Silver Surfer Omnibus ISBN 0-7851-2753-4 | ||
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Format Listvol. 1 ongoing seriesvol. 2 one-shotvol. 3 ongoing seriesvol. 4 limited seriesvol. 5 ongoing seriesvol. 6 limited seriesvol. 7 ongoing seriesvol. 8 (announced) ongoing series Publication date Listvol. 1 August 1968 – September 1970vol. 2 June 1982vol. 3 July 1987 – November 1998vol. 4 December 1988 – January 1989vol. 5 September 2003 – December 2004vol. 6 April 2011 – August 2011vol. 7 May 2014 – December 2015vol. 8 (announced) January 2016 Number of issues Listvol. 1 18vol. 2 1vol. 3 147 (#1–146 and #-1) and 8 Annualsvol. 4 2vol. 5 14vol. 6 5vol. 7 15vol. 8 (announced) Similar Annihilation, Marvel Age, Infinity, The Infinity Gauntlet, The Thanos Quest | ||
Silver Surfer, or The Silver Surfer, is the title of several series of comic books published by Marvel Comics featuring the Silver Surfer.
Contents
- Publication history
- Volume 1
- Volume 2
- Volume 3
- Volume 4
- Volume 5
- Volume 6
- Volumes 7 8
- Artists
- Volume 7
- Volume 8
- Awards
- References
Publication history
The first series, formally titled The Silver Surfer, was published beginning in 1968 and was written by Stan Lee with art by John Buscema (#1–17) and Jack Kirby (#18). Villains introduced in the series include Mephisto in issue #3 (Dec. 1968). Spider-Man guest-starred in issue #14 (March 1970).
The Silver Surfer : The Ultimate Cosmic Experience by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Joe Sinnott was published in September 1978 as part of the Marvel Fireside Books series and is considered to be one of the first true "graphic novels."
In 1982 Marvel published a Silver Surfer one-shot by Stan Lee, John Byrne, and Tom Palmer.
The third volume series ran from 1987 to 1999 for 146 regular issues, as well as an issue number "−1", and nine annuals, making it the longest-running volume of Silver Surfer. This volume is sometimes referred to as the second Silver Surfer volume, but, according to indicia found inside the comics, the 1982 one-shot was designated "Volume 2" and Marvel therefore designated the second series, beginning in 1987, as "Volume 3."
The fourth series was a 1988 two-issue out-of-continuity mini-series from Stan Lee and Moebius through Marvel's Epic Comics imprint, later collected under the title Silver Surfer: Parable.
The fifth series started in 2004 and was written by Dan Chariton and Stacy Weiss, lasting 14 issues.
The sixth series was a five-part miniseries published in 2011, written by Greg Pak with art by Stephen Segovia.
The seventh series, written by Dan Slott and drawn by Mike Allred began in May 2014, lasting 15 issues.
Marvel Entertainment has announced that the character is going to appear in an "All-New, All-Different" ongoing series (vol. 8) from the same creative team, beginning in January 2016.
Volume 1
Stan Lee wrote all 18 issues of The Silver Surfer, beginning in 1968. He later wrote many of the character's subsequent appearances, including the first Silver Surfer graphic novel in 1978 (published by Simon & Schuster).
Volume 2
The Silver Surfer one-shot released in 1982 was plotted and penciled by John Byrne and scripted by Stan Lee.
Volume 3
Writers for Silver Surfer vol. 3 include:
Volume 4
Stan Lee returned to the character for both issues of volume 4 published through Marvel's Epic Comics imprint beginning in 1988.
Volume 5
Dan Chariton and Stacy Weiss wrote all 14 issues of Silver Surfer volume 5, published from 2004–2005.
Volume 6
Greg Pak wrote volume 6, consisting of a five-issue miniseries released in 2011.
Volumes 7 – 8
Dan Slott wrote all 15 issues of volume 7 (May 2014 – December 2015) and is authoring the 8th ongoing series (2016).
Artists
Marshall Rogers was the first to pencil Silver Surfer vol. 3 in 1987, then to be replaced by Ron Lim. Tom Grindberg took over from Lim and was later replaced by Scot Eaton. Ron Garney produced the artwork for several issues after that until issue #130, after which various artists illustrated the series. Guest artists before issue #130 include Joe Rubinstein, Joe Phillips, Bart Sears, and John Buscema.
Volume 7
Michael Allred
Volume 8
Michael Allred