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{{Short description|Fictional character in Marvel Comics}}
{{About|the comic book character}}
{{Infobox comics character <!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Comics-->
| character_name = Silver Surfer
| image          = Silver Surfer.jpg
| converted      = y
| caption        = {{Descript-cvr-art|Annihilation: Silver Surfer|4|July, 2006|art=[[Gabriele Dell'Otto]]|pub=Marvel}}
| real_name      = Norrin Radd
| publisher      = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut          = ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|The Fantastic Four]]'' #48 (March 1966)
| creators       = [[Jack Kirby]]
| partners       = [[Fantastic Four]]
| species        = [[Zenn-Lavian]]
| homeworld      = [[Zenn-La]]
| alliances      = {{ubl|[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]|[[Herald of Galactus|Heralds of Galactus]]|[[United Front (comics)|United Front]]|[[Defenders (comics)|The Defenders]]|[[The Order (comics)#Defenders offshoot|The Order]]|Star Masters|[[God Squad (comics)|God Squad]]|[[Annihilators (Marvel Comics)|Annihilators]]}}
| powers         = {{collapsible list|title=&nbsp;|Endowed with the [[Power Cosmic]], granting him:
* [[Superhuman strength]] and durability
* [[Flight]] with surfboard
* Can travel at [[superluminal motion|superluminal speed]]
* Energy and matter manipulation
* [[Time travel]] via superluminal speed
* [[Telekinesis]]
* [[Telepathy]]
* Intangibility
* Inter-dimensional travel
* [[Invisibility]]
* [[Pocket universe]] creation<ref name="Silver Surfer Vol 3 #33">''Silver Surfer vol. 3'' #33</ref>
* Illusion casting via telepathy<ref name="Silver Surfer Vol 3 #33"/>
* Cosmic senses<ref name="Fantastic Four #260">''Fantastic Four'' #260</ref><ref>''Marvel Encyclopedia vol. 1'' #</ref>}}
}}
The '''Silver Surfer''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by [[Jack Kirby]] and first appeared in the [[comic book]] ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #48, published in 1966.

The Silver Surfer is a [[humanoid]] alien with metallic skin who can travel through space with the aid of his [[surfboard]]-like craft. Originally a young [[astronomer]] named '''Norrin Radd''' on the planet Zenn-La, he saved his homeworld from the [[planet]] devourer, [[Galactus]], by serving as his herald. Imbued in return with some portion of Galactus' [[Power Cosmic]],<ref name="officalmarvelpage">{{cite web|author=marvel.com|title=Silver Surfer: Marvel Universe|url=http://www.marvel.com/universe/Silver_Surfer|access-date=2007-01-04}}</ref> he acquired vast power, a new body and a surfboard-like craft on which he could travel [[faster than light]]. Now known as the Silver Surfer, he roamed the [[cosmos]] searching for planets for Galactus to consume. When his travels took him to [[Earth]], he met the [[Fantastic Four]], who helped him rediscover his nobility of spirit. Betraying Galactus, he saved Earth but was [[exile]]d there as punishment.<ref name="fantasticfour48">''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #48 (March 1966)</ref> In the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|alternate continuity]] of ''[[Earth X]]'' and ''[[Universe X]]'', [[Shalla-Bal]], Norrin's lover and the empress of Zenn-La, is depicted as joining him as a second Silver Surfer, both serving as the twin-heralds of [[Franklin Richards (character)|the second Galactus]].

In 2011, [[IGN]] ranked the Silver Surfer 41st in its "Top 100 Comic Heroes" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/41|title=IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes|access-date=2011-05-09|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124093031/http://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/41}}</ref> The Silver Surfer was portrayed by [[Doug Jones (actor)|Doug Jones]] and voiced by [[Laurence Fishburne]] in the 2007 film ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]''.

==Creation==
[[Jack Kirby]] commented on the character's creation during an interview stating "My conception of the Silver Surfer was a human being from space in that particular form. He came in when everybody began surfing — I read about it in the paper. The kids in California were beginning to [[Surfing|surf]]. I couldn't do an ordinary teenager surfing so I drew a [[surfboard]] with a man from outer space on it."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcj.com/jack-kirby-interview/|title=Jack Kirby Interview - Page 6 of 8|first=Gary|last=Groth|date=May 23, 2011|website=The Comics Journal}}</ref>

Kirby further elaborated on the narrative role the character was created as
"My inspirations were the fact that I had to make sales and come up with characters that were no longer stereotypes. In other words, I couldn't depend on gangsters, I had to get something new. For some reason I went to the [[Bible]], and I came up with Galactus. And there I was in front of this tremendous figure, who I knew very well because I've always felt him. I certainly couldn't treat him in the same way I could any ordinary mortal. And I remember in my first story, I had to back away from him to resolve that story. The Silver Surfer is, of course, the [[fallen angel]]. When Galactus relegated him to Earth, he stayed on Earth, and that was the beginning of his adventures."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/effect/2015/06/16/interviews/|title=Interviews|first=Michael|last=Hill|date=June 16, 2015}}</ref>

==Publication history==
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Created by [[Jack Kirby]], the character [[first appearance|first appears]] in ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|The Fantastic Four]]'' #48 (March 1966), the first of a three-issue arc that fans call "[[The Galactus Trilogy]]".<ref>Thomas, Roy, ''Stan Lee's Amazing Marvel Universe'' (Sterling Publishing, New York, 2006), "Moment 29: The Galactus Trilogy", pp. 112–115. {{ISBN|1-4027-4225-8}}; {{ISBN|978-1-4027-4225-5}}</ref><ref>''Marvel Spotlight: Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer'' (2007; no month): "Jack Kirby's The Galactus Trilogy", by [[Erik Larsen]], pp. 10–21 (unnumbered)</ref>

===Early appearances===
The Silver Surfer debuted as an unplanned addition to the [[superhero]]-team comic ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #48 (March 1966). The comic's writer-editor, [[Stan Lee]], and its [[penciller]] and co-plotter, Jack Kirby, had, by the mid-1960s, developed a collaborative technique known as the "[[Marvel Method]]": the two would discuss story ideas, Kirby working from a brief synopsis to draw the individual scenes and plot details, with Lee finally adding the dialogue and captions. When Kirby turned in his pencil art for the story, he included a new character he and Lee had not discussed.<ref name="Markstein">{{cite web|last = Markstein|first = Don|title = The Silver Surfer|url=http://www.toonopedia.com/surfer.htm|access-date = 2007-03-26}}</ref> As Lee recalled in 1995, "There, in the middle of the story we had so carefully worked out, was a nut on some sort of flying surfboard".<ref name="excerpt">{{cite web|last = Lee|first = Stan|title = The Ultimate Silver Surfer (Berkeley Trade, 1995)|url = http://www.whatsleft.com/reviews/books/SurferExcerpt.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/19970413082350/http://whatsleft.com/reviews/books/SurferExcerpt.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 1997-04-13|access-date = 2007-01-05}}</ref> He later expanded on this, recalling, "I thought, 'Jack, this time you've gone too far'".<ref>[[Mark Evanier|Evanier, Mark]]. ''Kirby: King of Comics'' ([[Harry N. Abrams]], New York, 2008), p. 141</ref> Kirby explained that the story's agreed-upon [[antagonist]], a god-like cosmic [[predation|predator]] of planets named [[Galactus]], should have some sort of [[herald]], and that he created the surfboard "because I'm tired of drawing spaceships!"<ref name="theultimatesilversurfer">Quoted in Lee, ''The Ultimate Silver Surfer''</ref> Taken by the noble features of the new character, who turned on his master to help defend Earth, Lee overcame his initial skepticism and began adding characterization. The Silver Surfer soon became a key part of the unfolding story.<ref name="Markstein"/>

Following the Surfer's debut, Lee and Kirby brought him back as a recurring guest in ''Fantastic Four'' #55–61, 72, and 74–77 (ranging Oct. 1966 – Aug. 1968). The character made his solo debut in the backup story of ''Fantastic Four Annual'' #5 (Nov. 1967).

Beginning in August 1968, Lee launched the solo title ''The Silver Surfer''.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wells |first1=John |title=American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965-1969 |date=2014 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |isbn=978-1605490557 |pages=195–196}}</ref> [[John Buscema]] was penciller for the first 17 issues of the series, with Kirby returning for the 18th and final issue. The first seven issues, which included anthological "Tales of the Watcher" backup stories, were 72-page (with advertising), 25-cent "giants", as opposed to the typical 36-page, 12-cent comics of the time. Thematically, the stories dealt with the Surfer's exile on Earth and the inhumanity of man as observed by this noble yet fallen hero. Though short-lived, the series became known as one of Lee's most thoughtful and introspective works.<ref name="silversurfer2v3backcover">Marvel Comics writer [[Steve Englehart]], for example, in his back-cover text for ''The Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #2 (Aug. 1987), wrote that Buscema and Lee were "pouring their souls into the series".</ref>

Following his series' cancellation, the Surfer made sporadic appearances as a guest star or [[antagonist]] in such comic books as ''[[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]]'', ''[[Defenders (comics)|The Defenders]]'', and ''Fantastic Four''. Lee remained partial to the Surfer, even asking other writers not to use him as a general rule,<ref>{{cite journal |last=DeAngelo|first=Daniel|date=July 2013|title=The Not-Ready-For-Super-Team Players: A History of the Defenders |journal=[[Back Issue!]]|issue=65|page=3 |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|quote=At the time, Stan Lee had some exclusivity with the Silver Surfer and asked other writers not to use him.}}</ref> and with Kirby collaborated on a seminal 1978 [[graphic novel]] starring the character, the only original story featured in the [[Marvel Fireside Books]] series.<ref>{{cite book|last1 = Sanderson|first1 = Peter|author-link = Peter Sanderson|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura, ed.|chapter= 1970s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|date = 2008|page = 187|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= [In 1978], Simon & Shuster's Fireside Books published a paperback book titled ''The Silver Surfer'' by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby...This book was later recognized as Marvel's first true graphic novel.}}</ref>

===Subsequent series===
After a 1982 [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] by writer-artist [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]] (with scripting by Stan Lee), the Surfer appeared in his second solo ongoing [[Silver Surfer, volume 3|title]] in 1987.

