll make you a master of karate
Synopsis: Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pages 28 and 29 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.
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80,000 Candlepower

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ? (background and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a torch to use while skin diving from Freeman Electric Co. Located between pages 34 and 35 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.
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Shop by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Live pet seahorses 90c
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A series of thumbnail advertisements for a range of products, including back-issue comics, between pages 36 and 37 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
Character(s): Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk
First Line: It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022. Located between pages 38 and 39 of ‘Silver Surfer’ story.
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The Terror of Tim Boo Ba

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Uatu the Watcher (narrator); Tim Boo Ba
First Line: Many are the wonders of the vast universe, but none so fantastic as... Tim Boo Ba!
Synopsis: Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: A retelling of "The Terror of Tim Boo Ba" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in Amazing Adult Fantasy #9 (Marvel, 1961 series) #9 (February 1962).
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.
Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story sequence.
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Shop by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Too skinny?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A series of thumbnail advertisements for a range of products, including back-issue comics, between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence.
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Missile Firing Tank

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (background and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Only $6.98
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Sold by Honor House Products.
Located between pages 7 and 8 of previous story sequence on top half of page.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad soliciting salespeople for newspaper.
Between pages 7 and 8 of previous story sequence on lower half of page.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Not Brand Echh
Character(s): Forbush-Man; Frankenstein's Monster
First Line: Another Marvel masterpiece!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Not Brand Echh! #12
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dear Stan and John, I have just finished reading the Silver Surfer #2 and I am thrilled and pleased.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Tom Brown; D. D. Toman; Gary Anderson; Doug Fratz; Brian Carlson; Dennis Lien; Evan Katten. Also includes "Know ye these, the hallowed ranks of Marveldom."
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Shop by Mail; Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photographs)
Inker(s): ? (photographs)
Colorist(s): ? (panel background only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: More than 30 real flying models
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: A series of thumbnail advertisements for a range of products, including back-issue comics.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photos)
Inker(s): ? (photos)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Tired of being 'skinny'?
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for a weight gain supplement.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Norman Rockwell
First Line: We're looking for people who like to draw
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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