The Silver Surfer #4 · 1969
Two powers collide.
The Silver Surfer charges Thor across the rainbow bridge. Follow John and Sal Buscema’s sweeping clash through cosmic confrontations, playful parodies and reversed viewpoints.
The origin pointThe Silver Surfer #4 · John Buscema; Sal Buscema
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The Silver Surfer #4
The Silver Surfer charges Thor across the rainbow bridge. Follow John and Sal Buscema’s sweeping clash through cosmic confrontations, playful parodies and reversed viewpoints.
This catalog follows the original cover’s composition across published comics and announced editions. Trade dress, virgin, foil and sketch treatments are described in edition notes. Connecting sets identify their participating issues and panels.
Verified records have source support for the exact cover and target. Partial records retain attribution or edition gaps. Reprints, interior-scene homages, different targets and unresolved references are listed separately below.
February 1969 cover date; released November 19, 1968. John and Sal Buscema place Silver Surfer and Thor on the rainbow bridge. Image presentation: the original cover art is shown using Marvel’s clean facsimile reproduction.
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Research & releases · Reviewed October 18, 2026
New editions and open questions
No independently verified new Silver Surfer #4 homage with an on-sale date after 2026-10-18 found in reviewed publisher/distributor and retailer searches. This is a search result, not proof none exists. June 2026 facsimile is already published; 2025 Muppets cover is already published; Punkguts #2 is a released 2026 research candidate, not upcoming.
Undisclosed print quantities, ambiguous credits and conflicting edition dates remain identified as unknown. This catalog can grow as publishers, artists and collectors provide new evidence.
Reprints, interior-scene homages and references (4)
- The Super-Heroes #8
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
Research source ↗ - Fantasy Masterpieces #4
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
Research source ↗ - Fantasy Masterpieces #4
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
Research source ↗ - Contest of Champions #4
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
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Research changes and source notes
- CL-SS4-0001: Reference / related edition
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0002: Reference / related edition
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0003: Reference / related edition
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0004: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0005: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0006: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0007: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0008: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0009: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0010: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0011: Reference / related edition
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0012: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0013: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0014: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0015: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0016: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0017: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0018: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0019: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs. Supplied date 2022-03-30 conflicts with edition-specific GCD date 2022-09-28; latter used. Premiere/Slabbed releases require separate edition confirmation.
- CL-SS4-0020: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0021: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0022: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0023: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs. Exact depicted origin figures are Dura and Vastar, not automatically Niobe from series title.
- CL-SS4-0024: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs. Main shown cover has a prominent green background face whose identity remains unresolved. NYCC classic background differs; do not merge image identities indiscriminately.
- CL-SS4-0025: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs.
- CL-SS4-0026: Cover homage
Research reviewed 2026-10-18. Edition details not established by reliable sources are explicitly unresolved; incentive ratios are order ratios, not print runs. Depicts Kermit and Gonzo wearing Thor/Surfer costumes; character tags use Muppet identities.
- CL-SS4-0027: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed; all finishes grouped by shared art.
- CL-SS4-0028: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed; all finishes grouped by shared art. Retailer shipping start differs from issue on-sale date; retailer page says 2020-11-11.
- CL-SS4-0029: Cover homage
Exact cover visually reviewed; all finishes grouped by shared art.
- CL-SS4-0030: Cover homage
Published by research date; solicitation image still labelled NOT FINAL. Art is directly inspectable; final trade dress may vary.
- Silver Surfer #4 Facsimile Edition (2026): Reference reprint only
Marvel explicitly states reprinting original; published June 17 2026, not upcoming as of research date.
- PUNKGUTS #2 Cover A (2026): Research queue; creator-confirmed homage not yet production-ready
Creator directly names target and says released Aug 20 2026. Artist identity appears Adam Florian from creator account; cover-specific imprint, exact full native scan and character identities still need confirmation. Do not miscredit Cover B artist Robert Doan to Cover A.
- Fame: Matt Groening — Silver Skater (2025): Research queue
Seller describes Marat Mychaels NYCC homage with Bart/Homer and multiple foil editions. No commissioning publisher/creator confirmation retrieved; exact edition/copy limits unresolved.
- My Nightmarish Little Venomous Ponies — Silver Surfer #4 homage: Research queue
Whatnot identifies Bear Claw Studios 2020, numbered /50. Secondary marketplace alone insufficient for artist, comic identity and image verification.
- Silver Surfer #4 Mighty Mightor recreation (2025): Excluded standalone illustration
Creator presents original art recreation, not evidence of a published comic edition.
- Nova #4 (1976): Needs composition review; not added
Reddit lead calls cover homage but no reliable target confirmation; Kirby/Sinnott cover featuring Nova/Thor is independently confirmed, target link insufficient.
- G.O.D.S. Ron Lim cosmic homages: Excluded wrong target
Series references Cosmic Powers covers, not Silver Surfer #4.
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