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{{Short description|Fictional character in Marvel Comics}}

{{About|the comic book character}}

{{About|the first Silver Surfer, Norrin Radd|the second Silver Surfer|Shalla-Bal|other uses|Silver Surfer (disambiguation)}}

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| species = [[Zenn-Lavian]]

| homeworld = [[Zenn-La]]

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The '''Silver Surfer''' is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by [[Jack Kirby]] and first appeared in the [[comic book]] ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #48, published in 1966.

The Silver Surfer is a [[humanoid]] alien with metallic skin who can travel through space with the aid of his [[surfboard]]-like craft. Originally a young [[astronomer]] named '''Norrin Radd''' on the planet Zenn-La, he saved his homeworld from the [[planet]] devourer, [[Galactus]], by serving as his herald. Imbued in return with some portion of Galactus' [[Power Cosmic]],<ref name="officalmarvelpage">{{cite web|author=marvel.com|title=Silver Surfer: Marvel Universe|url=http://www.marvel.com/universe/Silver_Surfer|access-date=2007-01-04}}</ref> he acquired vast power, a new body and a surfboard-like craft on which he could travel [[faster than light]]. Now known as the Silver Surfer, he roamed the [[cosmos]] searching for planets for Galactus to consume. When his travels took him to [[Earth]], he met the [[Fantastic Four]], who helped him rediscover his nobility of spirit. Betraying Galactus, he saved Earth but was [[exile]]d there as punishment.<ref name="fantasticfour48">''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #48 (March 1966)</ref> In the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|alternate continuity]] of ''[[Earth X]]'' and ''[[Universe X]]'', '''[[Shalla-Bal]]''', Norrin's lover and the empress of Zenn-La, is depicted as joining him as a second Silver Surfer, both serving as the twin-heralds of [[Franklin Richards (character)|the second Galactus]].

In 2011, [[IGN]] ranked the Silver Surfer 41st in its "Top 100 Comic Heroes" list.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/41|title=IGN's Top 100 Comic Book Heroes|access-date=2011-05-09|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-11-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124093031/http://www.ign.com/top/comic-book-heroes/41}}</ref> The characterSilver Surfer was portrayed by [[Doug Jones (actor)|Doug Jones]] and voiced by [[Laurence Fishburne]] in the 2007 film ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]''. [[Julia Garner]] will portray the Shalla-Bal incarnation of the Silver Surfer in the 2025 [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) film ''[[The Fantastic Four (2025 film)|The Fantastic Four]]''.

==Creation==

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===Early appearances===

The Silver Surfer debuted as an unplanned addition to the [[superhero]]-team comic ''[[Fantastic Four (comic book)|Fantastic Four]]'' #48 (March 1966). The comic's writer-editor, [[Stan Lee]], and its [[penciller]] and co-plotter, Jack Kirby, had, by the mid-1960s, developed a collaborative technique known as the "[[Marvel Method]]": the two would discuss story ideas, Kirby working from a brief synopsis to draw the individual scenes and plot details, with Lee finally adding the dialogue and captions. When Kirby turned in his pencil art for the story, he included a new character he and Lee had not discussed.<ref name="Markstein">{{cite web|last = Markstein|first = Don|title = The Silver Surfer|url=http://www.toonopedia.com/surfer.htm|access-date = 2007-03-26}}</ref> As Lee recalled in 1995, "There, in the middle of the story we had so carefully worked out, was a nut on some sort of flying surfboard".<ref name="excerpt">{{cite web|last = Lee|first = Stan|title = The Ultimate Silver Surfer (Berkeley Trade, 1995)|url = http://www.whatsleft.com/reviews/books/SurferExcerpt.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/19970413082350/http://whatsleft.com/reviews/books/SurferExcerpt.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 1997-04-13|access-date = 2007-01-05}}</ref> He later expanded on this, recalling, "I thought, 'Jack, this time you've gone too far'".<ref>[[Mark Evanier|Evanier, Mark]]. ''Kirby: King of Comics'' ([[Harry N. Abrams]], New York, 2008), p. 141</ref> Kirby explained that the story's agreed-upon [[antagonist]], a god-like cosmic [[predation|predator]] of planets named [[Galactus]], should have some sort of [[herald]], and that he created the surfboard "because I'm tired of drawing spaceships!"<ref name="theultimatesilversurfer">Quoted in Lee, ''The Ultimate Silver Surfer''</ref> Taken by the noble features of the new character, who turned on his master to help defend Earth, Lee overcame his initial skepticism and began adding characterization. The Silver Surfer soon became a key part of the unfolding story.<ref name="Markstein"/>

| last = Markstein

| first = Don

| title = The Silver Surfer

| url=http://www.toonopedia.com/surfer.htm

| access-date = 2007-03-26 }}</ref> As Lee recalled in 1995, "There, in the middle of the story we had so carefully worked out, was a nut on some sort of flying surfboard".<ref name="excerpt">{{cite web

