Death of the Silver Surfer #1
Cover A by Dike Ruan · original first printing · first appearance of Kelly Koh · Collect Forever Soft Slab
11 June 2025
Launch issue of Marvel's five-part Death of the Silver Surfer storyline, presenting Norrin Radd's threatened final voyage and introducing Kelly Koh. Kelly later becomes the new Silver Surfer in issue #5, making this original first printing her first comic appearance and therefore the earliest physical publication evidence of the character who inherits the mantle.
Read the catalogue note →- Issue
- #1 · Cover A
- Publisher
- Marvel Comics
- State
- Collect Forever Soft Slab · ungraded
- Condition
- Excellent apparent presentation; ungraded Collect Forever Soft Slab. Front and rear visible surfaces present cleanly with sharp colour and no major visible defects, but the enclosure prevents a full raw-grade assessment.
- Completeness
- Comic appears complete as encapsulated. Interior pages cannot be directly inspected without opening the Soft Slab. Collect Forever label notes a bonus digital code; its presence/function cannot be independently checked while encapsulated.
- Rarity
- Not assessed
Catalogue note
Launch issue of Marvel's five-part Death of the Silver Surfer storyline, presenting Norrin Radd's threatened final voyage and introducing Kelly Koh. Kelly later becomes the new Silver Surfer in issue #5, making this original first printing her first comic appearance and therefore the earliest physical publication evidence of the character who inherits the mantle. This copy is the standard Dike Ruan Cover A first printing, not the confirmed July 2025 second printing.
Writer: Greg Pak
Artist: Sumit Kumar · Frank D'Armata · VC's Joe Sabino
Cover: Dike Ruan
Edition: Cover A · original first printing · confirmed second printing followed on 23 July 2025; no confirmed third printing found as of 27 August 2026
Why this object matters
Kelly Koh’s recorded debut gives the original issue concrete character-development significance beyond a generic launch. Its importance is still that of a recent mantle succession whose long-term influence is unsettled. Retain outstanding 8.5 status but remove Gold.
Evidence limits: Comic appears complete as encapsulated. Interior pages cannot be directly inspected without opening the Soft Slab. Collect Forever label notes a bonus digital code; its presence/function cannot be independently checked while encapsulated.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.5 / 10.
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Recorded contributions · 5
- Greg PakWritingCatalogue credit
Writing credit: Greg Pak Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Sumit Kumar · Frank D'Armata · VC's Joe Sabino Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Sumit Kumar · Frank D'Armata · VC's Joe Sabino Original catalogue credit
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Artwork credit: Sumit Kumar · Frank D'Armata · VC's Joe Sabino Original catalogue credit
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Cover artwork credit: Dike Ruan Original catalogue credit
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