1969 Silver Surfer #4 CGC NM/M 9.8

The Silver Surfer's battle with Thor, which John Buscema considered the high point of his Marvel work, in Near Mint/Mint 9.8.

In Silver Surfer #4, dated February 1969, Loki tricks the Surfer into battle with Thor, setting two of Marvel's most powerful heroes against each other on John Buscema's cover. Written by Stan Lee and drawn by Buscema, the issue also includes cameos by the Hulk, the Thing and Hercules, and a Tales of the Watcher backup story.

John Buscema drew seventeen of the series’ eighteen issues. The series was a personal favorite of Stan Lee, and the comics historian Les Daniels wrote that, “beautifully drawn by John Buscema,” it “represented an attempt to upgrade the medium.”

Silver Surfer #4 is one of the series' early giant-size issues, sold at 25 cents when a standard comic cost 12 cents.

Thirty examples have achieved Near Mint/Mint 9.8 at CGC, and none have been graded higher.

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