*Marvel: All the Silver Surfer’s original 18 issue series, launched in 1968, are keenly sought, but issue #4, in which our angst-ridden cosmic hero faces the might of Thor, is particularly scarce, both here in the UK and in its native USA. Many theories abound (including one about most of the print run being set alight by disappointed truck hijackers, which we declare inventive but apocryphal), but no conclusive explanation has yet been presented. Nevertheless, rare it is, significantly less common than even #1 in our experience. Great art by John Buscema at the height of his powers. This is a CGC 5.5 (FN-) pence stamped copy, Universal unrestored blue label, off-white to white pages and a perfect case.
PICTURED: SILVER SURFER #4 CGC 5.5 FN- p £800 SOLD