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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 Silver 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]]''. The Shalla-Bal version of the character will appear in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[The Fantastic Four: First Steps]]'', played by [[Julia Garner]].

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