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==Creation==

[[Jack Kirby]] commented that this was the most ridiculous comic book character ever created but since he needed a paycheck he went on to state about the character's creation during an interview stating "My conception of the Silver Surfer was a human being from space in that particular form. He came in when everybody began surfing — I read about it in the paper. The kids in California were beginning to [[Surfing|surf]]. I couldn't do an ordinary teenager surfing so I drew a [[surfboard]] with a man from outer space on it."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tcj.com/jack-kirby-interview/|title=Jack Kirby Interview - Page 6 of 8|first=Gary|last=Groth|date=May 23, 2011|website=The Comics Journal}}</ref>

Kirby further elaborated on the narrative role the character was created as