he’s a tragic hero destined to never return home
return home
return home welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll be exploring the comic-book origins of
be exploring the comic-book origins of
be exploring the comic-book origins of Norrin Radd otherwise known as the
Norrin Radd otherwise known as the
Norrin Radd otherwise known as the Silver Surfer as with most comic book
Silver Surfer as with most comic book
Silver Surfer as with most comic book characters there are often reimagining
characters there are often reimagining
characters there are often reimagining and different versions to a character’s
and different versions to a character’s
and different versions to a character’s past we have chosen to primarily follow
past we have chosen to primarily follow
past we have chosen to primarily follow the storyline that unfolded in 1966 is
the storyline that unfolded in 1966 is
the storyline that unfolded in 1966 is the Fantastic Four number 48 which was
the Fantastic Four number 48 which was
the Fantastic Four number 48 which was then expanded upon in 1968 the Silver
then expanded upon in 1968 the Silver
then expanded upon in 1968 the Silver Surfer number one and the first episode
Surfer number one and the first episode
Surfer number one and the first episode of 1998 the Silver Surfer the animated
of 1998 the Silver Surfer the animated
of 1998 the Silver Surfer the animated series
series
series Norrin Radd was once a scientist on the
Norrin Radd was once a scientist on the
Norrin Radd was once a scientist on the peaceful planet of zenn-la an advanced
peaceful planet of zenn-la an advanced
peaceful planet of zenn-la an advanced Oasis free of crime and violence that
Oasis free of crime and violence that
Oasis free of crime and violence that had become a beacon for other
had become a beacon for other
had become a beacon for other spacefaring civilizations however rad
spacefaring civilizations however rad
spacefaring civilizations however rad harbored a growing sense of discontent
harbored a growing sense of discontent
harbored a growing sense of discontent and craving for something more than life
and craving for something more than life
and craving for something more than life had to offer on zenn-la believing that
had to offer on zenn-la believing that
had to offer on zenn-la believing that no goals were left unachieved and that
no goals were left unachieved and that
no goals were left unachieved and that society had lost its passion this led to
society had lost its passion this led to
society had lost its passion this led to a conflict with his girlfriend and
a conflict with his girlfriend and
a conflict with his girlfriend and frequent visits to museums to watch
frequent visits to museums to watch
frequent visits to museums to watch Holograms of the far past to witness
Holograms of the far past to witness
Holograms of the far past to witness such antiquated concepts of war and
such antiquated concepts of war and
such antiquated concepts of war and space travel one fateful day Galactus
space travel one fateful day Galactus
space travel one fateful day Galactus the Devourer of worlds descended upon
the Devourer of worlds descended upon
the Devourer of worlds descended upon the planet to claim its elemental energy
the planet to claim its elemental energy
the planet to claim its elemental energy gathering his courage rad made a plea to
gathering his courage rad made a plea to
gathering his courage rad made a plea to the demigod to spare his world since
the demigod to spare his world since
the demigod to spare his world since Galactus desired nothing but nourishment
Galactus desired nothing but nourishment
Galactus desired nothing but nourishment rad offered to become his servant and
rad offered to become his servant and
rad offered to become his servant and free Galactus of the tiring effort of
free Galactus of the tiring effort of
free Galactus of the tiring effort of endlessly searching for suitable planets
endlessly searching for suitable planets
endlessly searching for suitable planets from which to feed weary of his endless
from which to feed weary of his endless
from which to feed weary of his endless quest Galactus agreed to the terms while
quest Galactus agreed to the terms while
quest Galactus agreed to the terms while rad schemed to lead Galactus to
rad schemed to lead Galactus to
rad schemed to lead Galactus to uninhabited worlds and saved billions of
uninhabited worlds and saved billions of
uninhabited worlds and saved billions of lives in the process to services Herald
lives in the process to services Herald
lives in the process to services Herald rad was transformed into more than an
rad was transformed into more than an
rad was transformed into more than an ordinary man by being given a small
