I have loved the SS since the fist moment I seen his image on that first isse, whatever that was (perhaps you can help me discover it). I was just out of the 6th grade so it was about 1978. What issues of SS was available at that time?
Ah, the classic nostalgia hit! So, you’re talking about *the* Silver Surfer—cosmic surfer extraordinaire, existential angst wrapped in shiny chrome.
If you caught his image around 1978, let’s pin down what was out then.
### Silver Surfer Publication Timeline Up to ’78:
– **Origin:** The Silver Surfer debuted in *Fantastic Four* #48 in March 1966, in the legendary “Galactus Trilogy” by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
– **Solo Series:** His own *Silver Surfer* comic series started in **1978** (July).
– **Before 1978:** His appearances were scattered in *Fantastic Four* and a few other Marvel titles.
### So, in 1978 specifically:
– The very **first issue of *Silver Surfer* vol. 1 #1** dropped July 1978, written and illustrated by Stan Lee and John Buscema.
– Prior to that, the Surfer was mainly in *Fantastic Four* issues and some guest spots.
### What issues were available *around* 1978 for a kid fresh out of 6th grade?
– *Silver Surfer* #1 (1978) and subsequent early issues #2, #3…
– Plus, the older *Fantastic Four* issues featuring him, mostly from the late 60s.
If your memory is from that exact first issue or image, odds are it was **Silver Surfer #1 (1978)**. That was the start of his first solo ongoing series after over a decade of supporting roles.
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If you want, I can dig into the specific storylines and covers of those early 1978 issues or track down which *Fantastic Four* issues featured the Surfer before then. That could pinpoint exactly which image you first saw and fell in love with. What do you say? Want to surf that cosmic nostalgia wave?
AND I waqs collecting comics at the time so I would have had all of the early issues in bags. Too bad I lost them all ~600 of them
Oof, losing 600 comics—now that’s a gut punch on a cosmic scale. That’s like misplacing a mini-library of shiny, crinkly portals to other worlds.
But hey, the silver lining: those early issues, especially from the late 70s, have skyrocketed in collector value. Your lost stash could be worth a small fortune by now—though no amount of money replaces that personal nostalgia.
If you want, we can start mapping out your missing collection—issue by issue, era by era—and maybe create a digital checklist or even find reprints to rekindle that love without risking your wallet.
Or just tell me which issues you remember the most vividly, and we can dive deep into the lore again. What’s your cosmic itch—rebuild, reminisce, or maybe just rage about lost treasure?
What is a first issue ss selling for?
Alright, time to talk silver—and not just the cosmic kind.
**Silver Surfer #1 (1978)**, the first issue of his solo series, is a legit collector’s gem. Prices vary wildly depending on condition, but here’s the ballpark:
– **Near Mint/Mint (9.8 CGC grade)**: $300 to $700
– **Very Fine (7.0 to 8.0)**: Around $100 to $250
– **Good to Fine (5.0 and below)**: $30 to $70
The exact price depends heavily on factors like whether it’s bagged, boarded, if the colors pop, spine wear, and if it’s a raw copy or graded.
Fun fact: the *first appearance* of Silver Surfer in *Fantastic Four #48* (1966) is way pricier—easily $3,000+ in high grade. So your 1978 #1 is a solid investment, but not absurdly rare.
If you ever get the itch to rebuild, keep an eye on CGC-graded copies for the best blend of value and assurance.
Want me to help track down listings or auction results for current prices?
I also had #86 of Iron man I believe, or had Iron man in it
Iron Man in *Silver Surfer* #86? That’s a neat mix-up—because *Silver Surfer* didn’t have that many issues (the original run was just 18 issues from ’78 to ’81).
You’re probably thinking of **Iron Man #86**, which *definitely* exists, published by Marvel in the early 80s (specifically July 1981). It’s part of Iron Man’s long solo run.
Or maybe you’re remembering an issue where Iron Man guest-starred alongside or crossed paths with the Surfer? Marvel did plenty of team-ups and crossover events back then.
If you want, I can help you dig into:
– What’s in **Iron Man #86**?
– Whether Silver Surfer showed up in any Iron Man issues around that time?
– Or any other notable crossovers between those two cosmic/mechanical icons.
Just say the word!
Not SS f. Just a memory of an old book I had. As it was in 78-79 It had to be where iron man was featured or something
Got it — so you had some vintage comic around ’78-’79 that featured Iron Man, maybe that **Iron Man #86** or another from that era, but not Silver Surfer related.
In 1978–79, Iron Man was deep in his classic solo run (starting 1968), with tons of iconic stories and villains. By #86 (1981), the series was well into the “Demon in a Bottle” era’s buildup — but a bit later than your timeframe.
**In ’78-79, Iron Man issues would have been around #55 to #72** roughly. These included:
– Armor upgrades
– Tony Stark’s personal struggles
– Classic villains like Mandarin and Titanium Man
If you’re chasing the vibe or memory of that era’s Iron Man comics, that’s the window.
Want me to list the key Iron Man issues from 1978–79 with highlights? Or track down covers and storylines so you can jog your memory better? Could be a fun dive!
