But it was when Jim Starlin, then Ron Marz, took over (after #31) that the book really found its success–leading to the Infinity Saga. In 1982, John Byrne wrote and draw a Silver Surfer one-shot, then the second ongoing series was launched with Steve Englehart as the writer. Lee loved the Surfer so much that he prohibited anyone to use him without his approbation. We learned that he was Norrin Radd and he offered Galactus to take him as his herald in exchange for the life of the inhabitants of his home planet, Zenn-La. With artist John Buscema, Lee worked at giving a backstory to the surfer–without consulting Jack Kirby. Stan Lee loved the character and bring him back for more FF stories before giving him his own solo book two years later. Following the “Marvel Method, ” Lee pitched to his collaborator “the Galactus trilogy,” a new ambitious story that included the god-like creature Galactus, but no surfer.Ĭharged with coming up with the details while plotting and drawing the book, Kirby apparently thought that an entity as powerful as Galactus would certainly require “a herald who could serve as an advance guard.” Kirby simply called him “The Surfer,” and draw him as a gleaming bald man on a surfboard. In fact, even Stan Lee who is credited as its co-creator didn’t have an idea of who he was. Making his first appearance in Fantastic Four #48, published in 1966, The Silver Surfer didn’t have a name at first.
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