Dates
- Cover date
- 2022
- On sale
- June 22, 2022
- Pages
- 508
Editions and covers
Story arc: The Evolutionary War
This is part 12 of 13. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Silver Surfer Annual (1988) #1
- X-Men Annual (1970) #12
- Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985) #4
- The New Mutants Annual (1984) #4
- The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) #8
- The Avengers Annual (1967) #17
- X-Factor Annual (1986) #3
- The Punisher Annual (1988) #1
- Fantastic Four Annual (1963) #21
- The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #22
- The West Coast Avengers Annual (1986) #3
- Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014) #4
- Silver Surfer: Return to the Spaceways Omnibus (2024) #nn
Creators
Stories
- Adam · 30 pages
The High Evolutionary tasks the Eternals with mapping the Silver Surfer's DNA. Interfering with a battle between SS and the Super-Skrull, the Eternals return the two to earth to complete their mission. The Surfer ends up freeing his old foe and showing the Eternals the error of their ways.
- Moth to the Flame · 5 pages
Nova discovers that Galactus is dying and calls the Surfer for help.
- Mantis · 5 pages
Mantis awakens on Earth, finding herself living another life and decides to seek out the Avengers for help.
- The Men, the Mine, the Mountain (Chapter 3) · 6 pages
Herbert receives assistance from a mysterious figure who provides laborers for the construction of his facility on Mount Wundagore.
- Three into Nothing Goes... · 22 pages
Surfer heads to earth to collect Reed and Sue and brings them along with (in a dubious parenting choice) Franklin to the dying Galactus who seems to be expiring from Elder indigestion (he ate five of them a few issues ago). Our heroes enter a black hole which teleports them to a magic dimension where they confront the three Elders who did not get swallowed by the planet eater. Sue is overcome by the evil Malice persona.
- Malice: A Four Thought · 22 pages
The Surfer has to contend with Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman being corrupted by soul gems while the trio tries to escape from the magical limbo in which they are trapped. Their real opponent is revealed, the In-Betweener.
- Resurrection · 22 pages
The Surfer and his allies escape from the magical limbo realm but the In-Betweener comes with them bent on conquest. Galactus expels the Elders he swallowed and, feeling a bit better, decides to take on his counterpart, the In-Betweener.
- Heavyweights · 22 pages
The Surfer, half of the FF and the Elders all pitch in with Galactus as he battles for the fate of the universe against the In-Betweener.
- Playing with Matches · 22 pages
- Aftermatch · 22 pages
- ... Fear Itself · 8 pages
The Fear Eater tries to feed off of the Silver Surfer.
- You Say You Want Obliteration! · 22 pages
- Monsters from the Ego · 22 pages
- A Christmas Tale · 22 pages
The Fantastic Four, Mantis, and the Silver Surfer battle Kang.
- Alien! · 22 pages
- How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth · 25 pages
Ghaur battles the Silver Surfer while telling him his origin story. He then travels to Earth, meets up with Llyra, and plots to gain the power of the Serpent Crown.
- How the Silver Surfer's Powers Work · 4 pages
- Cosmic Awareness Comparisons · 2 pages
- An Informal Tour of the Universe · 7 pages
Reed explains the nature of the universe to his son.
- Buried Treasure · Reptyl · 7 pages
- Shooting Star · 5 pages
- The Saga of the Serpent Crown Part 1: Creation · 6 pages
As demons overwhelm the young Earth, Gaea gives birth to Atum, who slays most of the demons and drives others from the planet.
- Judgment Day · 62 pages
Mephisto lures Nova into his realm as a means to capture the Silver Surfer but by doing so he attracts the ire of Galactus.
- Parable · 26 pages
The Silver Surfer is a street person on Earth when Galactus arrives and proclaims himself God and tells everyone to have a good time.
- Parable Part 2 · 24 pages
The Silver Surfer decides to fight back and reveals Galactus as an opportunist.
- Promotional Art by Ron Lim and Article Excerpt · 1 pages
- Silver Surfin' USA! · 3 pages
- The Making of the Silver Surfer · 14 pages