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Silver Surfer
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The Silver Surfer was, by some accounts, a real person, (COMIC: Party Animals [+]Gary Russell, DWM Comics (Marvel Comics, 1991)., The Incomplete Death's Head [+]Dan Abnett, Marvel Comics UK (1993).) although some others seemed to depict him as a fictional character. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2016 (BBC One, 2016)., COMIC: Selfie [+]George Mann and Cavan Scott, SDCC exclusive (Titan Comics, 2015)., etc.)

Biography[]

Red Nose Day 1991[]

During Red Nose Day 1991, the Silver Surfer arrived to donate to Comic Relief, remarking that he knew what it was like to need a loan. (COMIC: The Totally Stonking, Surprisingly Educational And Utterly Mindboggling Comic Relief Comic [+]Dan Abnett, et al., Fleetway Publications (1991).)

On Maruthea[]

He once attended Bonjaxx's birthday party at Maruthea, wearing a party hat. (COMIC: Party Animals [+]Gary Russell, DWM Comics (Marvel Comics, 1991)., The Incomplete Death's Head [+]Dan Abnett, Marvel Comics UK (1993).)

Legacy[]

Silver Surfer on Grant's door

A poster of the Silver Surfer on Grant's door. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2016 (BBC One, 2016).)

Grant had a poster of the Silver Surfer in his childhood bedroom. (TV: The Return of Doctor Mysterio [+]Steven Moffat, Doctor Who Christmas Special 2016 (BBC One, 2016).)

A cosplayer dressed as the Silver Surfer at San Diego Comic-Con. (COMIC: Selfie [+]George Mann and Cavan Scott, SDCC exclusive (Titan Comics, 2015).)

Natalie described the Twelfth Doctor as being like the Silver Surfer when they were "surfing on the edge of reality". (COMIC: The Fourth Wall [+]Robbie Morrison, Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor (Titan Comics, 2016).)

Behind the scenes[]

Dan Slott's 2014 run on Silver Surfer was explicitly inspired by Doctor Who, including giving the Silver Surfer a companion named Dawn Greenwood:

The Silver Surfer at Comic Con

Silver Surfer and Dawn Greenwood cosplayers (COMIC: Selfie)

[W]hen Tom Brevoort and I first talked about doing the Surfer book, we both approached it from the same angle. We both said, "Wouldn't it be neat if you did a soft reboot the same way Russell T Davies did a soft reboot of 'Doctor Who?'" All the past continuity stands, but here's a nice new way to look at it. The basic element we wanted to "borrow" -- STEAL! [Laughs] was giving the Surfer a human companion; someone that grounded him, because for the most part you look at Surfer and he's this Shakespearean-spouting guy from the top of a bowling trophy. It's hard to literally get under his silver skin. Giving him a human companion though, a character who's eye-level to the reader, grounds him. As much as this book is about exploring the universe, it's also about exploring the Surfer's humanity.[1]

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