|last = Lee

|first = Stan

|title = The Ultimate Silver Surfer (Berkeley Trade, 1995)

|url = http://www.whatsleft.com/reviews/books/SurferExcerpt.html

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}}</ref> He later expanded on this, recalling, "I thought, 'Jack, this time you've gone too far'".<ref>[[Mark Evanier|Evanier, Mark]]. ''Kirby: King of Comics'' ([[Harry N. Abrams]], New York, 2008), p. 141</ref> Kirby explained that the story's agreed-upon [[antagonist]], a god-like cosmic [[predation|predator]] of planets named [[Galactus]], should have some sort of [[herald]], and that he created the surfboard "because I'm tired of drawing spaceships!"<ref name="theultimatesilversurfer">Quoted in Lee, ''The Ultimate Silver Surfer''</ref> Taken by the noble features of the new character, who turned on his master to help defend Earth, Lee overcame his initial skepticism and began adding characterization. The Silver Surfer soon became a key part of the unfolding story.<ref name="Markstein"/>

Following the Surfer's debut, Lee and Kirby brought him back as a recurring guest in ''Fantastic Four'' #55–61, 72, and 74–77 (ranging Oct. 1966 – Aug. 1968). The character made his solo debut in the backup story of ''Fantastic Four Annual'' #5 (Nov. 1967).

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Under Jim Starlin and later Ron Marz, the series would receive acclaim and sales boost due to Silver Surfer's involvement with Starlin's Infinity Trilogy, with [[George Pérez]] and [[J. M. DeMatteis]] also having brief writing stints on the series as well. Additional artists included [[Tom Grindberg]], [[Ron Garney]], and [[Jon J. Muth]], as well as periodic guest spots by [[John Buscema]]. The title experienced great initial success which allowed Marvel to push the character into other media, including a 1990 [[video game]], 1992 [[trading card]] set, and 1998 [[animated series]], as well as spinning off a variety of other comics series including ''Cosmic Powers'', ''Cosmic Powers Unlimited'', ''Captain Marvel'' vol. 2, and ''Star Masters''. It ran 146 issues, through 1998. The next year it was followed by the two-issue [[miniseries]], ''Silver Surfer: Loftier Than Mortals''.

A two-issue ''Silver Surfer'' miniseries (later collected as ''Silver Surfer: Parable''), scripted by Lee and drawn by [[Jean Giraud|Moebius]], was published through Marvel's [[Epic Comics]] imprint in 1988 and 1989. Because of inconsistencies with other stories, it has been argued that these stories actually feature an alternate Silver Surfer from a parallel Earth.<ref>{{cite web|author = marvunapp.com|title = Earth-Moebius entry on the Appendix to the Marvel Universe website (not affiliated with Marvel)|url = http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/earthmoeb01.htm|access-date = 2007-04-20}}</ref> This miniseries won the [[Eisner Award]] for [[Eisner Award#Best Finite Series/Limited Series|best finite/limited series]] in 1989.

| author = marvunapp.com

| title = Earth-Moebius entry on the Appendix to the Marvel Universe website (not affiliated with Marvel)

| url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/earthmoeb01.htm

| access-date = 2007-04-20 }}</ref> This miniseries won the [[Eisner Award]] for [[Eisner Award#Best Finite Series/Limited Series|best finite/limited series]] in 1989.

===2000s===

A new ongoing Silver Surfer series began in 2003, focusing on the character's alien nature and messianic allegory. It lasted 14 issues. The Surfer later appeared in an issue of ''[[Cable & Deadpool]]'' and has been reunited three times with the superhero group the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]]. In 2006–2007, he starred in the four-issue miniseries ''[[Annihilation (comics)#Annihilation: Silver Surfer|Annihilation: Silver Surfer]]'' and co-starred in the miniseries ''[[Annihilation (comics)#Annihilation: Heralds of Galactus|Heralds of Galactus]]'', both part of the ''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]'' [[fictional crossover]].

In 2007, the Silver Surfer starred in a four-issue miniseries ''Silver Surfer: Requiem'' by writer [[J. Michael Straczynski]] and artist Esad Ribic. The first issue was released May 30, 2007 to coincide with the character's first movie appearance.<ref name="ssrequiemign">{{cite web|author = ign.com|title = IGN Preview of Silver Surfer: Requiem #1|url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/790/790095p1.html|website=[[IGN]]|access-date = 2007-05-24}}</ref><ref>[http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/05/j-michael-straczynski-interview.php Masters of SciFi – An Interview With Screenwriter J Michael Straczynski] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216222307/http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/05/j-michael-straczynski-interview.php |date=2009-02-16 }}, May 30, 2008</ref> Published under the [[Marvel Knights]] imprint, ''Silver Surfer: Requiem'' portrays the character upon learning that he is dying as the silver shell he is encased in is deteriorating.

| author = ign.com

| title = IGN Preview of Silver Surfer: Requiem #1

| url=http://comics.ign.com/articles/790/790095p1.html

| website=[[IGN]]

| access-date = 2007-05-24}}</ref><ref>[http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/05/j-michael-straczynski-interview.php Masters of SciFi – An Interview With Screenwriter J Michael Straczynski] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216222307/http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/2008/05/j-michael-straczynski-interview.php |date=2009-02-16 }}, May 30, 2008</ref> Published under the [[Marvel Knights]] imprint, ''Silver Surfer: Requiem'' portrays the character upon learning that he is dying as the silver shell he is encased in is deteriorating.