Initially written by [[Steve Englehart]], the series was to be set on Earth and one issue was completed under this premise before Marvel agreed to let Englehart remove the long-standing restriction regarding Silver Surfer being imprisoned on Earth. This first issue was shelved and a brand new first issue was written, to set up this plot twist; the original first issue would ultimately be reprinted in ''Marvel Fanfare'' #51. The series marked the first Silver Surfer stories not written by Stan Lee, a fact which Lee was openly unhappy about. He explained: {{blockquote|After I gave up [[Spider-Man]] then someone else did Spider-Man, and someone else did the [[Fantastic Four]] and [[Doctor Strange]] and the [[X-Men]] and all of them. I felt that it was kind of nice for me to have been the only writer of the Silver Surfer, so I felt a little bit disappointed when somebody else did it. I would have liked to have been the only person. Had I known they were absolutely going to have the book done, I would have ''found'' the time to do it myself. I didn't really have time but I would have ''made'' the time, rather than have anybody else do it. ... this is not at all a criticism of Steve [Englehart] or of Marshall [Rogers, artist on the series], it's just that it's one book that I would have liked to have always done myself. [emphases in original]<ref name="DAK64">{{cite news | last = Boatz | first = Darrel L. | date = December 1988 | title = Stan Lee | work = [[Comics Interview]] | issue = #64 | pages = 5–23 | publisher = [[Fictioneer Books]]}}</ref>}}

Englehart introduced many villains for Silver Surfer, as well as featured space politics involving Surfer's homeworld Zenn-La, which was caught in the middle of a renewed Kree–Skrull War. However, issues regarding Englehart wanting to use his Avengers character [[Mantis (Marvel Comics)|Mantis]] as Silver Surfer's companion, as well as editorial refusing to let him use Thanos or other concepts conceived by [[Jim Starlin]], led Englehart to leave the book with issue #31. Starlin took over as writer with issue #34 after several fill-in issues, and incorporated Thanos, Adam Warlock, and Drax the Destroyer into the series.

Under Jim Starlin and later Ron Marz, the series would receive acclaim and sales boost due to Silver Surfer's involvement with Starlin's Infinity Trilogy, with [[George Pérez]] and [[J. M. DeMatteis]] also having brief writing stints on the series as well. Additional artists included [[Tom Grindberg]], [[Ron Garney]], and [[Jon J. Muth]], as well as periodic guest spots by [[John Buscema]]. The title experienced great initial success which allowed Marvel to push the character into other media, including a 1990 [[video game]], 1992 [[trading card]] set, and 1998 [[animated series]], as well as spinning off a variety of other comics series including ''Cosmic Powers'', ''Cosmic Powers Unlimited'', ''Captain Marvel'' vol. 2, and ''Star Masters''. It ran 146 issues, through 1998. The next year it was followed by the two-issue [[miniseries]], ''Silver Surfer: Loftier Than Mortals''.

A two-issue ''Silver Surfer'' miniseries (later collected as ''Silver Surfer: Parable''), scripted by Lee and drawn by [[Jean Giraud|Moebius]], was published through Marvel's [[Epic Comics]] imprint in 1988 and 1989. Because of inconsistencies with other stories, it has been argued that these stories actually feature an alternate Silver Surfer from a parallel Earth.<ref>{{cite web|author = marvunapp.com|title = Earth-Moebius entry on the Appendix to the Marvel Universe website (not affiliated with Marvel)|url = http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/earthmoeb01.htm|access-date = 2007-04-20}}</ref> This miniseries won the [[Eisner Award]] for [[Eisner Award#Best Finite Series/Limited Series|best finite/limited series]] in 1989.

===2000s===
A new ongoing Silver Surfer series began in 2003, focusing on the character's alien nature and messianic allegory. It lasted 14 issues. The Surfer later appeared in an issue of ''[[Cable & Deadpool]]'' and has been reunited three times with the superhero group the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]. In 2006–2007, he starred in the four-issue miniseries ''[[Annihilation (comics)#Annihilation: Silver Surfer|Annihilation: Silver Surfer]]'' and co-starred in the miniseries ''[[Annihilation (comics)#Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus|Heralds of Galactus]]'', both part of the ''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]'' [[fictional crossover]].

In 2007, the Silver Surfer starred in a four-issue miniseries ''Silver Surfer: Requiem'' by writer [[J. Michael Straczynski]] and artist Esad Ribic. The first issue was released May 30, 2007 to coincide with the character's first movie appearance.<ref name="ssrequiemign">{{cite web|author = ign.com|title = IGN Preview of Silver Surfer: Requiem #1|url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/790/790095p1.html|website=[[IGN]]|access-date = 2007-05-24}}</ref><ref>[http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/05/j-michael-straczynski-interview.php Masters of SciFi – An Interview With Screenwriter J Michael Straczynski] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216222307/http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/05/j-michael-straczynski-interview.php |date=2009-02-16 }}, May 30, 2008</ref> Published under the [[Marvel Knights]] imprint, ''Silver Surfer: Requiem'' portrays the character upon learning that he is dying as the silver shell he is encased in is deteriorating.

This was followed by the four-issue miniseries ''Silver Surfer: In Thy Name'',<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133356 In the Name of the Silver Surfer I: Aubrey Sitterson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028175645/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133356 |date=2007-10-28 }}, [[Newsarama]], October 17, 2007</ref> by writer [[Simon Spurrier]]<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=124772 WW Chicago: Si Spurrier on Silver Surfer: In Thy Name] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135849/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=124772 |date=2007-09-29 }}, August 10, 2007, [[Newsarama]]</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11553 Spurrier Talks "The Silver Surfer: In Thy Name"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406143249/http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11553 |date=2008-04-06 }}, August 10, 2007, [[Comic Book Resources]]</ref> and artist [[Tan Eng Huat]].<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=134172 In the Name of the Silver Surfer: Ten Eng Huat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027022520/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=134172 |date=2007-10-27 }}, [[Newsarama]], October 25, 2007</ref>

After an appearance in the "[[Planet Hulk]]" storyline in 2006, the Surfer was featured in its spin-off series starring the Hulk's son [[Skaar (comics)|Skaar]] in 2008, both written by [[Greg Pak]].

===2010s===
The Silver Surfer received a sixth volume, an eponymous 5-issue miniseries written by Pak, debuting in February 2011.<ref>[http://www.newsarama.com/comics/greg-pak-silver-surfer-101117.html SILVER SURFER a 'Dream Come True' for Writer Greg Pak] November 17, 2010, [[Newsarama]]</ref> He was also a core cast member in ''[[The Thanos Imperative]]'' (2010), ''[[Annihilators (Marvel Comics)|Annihilators]]'' (2011),<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30022 Abnett Makes Things Dire for 'Annihilators'] December 24th, 2010, [[Comic Book Resources]]</ref> and ''[[Fear Itself (comics)|Fear Itself]]: The Deep'' (2011).<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31385 C2E2: Bunn Dives Into "Fear Itself: The Deep"] March 20th, 2011, [[Comic Book Resources]]</ref> Beginning in 2011, the Silver Surfer began appearing regularly in ''[[The Mighty Thor]]''<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=30376 Marvel Makes Thor "Might"] January 27, 2011, [[Comic Book Resources]]</ref> and a new volume of ''Defenders'',<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=33521 CCI Exclusive: Fraction Unveils a Strange Conspiracy in "Defenders"] July 24, 2011, [[Comic Book Resources]]</ref> both written by [[Matt Fraction]].

