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Cover: John Romita

The Silver Surfer #5

Apr 1969 · Marvel · 0.25 USD
📊 ~31,125 copies sold its debut month
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Contains 2 stories
--And Who Shall Mourn For Him?
39 pp · Science Fiction, Superhero
Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]Al Harper (death)Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]the Thing [Ben Grimm]Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]Stranger (villain)Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [MagnetoMastermind [Jason Wyngarde]Toad [Mortimer Toynbee]Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]] (flashback)X-Men [Beast [Henry McCoy]Angel [Warren Worthington III]Iceman [Bobby Drake]] (flashback)Shalla Bal (vision)

In "--And Who Shall Mourn For Him?", the Silver Surfer, trapped on Earth, attempts to break free from his imprisonment, drawing the attention of the Stranger, who sets a bomb to destroy all life on the planet. With the Fantastic Four and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants caught in the escalating crisis, and visions of Shalla Bal offering a fleeting hope, the fate of Earth hangs in the balance.

Run, Roco, Run!
10 pp · Science Fiction
Watcher [Uatu] (narrator)Roco

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $23
CGC 9.8 · 31 in census $4,589
CGC 9.6 · 72 in census $701
CGC 9.4 · 115 in census $437
CGC 9.2 · 121 in census $285
CGC 9.0 · 128 in census $232
CGC 8.5 · 135 in census $225
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CGC 8.0 · 115 in census $125
CGC 7.5 · 106 in census $107
CGC 7.0 · 103 in census $79*
CGC 6.5 · 72 in census $79
CGC 6.0 · 52 in census $70
CGC 5.5 · 43 in census $63
CGC 5.0 · 44 in census $63
CGC 4.5 · 31 in census $39*
CGC 4.0 · 31 in census $33*
CGC 3.5 · 12 in census $32*
CGC 3.0 · 8 in census $25*
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $22*
CGC 2.0 · 1 in census $20*
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $20*
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $20
CGC 0.5 · 3 in census $20*
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Our model’s value — refined as new sales data arrives · CGC census counts shown where available

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist John Buscema
inker Sal Buscema
colorist Bill Everett
letterer Sam Rosen
cover pencils, inks John Romita

Reprints

Reprinted in Fantask #4 (1969), Fantask #5 (1969), L'Incredibile Devil #7 (1970), L'Incredibile Devil #8 (1970), L'Incredibile Devil #9 (1970), TV21 #72 (1971), TV21 #74 (1971), TV21 #76 (1971), TV21 #77 (1971), TV21 #78 (1971), Seriemagasinet #19/1974 (1974), The Super-Heroes #18 (1975), Star Wars Weekly #26 (1978), Nova #9 (1978), Nova #10 (1978), Fantasy Masterpieces #5 (1980), Marvel Masterworks #15 (1990), Silver Surfer #26 (1991), Marvel Klassik #2 (1998), Essential Silver Surfer #1 (1998), Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee #[nn] (2005), Silver Surfer Omnibus #1 (2007), Marvel Deluxe : Stan Lee #1 (2007), Silver Surfer #[nn] (2008) + 17 more

Key issues in The Silver Surfer

#3★
#3 1st appearance — Mephisto
#1★
#1 1st appearance — Shalla-Bal
#18★
#18 1st appearance — Panther
#2★
#2 1st appearance — Monster of Badoon

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