| Characters |
FEATURE: Silver Surfer (Origin in flashback); GUESTS: Shalla Bal; Zenn-Lavians; Alicia Masters; Fantastic Four--Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing; VILLAINS: Mephisto; Galactus; Doombots; CAMEO FLASHBACK: Dr. Doom |
| Synopsis |
The FF help Silver Surfer finally break the barrier of Galactus, ending his long exile on earth and granting hime the freedom to roam the spaceways once again; The Surfer returns to Zenn-La to reunite with his love Shalla-Bal but finds that after he betrayed Galactus on earth, the world eater devastated his home world in retaliation; Informed by the survivors that Shalla-Bal was captured by the demon Mephisto, the Surfer flies back to earth and battles the monster in his own realm for her freedom; Beaten but still victorious, Mephisto returns Shalla-Bal to her home world while the Surfer is once again trapped on earth. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
John Byrne (plot); Stan Lee (script) |
| Pencils |
John Byrne |
| Inks |
Tom Palmer |
| Colors |
Tom Palmer |
| Letters |
Rick Parker |
| Reprinted |
in Essential Silver Surfer (Marvel, 2001 series) #2 (2007) |