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Synopsis

The FF help Surfer break the barrier of Galactus, ending his exile on Earth & granting him the freedom to roam the spaceways once again. The Surfer returns to Zenn-La to reunite with his love Shalla-Bal but finds that after he betrayed Galactus on Earth, the world eater devastated his home world in retaliation. Informed by the survivors that Shalla-Bal was captured by the demon Mephisto, the Surfer flies back to Earth & battles the monster in his own realm for her freedom. Beaten but still victorious, Mephisto returns Shalla-Bal to her home world while the Surfer is again trapped on Earth.

Reprinted from

• Silver Surfer #1— minus 5 pages

Reprinted in

• Spider-Man Comic #631— black & white copy

Credits

Script

Stan Lee

Plot

John Byrne

Pencils

Steve Dillon, John Byrne

Inks

Steve Dillon, Tom Palmer

Letters

Rick Parker

Painted

Leigh Baulch