In March 2014, Silver Surfer volume 7 began as part of All-New [[Marvel NOW!]] by writer [[Dan Slott]], artist [[Mike Allred]],<ref>[http://marvel.com/news/story/21338/nycc_2013_all-new_marvel_now_silver_surfer NYCC 2013: All-New Marvel NOW! Silver Surfer]</ref> and colorist [[Laura Allred]].<ref name="AR"/> In January 2016 Silver Surfer volume 8 began with a special 50th-anniversary edition expected release in March 2016.<ref>[http://silversurfercollector.co.uk/cbr-post-50th-anniversary-will-see-a-character-changing-saga CBR Post : 50th Anniversary will see a character-changing saga] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110165431/http://silversurfercollector.co.uk/cbr-post-50th-anniversary-will-see-a-character-changing-saga|date=2016-01-10}} January 5, 2016, [[Silver Surfer Collector]]</ref>

In 2019, a 5-part mini-series titled ''Silver Surfer: Black'' was released featuring art from Tradd Moore in collaboration with writing from Donny Cates. The series is an extension of a Guardians of the Galaxy storyline in which the Surfer was sucked into a black hole and ejected into unfamiliar space territory. This run follows the Surfer as he traverses the spaceways on a journey back home.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190909222422/https://www.comixology.com/Silver-Surfer-Black-2019-1-of-5-Directors-Cut/digital-comic/765241 Article title] Silver Surfer: Black (2019)</ref>

===2020s===
Silver Surfer later plays an important role in ''[[King in Black]]'' storyline. With the help from [[Hugin and Munin (characters)|Hugin and Munin]], Surfer helps Enigma Force to enter Earth and chose [[Eddie Brock]]/[[Venom (character)|Venom]] as a temporary [[Captain Universe]], to aid his fellow heroes against [[Knull (character)|Knull]] and his army.<ref>''[[King in Black]]'' #3 - #5</ref>

==Fictional character biography==
Norrin Radd is from the utopian planet Zenn-La, in the [[Deneb]] star system of the [[Milky Way]] [[galaxy]]. He is the son of Jartran and Elmar Radd, and he has a half-brother, Fennan Radd.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #50, 56, 104. Marvel Comics.</ref> Zenn-La's ancient and significantly advanced civilization has lost the will to strive or explore, leaving the young scholar Norrin Radd restless and yearning for adventure. Facing the destruction of his world by planet-consuming [[Galactus]], Radd bargains with the cosmic being. In return for the safety of Zenn-La and his lover, [[Shalla-Bal]], Radd pledges to seek out planets for the world devourer to consume as his herald. Galactus imbues him with a portion of the [[Power Cosmic]], transforming him into the Silver Surfer.<ref name="silversurfer1v1">''Silver Surfer'' #1 (Aug. 1968). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Fantastic Four'' Annual #5. Marvel Comics.</ref> Radd had intended to lead Galactus to uninhabited planets, but Galactus tampers with his soul to prevent this.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #48. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Radd serves Galactus for an unspecified amount of time. Eventually, the Surfer summons his master to Earth. Here the Surfer meets the [[Fantastic Four]] and [[Alicia Masters]]. Touched by their nobility, he rebels against Galactus, who is eventually driven off. Before he leaves, he confines the Surfer to Earth with an invisible barrier that affects only him.<ref name="fantasticfour50">''Fantastic Four'' #48–50 (March–May 1966). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Cronin |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/02/19/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-50/ |title=A Year of Cool Comics – Day 50 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] CSBG Archive |date=February 19, 2010 |access-date=September 29, 2010 |archive-date=May 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504111741/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/02/19/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-50/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During his exile, the Surfer fights numerous villains, including [[Doctor Doom]], who wants his Power Cosmic, and [[Mephisto (comics)|Mephisto]], who wants his soul. The Surfer's only ally during these trials is a physicist by the name of Al B. Harper, who eventually sacrifices himself to save the world from the [[Stranger (comics)|Stranger]].<ref name="silversurfer5v1">''The Silver Surfer'' #5 (April 1969). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Banding together with the [[Hulk]] and [[Namor]] during these wanderings, the Surfer forms the "Titans Three", a group dedicated to battling evil on Earth.<ref name="submariner34">''Sub-Mariner'' #34–35 (Feb.-March 1971). Marvel Comics.</ref> Soon, [[Doctor Strange]] joins the group and it becomes "The [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]".<ref>''Marvel Feature'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> Surfer stays with them for a while, but his overwhelming desire to be free of Earth and his frequent collisions with Galactus's energy-draining barrier eventually drives him to leave the group.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=July 2020}}

The Surfer finally pierces Galactus's barrier with the aid of [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] and temporarily escapes Earth. He discovers, though, that his homeworld has been ravaged by Galactus and Shalla-Bal has been abducted by Mephisto and taken to Earth. Even though it means trapping himself once more, the Surfer returns to Earth to battle and defeat Mephisto. Before being vanquished, Mephisto sends Shalla-Bal back to Zenn-La, but the Surfer manages to endow her with a portion of his Power Cosmic, which she uses to revitalize the plant life of their ravaged homeworld.<ref name="silversurfer1v2">''The Silver Surfer'' vol. 2, #1 (June 1978). Marvel Comics.</ref>

After the Surfer aids the Fantastic Four against Galactus's latest herald [[Terrax]],<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #260 (November 1983). Marvel Comics.</ref> The Surfer eventually pierces Galactus's barrier by acting on a suggestion of trying to pass through on a spaceship instead of via his own power on his surfboard. He also makes peace with Galactus by rescuing current herald [[Nova (Frankie Raye)|Nova]] from the [[Skrull]]s. Galactus declares the Surfer's exile ended.<ref name="silversurfer1v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #1 (July 1987). Marvel Comics.</ref> The Surfer immediately revisits his homeworld, but Shalla-Bal, in his absence, had become empress of the rejuvenated Zenn-La and is unable to renew their romance.<ref name="silversurfer2v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #2 (Aug. 1987). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Embroiled in fresh hostilities between the interstellar [[Kree]] and Skrull empires, the Surfer also intervenes in a series of plots by the [[Elders of the Universe]], who plan to become supremely powerful by destroying Galactus and the universe with him. The Surfer thwarts this plot with the aid of his new love interest, [[Mantis (Marvel Comics)|Mantis]], the Earth-born cosmic heroine also known as the "Celestial Madonna".<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #4 (Oct. 1987). Marvel Comics.</ref> She seems to die in the process, and although she eventually returns, she never fully renews their romance.<ref name="silversurfer9v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #9 (March 1988). Marvel Comics.</ref> After this loss, a grief-stricken Surfer turns to Nova and romantic feelings begin to develop between them.<ref name="silversurfer14v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #14 (Aug 1988). Marvel Comics.</ref> The Surfer's influence gradually leads Nova to question the morality of her role as herald to Galactus.<ref name="silversurfer51v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #51 (July 1991). Marvel Comics.</ref> Eventually replaced by the far more ruthless [[Morg]], Nova dies in a conflict between the new herald and the Surfer and the other ex-heralds.<ref name="silversurfer75v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #75 (Dec. 1992). Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Surfer repeatedly battles space-born menaces, the chief of whom is Thanos, who attempts to kill half the life in the universe using the omnipotent [[Infinity Gauntlet]].<ref name="InfinityGauntlet1">''Infinity Gauntlet'' #1 (July 1991). Marvel Comics.</ref> Through Thanos, the Surfer learns how Galactus had altered his soul. He convinces Galactus to restore it,<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #48 (Feb. 1991). Marvel Comics.</ref> but once Galactus has done so, the Surfer is overcome with grief until he is able to forgive himself.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #58 (Nov. 1991). Marvel Comics.</ref> The Surfer finds interstellar allies in [[Adam Warlock]]'s [[Infinity Watch]] and the "Star Masters" team, and he begins attending occasional Defenders reunions.

The Surfer returns home to Zenn-La to find that the planet has vanished, and learns it was actually destroyed in the 1940s (Earth time) by the entity known as the Other. Zenn-La and its people which the Surfer repeatedly encountered since leaving Galactus's service were actually reproductions, created by Galactus so that the Surfer would have a home to return to.<ref name="silversurfer130v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #130 (Aug. 1997). Marvel Comics.</ref> Losing his capacity for emotion again, the Surfer returns to Earth. He later regains his personality during a time-travel adventure and sharing a romance with Alicia Masters.<ref name="silversurfer129v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #129 (June 1997). Marvel Comics.</ref> The two ultimately part as friends after many adventures together.

Silver Surfer temporarily bonds with and is controlled by the [[Carnage (character)|Carnage]] [[symbiote (comics)|symbiote]], which is seeking revenge for the destruction of its homeworld.<ref name="ReferenceA">''The Amazing Spider-Man'' vol. 1 #431. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Later, the Surfer works with the alien [[Annunaki]] race to gather and protect some of Earth's most extraordinarily gifted children.<ref name="silversurfer1v4">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 4, #1 (March 2004)</ref> In the end, one of these children, Ellie Waters, saves Earth from the godlike [[Marduk]] entity, preventing the Apocalypse and reordering reality as if the Marduk crisis had never happened (though Ellie alone apparently retains her memories of these events).<ref name="silversurfer12v4">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 4, #12 (Oct. 2004). Marvel Comics.</ref> The Surfer resumes his interstellar wanderings, but promises to be ready to aid his adopted homeworld should Earth ever need him.

During his travels, the Surfer is captured by a portal of the [[Features of the Marvel Universe#Sakaar|Sakaar Empire]]. Left weakened and vulnerable by his trip through the portal, the Surfer is subdued and implanted with an obedience disk to ensure he remains loyal to them. Fighting as a gladiator (and believed to be the fabled 'Sakaarson' due to his appearance), the Surfer is finally forced to face the Hulk along with his [[Warbound]]. Through teamwork and distraction, the Hulk is eventually able to destroy the Surfer's obedience disk. The Hulk and several other slaves and gladiators are freed when the Surfer uses the Power Cosmic to remove their own obedience disks and give them a way out of the arena, although the Hulk declines the Surfer's offer to take him back to Earth.<ref>[[Greg Pak]], ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 3 #95. Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the ''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]'' war, the Silver Surfer again becomes Galactus's herald to help save the universe from the despot [[Annihilus]].<ref>''Annihilation: Silver Surfer'' #1–4 (June–Sept. 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref> Annihilus captures them<ref>''Annihilation'' #1 (Oct 2006)</ref> and gives them to [[Thanos]] for experimentation. [[Drax the Destroyer]] frees the Surfer, who in turn frees Galactus. An enraged Galactus destroys more than half the Annihilation Wave, and Annihilus is defeated.<ref>''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]'' #6 (March 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref> Later, the Surfer is joined as herald by [[Stardust (Marvel Comics)|Stardust]], a former herald the Surfer had replaced.<ref>''Annihilation: Silver Surfer'' #4 (Sept. 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus'' #2 (Feb. 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Silver Surfer leads the world devourer to the populated planet Orbucen, which brings him into conflict with [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Richard Rider]]. He delays the planetary destruction to give the inhabitants more time to evacuate.<ref>''Nova'' vol. 4, #13–15. Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Silver Surfer returns to Sakaar in a plan to feed Galactus with the unique "Old Power" which he claims would sate his master's hunger for thousands of years, sparing many other inhabited worlds. He is opposed by the Hulk's son, [[Skaar (comics)|Skaar]], and is enslaved by an obedience disc. The conflict is ended when Skaar's mother [[Caiera]] sacrifices her soul and Old Power as sustenance for Galactus.<ref>''Skaar: Son of Hulk'' #7–10. Marvel Comics.</ref> Unfortunately, Galactus now seems addicted to the Old Power and has begun searching for other planets containing it to sate himself.<ref>''Son of Hulk'' #12–13. Marvel Comics.</ref>

