Marvel Released January 1978

Silver Surfer: The Ultimate Cosmic Experience #1

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Published January 1978

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Key Facts

  • First original graphic novel published by Marvel Comics, co-published by Simon & Schuster imprint, Fireside Books
  • Final collaboration by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
  • 132-page story that takes place in an alternate reality where the Silver Surfer rebels against Galactus to save the planet from destruction
  • In 1976, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were approached by movie producer Lee Kramer to create a comic book that would serve as a pitch story for a rock opera feature film starring Olivia Newton-John and bodybuilder, Frank Zane
  • Painted cover art by Earl Norem, based on a sketch by Jack Kirby
  • The only other story that takes place in this alternate reality is the two-issue, 1988 Silver Surfer story titled 'Parable'