—Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd)I have seen men build... and destroy. I have seen this world, which could be a paradise, reduced to a planet of greed, and fear, and hatred! I have seen humanity with its heritage betrayed! I can stomach no more!
Appearing in "When Strikes the Silver Surfer!"
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Other Characters:
- Lockjaw
- Mrs. Binns (First appearance)
- Galactus (Mentioned)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Mentioned)
- Crystal (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Zenn-Lavians (unnamed)
- Inhuman Dogs
- Inhumans (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- Beachfront Retreat on the Atlantic Coast (First appearance)
- New York
- United States of America
- Asia
- North America
- Earth
Items:
- Tranquilizer Rifle (First appearance)
- Power Cosmic (Unnamed)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
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Synopsis for "When Strikes the Silver Surfer!"
The Thing visits Alicia Masters and is surprised to see the Silver Surfer already there. Thinking the worst, he quickly attacks the Surfer. The two continue their battle until Mr. Fantastic arrives to break up the fight and admonish the Thing for jumping to conclusions. Meanwhile, the Human Torch and Wyatt Wingfoot continue their search for the Inhumans in the Himalayas.
Detailed Summary:
With no threats to deal with currently, Reed and Sue decide that it's time to finally take their honeymoon. While Ben tries to get in touch with Alicia. The Silver Surfer also decides to seek out Alicia. He's finished traveling the Earth and is not happy with all the greed, fear, and hatred that he has found. He hopes to seek comfort and hope from the woman that first showed him these emotions. When Ben arrives at Alicia's home, he finds that the Silver Surfer has come to visit her. Jealous and enraged, Ben attacks the Surfer and the two engage in a battle.
While in the Himalayas, Johnny and Wyatt notice that the locals are evacuating the place en mass, and decide to investigate the situation. After setting up camp they spot a giant creature in the shadows and decide to track it. While back in New York, Ben and the Surfer's battle takes them into the warehouse district of the city.
Back in the Himalayas, Johnny and Wyatt catch up with the mysterious creature, learning that it's Lockjaw of the Inhumans. Johnny is happy to have found the creature as its teleportation ability could help them reach the Hidden Land of the Inhumans. While back in New York, the fight between Ben and the Surfer is broken up by Reed and Sue. Reed talks some sense into Ben, stating that he's mistaken the Surfer's intentions and has him apologize to the Surfer. Accepting the apology, the Surfer repairs Ben's air-cycle, and creates some flowers for Ben to give to Alicia before departing to learn more about the human race.Appearing in "Enter... Dr. Doom!"
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Other Characters:
- House of Agon
- Pacifier Robot (First appearance)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- Aunt Petunia (Mentioned)
- Galactus (Mentioned)
- New York Mets (Mentioned)
- Yancy Street Gang (Mentioned)
- King Kong (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Zenn-Lavians (unnamed)
- Robots
- Inhumans
- Inhuman Dogs
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth-600026 (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
Items:
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
- Doctor Doom's Armor
- Negative Barrier
- Inductors (First appearance)
- Power Cosmic (unnamed)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
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Synopsis for "Enter... Dr. Doom!"
The Fantastic Four battle the Sandman and the Wizard as they try and escape from their parole hearing. The Wizard is caught, but the Sandman escapes. He ends up attacking them at the Baxter Building and steals some of Reed's inventions before leaving. Meanwhile, the Silver Surfer meets Doctor Doom and visits his castle. Doom distracts the Surfer and uses one of his inventions to steal the Surfer's power.
Detailed Summary:
While attending a parole hearing for the Sandman and the Wizard; Reed, Sue and Ben walk in on the two villains making an escape attempt. The Sandman creates chaos by splattering his sandy body around and between Reed, Ben and Sue. Reed tells Sue to trap the Sandman with her force field, but the Invisible Girl soon finds herself unable to do anything. The Wizard grabs Sue from behind and covers her mouth so she cannot cry out for help.
With the Invisible Girl helpless, Sandman makes his escape. Now that the Sandman has eluded the three heroes, Wizard boasts of how he planned the escape attempt. While in Latveria, Dr. Doom invites the Silver Surfer to his castle to learn more about his powers and to show him his many technological inventions.
While back in New York, Reed, Sue and Ben begin searching for the Sandman, however the Sandman comes to them. He brilliantly slips in through an open window and wraps his rock-hard arm of sand around the Invisible Girl. He tells Reed that as long as he holds onto this chick of his, he won't stop him. Ignoring the very real danger to his wife of disobeying the Sandman's threat to harm her, Reed turns himself into a giant disc and frees Sue from Sandman's deadly grip. Soon the Sandman manages to escape, but not before sifting into Reed's lab and stealing a number of devices.
Back in Latveria, Dr. Doom distracts the Silver Surfer long enough to use a device on him that steals the Surfer's power cosmic and transfers it to Dr. Doom. While elsewhere, Lockjaw, Johnny and Wyatt are transported to a world full of dinosaur-like creatures and that they are transported away before getting stomped on. While in the Hidden Land, Maximus boasts that the only power capable of destroying the Negative Zone barrier is Black Bolt's own voice. Back in Latveria, Dr. Doom decides it's time to use his new found powers to strike at his old foes, the Fantastic Four, and the world itself.