Silver Surfer #136

The cover by Tom Grummett and Matt Ryan sets an ominous, hellish tone: the Silver Surfer rides his board through billowing crimson clouds, channeling the Power Cosmic from one outstretched hand while two massive demonic figures loom over him — a winged, horned shadow entity with glowing eyes and a snarling purple dragon-like beast with spread wings and a flickering blue tongue. With a story titled "Between the Devil and the Dead!" and the creative team of J. M. DeMatteis and Tom DeFalco at the helm, this 1998 issue promises the kind of cosmic-scale confrontation that makes the Surfer's solo adventures so compelling.