| Issue | #5 |
| Published | April 1969 |
| Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | The "Wendy Fletcher" in the letter column section will eventually become Elfquest co-creator "Wendy Pini." Her future husband and Elfquest co-creator, Richard Pini read her letter and started writing her. Both eventually met, dated, married, and created Elfquest (from Michael DF Lowe, October 5, 2005). |
| Characters | Silver Surfer; The Stranger |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | John Buscema |
| Inks | Marie Severin ?; John Romita ? (inks or corrections) |
| Notes | Possible Romita cover inker credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #15 (1990); in Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #1; in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn]; in Silver Surfer Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1; in Marvel Deluxe : Stan Lee (Panini, 2007 series) #1; in Incredibile Devil, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #7; in Silver Surfer (Play Press, 1989 series) #26 |
| Characters | FEATURE: Silver Surfer; GUESTS: Al Harper (Death); Mr. Fantastic; The Thing; Human Torch; VILLAIN: The Stranger; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Magneto; Mastermind; Toad; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver; Beast; Angel Iceman; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Shalla Bal |
| Synopsis | Surfer's attempts to break free of Galactus' barrier summon The Stranger who plants a bomb on earth designed to kill all life. |
| Genre | superhero; science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | John Buscema |
| Inks | Sal Buscema |
| Letters | Sam Rosen |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #15 (1990); in Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #1; in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn]; in Silver Surfer Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #1; in Incredibile Devil, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #7 [part 1]; in Incredibile Devil, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #8 [part 2]; in Incredibile Devil, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #9 [part 3]; in Fantask (Lug, 1969 series) #4; in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #5; in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #9; in Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #10; in Surfer d'argent : l'intégrale (Soleil, 2001 series) #2; in Marvel Deluxe : Stan Lee (Panini, 2007 series) #1; in Silver Surfer (Panini, 2008 series) #[nn] |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Howard Purcell |
| Inks | John Tartaglione |
| Letters | Sam Rosen |
| Notes | A retelling of "Run, Rocky, Run!" drawn by Bob Forgione in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #26 (December 1961). |