This was followed by the four-issue miniseries ''Silver Surfer: In Thy Name'',<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133356 In the Name of the Silver Surfer I: Aubrey Sitterson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071028175645/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=133356 |date=2007-10-28 }}, [[Newsarama]], October 17, 2007</ref> by writer [[Simon Spurrier]]<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=124772 WW Chicago: Si Spurrier on Silver Surfer: In Thy Name] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929135849/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=124772 |date=2007-09-29 }}, August 10, 2007, [[Newsarama]]</ref><ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11553 Spurrier Talks "The Silver Surfer: In Thy Name"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406143249/http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=11553 |date=2008-04-06 }}, August 10, 2007, [[Comic Book Resources]]</ref> and artist [[Tan Eng Huat]].<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=134172 In the Name of the Silver Surfer: Ten Eng Huat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027022520/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=134172 |date=2007-10-27 }}, [[Newsarama]], October 25, 2007</ref>

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==Fictional character biography==

Norrin Radd is from the utopian planet [[Zenn-La]], in the [[Deneb]] star system of the [[Milky Way]] [[galaxy]]. He is the son of Jartran and Elmar Radd, and he has a half-brother, Fennan Radd.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #50, 56, 104. Marvel Comics.</ref> Zenn-La's ancient and significantly advanced civilization has lost the will to strive or explore, leaving the young scholar Norrin Radd restless and yearning for adventure. Facing the destruction of his world by planet-consuming [[Galactus]], Radd bargains with the cosmic being. In return for the safety of Zenn-La and his lover, [[Shalla-Bal]], Radd pledges to seek out planets for the world devourer to consume as his herald. Galactus imbues him with a portion of the [[Power Cosmic]], transforming him into the Silver Surfer.<ref name="silversurfer1v1">''Silver Surfer'' #1 (Aug. 1968). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''Fantastic Four'' Annual #5. Marvel Comics.</ref> Radd had intended to lead Galactus to uninhabited planets, but Galactus tampers with his soul to prevent this.<ref>''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3, #48. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Radd serves Galactus for an unspecified amount of time. Eventually, the Surfer summons his master to Earth. Here the Surfer meets the [[Fantastic Four]] and [[Alicia Masters]]. Touched by their nobility, he rebels against Galactus, who is eventually driven off. Before he leaves, he confines the Surfer to Earth with an invisible barrier that affects only him.<ref name="fantasticfour50">''Fantastic Four'' #48–50 (March–May 1966). Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Brian |last=Cronin |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/02/19/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-50/ |title=A Year of Cool Comics – Day 50 |publisher=[[Comic Book Resources]] CSBG Archive |date=February 19, 2010 |access-date=September 29, 2010 |archive-date=May 4, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100504111741/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2010/02/19/a-year-of-cool-comics-day-50/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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==Other versions==

===UltimateEarth MarvelX===

In issue 11 and 12 of the ''[[Earth X]]'' (''[[Universe X]]'') series, [[Black Bolt]] calls upon [[Galactus#Earth X|Galactus]] ([[Franklin Richards (character)|Franklin Richards]]) to come destroy the [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]] seed growing within Earth, who is accompanied by his twin-heralds, the Silver Surfers Norrin Radd and [[Shalla-Bal#Earth X|Shalla-Bal]], the latter of whom had joined her lover as a silver herald of Galactus following the destruction of the original Galactus.▼

[[Warren Ellis]]'s ''[[Ultimate Galactus Trilogy]]'' originally suggested that the [[Ultimates]]' ally the [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]] was the herald of Galactus, a robotic probe that travels through space warning civilizations of the impending arrival of [[Gah Lak Tus]]. In the final miniseries of the trilogy, ''[[Ultimate Extinction]]'', silvery humanoids began to appear, sent to trigger mass suicides to reduce the population's resistance. Suicide cults founded by the creatures began to appear all across the globe as Gah Lak Tus drew near. These silvery beings had the ability to grow wings; morph into an [[oval|ovoid]]; form spikes; or take an intermediary form, gliding on an oval surface. They also demonstrated the ability to manipulate large quantities of energy.▼

