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Marvel
Comics Character Profile - Silver Surfer
| Name |
Norrin
Radd |
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| Nationality |
Citizen
of the planet Zenn- La |
| Powers |
Impervious
to extreme heat or cold, superhuman strength, and the power
to mentally reconstruct matter at an atomic level. Using his
cosmic surf board he can travel at many times the speed of light |
| Affiliations |
Defenders,
Fantastic Four |
| 1st
App. |
Fantastic Four #48 |
| History-
Born on
the Utopian Planet Zenn- La, Norrin Rad sacrificed himself to
become the herald of Galactus to save his world from the planet
eater, and left behind all he held dear including his sweetheart
Shalla Bal. He was endowed by Galactus with a body of a silvery
substance that made him impervious to the rigours of deep space
and a board of similar material to travel upon. Galactus also
gave the Surfer a portion of his power cosmic. Galactus sent
his herald out to find suitable planets for him to devour. The
Silver Surfer tried to find uninhabited planets for his master
as his humanoid emotions where retained. Afraid that these would
interfere with his heralds work Galactus removed all memory
of his life on Zenn- La from the Surfers mind. The Surfer arrived
on Earth and was battled by the Fantastic Four, he defeated
the superheroes but the blind sculptress and girlfriend of the
Thing Alecia Masters persuaded him to turn against his master.
Galactus was defeated but before he left he erected a a barrier
around the Earth that kept the Surfer within its boundaries
imprisoning him on Earth. The surfer's power was soon stolen
by Dr Doom who wreaked havoc until Galactus restored the power
to the Surfer. Eventually with the help of Reed Richards, the
Surfer breached the barrier to return to Zenn- La only to find
that Galactus as a punishment for his betrayal had devastated
his world. |
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