{"product_id":"marvel-comics-library-4","title":"Marvel Comics Library","description":"\u003cp\u003eIntroduced by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the fertile pages of The Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer quickly established himself as one of Marvel’s most far-out characters.  Enslaved by Galactus to prowl the cosmos for the demi-god’s next  planet-sized meal, the Surfer was as tragic a figure as any in  comics—and he looked impossibly cool at the same time! A smash hit with fans and a regular supporting character in Fantastic Four,  the character struck a creative nerve with Lee, who couldn’t wait to  begin to tell some Surfer solo stories, but the timing had to be right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn  the spring of 1968, things came together for both writer and character,  with Lee giving the Surfer Marvel’s very first ongoing double-sized  book. Lee also recruited artist John Buscema, who had recently been  lending his extraordinary pencils to The Avengers. Together, they spun off a run of legendary tales that helped define the character forevermore.\u003cbr\u003eThe feature stories from the entire 18-issue run of the 1968 Silver Surfer  series are collected in this compact-sized volume from our Marvel Comics Library series. The most pristine pedigreed  comics have been cracked open and photographed for reproduction in close  collaboration with Marvel and the Certified Guaranty Company. Each page  has been photographed as printed more than half a century ago, then  digitally remastered using modern retouching techniques to correct  problems with the era’s inexpensive, imperfect printing—as if hot off a  world-class 1960s printing press.\u003cbr\u003eTexts  by author and critic Douglas Wolk accompany original artwork, photographs, and rare  memorabilia.\u003cbr\u003e© 2026 MARVEL\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57509970706805,"sku":"9783836599542","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9783836599542.jpg?v=1787130136","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/marvel-comics-library-4","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}