Top BD #9
In this pivotal 1985 issue of *The Mighty Thor* (Top BD #9, 18 FRF), John Byrne and Stan Lee deliver a powerful chapter in the Silver Surfer’s saga, with Byrne’s dynamic art and Tom Palmer’s inks bringing the cosmic stakes to life. After helping the Surfer break free from Galactus’s exile, the hero returns to Zenn-La only to find his world destroyed and his beloved Shalla-Bal taken by Mephisto. Cover by Jean-Yves Mitton captures the haunting intensity of the Surfer’s journey as he battles the demon in his realm, seeking her freedom—though victory comes at a cost, leaving him once more stranded on Earth.
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The FF help Surfer break the barrier of Galactus, ending his exile on earth & granting him 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 & 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 again trapped on earth.
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