===Earth-691===

In ''[[Ultimate Fantastic Four]]'' #42, another Ultimate incarnation of the Silver Surfer appears, called the '''Silver Searcher'''. He is teleported to Earth after Reed mistakes him for a star that he is trying to harness. His appearance triggers planet-wide chaos and natural calamities. In #43, [[Maker (Reed Richards)|Reed]] comments that Gah Lak Tus seems to have modeled its drones on this surfer, and he gives his name as Norin Radd. The Searcher states that he will summon his "master", who will make the population of the Earth happier than they have ever been.<ref name="ultimateff43">''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' #43 (May 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref>▼

In the [[alternate history|alternate timeline]] of Earth-691, notably the [[Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)|''Guardians of the Galaxy'']] issues #24 and #25 [[story arc]], Norrin Radd was featured as The Keeper. This new version of the Silver Surfer, sans his surfboard, had [[Quasar (comics)|Quantum Bands]], which augmented his "Power Cosmic" and designated him as the Protector of the Universe, as with other bearers of the Bands before him. He works with the Guardians in an attempt to kill Galactus once and for all, his first attempt with [[Firelord (comics)|Firelord]] and Dargo-Thor having failed. Eventually, the Keeper realizes that, with his augmented power, he can supply Galactus with the energy he needs and end the Planet-Eater's consumption of worlds. Eon, cosmic being and creator of the Quantum Bands, reveals that this was the ultimate purpose of the Keeper becoming the Protector of the Universe, and he enters into a symbiotic partnership with Galactus, who accepts the Keeper as an equal; he is last seen leaving with Galactus, riding a silver surfboard once more.▼

In #44, the Surfer's master is revealed to be Zenn-La's ruler, Revka Temerlune Edifex Scyros III, "the king without enemies", who uses mind-control to make the population of Earth worship him (before it takes effect on the Fantastic Four, the [[Human Torch]] calls him "[[Psycho-Man]]"). It is revealed that the Surfer has been exiled from Zenn-La for destroying the control that Psycho-Man had over Zenn-La, but because of finding Earth for his master to "save" he may return. After Psycho-Man gains domain over Earth, the Silver Surfer, temporarily imprisoned in his own 'memorial' statue, rescues Mr. Fantastic, tells him his story, and asks him to save Earth. The Surfer then helps the Fantastic Four defeat other Surfer-like assassins of Psycho-Man. With the Surfers beaten and the insane Psycho-Man reprogrammed to experience the unthinking happiness he had imposed on others, Silver Surfer wanders the space ways.▼

In ''[[Ultimate X-Men]]'', [[Jean Grey#Ultimate Jean Grey/Marvel Girl|Jean Grey]] as [[Phoenix Force (comics)|Phoenix]] travels through space and is stopped by what is named as "A Silver Surfer". He informs Phoenix that the [[Watcher (comics)|Watchers]] disapprove of the problems her flight across the universe is causing and briefly battles her before asking what she is looking for.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #96 (July 2008). Marvel Comics.</ref>▼

===Exiles===

On Earth 552, Norrin Radd had been a great military scientist who accidentally destroyed his own world with his greatest invention. Determined to bring it back to existence, he approached [[Galactus#Exiles|Galactus]], Restorer of Worlds, and became his herald in the hope that Galactus would resurrect his world in exchange for his service. However, Galactus had taken an oath to only revive those worlds destroyed by the Blight. An enraged Silver Surfer then turned against his master, destroying those who worshiped him and attempting to kill Galactus himself to steal the knowledge of world restoration. This led to the destruction of Earth, the coming of the [[Exiles (Marvel Comics)|Exiles]], the deaths of the [[Shi'ar]] Imperial Elite Guard, and inevitably the Surfer's own destruction at the claws of a cosmically empowered [[Sabretooth (comics)|Sabretooth]].<ref name="exiles87">{{cite web|author = marvel.com|title = The Marvel catalog for Exiles #87|url=http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=5244|access-date = 2007-05-10 }}</ref><ref name="exiles88">{{cite web|author = marvel.com|title = The Marvel catalog for Exiles #88|url=http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=5546|access-date = 2007-05-10 }}</ref>

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===Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances===▼

| title = The Marvel catalog for Exiles #87

In ''Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances'', the Silver Surfer confronts [[Hank Henshaw|Cyborg Superman]] over the destruction of a planet and is met by [[Parallax (comics)|Parallax]]. Parallax beats the Cyborg, but the Silver Surfer lets him go and tries to sympathize with Parallax. The two return to Earth to find [[Kyle Rayner]] with Thanos, leading them to believe they formed an alliance when in reality Thanos tricked Kyle. Kyle convinces the Surfer to help him stop Parallax and Thanos from destroying the universe and that he was duped into giving Thanos Oa's power. The Surfer similarly gave most of his power to Parallax to reform the destroyed planet, forcing Kyle to use his ring to drain both villains of their enhanced powers before they can destroy everything. Unable to contain the power himself, Kyle channels the power from the two villains into the Silver Surfer, who opens a portal and sucks the two inside.<ref>''Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances'' one-shot. DC Comics/Marvel Comics.</ref>▼

| url=http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?book_id=5244

| access-date = 2007-05-10 }}</ref><ref name="exiles88">{{cite web

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===Marvel Zombies===

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During the finale of ''[[Last Planet Standing]]'', the Silver Surfer foils Galactus's plan to create a new Big Bang, merging with Galactus himself in the process to become a new being. Gaining control of Galactus's powers, the new entity undoes the damage done by the old Galactus.<ref name="lastplanetstanding5">''Last Planet Standing'' #5 (July 2006). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===The KeeperRuins===

