The Silver Surfer 1968 #5 - 5.5 - $45.00

Surfer's attempts to break free of Galactus' barrier summon the Stranger who plants a bomb on earth designed to kill all life.

This "magic art reproducer" will enable you to draw anything from real life, even if you can't draw a straight line, and it costs only $1.98!

Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.

Offer for 15 volume set of books containing photographs of silent movie stars from Cadillac Publishing Co.

Ad for U.S. coin catalog.

Advertisement for miscellaneous gag items, e.g., an exploding fountain pen.

A career criminal travels to Jupiter to live as he has heard that the judges there are soft on crime.

Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.

Promo ad for Marvel Collectors? Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #20 depicting its cover and advertised as on sale now.

On-sale date inked on the front cover of indexer's copy. The "Wendy Fletcher" in the letter column section will eventually become Elfquest co-creator "Wendy Pini." Her future husband and Elfquest co-creator, Richard Pini read her letter and started writing her. Both eventually met, dated, married, and created Elfquest (from Michael DF Lowe, October 5, 2005).

• And Who Shall Mourn For Him? - Romita credit per Nick Caputo, August 2012. Previous indexer listed John Buscema as possible penciller. A rejected cover drawn by Buscema exists.
• - inside front cover includes images from interior stories.
• --And Who Shall Mourn For Him? - In the letters page of Sub-Mariner #19 Roy Thomas notes that Bill Everett was colorist for "recent issues" of the Silver Surfer. An editorial note refers to events that occurred in Hulk #89 and #90; however, the events took place in Tales to Astonish #89 and #90.
• - Between pages 9 and 10 of ?Silver Surfer? story.
• - Ads, with order coupon, for isometric device. Between pages 13 and 14 of ?Silver Surfer? story.
• - Between pages 15 and 16 of ?Silver Surfer? story.
• - Between pages 19 and 20 of ?Silver Surfer? story.
• - Occupies top half of page between pages 28 and 29 of ?Silver Surfer? story.
• - Occupies lower half of page between pages 28 and 29 of ?Silver Surfer? story.
• - Ad for booklet telling you how to play the piano, accordion, or guitar. Located between pages 34 and 35 of ?Silver Surfer? story.
• Shop by Mail - Various thumbnail advertisements for various products including novelties and comic books, located between pages 36 and 37 of the ?Silver Surfer? story.
• - Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022.. Located between pages 38 and 39 of the ?Silver Surfer? story.
• Run, Roco, Run! - A retelling of "Run, Rocky, Run!" drawn by Bob Forgione in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #26 (December 1961).
• - Between pages 3 and 4 of previous story sequence.
• Shop by Mail; Stamps - Various thumbnail advertisements for various products including stamps, novelties and comic books, located between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence.
• - Ad, with response coupon, from Grit Publishing Co. located between pages 7 and 8 of previous story sequence, on top half of page.
• - Between pages 7and 8 of previous story sequence, on lower half of page.
• - Letters from Bennet Marks, Marc Coleman, Mike O'Neal, Wendy Fletcher, Alan Kavner, Mark Griswold & Mike Mahaney.
• Missile Tank - Located on top half of page.
• - Three small ads on lower half of page.
• - Inside back cover. Ad to earn money by selling greeting cards.
• - Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.