Back in hardcover, beautifully restored to match the original comics and boasting expanded bonus material, the original Marvel Masterworks return at last, this time with the start of a spacefaring legend, the Silver Surfer! The Silver Surfer ranks among the greatest Marvel comics of all time. Stan Lee''s socially-charged scripts and John Buscema''s sublimely powerful artwork made the series and the character global icons. This Marvel Masterworks will reveal the Surfer''s origin, unleash alien invasions, introduce the utterly evil icon Mephisto and feature what is considered by many to be the most beautifully rendered story in Marvel history, The Silver Surfer #4''s epic war with Thor! These double-length issues explore complexities of humankind as the Surfer grapples with his own existential inner turmoil. Also including the Surfer''s first solo adventure from the pages of Fantastic Four Annual #5. This edition features an all-new restoration from original artwork and the highest-quality sources in Marvel''s archive. Collecting: The Silver Surfer (1968) #1-6 and material from The Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #5 and Not Brand Echh (1967) #13