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Silver Surfer Annual #1 cover
Cover: Michael Higgins & Joe Rubinstein

Silver Surfer Annual #1

Apr 1988 · Marvel · 1.75 USD; 2.25 CAD
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In "Adam," the Silver Surfer faces a mission that stretches beyond cosmic battles—this time, it's his very DNA that becomes the key to a greater mystery. Tasked by the High Evolutionary, the Eternals attempt to map his genetic code, pulling him into a clash with the Super-Skrull and forcing a reluctant return to Earth. Written by Steve Englehart and illustrated by Joe Staton, with inks by Joe Rubinstein and colors by Tom Vincent, this 1988 annual reveals a rare, introspective side of the Surfer, as he confronts the past and challenges the motives of those who seek to understand him. The cover by Michael Higgins and Joe Rubinstein captures the weight of that journey in a single, haunting image.

Contains 4 stories
Adam
30 pp · Superhero
Celestials (flashback)

In "Adam," the Silver Surfer finds himself caught between the High Evolutionary’s cold scientific ambition and the chaotic clash of cosmic forces when the Eternals intervene in a battle with the Super-Skrull. Trapped on Earth, the Surfer confronts his past and challenges the Eternals’ rigid pursuit of evolution, forcing them to reconsider their methods.

Moth to the Flame
5 pp · Superhero
Mantis!
5 pp · Superhero
The High Evolutionary Chapter Three: The Men, the Mine, the Mountain!
6 pp · Superhero

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VF) $4
CGC 9.8 · 32 in census $68*
CGC 9.6 · 18 in census $31*
CGC 9.4 · 8 in census $30*
CGC 9.2 · 7 in census $30*
CGC 9.0 · 6 in census $30*
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $30*
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CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $30*
CGC 7.5 · 2 in census $30*
CGC 7.0 · 3 in census $30*
CGC 6.5 none in existence
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $30*
CGC 5.5 none in existence
CGC 5.0 none in existence
CGC 4.5 none in existence
CGC 4.0 · 1 in census $30*
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Cast · 29 characters

Full credits

artist Joe Staton
colorist Tom Vincent
letterer Ken Bruzenak
cover pencils Michael Higgins
cover inks Joe Rubinstein

Reprints

Reprinted in Nova #134 (1989), Nova #135 (1989), Silver Surfer #15 (1990), Silver Surfer #17 (1991), Essential Silver Surfer #2 (2007), Evolutionary War Omnibus #[nn] (2011), Silver Surfer Epic Collection #4 (2022), Silver Surfer: Return to the Spaceways Omnibus #[nn] (2024)

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