The Silver Surfer 1968 #17 - 6.0 - $20.00

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

Ad for info on baseball game. Sender receives details, free player card, all-time oddities and 1970 proposed team rosters.

Ad for 7-foot tall glow-in-the-dark monster posters.

Ad for sales people to sell Grit newspapers.

Ad for free "Drafting Career Kit".

Ad for Steranko?s book, ?History of the Comics?

Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes comics ads from Comic Sales Co., Howard M. Rogofsky, Richard Alf, F.L. Suza, Passaic Book Center & Robert Bell.

Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes comics ads from Comic Sales Co., Howard M. Rogofsky, Richard Alf, F.L. Suza, Passaic Book Center & Robert Bell.

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
• - Ad for Fayd Skin Cream. 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.
• - Between pages 6 and 7 on top half of page.
• - Between story pages 6 and 7 on lower half of page.
• - Between story pages 9 and 10, on top half of page.
• - Between story pages 9 and 10 on lower half of page.
• - 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. 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.?
• - Ad for the Famous Artists School.
• - Inside back cover. Ad for fishing equipment.
• - Back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.