Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Silver Surfer #[nn]
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis Panini UK hardcover collects key Silver Surfer stories from Marvel's history, focusing on the cosmic adventures of Norrin Radd. Part of the Marvel Platinum line, it presents a curated selection of classic tales featuring the Sentinel of the Spaceways.
"The Coming of Galactus!" in Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Silver Surfer #nn (2007) delivers a pivotal chapter in the Silver Surfer’s saga, written by John Byrne and Stan Lee, with art by Byrne and inks by Tom Palmer. This story sees the Surfer freed from Earth after the Fantastic Four help him break Galactus’s barrier, only to return to a devastated Zenn-La and face the consequences of his past. Cover by Clayton Crain captures the cosmic scale of the tale, as the Surfer journeys into Mephisto’s realm to reclaim Shalla-Bal—though the outcome leaves his fate uncertain.
When Black Bolt and the Fantastic Four thwart Maximus’s plan to wipe out humanity, they return to New York—only to be warned by the Watcher of a far greater threat: the arrival of Galactus. The cosmic entity’s coming looms over Earth, setting the stage for a confrontation that will test the limits of the heroes’ courage and resolve.
In "If This Be Doomsday!," the Silver Surfer faces a pivotal choice as the Fantastic Four race against time to halt Galactus, while the Watcher guides the Human Torch on a desperate quest for a weapon. With Alicia Masters urging him to stand with humanity, the Surfer must decide where his allegiance lies when the fate of Earth hangs in the balance.
In "The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!", the Silver Surfer joins forces with the Fantastic Four to confront the cosmic threat of Galactus, forcing the Devourer of Worlds to retreat from Earth. Meanwhile, Johnny Storm starts his new life at Metro College, where he crosses paths with the enigmatic Wyatt Wingfoot.
In "Turning Point!", Jo finds herself caught between grief and hope as she grapples with the aftermath of a lost love. Meanwhile, Bruce—secretly burdened and masked—suddenly erupts into the Hulk, smashing through his hotel room in a desperate bid to escape. His leap toward a mysterious "flying saucer" in the sky leads him straight into the path of the Silver Surfer, whose arrival sends shockwaves through the night.
In "Escape--To Terror!", the Silver Surfer, freed from his exile on Earth by the Fantastic Four, seeks to reunite with his beloved Shalla-Bal on Zenn-La—only to find his world destroyed and her taken by the demon Mephisto. With no choice but to confront the devil in his own realm, the Surfer fights his way through hellish dimensions to reclaim her, facing overwhelming odds and a fate that may once again strand him on Earth.
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