Publishers / Marvel / Silver Surfer (1987) / #36
36April 1990
$1.00; 1.25 CAD

Silver Surfer #36

Marvel · April 1990

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Identification plate

Series
Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1987 series)
Issue
#36
Publication date
April 1990
Key date
1990-04-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.00; 1.25 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Adam Warlock.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Tom ChristopherCaptain Marvel, Mar-Vell, Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock
1The Lesson?comic story22script: Jim Starlin; pencils: Ron Lim; inks: Tom Christopher; colors: Tom Vincent; letters: Ken BruzenakA'Lars, Beast, Black Panther, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Arthur Douglas, Heather Douglas, Drax the Destroyer, Jacques Duquesne, Eros, Frankenstein Monster, Ben Grimm, Impossible Man, Iron Man
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 07148602664804
Mark Jewelersbarcode 07148602664804

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-968-5
1993On eBay ›
Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos #[nn]
ISBN 0-7851-2046-7
2006On eBay ›
Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-4478-6
2010On eBay ›
Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-5468-6
2014On eBay ›
Infinity Gauntlet Prologue2018On eBay ›
The Return of Thanos
ISBN 978-1-302-94829-0
2022On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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