In [[Warren Ellis]]'s ''[[Ruins (comics)|Ruins]]'', the Silver Surfer is briefly seen when described by [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Mar-Vell]] to reporter [[Phil Sheldon]]. When the Kree Liberation Force set forth to invade Earth, they found the floating mutilated corpse of the Surfer near Earth's moon. Mar-Vell says that he and his comrades concluded that the Surfer had been driven mad because of his lack of need for oxygen and clawed open his chest to expose his lungs to the atmosphere, but died of shock.<ref>''Ruins'' #1 (August 1995). Marvel Comics.</ref>▼

▲In the [[alternate history|alternate timeline]] of Earth-691, notably the [[Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team)|''Guardians of the Galaxy'']] issues #24 and #25 [[story arc]], Norrin Radd was featured as The Keeper. This new version of the Silver Surfer, sans his surfboard, had [[Quasar (comics)|Quantum Bands]], which augmented his "Power Cosmic" and designated him as the Protector of the Universe, as with other bearers of the Bands before him. He works with the Guardians in an attempt to kill Galactus once and for all, his first attempt with [[Firelord (comics)|Firelord]] and Dargo-Thor having failed. Eventually, the Keeper realizes that, with his augmented power, he can supply Galactus with the energy he needs and end the Planet-Eater's consumption of worlds. Eon, cosmic being and creator of the Quantum Bands, reveals that this was the ultimate purpose of the Keeper becoming the Protector of the Universe, and he enters into a symbiotic partnership with Galactus, who accepts the Keeper as an equal; he is last seen leaving with Galactus, riding a silver surfboard once more.

===EarthUltimate XMarvel===

▲[[Warren Ellis]]'s ''[[Ultimate Galactus Trilogy]]'' originally suggested that the [[Ultimates]]' ally the [[Vision (Marvel Comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Vision]] was the herald of Galactus, a robotic probe that travels through space warning civilizations of the impending arrival of [[Galactus#Ultimate Marvel|Gah Lak Tus]]. In the final miniseries of the trilogy, ''[[Ultimate Extinction]]'', silvery humanoids began to appear, sent to trigger mass suicides to reduce the population's resistance. Suicide cults founded by the creatures began to appear all across the globe as Gah Lak Tus drew near. These silvery beings had the ability to grow wings; morph into an [[oval|ovoid]]; form spikes; or take an intermediary form, gliding on an oval surface. They also demonstrated the ability to manipulate large quantities of energy.

{{main|Shalla-Bal}}

▲In issue 11 and 12 of the ''[[Earth X]]'' (''[[Universe X]]'') series, [[Black Bolt]] calls upon [[Galactus#Earth X|Galactus]] ([[Franklin Richards (character)|Franklin Richards]]) to come destroy the [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]] seed growing within Earth, who is accompanied by his twin-heralds, the Silver Surfers Norrin Radd and [[Shalla-Bal]], the latter of whom had joined her lover as a silver herald of Galactus following the destruction of the original Galactus.

▲In ''[[Ultimate Fantastic Four]]'' #42, another Ultimate incarnation of the Silver Surfer appears, called the '''Silver Searcher'''. He is teleported to Earth after Reed mistakes him for a star that he is trying to harness. His appearance triggers planet-wide chaos and natural calamities. In #43, [[Maker (Reed Richardscharacter)|Reed]] comments that Gah Lak Tus seems to have modeled its drones on this surfer, and he gives his name as Norin Radd. The Searcher states that he will summon his "master", who will make the population of the Earth happier than they have ever been.<ref name="ultimateff43">''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' #43 (May 2007). Marvel Comics.</ref>

▲===Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances===

▲In ''Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances'', the Silver Surfer confronts [[Hank Henshaw|Cyborg Superman]] over the destruction of a planet and is met by [[Parallax (comics)|Parallax]]. Parallax beats the Cyborg, but the Silver Surfer lets him go and tries to sympathize with Parallax. The two return to Earth to find [[Kyle Rayner]] with Thanos, leading them to believe they formed an alliance when in reality Thanos tricked Kyle. Kyle convinces the Surfer to help him stop Parallax and Thanos from destroying the universe and that he was duped into giving Thanos Oa's power. The Surfer similarly gave most of his power to Parallax to reform the destroyed planet, forcing Kyle to use his ring to drain both villains of their enhanced powers before they can destroy everything. Unable to contain the power himself, Kyle channels the power from the two villains into the Silver Surfer, who opens a portal and sucks the two inside.<ref>''Green Lantern/Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances'' one-shot. DC Comics/Marvel Comics.</ref>