After an encounter with the [[High Evolutionary]],<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 6, #1–5 (Feb.–June 2011). Marvel Comics.</ref> the Silver Surfer and Galactus battled [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] and the [[Asgard (comics)|Asgardians]]. The battle ended when the Silver Surfer chose to leave his post as herald and guard an [[Asgard (comics)|Asgardian]] artifact. Galactus "tethers" him to Asgard's location in [[Oklahoma]], resulting in his powers waning the further he travels from Asgard, and grants him the ability to return to human form.<ref>''The Mighty Thor'' #1–6 (May – Sept. 2011). Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the [[Fear Itself (comics)|War with the Serpent]], Silver Surfer aids Doctor Strange, Namor, [[Loa (comics)|Loa]], and [[She-Hulk (Lyra)|Lyra]] in the liberation of New Atlantis from Attuma, who was transformed into Nerkodd: Breaker of Oceans.<ref>''Fear Itself: The Deep'' #1–4. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Silver Surfer and Dawn meet [[Glorian]] the Maker of Miracles, who plans to rebuild our universe for the heroes to return to after they finish in Battleworld. Glorian has also enlisted the help of the Shaper of Worlds.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 7, #13. Marvel Comics.</ref> Glorian then greeted Silver Surfer and Dawn with a tantalizing offer: ally with the Shaper of Worlds to rebuild the universe that was lost. Dawn agreed to use her memories to restore Earth while Silver Surfer left to restore the rest of the universe, but Silver Surfer unmade Galactus while Dawn unknowingly created another version of Norrin. The Shaper of Worlds is not happy with the changes.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 7 #14. Marvel Comics.</ref> Dawn and the Surfer embark on more adventures which culminate in their entering a universe predating the main continuity.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=August 2019}}

When Silver Surfer was displaced in time, he had an encounter with [[Knull (character)|Knull]]. Silver Surfer was infected by one of Knull's symbiotes only to be saved by Ego the Living Planet. Gathering the energy from the cosmos, Silver Surfer managed to defeat Knull.<ref>''Silver Surfer: Black'' #1-5. Marvel Comics.</ref>

During the "[[King in Black]]" storyline, Silver Surfer passes by the planets that were ravaged by Knull. At the advice of Thor, [[Hugin and Munin (Marvel Comics)|Hugin and Munin]] summon Silver Surfer to Earth.<ref>''King in Black'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> Silver Surfer arrives to where the Enigma Force is and frees it from the symbiotes. Knull reels in pain and [[Eddie Brock]] is chosen to be the new [[Captain Universe]].<ref>''King in Black'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref> As Silver Surfer faces off against him, Knull recalls his previous fight against him. Through the God of Light, Silver Surfer assumes a chrome form and turns his surfboard into a sword while Knull transforms his armor into one that would enable him to combat Silver Surfer. As Knull begins to fight Silver Surfer, the members of the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and X-Men charge towards Knulls so that they can aid Silver Surfer. Just then, Venom appears having been transformed into Captain Universe stating that he will handle Knull for them. With their weapons separated from the battle axe form following Knull's death, Thor and Silver Surfer noted that things will not be back to normal soon.<ref>''King in Black'' #5. Marvel Comics.</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
The Silver Surfer wields the [[Power Cosmic]], granting him superhuman strength, endurance, and senses and the ability to absorb and manipulate the universe's ambient energy. The Surfer can navigate through interstellar space<ref name="silversurfernovacorpsfiles">''Annihilation: The Nova Corps Files'' #1 (Oct. 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref> and [[hyperspace]], which he can enter after exceeding the speed of light allowing traversing interstellar and intergalactic distances to other galaxies millions and even billions of light years away.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' #6; ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 2 Annual #2, vol. 2. Marvel Comics.</ref> He has proven capable of time travel on several occasions and can transport other people through time.<ref name="silversurferv106">''The Silver Surfer'' #6 (June 1969). Marvel Comics.</ref>

The Surfer sustains himself by converting matter into energy; he does not require food, water, air, or sleep, but occasionally enters a sleep-like meditation to dream. He can survive in nearly any known natural environment, including deep space, hyperspace, [[black hole]]s<ref>''Galactus the Devourer'' #1–6. Marvel Comics.</ref> and [[Star#Structure|star]]s.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #37 (May 1990). Marvel Comics.</ref> The Surfer can project energy in various forms for offensive and defensive use, including force fields, bolts of cosmic force powerful enough to destroy entire planets,<ref name="ASS4"/><ref>''Silver Surfer Annual'' #7 (1994). Marvel Comics.</ref> and create black holes.<ref name="ASS4">''Annihilation: Silver Surfer'' #4 (July 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref> He can utilize the Power Cosmic to augment his superhuman strength to indeterminate levels.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' #55 (Oct. 1966). Marvel Comics.</ref> The Surfer can heal both himself and other living organisms, though he cannot raise the dead,<ref name="silversurfernovacorpsfiles"/> and he has proven capable of revitalizing and evolving organic life on a planet-wide scale.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #104 (May 1995). Marvel Comics.</ref> He can cast illusions,<ref name="silversurfer33v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #33 (Jan. 1990). Marvel Comics.</ref> create interdimensional portals to other locations including microverses,<ref name="silversurfer33v3"/> manipulate and phase through solid matter,<ref name="silversurfernovacorpsfiles"/> and exercise some level of control over the [[astral plane]].<ref name="In Thy Name">''Silver Surfer: In Thy Name'' #4. Marvel Comics.</ref> However, using these abilities results in his becoming greatly weakened, making their use limited.<ref>''Silver Surfer: Black'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref>

His senses enable him to detect objects and concentrations of energy light years away and to perceive matter and energy in subatomic detail, including life energies of living beings.<ref name="Marvel Encyclopedia">''The Marvel Encyclopedia'' (Marvel Comics, 2002). Marvel Comics.</ref> The Surfer can even see through time, and can achieve limited perception of past and future events in his general vicinity with concentration.<ref name="Fantastic Four #260"/> He has demonstrated telepathic ability, including mind-reading,<ref>''Tales to Astonish'' #93 (Jul. 1967). Marvel Comics.</ref> and can influence human emotion and sensation.<ref name="silversurfernovacorpsfiles"/>

The Surfer's board is composed of a nearly impervious, cosmically powered silvery material similar to his own skin. The board is mentally linked to the Surfer and moves in response to his mental commands even when he is not in physical contact with it.<ref name="marvelencyclopedia">''The Marvel Encyclopedia'' #1 (October 2002). Marvel Comics.</ref> The board is nearly indestructible, but on the rare occasions it has been damaged or destroyed, the Surfer can repair or recreate it with little effort.<ref name="silversurfer1v3"/> The Surfer can attack opponents by directing the board against them, and the board is capable of temporarily absorbing and imprisoning other beings.<ref name="silversurfer122v3">''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #122 (Nov. 1996). Marvel Comics.</ref>

When Galactus exiled the Surfer to Earth, his means of imprisonment was linked to the board. When the Surfer and the [[Fantastic Four]] realized this, the Surfer put it to the test by leaving the board planet-side and entering space in the Four's spacecraft. Once he was free of Earth, the Surfer remotely converted the board to energy, recalled it to him, and reformed it in space.<ref name="silversurfer1v3"/>

The Surfer has displayed the ability to shed his silver skin and revert to his original appearance as Norrin Radd, masking the Power Cosmic and allowing him to be more inconspicuous when needed. In this state, he can properly eat, drink and sleep.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 7, #3 (Aug. 2014). Marvel Comics.</ref>

==Other versions==
===Earth X===
In issue 11 and 12 of the ''[[Earth X]]'' (''[[Universe X]]'') series, [[Black Bolt]] calls upon [[Galactus#Earth X|Galactus]] ([[Franklin Richards (character)|Franklin Richards]]) to come destroy the [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]] seed growing within Earth, who is accompanied by his twin-heralds, the Silver Surfers Norrin Radd and [[Shalla-Bal#Earth X|Shalla-Bal]], the latter of whom had joined her lover as a silver herald of Galactus following the destruction of the original Galactus.

===Earth-691===
In the [[alternate history|alternate timeline]] of Earth-691, notably the [[Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)|''Guardians of the Galaxy'']] issues #24 and #25 [[story arc]], Norrin Radd was featured as The Keeper. This new version of the Silver Surfer, sans his surfboard, had [[Quasar (comics)|Quantum Bands]], which augmented his "Power Cosmic" and designated him as the Protector of the Universe, as with other bearers of the Bands before him. He works with the Guardians in an attempt to kill Galactus once and for all, his first attempt with [[Firelord (comics)|Firelord]] and Dargo-Thor having failed. Eventually, the Keeper realizes that, with his augmented power, he can supply Galactus with the energy he needs and end the Planet-Eater's consumption of worlds. Eon, cosmic being and creator of the Quantum Bands, reveals that this was the ultimate purpose of the Keeper becoming the Protector of the Universe, and he enters into a symbiotic partnership with Galactus, who accepts the Keeper as an equal; he is last seen leaving with Galactus, riding a silver surfboard once more.

