History Comicbook / SilverSurfer

* ''Film/FantasticFour: Rise of the Silver Surfer'', which was supposedly an adaptation of the Galactus Trilogy.

* Lego Marvel Super Heroes, an entry in [[VideoGame/LEGOAdaptationGame Traveller's Tales Lego franchise]]

* [[IAmNotAGun I Am Not The Herald Of Galactus]]

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Dan Slott's current "Silver Surver" series has Norrin Radd accompanied by a teen-age girl named Dawn Greenwood. Having saved her from alien kidnappers, he is taking her on a tour of the galaxy. Hmm...aloof, wise and powerful alien, showing a young human companion the wonders of the cosmos? [[Series/DoctorWho Where have we seen this before?]]

* ArchEnemy: {{Thanos}} and Mephisto; at least, they come closest. Galactus is a debatable example too. All three are far, far more powerful than him though, so its not your standard ArchEnemy situation and he rarely fights them directly or on his own, and would quickly lose if he tried.

The Surfer is still popular and occasionally shows up in other Marvel series. He's something of a PuritySue, due to his cosmic level of power and having a soul so pure that Mephisto, Marvel's stand-in for {{Satan}}, tried many times to corrupt him. He has become more worldly, DependingOnTheWriter.

* EvenMoreOmnipotent: Whenever the Silver Surfer rebels against his creator, Galactus, Galactus just [[NoSell No Sells]] his attacks or strips him of his powe. Or when any being he bequeathed with the Power Cosmic tries the same, for that matter. Galactus is able to take back their powers at will or override any actions they attempt to take.

* ForgotAboutHisPowers: The Power Cosmic allows Silver Surfer to manipulate both matter and energy, time and space, and often times he simply chooses to solve a problem by hitting it with cosmic blasts. When someone like DoctorDoom stole his powers, he froze tropical islands, drained London of its power, resurrected dinosaurs, and killed the Fantastic Four (only to resurrect them on a whim).

* SuperpowerLottery: The Silver Surfer hit the jackpot. He is easily one of the most powerful of all mainstream superheroes; to reiterate, he possesses Class 100 SuperStrength[[note]]that is, anywhere between lifting 100+ tons, and limitless[[/note]], faster-than-light SuperSpeed, energy blasts, EnergyAbsorption, NighInvulnerability, PsychicPowers, and even a degree of RealityWarping, not to mention Cosmic Awareneness, which basically lets him sense absolutely ''any'' kind of energy, anywhere, and he [[TheNeedless needs neither food, drink, nor air to live]] (he doesn't even need the board to fly; it just lets him fly longer without wasting energy; that and RuleOfCool). DoctorDoom has used his powers to TakeOverTheWorld, defeating every single other Earth-bound Marvel hero who got in his way in the process. Of course, he was the puppet of Galactus for years and was trapped on Earth for some time after he rebelled, and afterward racked up many enemies who are even [[UpToEleven more powerful than him]], so it all evens out.

* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Frequently wears one of these as a disguise during his SilverAge series, much like [[ComicBook/FantasticFour the Thing]].

* NudeColoredClothes: During the SilverAge he wore nothing but a pair of underwear that was the same color as his skin. These days, he's just [[FullFrontalAssault completely naked]].

* EvenMoreOmnipotent: Whenever the Silver Surfer rebels against his creator, Galactus, Galactus just NoSells his attacks or strips him of his powe. Or when any being he bequeathed with the Power Cosmic tries the same, for that matter. Galactus is able to take back their powers at will or override any actions they attempt to take.

This Creator/MarvelComics character is the Herald of {{Galactus}} the PlanetEater, imbued with the [[AppliedPhlebotinum "Power Cosmic"]]. He is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin silver and rides a surfboard]] through space. Created by Creator/JackKirby in 1966, the Silver Surfer has a somewhat controversial origin as he first appeared in the ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'' series (during the "Galactus Trilogy") and was thus assumed to have been co-created with series writer Creator/StanLee. However, Lee later admitted that Kirby added the character to the story on his own. Kirby felt that a being like Galactus should have a special herald to represent him. However, the Surfer's origin was invented by Lee (not Kirby) when the character got his own series.

* StatusQuoIsGod: After many decades being on his own, during the events of ComicBook/{{Annihilation}}, he returns to being {{Galactus}}' herald.

** In the ''{{ComicBook/Darkseid}}''/''{{Galactus}}'' crossover, Surfer was so impressed by Orion's courage, he managed to delay [[GrimReaper the Black Racer]] long enough to allow Mother Box to prevent him from dying. In exchange, Orion saluted Silver Surfer and left, returning the compliment.

** In the ''{{Darkseid}}''/''{{Galactus}}'' crossover, Surfer was so impressed by Orion's courage, he managed to delay [[GrimReaper the Black Racer]] long enough to allow Mother Box to prevent him from dying. In exchange, Orion saluted Silver Surfer and left, returning the compliment.

* AntiVillain: Started off as this and it could be argued that he has returned to this state now that he is a herald of Galactus again.

A [[http://marvel.com/news/story/21338/nycc_2013_all-new_marvel_now_silver_surfer new comic]] series by Dan Slott launched in 2014. It starts when residents of the planet Impericon demand Surfer to save them from a being known as Never Queen. To ensure his cooperation they kidnap Dawn Greenwood - teenage girl from Earth whom Surfer never met in his life, but whose fate for some reason is entwined with his.

* TwinThemeNaming: Dawn has a twin sister named Eve.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: Dan Slott's current "Silver Surver" series has Norrin Radd accompanied by a teen-age girl named Dawn Greenwood. Having saved her from alien kidnappers, he is taking her on a tour of the galaxy. Hmm...aloof, wise and powerful alien, showing a young human companion the wonders of the cosmos? [[Series/DoctorWho Sound familiar anyone?]]

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%%* CoolBoard

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%%* GlowingEyesOfDoom

%%* IncorruptiblePurePureness
%%* IntangibleMan
%%* IntriguedByHumanity

%%* NighInvulnerability

%%* PowerCreepPowerSeep

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* AGodAmI: When {{Cable}} went into this territory it was Surfer who had to beat him out of it.
* AlliterativeName

* BaldOfAwesome

* ColorCharacter
* CoolBoard

* EnergyAbsorption

* GlowingEyesOfDoom

* IncorruptiblePurePureness
* IntangibleMan
* IntriguedByHumanity

* NighInvulnerability

* PowerCreepPowerSeep

* ShapeShifting

* SkySurfing

* SummonToHand

* ThouShaltNotKill

* TimeTravel
* WillfullyWeak

** In the ''{{Darkside}}''/''{{Galactus}}'' crossover, Surfer was so impressed by Orion's courage, he managed to delay [[GrimReaper the Black Racer]] long enough to allow Mother Box to prevent him from dying. In exchange, Orion saluted Silver Surfer and left, returning the compliment.