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Cover: Ron Lim & Tom Christopher

Silver Surfer #53

Aug 1991 · Marvel · 1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.65 GBP
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“The Fool on the Throne”

The Silver Surfer looms large and defiant on this 1991 cover, his board raised and power cosmic crackling as a terrified robed figure cowers at his feet — the call to arms spelled out in bold: "Death to the Emperor!" Ron Lim and Tom Christopher deliver a striking image of cosmic menace, with panicked onlookers scrambling in the chaos surrounding the Surfer's imposing stance. Part of Marvel's Infinity Gauntlet crossover, this issue — subtitled "The Fool on the Throne" — promises high-stakes confrontation on a universe-shaking scale.

writer Ron Marz · artist Ron Lim · inker Tom Christopher · colorist Tom Vincent · letterer Ken Bruzenak · cover Ron Lim, Tom Christopher

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Cast · 4 characters

Clumsy FoulupEmperor Clumsy FoulupGeneral Ael-DanGeneral Dar-Benn

Full credits

writer Ron Marz
artist Ron Lim
inker Tom Christopher
colorist Tom Vincent
letterer Ken Bruzenak
cover pencils Ron Lim
cover inks Tom Christopher

Reprints

Reprinted in Nova #176 (1992), Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus #[nn] (2014), Silver Surfer Epic Collection #7 (2017), The Infinity Gauntlet #[3] (2018), Silver Surfer #44

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