===Exiles===
On Earth 552, Norrin Radd had been a great military scientist who accidentally destroyed his own world with his greatest invention. Determined to bring it back to existence, he approached [[Galactus#Exiles|Galactus]], Restorer of Worlds, and became his herald in the hope that Galactus would resurrect his world in exchange for his service. However, Galactus had taken an oath to only revive those worlds destroyed by the Blight. An enraged Silver Surfer then turned against his master, destroying those who worshiped him and attempting to kill Galactus himself to steal the knowledge of world restoration. This led to the destruction of Earth, the coming of the [[Exiles (Marvel Comics)|Exiles]], the deaths of the [[Shi'ar]] Imperial Elite Guard, and inevitably the Surfer's own destruction at the claws of a cosmically empowered [[Sabretooth (character)|Sabretooth]].<ref name="exiles87">{{cite web|author = marvel.com|title = The Marvel catalog for Exiles #87|url=http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=5244|access-date = 2007-05-10 }}</ref><ref name="exiles88">{{cite web|author = marvel.com|title = The Marvel catalog for Exiles #88|url=http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=5546|access-date = 2007-05-10 }}</ref>

===Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances===
In ''Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances'', the Silver Surfer confronts [[Hank Henshaw|Cyborg Superman]] over the destruction of a planet and is met by [[Parallax (comics)|Parallax]]. Parallax beats the Cyborg, but the Silver Surfer lets him go and tries to sympathize with Parallax. The two return to Earth to find [[Kyle Rayner]] with Thanos, leading them to believe they formed an alliance when in reality Thanos tricked Kyle. Kyle convinces the Surfer to help him stop Parallax and Thanos from destroying the universe and that he was duped into giving Thanos Oa's power. The Surfer similarly gave most of his power to Parallax to reform the destroyed planet, forcing Kyle to use his ring to drain both villains of their enhanced powers before they can destroy everything. Unable to contain the power himself, Kyle channels the power from the two villains into the Silver Surfer, who opens a portal and sucks the two inside.<ref>''Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances'' one-shot. DC Comics/Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Marvel Zombies===
The Silver Surfer remains uninfected in the ''[[Marvel Zombies]]'' on [[Earth-2149]]. Instead of coming to Earth and meeting the Fantastic Four, he is attacked by a horde of zombies. After fighting valiantly, he is killed by the [[Alternative versions of the Hulk#Marvel Zombies|Hulk]], and his body is devoured by a few of the zombies (Hulk, [[Captain America|Colonel America]], [[Hank Pym|Giant-Man]], [[Iron Man]], [[Luke Cage]], [[Alternative versions of Wolverine#Marvel Zombies|Wolverine]], and [[Alternative versions of Spider-Man#Marvel Zombies Spider-Man (Earth-2149)|Spider-Man]]). His corpse grants the zombies a portion each of his cosmic powers, which they use to kill all of the other zombie heroes and villains whom they consider "competition" for what's left of the living. Afterwards, Pym creates a machine that concentrates the Cosmic powers they all share to create a massive blast that kills [[Galactus#Marvel Zombies|Galactus]], at which point they eat him. Now imbued with the power of Galactus himself (and realizing they can now fly and survive in space), they adopt his role, traveling the universe and picking worlds clean of life.<ref name="marvelzombies5">''Marvel Zombies'' #5'' (April 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===MC2===
During the finale of ''[[Last Planet Standing]]'', the Silver Surfer foils Galactus's plan to create a new Big Bang, merging with Galactus himself in the process to become a new being. Gaining control of Galactus's powers, the new entity undoes the damage done by the old Galactus.<ref name="lastplanetstanding5">''Last Planet Standing'' #5 (July 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Ruins===
In [[Warren Ellis]]'s ''[[Ruins (comics)|Ruins]]'', the Silver Surfer is briefly seen when described by [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Mar-Vell]] to reporter [[Phil Sheldon]]. When the Kree Liberation Force set forth to invade Earth, they found the floating mutilated corpse of the Surfer near Earth's moon. Mar-Vell says that he and his comrades concluded that the Surfer had been driven mad because of his lack of need for oxygen and clawed open his chest to expose his lungs to the atmosphere, but died of shock.<ref>''Ruins'' #1 (August 1995). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===Ultimate Marvel===
[[Warren Ellis]]'s ''[[Ultimate Galactus Trilogy]]'' originally suggested that the [[Ultimates]]' ally the [[Vision (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Vision]] was the herald of Galactus, a robotic probe that travels through space warning civilizations of the impending arrival of [[Galactus#Ultimate Marvel|Gah Lak Tus]]. In the final miniseries of the trilogy, ''[[Ultimate Extinction]]'', silvery humanoids began to appear, sent to trigger mass suicides to reduce the population's resistance. Suicide cults founded by the creatures began to appear all across the globe as Gah Lak Tus drew near. These silvery beings had the ability to grow wings; morph into an [[oval|ovoid]]; form spikes; or take an intermediary form, gliding on an oval surface. They also demonstrated the ability to manipulate large quantities of energy.

In ''[[Ultimate Fantastic Four]]'' #42, another Ultimate incarnation of the Silver Surfer appears called the '''Silver Searcher'''. He is teleported to Earth after Reed mistakes him for a star that he is trying to harness. His appearance triggers planet-wide chaos and natural calamities. In #43, [[Maker (character)|Reed]] comments that Gah Lak Tus seems to have modeled its drones on this surfer and he gives his name as Norin Radd. The Searcher states that he will summon his "master" who will make the population of the Earth happier than they have ever been.<ref name="ultimateff43">''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' #43 (May 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref>

In #44, the Surfer's master is revealed to be Zenn-La's ruler, Revka Temerlune Edifex Scyros III, "the king without enemies", who uses mind-control to make the population of Earth worship him (before it takes effect on the Fantastic Four, the [[Human Torch#Ultimate Marvel|Human Torch]] calls him "[[Psycho-Man#Ultimate Marvel|Psycho-Man]]"). It is revealed that the Surfer has been exiled from Zenn-La for destroying the control that Psycho-Man had over Zenn-La, but because of finding Earth for his master to "save" he may return. After Psycho-Man gains domain over Earth, the Silver Surfer, temporarily imprisoned in his own 'memorial' statue, rescues Mister Fantastic, tells him his story, and asks him to save Earth. The Surfer then helps the Fantastic Four defeat other Surfer-like assassins of Psycho-Man. With the Surfers beaten and the insane Psycho-Man reprogrammed to experience the unthinking happiness he had imposed on others, Silver Surfer wanders the space ways.

In ''[[Ultimate X-Men]]'', [[Jean Grey#Ultimate Marvel|Jean Grey]] as [[Phoenix Force (comics)|Phoenix]] travels through space and is stopped by what is named as "A Silver Surfer". He informs Phoenix that the [[Watcher (comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Watchers]] disapprove of the problems her flight across the universe is causing and briefly battles her before asking what she is looking for.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #96 (July 2008). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===What If?===
Silver Surfer was featured in different issues of ''[[What If (comics)|What If?]]''

* ''What If?'' vol. 2 #25, "What If the Marvel Super-Heroes had lost ''[[Atlantis Attacks]]''?", had Silver Surfer and Quasar as the survivors of an attack by Set. With the help of Thor (who is horribly burned and placed in stasis to keep him alive), Silver Surfer and Quasar destroy two of Set's heads before Quasar (empowered by the Uni-Power) sacrifices his freedom to exile himself and Set inside Doctor Strange's Eye of Agamotto. Silver Surfer gives the Eye of Agamotto to Uatu the Watcher for safekeeping as Set's children are born.<ref>''What If?'' vol. 2 #25. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* ''What If?'' vol. 2 #108, "What If The Avengers Battled The Carnage Cosmic?", revolved around the Cosmic Carnage where the Carnage symbiote remained bonded to the Surfer, forcing Spider-Man and the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] to battle him until [[Firestar (Marvel Comics character)|Firestar]] was able to use her powers to disrupt the symbiote's control over the Surfer. After his powers were used to destroy dozens of New York City blocks and realizing that there was only one way to stop the symbiote, the Silver Surfer flew himself into the sun, seemingly destroying both himself and the creature.<ref>''What If?'' vol. 2 #108. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* In ''What If?'' vol. 2 #49, "What If the Silver Surfer Possessed the Infinity Gauntlet?" In the original [[The Infinity Gauntlet|Infinity Gauntlet]] story arc, the Silver Surfer plays the role of messenger, having witnessed firsthand the resurrection of [[Thanos]] and the beginning of his quest to obtain the six [[Infinity Gems]] (as told in ''[[The Thanos Quest]]'' miniseries). In this issue, the story of the Gauntlet is partially retold and shows Thanos in space with the Gauntlet, ruling over all existence. In the original Infinity Gauntlet story, [[Nebula (comics)|Nebula]] intercepts the gauntlet from Thanos; however, in ''What If?'' vol. 2 #49, the Surfer takes the gauntlet and wears it himself. Initially, the Surfer tries to use the gauntlet for good, but ultimately the supreme power of the gauntlet forces the Surfer to destroy it to avoid becoming corrupted by it. Prior to destroying the gauntlet, the Surfer creates a distant planet for himself and [[Shalla Bal]] (his wife) to reside on for all time and the Surfer returns to his mortal form of Norrin Radd. This story is told from the perspective of the [[Watcher (comics)|Watcher]] who continually observes the universe and refuses to interfere in the natural unfolding of things.