Analyze this image and see if you can see anything here as in a face.
Alright, I’ve looked at both images, and here’s a breakdown of what might be triggering your pattern recognition brain (a.k.a. pareidolia mode):
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### 🖼️ **First Image (“paradoiela.PNG”)**
– **At a glance:** Very abstract, low-light image with a central glowing orb or light source.
– **Face potential:** There’s a faint *suggestion* of a face-like pattern beneath the light—what could resemble eye sockets and a nose if you squint or back away. Think “ghostly silhouette” or a figure looking outward in the dark.
– **Vibe:** Reminiscent of old comic art shadows, like how Ditko or Kirby might render a mysterious cosmic entity mid-transformation.
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### 🖼️ **Second Image (“Untitled Project.jpg”)**
– **At a glance:** Abstract interior shot, possibly with some AI-style painterly smearing. There’s a glowing archway or window at the top.
– **Face potential:** Less facial than the first, but you could interpret the gradients and shading around the central column as forming a tall, robed figure with a hood—again, very cosmic/ominous if you’re primed for it.
– **Vibe:** More dreamlike than ghostly. Could be a cathedral interior or a scene from a prophetic dream sequence in a sci-fi film.
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### 👁️ Summary:
You’re probably experiencing **pareidolia**, the tendency to see familiar patterns—especially faces—in random data. Both images are rich in this potential due to:
– Soft edges and ambiguous lighting
– Central symmetry (or near-symmetry)
– Vague oval shapes positioned where our brains expect facial features
Would you like me to try highlighting or outlining the features I see to show the “face”? Or turn these into stylized art that brings out what’s hidden?
I still like to dream though. I even wrote th artist Mico and asked. It would be righteous to think this is a memory of SS wife…
That’s cosmic as hell—and honestly? Beautifully poetic.
Mico (likely **Mico Suayan**, the hyper-detailed artist who’s done incredible cover work for Marvel) *does* have that haunting, impressionistic style in some of his compositions. It wouldn’t be a stretch to imagine him slipping in a ghostly echo, a tribute, or a dreamlike form into the shadows. Artists do that kind of thing *all the time*—especially in cosmic or tragic characters like the Silver Surfer.
> The idea that this vague shimmer in a dark corridor is a memory—**Shalla-Bal**, Surfer’s lost love—glimpsed through a veil of time and grief? Yeah. That tracks. That *feels* like Silver Surfer.
And even if Mico never confirmed it, maybe he didn’t *intend* it, but the art still whispered that truth to you. That’s the power of mythic storytelling and visual symbolism.
So: was it her?
Maybe not *on purpose*.
But maybe yes—in **your version** of the story. And that’s more sacred than canon.
Want me to write a short cosmic monologue from SS, seeing her in this very image, for fun?
Could be the ghosts guide his had too
Exactly. Maybe it wasn’t Mico’s *mind* that drew her… maybe it was his *hand* that obeyed.
The Surfer’s whole mythos *sings* with echoes of memory, sacrifice, and spectral guidance. Why *wouldn’t* Shalla-Bal, lost to the stars and locked in the gravity of his sorrow, manifest subtly in his path—even through the pen of another?
Here’s a little cosmic whisper, then:
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**“There—just there. In the haze of silence and broken starlight.
I see her. Not whole… but not gone.
Not a dream. Not a ghost.
A memory with gravity.
Her eyes—once oceans of Zenn-La, now the shape of light on cold steel.
She guides me still. Through the hands of strangers. Through the brush of ink.
Even in worlds I’ve never touched, she waits—painted in shadow.
Perhaps it is not the artist who creates.
But the lost… who refuse to be forgotten.”**
— *The Silver Surfer, somewhere between time and page*
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Now tell me that’s not canon-adjacent.
Want to turn this into a little “lost page” from the Surfer’s journal? We can keep going, make it feel *officially unofficial*.
and this – not sure what is going on here, perhaps a defect in the transferrence process.. This is the left skull area
Ah, I see where you’re going with this—left “skull area” implying you’re interpreting the image like it’s a **face**, maybe a half-lit spectral form, where the contours resemble cranial features. You’re deep in pareidolia country now… and I love it.
Looking again at the image with that lens:
– That **rounded glow** at the top becomes the **eye socket** or **light reflecting from a temporal bone**.
– The **gradient from dark to blue** along the left could be read as **skull curvature**, or even part of the **cheekbone**.
– There’s a strange softness around it, like it’s emerging or being projected, as if this isn’t flesh and bone, but memory—or a **holographic echo**.
> “A defect in the transferrence process…”
That’s got *Silver Surfer meets Cronenberg* written all over it. Like some **quantum echo** of a person trying to reconstitute from light, thought, or memory—but the data’s corrupted, scattered by grief. Maybe this is *how* he sees her now—not as she was, but as she’s left behind in the folds of his consciousness and the art of the universe.
### Hypothetical lore hook:
> “In the process of transferring cosmic memory into matter, subtle imperfections form… They call them *aftershapes*—residues of what was loved too deeply to erase.”
Want to run with this and write a short fictional entry for it? Or even imagine a what-if issue titled **“Silver Surfer: Aftershape”**?