▲In #44, the Surfer's master is revealed to be Zenn-La's ruler, Revka Temerlune Edifex Scyros III, "the king without enemies", who uses mind-control to make the population of Earth worship him (before it takes effect on the Fantastic Four, the [[Human Torch#Ultimate Marvel|Human Torch]] calls him "[[Psycho-Man#Ultimate Marvel|Psycho-Man]]"). It is revealed that the Surfer has been exiled from Zenn-La for destroying the control that Psycho-Man had over Zenn-La, but because of finding Earth for his master to "save" he may return. After Psycho-Man gains domain over Earth, the Silver Surfer, temporarily imprisoned in his own 'memorial' statue, rescues Mr.Mister Fantastic, tells him his story, and asks him to save Earth. The Surfer then helps the Fantastic Four defeat other Surfer-like assassins of Psycho-Man. With the Surfers beaten and the insane Psycho-Man reprogrammed to experience the unthinking happiness he had imposed on others, Silver Surfer wanders the space ways.

▲In ''[[Ultimate X-Men]]'', [[Jean Grey#Ultimate Jean Grey/Marvel Girl|Jean Grey]] as [[Phoenix Force (comics)|Phoenix]] travels through space and is stopped by what is named as "A Silver Surfer". He informs Phoenix that the [[Watcher (comics)#Ultimate Marvel|Watchers]] disapprove of the problems her flight across the universe is causing and briefly battles her before asking what she is looking for.<ref>''Ultimate X-Men'' #96 (July 2008). Marvel Comics.</ref>

===What If?===

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* ''What If?'' vol. 2 #108, "What If The Avengers Battled The Carnage Cosmic?", revolved around the Cosmic Carnage where the Carnage symbiote remained bonded to the Surfer, forcing Spider-Man and the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] to battle him until [[Firestar (Marvel Comics character)|Firestar]] was able to use her powers to disrupt the symbiote's control over the Surfer. After his powers were used to destroy dozens of New York City blocks and realizing that there was only one way to stop the symbiote, the Silver Surfer flew himself into the sun, seemingly destroying both himself and the creature.<ref>''What If?'' vol. 2 #108. Marvel Comics.</ref>

* In ''What If?'' vol. 2 #49, "What If the Silver Surfer Possessed the Infinity Gauntlet?" In the original [[The Infinity Gauntlet|Infinity Gauntlet]] story arc, the Silver Surfer plays the role of messenger, having witnessed firsthand the resurrection of [[Thanos]] and the beginning of his quest to obtain the six [[Infinity Gems]] (as told in ''[[The Thanos Quest]]'' miniseries). In this issue, the story of the Gauntlet is partially retold and shows Thanos in space with the Gauntlet, ruling over all existence. In the original Infinity Gauntlet story, [[Nebula (comics)|Nebula]] intercepts the gauntlet from Thanos; however, in ''What If?'' vol. 2 #49, the Surfer takes the gauntlet and wears it himself. Initially, the Surfer tries to use the gauntlet for good, but ultimately the supreme power of the gauntlet forces the Surfer to destroy it to avoid becoming corrupted by it. Prior to destroying the gauntlet, the Surfer creates a distant planet for himself and [[Shalla Bal]] (his wife) to reside on for all time and the Surfer returns to his mortal form of Norrin Radd. This story is told from the perspective of the [[Watcher (comics)|Watcher]] who continually observes the universe and refuses to interfere in the natural unfolding of things.

===Ruins===

▲In [[Warren Ellis]]'s ''[[Ruins (comics)|Ruins]]'', the Silver Surfer is briefly seen when described by [[Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell)|Mar-Vell]] to reporter [[Phil Sheldon]]. When the Kree Liberation Force set forth to invade Earth, they found the floating mutilated corpse of the Surfer near Earth's moon. Mar-Vell says that he and his comrades concluded that the Surfer had been driven mad because of his lack of need for oxygen and clawed open his chest to expose his lungs to the atmosphere, but died of shock.<ref>''Ruins'' #1 (August 1995). Marvel Comics.</ref>

==In other media==

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* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)|Fantastic Four]]'' (1994),<ref name="1994cog">{{cite web |title = Coming of Galactus episode on the 1994 Fantastic animated series |url = http://drg4.wariocompany.com/eFF5.html |access-date = 2007-03-05 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120511193758/http://drg4.wariocompany.com/eFF5.html |archive-date = 2012-05-11}}</ref><ref name="1994rog">{{cite web |title = Return of Galactus episode on the 1994 Fantastic Four animated series |url = http://drg4.wariocompany.com/eFF13.html |access-date = 2007-03-05 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927213518/http://drg4.wariocompany.com/eFF13.html |archive-date = 2007-09-27}}</ref> voiced by [[Robin Sachs]] in the first season{{citation needed|date=January 2022}} and [[Edward Albert]] in the series finale "Doomsday".

