I will never again allow myself to fall under another's control. I shall have no master save myself. It is well. My fate is once more mine to command. I am in control. All that remains is to discover...who I am. 
Appearing in "The Origin of the Silver Surfer"
Featured Characters:
- Galactus (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Fantastic Four (Only in flashback)
- Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only in flashback)
- Invisible Girl (Sue Richards) (Only in flashback)
- Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Zenn-La (Only in flashback)
- Baxter Building (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Only in flashback)
- Ultimate Nullifier (Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
- Worldship (Taa II) (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "The Origin of the Silver Surfer"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "The Price of Paradise"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Marshach (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Guardians of the Galaxy ⏵
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Shalla-Bal (Vision or hallucination) (Dream)
- Kareela (First appearance; dies)
Locations:
- Earth-691
- Marshach's Planet (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Price of Paradise"
Part 3 of the Korvac Quest, starring the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Silver Surfer.
Appearing in "First Love"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Synthia Naip (Last appearance)
Antagonists:
- Unnamed blue, horned alien
Other Characters:
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "First Love"
- Synopsis not yet written
Appearing in "Dawning"
Featured Characters:
- Midnight Sun (M'Nai) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Kree soldiers
Other Characters:
- Fu Manchu (Only in flashback)
- Shang-Chi (Only in flashback)
- Legion of the Unliving (Only in flashback)
- Toro (Tom Raymond) (Only in flashback)
- Baron Zemo (Heinrich Zemo) (Only in flashback)
- Flying Dutchman's Ghost (Joost van Straaten) (Only in flashback)
- Wonder Man (Simon Williams) (Only in flashback)
- Frankenstein's Monster (Only in flashback)
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Only in flashback)
Locations:
Items:
- Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Dawning"
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- This issue includes a Silver Surfer pin-up gallery:
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Silver Surfer
by J.J. Birch
by J.J. Birch
_from_Silver_Surfer_Annual_Vol_1_4_001.jpg "Defenders (Earth-616) from Silver Surfer Annual Vol 1 4 001.jpg (1.14 MB)")
_and_Norrin_Radd_(Earth-616)_from_Silver_Surfer_Annual_Vol_1_4_001.jpg "Galan (Earth-616) and Norrin Radd (Earth-616) from Silver Surfer Annual Vol 1 4 001.jpg (2.03 MB)")
Galactus and Silver Surfer
by Klaus Janson
by Klaus Janson
_and_Norrin_Radd_(Earth-616)_from_Silver_Surfer_Annual_Vol_1_4_001.jpg "Frankie Raye (Earth-616) and Norrin Radd (Earth-616) from Silver Surfer Annual Vol 1 4 001.jpg (1.4 MB)")
Nova and Silver Surfer
by Joe Jusko
by Joe Jusko
_from_Silver_Surfer_Annual_Vol_1_4_002.jpg "Norrin Radd (Earth-616) from Silver Surfer Annual Vol 1 4 002.jpg (1.61 MB)")
_from_Silver_Surfer_Annual_Vol_1_4_003.jpg "Norrin Radd (Earth-616) from Silver Surfer Annual Vol 1 4 003.jpg (1.11 MB)")
Silver Surfer
by Denys Cowan
by Denys Cowan
_from_Silver_Surfer_Annual_Vol_1_4_004.jpg "Norrin Radd (Earth-616) from Silver Surfer Annual Vol 1 4 004.jpg (2.39 MB)")
Silver Surfer
by Mike Zeck
by Mike Zeck
- The first two parts of the Korvac Quest brought the Guardians of the Galaxy to Earth-616 and Earth-8710 but this part and the conclusion have them interacting with the past of their own timeline, Earth-691.
- The blue alien Starfox hurls across the room in "First Love" is later seen at the Byrulian spaceport in Silver Surfer (Vol. 3) #61, this time wearing a sling for his seemingly broken arm.
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