The Silver Surfer 1968 #17 - 6.5 - $40.00

The Silver Surfer has pledged assistance to Mephisto to save Shalla Bal's life.

Miscellaneous ads from various dealers.

Miscellaneous ads from various dealers.

On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

• The Surfer Must Kill! - Pencils was credited to Barry Smith earlier, however Smith has confirmed by email (January 2015) that he did not do this cover.
• - Inside front cover. Ad for a weight gain product.
• The Surfer Must Kill! - As revealed on paste-ups from the original art the top panel was revised with Herb Trimpe drawing the Silver Surfer in panel one. Info per Nick Caputo, November 2021. https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=761830&GSub=93744
• - Between story pages 3 and 4.
• The Mighty Marvel Checklist - On top half of pagebetween story pages 6 and 7.
• - Ad for membership to Marvelmania, on lower half of page between story pages 6 and 7.
• - Ad for info on baseball game. Sender receives details, free player card, all-time oddities and 1970 proposed team rosters. Between pages 6 and 7 on top half of page.
• - Ad for 7-foot tall glow-in-the-dark monster posters from Honor House Products. Between story pages 6 and 7 on lower half of page.
• - Ad for sales people to sell Grit newspapers. Between story pages 9 and 10, on top half of page.
• - Ad for free "Drafting Career Kit". Between story pages 9 and 10 on lower half of page.
• - Ad for Steranko?s book, ?History of the Comics?. On lower half of page, beneath story half-page number 12.
• - Bottom page ad for collectible coins, beneath story half-page numbered 13.
• Shop by Mail; Stamps - Between story pages 15 and 16.
• Shop by Mail - Between story pages numbered 18 and 19.
• - Includes: Items; Stan's Soapbox; house ad for Captain America (Marvel, 1968 series) #127 and Iron Man (Marvel, 1968 series #27.
• Polaris Nuclear Sub - Ad for a (cardboard) sub over 7 feet long, big enough for 2 kids, from Honor House Products. Located on top half of page.
• - Advertisment for book on learning Karate. Located on lower half of page.
• - Letters from Jamie Ladd, Chris Daria, Michael J. Susko, Jr., Dale Shuman, Hank Dancer, W. Matthew, David (Aquarius), Oira (Gemini) & Bruno (Libra). Includes an illustration of Silver Surfer from a previous issue, and ?Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.?
• - Inside back cover. Ad for fishing equipment.
• - Back cover.