Marvel Tales: Silver Surfer #1

Marvel Tales (2019)

by Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas, John Buscema (Illustrator)

The Sentinel of the Spaceways rides the cosmic waves as we celebrate the legacy of the House of Ideas with the era-spanning MARVEL TALES! This anthology series shines a spotlight on fan-favorite characters, features timeless stories and highlights some of our most impressive talent from the past eight decades. First, the Silver Surfer aids the mighty Thor in conflict with the deadly Durok in a heavyweight team-up from the legendary creative team of Gerry Conway and John Buscema — from THOR (1966) #193! Then, Roy Thomas and Sal Buscema pave the way for the creation of Marvel’s greatest non-team, the Defenders, when they assemble the “Titans Three” in SUB-MARINER (1968) #34-35! Can this trio of powerhouses — the Surfer, Namor and the Hulk — stop squabbling long enough to battle…the Avengers?!

80 pages, Unknown Binding

Published March 11, 2020

About the author

Gerard Francis Conway (Gerard F. Conway) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. He is known for co-creating the Marvel Comics' vigilante the Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on The Amazing Spider-Man. At DC Comics, he is known for co-creating the superhero Firestorm and others, and for writing the Justice League of America for eight years. Conway wrote the first major, modern-day intercompany crossover, Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.

Reviews

[Robert Hultman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three overall good issues from the origin era of Silver Surfer. But why these issues that star Hulk and Thor as much as the surfer and not Fantastic Four or Tales to Astonish? Cool collection, but nothing amazing or unmissable.

[Ryan Gasser · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved these tales of Silver Surfer, Hulk and Sub-Mariner teaming up. And the art & colors were incredible. I highly recommend reading Silver Age Marvel Tales in the clearest version possible.