==In other media==
===Television===
* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' (1967), voiced by [[Vic Perrin]].<ref name="1967cog">{{cite web | title = Galactus episode of the 1967 Fantastic Four animated series (Silver Surfer's first animated appearance) | url = http://marvel.toonzone.net/ff1967/episode/galactus/ | access-date = 2007-07-05 | archive-date = 2018-05-13 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180513134238/http://marvel.toonzone.net/ff1967/episode/galactus/ | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' (1994),<ref name="1994cog">{{cite web |title = Coming of Galactus episode on the 1994 Fantastic animated series |url = http://drg4.wariocompany.com/eFF5.html |access-date = 2007-03-05 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120511193758/http://drg4.wariocompany.com/eFF5.html |archive-date = 2012-05-11}}</ref><ref name="1994rog">{{cite web |title = Return of Galactus episode on the 1994 Fantastic Four animated series |url = http://drg4.wariocompany.com/eFF13.html |access-date = 2007-03-05 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213518/http://drg4.wariocompany.com/eFF13.html |archive-date = 2007-09-27}}</ref> voiced by [[Robin Sachs]] in the first season{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} and [[Edward Albert]] in the series finale "Doomsday".
* The Silver Surfer appears in a [[Silver Surfer (TV series)|self-titled TV series]], voiced by Paul Essiembre.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}
* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[The Super Hero Squad Show]]'', voiced by [[Mikey Kelley]].<ref>{{cite web |date=July 28, 2009 |title=Comics Continuum: Marvel Super Hero Squad |url=http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/voices.htm |access-date=December 26, 2010 |publisher=Comics Continuum|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731111809/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/voices.htm |archive-date=2009-07-31 }}</ref><ref name="BTVA" /> This version speaks with a "surfer dude" accent. In the first season, he serves as a member of the titular Super Hero Squad and temporary member of the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]] before returning to space to guard the Infinity Sword. In the second season, he is corrupted by the Sword's power, became the Dark Surfer, steals the [[Infinity Gems]] and Gauntlet from [[Thanos]], and uses their power to destroy two-thirds of the universe, send Earth away from the sun, and scatter the Super Hero Squad across the multiverse. Eventually, the squad reunite, restore the Earth to its proper place, and defeat the Dark Surfer, purifying him and shattering the Infinity Gauntlet, Gems, and Sword into Infinity Fractals. Following this, the Silver Surfer promises to return to the squad once he pays his debt to the universe.
* The Silver Surfer appears in the ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]'' episode "Fear Itself", voiced by [[Brent Spiner]].<ref name="BTVA" />

===Film===
* In 1989, [[Erik Fleming (director)|Erik Fleming]], then a film student from the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]], and [[Rob Letterman|Robert Letterman]] approached [[Marvel Studios]] and [[Constantin Film]]'s producer [[Bernd Eichinger]] to ask permission to make a [[short film]] featuring the Silver Surfer as a proof of concept for the use of [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] in creating a realistic silver-colored human figure.<ref name="Silver Surfer short">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/saga-of-the-silver-surfer-film-making-of-the-silver-surfer/|title=Saga of the Silver Surfer (Film): Making of "The Silver Surfer| first= Beau |last= Yarbrough|date=15 March 2000 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=1 March 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901005810/https://www.cbr.com/saga-of-the-silver-surfer-film-making-of-the-silver-surfer/ |archive-date= 2016-09-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> Supervised by [[Steven Robiner]], this five-minute short film was completed in 1991 not long after the release of ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'', which also featured a similarly rendered character, and premiered at First Look USC Film Festival on September 21, 1993.<ref>{{cite news| first= David |last= Kilmer |url= https://pronountrouble2.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/shadows-on-the-wall/|title=Shadows on the Wall|work=An Empire of One |date=2010-05-25 |access-date= 2018-05-25}}</ref> This led to significant interest from major studios in a feature-length Silver Surfer project. [[Andrew Kevin Walker]] wrote a script for [[20th Century Fox]] in 2000, but nothing ever came of it.<ref>{{cite news| first= Michael |last= Fleming |url= https://variety.com/2000/film/news/marvel-s-daredevil-on-pic-trail-1117783612/|title=Marvel's Daredevil on pic trail| work= Variety| date=2000-07-12|access-date=2014-10-10}}</ref>
* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]],'' portrayed by [[Doug Jones (actor)|Doug Jones]] and voiced by [[Laurence Fishburne]].<ref>{{cite news | first= Thomas J.| last= McLean | title = Fantastic 4: Weta Gives Rise to the Silver Surfer | publisher = | website= VFXWorld.com | date = 2007-06-21 | url = http://www.vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=3325&page=1 | access-date=2007-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| first= Pamela |last= McClintock |title=Fishburne voices Surfer |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=2007-04-18 |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963368.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |access-date=2007-04-19}}</ref><ref name="BTVA" /> This version's board serves as the source of his powers and as a beacon for Galactus.
** In 2007, 20th Century Fox hired [[J. Michael Straczynski]] to write the screenplay for a spin-off film. Straczynski said his script was a sequel, but would also delve into the Silver Surfer's origins.<ref>{{cite web | first= Chris |last= Carle | title = SDCC 07: JMS Sheds Light on Silver Surfer Movie | website = [[IGN]].com | date = 2007-07-27 | url = http://movies.ign.com/articles/808/808908p1.html | access-date=2007-10-07}}</ref> In mid-2009, Straczynski expressed doubts that the spin-off would be produced.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.beyondhollywood.com/straczynski-talks-silver-surfer-it-probably-aint-gonna-happen/ |title=Straczynski Talks Silver Surfer: It Probably Ain't Gonna Happen |publisher= | website= BeyondHollywood.com |access-date=2009-08-30 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090831022808/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/straczynski-talks-silver-surfer-it-probably-aint-gonna-happen/ |archive-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
* In February 2018, it was reported that 20th Century Fox was developing a Silver Surfer solo film with writer [[Brian K. Vaughan]] working on a script.<ref>{{cite web| last= Whitbrook| first= James |date= February 27, 2018 |url= https://io9.gizmodo.com/report-sagas-brian-k-vaughan-is-writing-a-silver-sur-1823356929 |title= Report: Saga's Brian K. Vaughan Is Writing a Silver Surfer Movie for Fox| website= [[io9]]| access-date= December 3, 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|Disney acquired 20th Century Fox]], resulting in the character's film rights reverting to Marvel Studios.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marc |first1=Christopher |title=21st Century Fox Announces That The Disney Acquisition Has Officially Completed |url=https://hnentertainment.co/21st-century-fox-announces-that-the-disney-acquisition-has-officially-completed/ |website=hnentertainment.co |publisher=HN Entertainment |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=21 March 2019 |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321033845/https://hnentertainment.co/21st-century-fox-announces-that-the-disney-acquisition-has-officially-completed/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2019, ''The GWW'' reported that Marvel Studios was developing the solo film.<ref>{{cite web|first=Vicky|last=Depledg|url=https://thegww.com/exclusive-silver-surfer-movie-in-the-works-at-marvel-studios/ |title= Exclusive: 'Silver Surfer' Movie in the Works at Marvel Studios |date=September 14, 2019 |magazine= The GWW |access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref>
* [[Julia Garner]] will portray a variation of the [[Shalla-Bal]] incarnation of the Silver Surfer in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) film ''[[The Fantastic Four: First Steps]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=April 3, 2024 |title='The Fantastic Four': Julia Garner Joins Marvel Studios Movie As A Shalla-Bal Version Of Silver Surfer |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/fantastic-four-julia-garner-silver-surfer-1235873034/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403210540/https://deadline.com/2024/04/fantastic-four-julia-garner-silver-surfer-1235873034/ |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |access-date=April 3, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

