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Synopsis for "..To Steal the Surfer's Soul!"
Brief Summary:
The Ghost continues his rampage on the city when the Silver Surfer confronts him. The battle is intense, but the Surfer prevails by pulling his power from the reaches of infinite space. Mephisto gives the Ghost more power, but he refuses to fight anymore. He slowly fades away and Mephisto vows to never accept defeat.
Detailed Summary:
With the Ghost as his pawn, Mephisto lures the Surfer back to Earth and guides him into battling the Ghost, who has been terrorizing the people of New York City. As the two battle, the Surfer and the Ghost appear to be equally matched, with the Surfer refusing to give up his soul. Mephisto decides to secretly join the battle on Earth and help the Ghost with his battle.
The Ghost grabs a human hostage and threatens to kill her if the Surfer doesn't give up his soul. He falters, not wanting to lose his soul and also not wanting an innocent to suffer. This makes the Surfer open to the Ghost's laser attack, because he does not want to strike back for fear of hurting the human. He determines to use the Power Cosmic as never before, by gathering his power from the infinite reaches of space and harnessing it. He uses it to launch a pinpoint strike at the Ghost, disabling him and freeing the hostage.
The Ghost fails in collecting the Surfers soul. Wrought with guilt over the Surfer's chastising for threatening an innocent, the Ghost renounces Mephisto. Despite Mephisto's threats, the Ghost begins to fade back to limbo. However the Surfer sheds a tear over the torment of the Ghost's soul, thus breaking the curse, freeing him from the bondage of limbo, and giving him eternal rest. Mephisto departs, but not before vowing to never accept defeat.
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Notes
- The Silver Surfer has apparently heard of the legend of the Flying Dutchman.
- The original art for pages 6, 9 and 13 of this issue, as well as the original cover art, were featured in the bonus section of IDW's John Buscema's Silver Surfer Artist's Edition Vol 1 1, published December 2014.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Silver Surfer #3, Silver Surfer #8, and Silver Surfer #16 to Silver Surfer #17 - More Mephisto vs Silver Surfer stories
- Silver Surfer Omnibus #1 - Collects the entire run of Silver Surfer
The story references:
- Silver Surfer #8 - Introduction of the Flying Dutchman
Links and References
- Chris (23 Jun 2013) Silver Surfer Vol 1 8-9 Review Ridiculously Awesome. Retrieved on 10 Dec 2019.
- Grand Comics Database Silver Surfer Vol 1 9 Grand Comics Database. Retrieved on 9 Oct 2021.