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It was the Surfer's courageous
decision to defy his master that made him a hero, but
for his pains he was condemned to spend his life on the
planet Earth, denied all access to the endless universe
he loved to explore. There are parallels here to the
Biblical fall of Adam, who lost paradise in the exercise
of his free will and thus was doomed to mortal misery.
The Silver Surfer, however, was not tained by original sin, and remained a detached,
bemused observer of human folly.As a symbol of limitless
freedom dragged down by mundane reality.
The
Surfer was indeed a tragic figure, yet he never lost his
essential innocence.The character first appeared in
1966, drawn by Jack Kirby as an afterthought for a story
that was already plotted; writer Stan Lee immediately
fell in love with The Silver Surfer, and for years would
allow nobody else to create his inimitably highminded
dialogue. Eventually Lee and artist John Buscema
invented a background for "The Sentinel of the Spaceways,"
and revealed that he was originally Norrin Radd, a
restless inhabitant of a utopian planet. When his race
was threatened by the all-consuming Galactus, Norrin
Radd saved the day by offering to aid the menace in his
endless quest for worlds to devour. In sacrificing
himself twice, once for his own people and again for
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The
selflessness that made him so admired
has finally been rewarded, and today he
is free to soar among the stars.
The Silver Surfer first
appeared in the classic Fantastic Four
48, 49 and 50. As the original Herald of
Galactus, the Silver Surfer searches
across the galaxy to find planets with
energy to fulfill Galactus's appetite.
Soaring through the Milky way the Surfer
happens across the planet Earth. Unknown
to Galactus and the Surfer, the Watcher
had traveled to Earth to warn the
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After signaling Galactus, the Surfer battles with the
Fantastic Four. In battle, the Surfer is
knocked off of the Baxter Building and
lands in the apartment of Alicia
Masters. Alicia convinces the Surfer that the planet
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Fully recovered from his earlier battle, the
Surfer challenges Galactus pleading for him to look for a different planet
to devour. Galactus ignores the
Silver Surfer's request and begins the process of
destroying the planet Earth. Galactus is finally stopped
by the Fantastic Four when the Human Torch breaks into
Galactus's starship and steals the Ultimate Nullifier, a
super powerful weapon. Mr. Fantastic
threatens to destroy Galactus with the Ultimate Nullifer
if he does not stop his attempt to consume the planet
Earth. Defeated in battle, Galactus swears to never harm
the Earth again. In fury over the Silver Surfer's
betrayal, Galactus dooms the Silver Surfer to be
confined to the planet Earth forever.
Superhuman Powers: Superhuman strength,
stamina,and resistance to injury ,ability to survive
without food or oxygen, heightened senses, ability to
project the power cosmic energy for a variety of
effects.
Powers: Empowered by Galactus's Power Cosmic |
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