* The Silver Surfer appears in a [[Silver Surfer (TV series)|self-titled TV series]], voiced by Paul Essiembre.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[The Super Hero Squad Show]]'', voiced by [[Mikey Kelley]].<ref>{{cite web |date=July 28, 2009 |title=Comics Continuum: Marvel Super Hero Squad |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090731111809/http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/0907/28/voices.htm |titleaccess-date=ComicsDecember Continuum26, 2010 |publisher=Comics Continuum |date=2009-07-28 |access-date=2010-12-26}}</ref><ref name="BTVA" /> This version speaks with a "surfer dude" accent. In the first season, he serves as a member of the titular Super Hero Squad and temporary member of the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]] before returning to space to keepguard the Infinity Sword safe. In the second season however, he wasis corrupted by itsthe Sword's power, became the Dark Surfer, steals the [[Infinity Gems]] and Gauntlet from [[Thanos]], and uses all of the items'their power to destroy two-thirds of the universe, send Earth away from the sun, and scatter the Super Hero Squad across the timeline, universe, and multiverse. Eventually, the squad reunite, restore the Earth to its proper place, and defeat the Dark Surfer, purifying him and shattering the Infinity Gauntlet, Gems, and Sword into Infinity Fractals. Following this, the Silver Surfer apologizes for his misdeeds and promises to return to the squad once he pays his debt to the universe.

* The Silver Surfer appears in the ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]'' episode "Fear Itself", voiced by [[Brent Spiner]].<ref name="BTVA" />

===Film===

* In 1989, [[Erik Fleming (director)|Erik Fleming]], then a film student from the [[USC School of Cinematic Arts]], and [[Rob Letterman|Robert Letterman]] approached [[Marvel Studios]] and [[Constantin Film]]'s producer [[Bernd Eichinger]] to ask permission to make a [[short film]] featuring the Silver Surfer as a proof of concept for the use of [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] in creating a realistic silver-colored human figure.<ref name="Silver Surfer short">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbr.com/saga-of-the-silver-surfer-film-making-of-the-silver-surfer/|title=Saga of the Silver Surfer (Film): Making of "The Silver Surfer| first= Beau |last= Yarbrough|date=15 March 2000 |website=Comic Book Resources |access-date=1 March 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160901005810/https://www.cbr.com/saga-of-the-silver-surfer-film-making-of-the-silver-surfer/ |archive-date= 2016-09-01 |url-status=live}}</ref> Supervised by [[Steven Robiner]], this five-minute short film was completed in 1991 not long after the release of ''[[Terminator 2: Judgment Day]]'', which also featured a similarly rendered character, and premiered at First Look USC Film Festival on September 21, 1993.<ref>{{cite news| first= David |last= Kilmer |url= https://pronountrouble2.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/shadows-on-the-wall/|title=Shadows on the Wall|work=An Empire of One |date=2010-05-25 |access-date= 2018-05-25}}</ref> This led to significant interest from major studios in a feature-length Silver Surfer project. [[Andrew Kevin Walker]] wrote a script for [[20th Century Fox]] in 2000, but nothing ever came of it.<ref>{{cite news| first= Michael |last= Fleming |url= https://variety.com/2000/film/news/marvel-s-daredevil-on-pic-trail-1117783612/|title=Marvel's Daredevil on pic trail| work= Variety| date=2000-07-12|access-date=2014-10-10}}</ref>

* The Silver Surfer appears in ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]],'' portrayed by [[Doug Jones (actor)|Doug Jones]] and voiced by [[Laurence Fishburne]].<ref>{{cite news | first= Thomas J.| last= McLean | title = Fantastic 4: Weta Gives Rise to the Silver Surfer | publisher = | website= VFXWorld.com | date = 2007-06-21 | url = http://www.vfxworld.com/?atype=articles&id=3325&page=1 | access-date=2007-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine| first= Pamela |last= McClintock |title=Fishburne voices Surfer |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=2007-04-18 |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1117963368.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |access-date=2007-04-19}}</ref><ref name="BTVA" /> This version's board serves as the source of his powers and as a beacon for Galactus.

** In 2007, 20th Century Fox hired [[J. Michael Straczynski]] to write the screenplay for a spin-off film. Straczynski said his script was a sequel, but would also delve into the Silver Surfer's origins.<ref>{{cite web | first= Chris |last= Carle | title = SDCC 07: JMS Sheds Light on Silver Surfer Movie | website = [[IGN]].com | date = 2007-07-27 | url = http://movies.ign.com/articles/808/808908p1.html | access-date=2007-10-07}}</ref> In mid-2009, Straczynski expressed doubts that the spin-off would be produced.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.beyondhollywood.com/straczynski-talks-silver-surfer-it-probably-aint-gonna-happen/ |title=Straczynski Talks Silver Surfer: It Probably Ain't Gonna Happen |publisher= | website= BeyondHollywood.com |access-date=2009-08-30 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090831022808/http://www.beyondhollywood.com/straczynski-talks-silver-surfer-it-probably-aint-gonna-happen/ |archive-date=2009-08-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