===Video games===
* The Silver Surfer appears in a [[Silver Surfer (video game)|self-titled]] video game.<ref name="ssvg">{{cite web | author = mobygames.com | title = Silver Surfer for Nintendo Entertainment System | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/silver-surfer/ | access-date = 2007-03-05 | archive-date = 2020-02-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200203154422/https://www.mobygames.com/game/silver-surfer | url-status = dead }}</ref>
* Evil clones of the Silver Surfer appear in ''[[Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}
* The Silver Surfer appears as a non-player character (NPC) and an unlockable character in ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'', voiced by [[Chris Cox (voice actor)|Chris Cox]].<ref name="BTVA" />
* The Silver Surfer appears in the ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (video game)|Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'' tie-in game,<ref name="ff4rotssvgame">{{cite web | author = IGN | author-link = IGN | title = Preview of the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer video game | url = http://wii.ign.com/articles/767/767697p1.html | access-date = 2007-04-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070509134936/http://wii.ign.com/articles/767/767697p1.html | archive-date = 2007-05-09 | url-status = dead }}</ref> voiced by [[Brian Bloom]].<ref name="BTVA"/>
* The Silver Surfer appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad (video game)|Marvel Super Hero Squad]]'', voiced again by [[Mikey Kelley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/vgstories.9606.Super_Hero_Squad_Spotlight~colon~_Silver_Surfer |title=Marvel Super Hero Squad Video Game Spotlight: Silver Surfer |publisher=Marvel.com |date=2009-10-14 |access-date=2010-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907042302/http://marvel.com/news/vgstories.9606.super_hero_squad_spotlight~colon~_silver_surfer |archive-date=2010-09-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BTVA" />
* The Silver Surfer appears as an NPC in and the final boss of ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet]]'', voiced again by Mikey Kelley.<ref name="BTVA" />
* The Silver and Dark Surfer appear as playable characters in ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad Online]]'', voiced again by Mikey Kelley.<ref name="BTVA"/>
* The Silver Surfer makes a cameo appearance in [[Zero (Mega Man)|Zero]]'s ending in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]''.<ref>[http://www.comicvine.com/silver-surfer/29-2502/all-images/108-199175/silver_surfer_and_zero___marvel_vs_capcom_3/105-1694301/ Silver Surfer and Zero – Marvel Vs Capcom 3] Comic Vine</ref>
* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[Pinball FX 2]]'' via the Fantastic Four table.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/15748/download_the_marvel_pinball_fantastic_four_table |title=Fantastic Four Pinball |publisher=Marvel.com |access-date=2014-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017170331/http://marvel.com/news/story/15748/download_the_marvel_pinball_fantastic_four_table |archive-date=2013-10-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]'', voiced by [[James Arnold Taylor]].<ref name="BTVA"/> While searching for planets to feed Galactus, he is pursued by Iron Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. until Doctor Doom knocks him out of the sky, causing his board to shatter into several "Cosmic Bricks". After the Fantastic Four and [[Nick Fury (Ultimate Marvel character)|Nick Fury]] rescue the Silver Surfer and take him to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier to recuperate, Earth's heroes and villains set out to collect the Cosmic Bricks.
* The Silver Surfer appeared as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]'' before he was removed on July 1, 2017 for legal reasons.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/the-fantastic-four-characters-are-being-removed-from-marvel-hero/|title=The Fantastic Four Characters Are Being Removed From Marvel Heroes|website=GAMING|date=5 September 2017 }}</ref>
* The Silver Surfer appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Contest of Champions]]''.
* The Silver Surfer appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.netmarble.com/futurefight_en/view/2196/1538621|title=August Update Details|website=forum.netmarble.com|access-date=23 October 2019}}</ref>
* The Silver Surfer and his board appear as purchasable cosmetics in ''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/fortnite-silver-surfer-season-4-leak/|title=Silver Surfer Arrival Leaked For Fortnite Season 4|date=August 28, 2020|website=ScreenRant}}</ref>
* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[Marvel Snap]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://snap.fan/cards/SilverSurfer/|title=Silver Surfer- Marvel Snap|date=2 March 2023 }}</ref>

===Books===
* The Silver Surfer was the subject of an anthology of short prose fiction stories titled ''The Ultimate Silver Surfer'', edited by Stan Lee and published by Berkley (October 1997, softcover, 306 pages, {{ISBN|978-1-57297-299-5}}). This book, among others, pre-dated Marvel's use of the "Ultimate" brand name in comics.
* The Silver Surfer appears in the prose fiction novel ''Fantastic Four: Redemption of the Silver Surfer'', by Michael Jan Friedman and also published by Berkley (April 1998, softcover, 260 pages, {{ISBN|978-0-425-16489-1}}).
* The Silver Surfer appears in the ''Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer'' novelization, by writer Daniel Joseph and published by Pocket Star (April 2007, softcover, 272 pages, {{ISBN|978-1-4165-4809-6}}).

===Music===
* The Silver Surfer is referenced in the [[T. Rex (band)|Marc Bolan and T. Rex]] song "[[Teenage Dream (T. Rex song)|Teenage Dream]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/remembering-when-t-rex-frontman-marc-bolan-interviewed-stan-lee-1975/ |title=Remembering when T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan interviewed Stan Lee, 1975 |website=faroutmagazine.co.uk |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114072532/https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/remembering-when-t-rex-frontman-marc-bolan-interviewed-stan-lee-1975/ |archive-date=14 November 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The Silver Surfer appears on the cover of the [[Joe Satriani]] album ''[[Surfing with the Alien]]''. Though Satriani was unfamiliar with the character at the time, the album's production manager suggested the character's usage.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Doyle |first1=Pippa |title=THE STORY BEHIND 'SURFING WITH THE ALIEN' ALBUM ART IS NUTS |url=http://www.96fm.com.au/shows/paul-lise/the-story-behind-the-iconic-surfing-with-the-alien-album-art-is-nuts |access-date=9 January 2019 |work=96fm.com.au |date=21 August 2018 |archive-date=17 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617144012/http://www.96fm.com.au/shows/paul-lise/the-story-behind-the-iconic-surfing-with-the-alien-album-art-is-nuts |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title="Surfing With The Alien": The story of a non-surf related masterpiece |url=https://www.surfertoday.com/surfing/surfing-with-the-alien-the-story-of-a-non-surf-related-masterpiece |access-date=9 January 2019 |work=Surfer Today |date=23 November 2017}}</ref> Following this, Satriani became inspired by the Silver Surfer's mythos to create "Back to Shalla-Bal" for the ''[[Flying in a Blue Dream]]'' album and "The Power Cosmic 2000", a two-part song on the ''[[Engines of Creation (album)|Engines of Creation]]'' album.
* The British metal band [[Bal-Sagoth]] named their fourth album ''[[The Power Cosmic]]'' and dedicated one song to the Silver Surfer, "The Scourge of the Fourth Celestial Host".{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}

===Miscellaneous===
The Silver Surfer and the cover of the first issue of the 1968 ''Fantastic Four'' series appear in a series of commemorative Marvel Comics stamps released by the [[United States Postal Service]] in November 2007.<ref>[https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S_461474 Marvel Stamp Kit] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412031923/https://store.usps.com/store/browse/productDetailSingleSku.jsp?productId=S_461474 |date=2015-04-12 }}, USPS.com (accessed October 7, 2014)</ref>

==Merchandise==

===Toys===
The Silver Surfer has appeared in several Marvel-based [[action figure]] and toy lines, including one celebrating the 30th anniversary of the character's first appearance, and three based on the 1998 animated series.<ref>[http://www.silver-surfer.us/Collectables/Action_Figures/Act_Fig.html Silver Surfer Action Figures and Accessories], The Silver Surfer Home Page</ref>

*The Silver Surfer is the seventh [[Model figure|figurine]] in the Classic Marvel Figurine Collection.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
*Hasbro released the Silver Surfer in its Marvel Universe toyline both individually and included with Marvel Masterworks Galactus. A "clear" variant was released with the "dark" variant of Galactus.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}
*Silver Surfer appears as a playable character in the "Avengers", "Critical Mass", "Supernova", and "Galactic Guardians" sets of Marvel [[HeroClix]].<ref>[http://heroclixworld.com/hcw/Articles.aspx?ID=371A More Galactic Guardian Heroclix Spoilers], Heroclixworld.com</ref>

===Trading cards===
The Silver Surfer starred in his own "all-prism" [[trading card]] series in 1993, released by Comics Images.<ref>[http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/Index/CoverTitle.aspx?id=0cea45ab-e996-4979-93f9-3eedc67b3e6b&pg=1 Silver Surfer: All-Prism (Base Set)], Comic Collector Live</ref>

He has also appeared in many of Marvel's other trading card sets, notably each of the [[Marvel Universe Cards]], [[Marvel Masterpieces]], and [[Marvel Flair Cards]] trading card series as well as the Marvel [[OverPower]] trading card game.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}

==Reception==
The Silver Surfer was ranked as the 47th-greatest comic book character of all time by ''[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]]'' magazine.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://herochat.com/forum/index.php?topic=170859.0 |title=Wizard's top 200 characters. External link consists of a forum site summing up the top 200 characters of Wizard Magazine since the real site that contains the list is broken |magazine=[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]] |access-date=May 23, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608020121/http://herochat.com/forum/index.php?topic=170859.0 |archive-date=June 8, 2011 }}</ref> [[IGN]] also ranked the Silver Surfer as the 41st-greatest comic book hero quoting that "Silver Surfer has the coolest mode of transportation this side of [[Ghost Rider]], but his powers come with a heavy burden."<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/41 | title=Silver Surfer is number 41 | website=[[IGN]] | access-date=May 23, 2011 | archive-date=November 24, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124093031/http://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/41 | url-status=dead }}</ref>

The 2014 series was given a negative review by [[Newsarama]]'s Pierce Lydon, who cites Laura Allred's coloring as the issue's biggest flaw.<ref name="AR">Lydon, Pierce (March 25, 2014), "[http://www.newsarama.com/20670-best-shots-advance-reviews-ghost-rider-1-silver-surfer-1-iron-patriot-1-more.html Best Shots Advance Reviews]", Newsarama (accessed July 11, 2014)</ref> Iann Robinson, writing for [[CraveOnline]], said the issue misses the point of the Silver Surfer character altogether.<ref>Robinson, Iann (March 25, 2014), "[http://www.craveonline.com/comics/reviews/665773-advance-review-silver-surfer-1 Advance Review: Silver Surfer #1]", Crave Online (accessed July 11, 2014)</ref> ComicBooked writer Cal Cleary gave the issue a perfect score, citing deep characterization and intricate design,<ref>Cleary, Cal (March 26, 2014), "[http://www.comicbooked.com/silver-surfer-1-spoiler-free-review/ Silver Surfer #1 Spoiler-Free Review]" Comic Booked (accessed July 7, 2014)</ref> praise largely echoed by Comics Alliance's Matt D. Wilson.<ref>Wilson, Matt D. (March 26, 2014), "[http://comicsalliance.com/silver-surfer-1-marvel-comics-review/ Silver Surfer #1 Marvel Comics Review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327203940/http://comicsalliance.com/silver-surfer-1-marvel-comics-review/ |date=2014-03-27 }}" Comics Alliance (accessed July 11, 2014</ref>

