Silver Surfer #56

Dates

Cover date

Early October 1991

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #56 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition$1.00 cover

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition$1.00 cover

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  This edition’s page
• Australian edition1.50 AUD cover

  Australian

  Printed cover price 1.50 AUD.

  Barcode 07148602664801

  This edition’s page

Story arc: The Infinity Gauntlet

This is part 18 of 27. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Cloak and Dagger (1990) #18
2. The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #1
3. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #31
4. Silver Surfer (1987) #51
5. The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #2
6. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #32
7. Silver Surfer (1987) #52
8. Silver Surfer (1987) #53
9. The Incredible Hulk (1968) #384
10. Quasar (1989) #26
11. The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #3
12. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #33
13. Silver Surfer (1987) #54
14. Silver Surfer (1987) #55
15. The Incredible Hulk (1968) #385
16. The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #4
17. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #34
18. Silver Surfer (1987) #56
19. Silver Surfer (1987) #57
20. The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #5
21. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #35
22. Silver Surfer (1987) #58
23. Silver Surfer (1987) #59
24. Sleepwalker (1991) #7
25. The Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #6
26. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme (1988) #36
27. Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014) #7

Creators

Stories

• The Universe According to Thanos Part 2: Exodus · 22 pages

  Thanos has defeated earth's heroes and created the planet of Necronos while stripping the Surfer of his powers and keeping him as his personal archivist. The Silver Surfer kills himself rather than serve Thanos, but the mad titan brings him back to life. This whole scenario turns out to be a fantasy in the Surfer's eye as he and Adam Warlock wait in reserve to attack Thanos.

Characters

Reprinted in

Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014), Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus (2014), The Infinity Gauntlet (2018)