Top BD #9

In this pivotal 1985 issue of The Mighty Thor (Top BD #9, 18 FRF), John Byrne and Stan Lee deliver a powerful chapter in the Silver Surfer’s saga, with Byrne’s dynamic art and Tom Palmer’s inks bringing the cosmic stakes to life. After helping the Surfer break free from Galactus’s exile, the hero returns to Zenn-La only to find his world destroyed and his beloved Shalla-Bal taken by Mephisto. Cover by Jean-Yves Mitton captures the haunting intensity of the Surfer’s journey as he battles the demon in his realm, seeking her freedom—though victory comes at a cost, leaving him once more stranded on Earth.