In 2018, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Silver Surfer 5th in their "25 Fastest Characters In The Marvel Universe" list.<ref>{{Cite web |author=C. B. R. Staff |date=2018-05-27 |title=The 25 Fastest Characters In The Marvel Universe, Officially Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/fastest-marvel-characters-ranked/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Collected editions===
The character's various series have been collected into the following books:
* ''[[Marvel Fireside Books|Son of Origins of Marvel Comics]]'' includes ''Silver Surfer'' #1, 249 pages, softcover, October 1975, [[Simon & Schuster]], {{ISBN|978-0671221669}}
* ''Bring on the Bad Guys: Origins of the Marvel Comics Villains'' includes ''Silver Surfer'' #3, 253 pages, softcover, October 1976, Simon & Schuster, {{ISBN|978-0671223557}}
* ''Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles'' includes ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 1 #4, 253 pages, softcover, November 1978, Simon & Schuster, {{ISBN|978-0671243913}}
*''[[Essential Marvel|Essential]] Silver Surfer'' (b/w)
**''Volume 1'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 1 #1–18 and ''[[Fantastic Four]] Annual'' #5, 528 pages, softcover, February 1998, {{ISBN|0-7851-2008-4}}
**''Volume 2'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 2 #1, ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #1–18, ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #1, and ''[[Marvel Fanfare]]'' #51, 600 pages, softcover, June 2007, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-2700-0}}
*''[[Marvel Masterworks]]: The Silver Surfer''
**''Volume 1'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 1 #1–6 and ''Fantastic Four Annual'' #5, 272 pages, hardcover, June 2003, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-1187-0}}
***''Volume 1'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 1 #1–6 and ''Fantastic Four Annual'' #5, 272 pages, softcover, January 2010, {{ISBN|978-0785142829}}
**''Volume 2'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' #vol. 1 7–18, 280 pages, hardcover, August 2003, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-1177-1}}
***''Volume 2'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 1 #7–18, 280 pages, softcover, January 2010, {{ISBN|978-0785145691}}
*''[[Marvel Omnibus|Silver Surfer Omnibus]]'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' #1–18, ''Fantastic Four Annual'' #5, and ''[[Not Brand Echh]]'' #13, 576 pages, hardcover, June 2007, {{ISBN|0-7851-2753-4}}
*''John Buscema's Silver Surfer Artist's Edition'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 1 #5-6 and 8, 144 pages, hardcover, January 2014, [[IDW Publishing]], {{ISBN|978-1631401459}}
**''John Buscema's Silver Surfer Artisan Edition'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 1 #5-6 and 8, 144 pages, softcover, March 2022, [[IDW Publishing]], {{ISBN|978-1684058853}}
*''Silver Surfer [[Marvel Ultimate Collection, Complete Epic and Epic Collection lines|Epic Collection]]''
**''Volume 1: When Calls Galactus'' collects ''Fantastic Four'' vol. 1 #48–50, #55, #57–60, #72, #74–77; material from ''[[Tales to Astonish]]'' #92–93, ''Fantastic Four'' vol. 1 #56, #61, ''Fantastic Four Annual'' #5, 320 pages, softcover, December 2014, {{ISBN|978-0785190028}}
**''Volume 3: Freedom'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 2 #1, ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #1–14, ''Super-Villain Classic'' #1; material from ''[[Epic Illustrated]]'' #1 and ''Marvel Fanfare'' #51, 488 pages, softcover, December 2015, {{ISBN|978-0785199038}}
**''Volume 4: Parable'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #15-23, ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #1–2, ''Fantastic Four'' #325, ''Marvel Graphic Novel'' No. 38 - ''Silver Surfer: Judgment Day'', ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 4 #1-2; material from ''[[Marvel Comics Presents]]'' #1, 488 pages, softcover, April 2022, {{ISBN|978-1302932329}}
**''Volume 5: The Return of Thanos'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #24-38, ''Silver Surfer: The Enslavers'', 480 pages, softcover, December 2022, {{ISBN|978-1302948290}}
**''Volume 6'': ''Thanos Quest'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #39-50, ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #3, ''Thanos Quest'' #1-2; material from ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #50, 480 pages, softcover, May 2018, {{ISBN|978-1-302-91186-7}}
**''Volume 7'': ''The Infinity Gauntlet'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #51-66, ''Silver Surfer Annual'' #4; material from ''Marvel Comics Presents'' #69, #93-97, 488 pages, softcover, May 2017, {{ISBN|978-1-302-90711-2}}
**''Volume 9'': ''Resurrection'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #76-85, ''Silver Surfer Annual'' (1988) #6, ''Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection'' (1993) #1-4 and ''Secret Defenders'' (1993) #9-10. 456 pages, softcover. {{ISBN|978-1-302-92507-9}}
**''Volume 13: Inner Demons'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #123-138, -1, and ''Silver Surfer Annual '97,'' 464 pages'','' softcover, June 2019, {{ISBN|978-1302918132}}
*''The Definitive Silver Surfer'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' #1, ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 2 #1, ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 4 #1–2, ''Fantastic Four'' #48–50, ''Tales to Astonish'' #92–93 and ''[[The Tomb of Dracula]]'' #50, 260 pages, softcover, August 2007, [[Panini Comics]], {{ISBN|1-905239-67-X}}
*''Silver Surfer: Rebirth of [[Thanos]]'' includes ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #34–38, 224 pages, softcover, April 2006, {{ISBN|0-7851-2046-7}}, hardcover, August 2010, {{ISBN|0-7851-4478-1}}
*''Thor: Blood and Thunder'' includes ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #86–88, 336 pages, softcover, July 2011, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-5094-7}}
*''Silver Surfer: Parable'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 4 #1–2, 72 pages, hardcover, December 1988, {{ISBN|0-87135-491-8}}, softcover, 1998, {{ISBN|0-7851-0656-1}}
**''Silver Surfer: Parable'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 4 #1–2 and ''Silver Surfer: The Enslavers'' graphic novel, 168 pages,  hardcover, May 2012, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-6209-4}}
*''Silver Surfer: Communion'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 5 #1–6, 136 pages, softcover, June 2004, {{ISBN|0-7851-1319-3}}
*''Silver Surfer: Requiem'' collects ''Silver Surfer: Requiem'' #1–4, 104 pages, hardcover, December 2007, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-2848-9}}, softcover, July 2008, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-1796-4}}
*''Silver Surfer: In Thy Name'' collects ''Silver Surfer: In Thy Name'' #1–4, 96 pages, softcover, June 2008, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-2749-9}}
*''Silver Surfer: Devolution'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 6 #1–5, 200 pages, softcover, September 2011, {{ISBN|978-0-7851-5665-9}}
*''Silver Surfer'' by Dan Slott and Mike Allred:
**''Silver Surfer vol. 1: New Dawn'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 7 #1–5 and material from ''All-New Marvel Now! Point One'', 128 pages, softcover, November 2014, {{ISBN|978-0785188780}}
**''Silver Surfer vol. 2: Worlds Apart'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 7 #6–10, 120 pages, softcover, June 2015, {{ISBN|978-0785188797}}
**''Silver Surfer vol. 3: Last Days'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 7 #11–15, 120 pages, softcover, November 2015, {{ISBN|978-0785197379}}
**''Silver Surfer vol. 4: Citizen of Earth'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 8 #1-6, 144 pages, softcover, October 2016, {{ISBN|978-0785199694}}
**''Silver Surfer vol. 5: A Power Greater Than Cosmic'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 8 #7-14, 176 pages, softcover, December 2017, {{ISBN|978-0785199700}}
**''Silver Surfer By Slott & Allred Omnibus'' collects ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 7 #1-15, ''Silver Surfer'' vol. 8 #1-14 and material from ''All-New Marvel Now! Point One'', 688 pages, hardcover, December 2018, {{ISBN|978-1302913595}}
*''Defenders: The Best Defense'' includes ''Silver Surfer: The Best Defense'' one-shot, 168 pages, softcover, March 2019, {{ISBN|978-1302916145}}
*''Fantastic Four: Prodigal Sun'' includes ''Silver Surfer: Prodigal Sun'' one-shot, 112 pages, softcover, November 2019, {{ISBN|978-1302919801}}
*''Silver Surfer: Black Treasury Edition'' collects ''Silver Surfer: Black'' #1-5, 120 pages, softcover, December 2019, {{ISBN|978-1302917432}}
**''Silver Surfer: Black'' collects ''Silver Surfer: Black'' #1-5, 120 pages, softcover, October 2020, {{ISBN|978-1302927844}}
*''Silver Surfer: Rebirth'' collects ''Silver Surfer: Rebirth'' #1-5, 112 pages, softcover, August 2022, {{ISBN|978-1302932213}}

==References==
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* [https://www.comics.org/character/name/silver%20surfer/sort/chrono/ Silver Surfer] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]. Retrieved on June 4, 2017.
* [http://toonopedia.com/surfer.htm Silver Surfer] at [[Don Markstein's Toonopedia]] [https://arquivo.pt/wayback/20080218164301/http://www.toonopedia.com/surfer.htm Archived] from the original on June 4, 2017.
* [https://www.wsyacy.com/SilverSurfer.html The Complete Silver Surfer Appearance List].
* {{Marveldatabase|Norrin_Radd_(Earth-616)|Norrin Radd}}

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