* In February 2018, it was reported that 20th Century Fox was developing a Silver Surfer solo film with writer [[Brian K. Vaughan]] working on a script.<ref>{{cite web| last= Whitbrook| first= James |date= February 27, 2018 |url= https://io9.gizmodo.com/report-sagas-brian-k-vaughan-is-writing-a-silver-sur-1823356929 |title= Report: Saga's Brian K. Vaughan Is Writing a Silver Surfer Movie for Fox| website= [[io9]]| access-date= December 3, 2018}}</ref> In March 2019, [[Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney|Disney acquired 20th Century Fox]], resulting in the character's film rights reverting to Marvel Studios.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Marc |first1=Christopher |title=21st Century Fox Announces That The Disney Acquisition Has Officially Completed |url=https://hnentertainment.co/21st-century-fox-announces-that-the-disney-acquisition-has-officially-completed/ |website=hnentertainment.co |publisher=HN Entertainment |date=19 March 2019 |access-date=21 March 2019 |archive-date=21 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190321033845/https://hnentertainment.co/21st-century-fox-announces-that-the-disney-acquisition-has-officially-completed/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In September 2019, ''The GWW'' reported that Marvel Studios was developing the solo film.<ref>{{cite web|first=Vicky|last=Depledg|url=https://thegww.com/exclusive-silver-surfer-movie-in-the-works-at-marvel-studios/ |title= Exclusive: 'Silver Surfer' Movie in the Works at Marvel Studios |date=September 14, 2019 |magazine= The GWW |access-date=September 14, 2019}}</ref>

* In 2025, [[Julia Garner]] will portray a variation of the [[Shalla-Bal]] incarnation of the Silver Surfer in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) film ''[[The Fantastic Four: (2025First film)|The Fantastic FourSteps]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kroll |first=Justin |date=April 3, 2024 |title='The Fantastic Four': Julia Garner Joins Marvel Studios Movie As A Shalla-Bal Version Of Silver Surfer |url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/fantastic-four-julia-garner-silver-surfer-1235873034/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240403210540/https://deadline.com/2024/04/fantastic-four-julia-garner-silver-surfer-1235873034/ |archive-date=April 3, 2024 |access-date=April 3, 2024 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

===Video games===

* The Silver Surfer appears in a [[Silver Surfer (video game)|self-titled]] video game.<ref name="ssvg">{{cite web | author = mobygames.com | title = Silver Surfer for Nintendo Entertainment System | url = http://www.mobygames.com/game/silver-surfer/ | access-date = 2007-03-05 | archive-date = 2020-02-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200203154422/https://www.mobygames.com/game/silver-surfer | url-status = dead }}</ref>

* Evil clones of the Silver Surfer appear in ''[[Marvel Super Heroes: in War of the Gems]]''.{{citation needed|date=October 2019}}

* The Silver Surfer appears as a non-player character (NPC) and an unlockable character in ''[[Marvel: Ultimate Alliance]]'', voiced by [[Chris Cox (voice actor)|Chris Cox]].<ref name="BTVA" />

* The Silver Surfer appears in the ''[[Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (video game)|Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'' tie-in game,<ref name="ff4rotssvgame">{{cite web | author = IGN | author-link = IGN | title = Preview of the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer video game | url = http://wii.ign.com/articles/767/767697p1.html | access-date = 2007-04-20 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070509134936/http://wii.ign.com/articles/767/767697p1.html | archive-date = 2007-05-09 | url-status = dead }}</ref> voiced by [[Brian Bloom]].<ref name="BTVA"/>

* The Silver Surfer appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad (video game)|Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Video Game]]'', voiced again by [[Mikey Kelley]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/vgstories.9606.Super_Hero_Squad_Spotlight~colon~_Silver_Surfer |title=Marvel Super Hero Squad Video Game Spotlight: Silver Surfer |publisher=Marvel.com |date=2009-10-14 |access-date=2010-12-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100907042302/http://marvel.com/news/vgstories.9606.super_hero_squad_spotlight~colon~_silver_surfer |archive-date=2010-09-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="BTVA" />

* The Silver Surfer appears as an NPC in and the final boss of ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet]]'', voiced again by Mikey Kelley.<ref name="BTVA" />

* The Silver and Dark Surfer appear as playable characters in ''[[Marvel Super Hero Squad Online]]'', voiced again by Mikey Kelley.<ref name="BTVA"/>

* The Silver Surfer makes a cameo appearance in [[Zero (Mega Man)|Zero]]'s ending in ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds]]''.<ref>[http://www.comicvine.com/silver-surfer/29-2502/all-images/108-199175/silver_surfer_and_zero___marvel_vs_capcom_3/105-1694301/ Silver Surfer and Zero – Marvel Vs Capcom 3] Comic Vine</ref>