ordinary man by being given a small
ordinary man by being given a small portion of Galactus as power cosmic this
portion of Galactus as power cosmic this
portion of Galactus as power cosmic this granted him boundless strength and
granted him boundless strength and
granted him boundless strength and removed the need for such things as
removed the need for such things as
removed the need for such things as oxygen or food rad was also stripped of
oxygen or food rad was also stripped of
oxygen or food rad was also stripped of much of his memories while retaining his
much of his memories while retaining his
much of his memories while retaining his focus and was given the means to travel
focus and was given the means to travel
focus and was given the means to travel faster than the fastest starship
faster than the fastest starship
faster than the fastest starship redubbed the Silver Surfer
redubbed the Silver Surfer
redubbed the Silver Surfer he began roaming the cosmos in an
he began roaming the cosmos in an
he began roaming the cosmos in an endless search for suitable planets
endless search for suitable planets
endless search for suitable planets after millennia of serving Galactus and
after millennia of serving Galactus and
after millennia of serving Galactus and losing much of himself along the way
losing much of himself along the way
losing much of himself along the way including his recollection of his pledge
including his recollection of his pledge
including his recollection of his pledge to spare life he finally came upon earth
to spare life he finally came upon earth
to spare life he finally came upon earth there he summoned his master before
there he summoned his master before
there he summoned his master before battling the Fantastic Four your Herald
battling the Fantastic Four your Herald
battling the Fantastic Four your Herald summons another world awaits however it
summons another world awaits however it
summons another world awaits however it was the things girlfriend a blind
was the things girlfriend a blind
was the things girlfriend a blind sculptress named Alicia masters that
sculptress named Alicia masters that
sculptress named Alicia masters that managed to remind the surfer of his
managed to remind the surfer of his
managed to remind the surfer of his mortality while convincing him that the
mortality while convincing him that the
mortality while convincing him that the planet and its people deserved to be
planet and its people deserved to be
planet and its people deserved to be spared joining forces with the band of
spared joining forces with the band of
spared joining forces with the band of superheroes the Silver Surfer managed to
superheroes the Silver Surfer managed to
superheroes the Silver Surfer managed to defy the world leader with a weapon
defy the world leader with a weapon
defy the world leader with a weapon stolen from Galactus his homeworld of
stolen from Galactus his homeworld of
stolen from Galactus his homeworld of tattoo as punishment for his betrayal
tattoo as punishment for his betrayal
tattoo as punishment for his betrayal the Silver Surfer was banished to Earth
the Silver Surfer was banished to Earth
the Silver Surfer was banished to Earth by means of an impenetrable energy
by means of an impenetrable energy
by means of an impenetrable energy barrier making this strange planet his
barrier making this strange planet his
barrier making this strange planet his home the surfer soon found that the
home the surfer soon found that the
home the surfer soon found that the humans feared him and would generally
humans feared him and would generally
humans feared him and would generally attack him on sight though ungrateful
attack him on sight though ungrateful
attack him on sight though ungrateful for his sacrifice he continued to
for his sacrifice he continued to
for his sacrifice he continued to protect them while scrutinizing their
protect them while scrutinizing their
protect them while scrutinizing their savage nature eventually he was accepted
savage nature eventually he was accepted
savage nature eventually he was accepted rediscovered his long-lost emotions and
rediscovered his long-lost emotions and
rediscovered his long-lost emotions and fought alongside Earth’s other
fought alongside Earth’s other
fought alongside Earth’s other superheroes finally escaping his exile
superheroes finally escaping his exile
superheroes finally escaping his exile with the help of the Fantastic Four he
with the help of the Fantastic Four he
with the help of the Fantastic Four he returned home to zenn-la only to
returned home to zenn-la only to
returned home to zenn-la only to discover that Galactus had fed upon it
discover that Galactus had fed upon it
discover that Galactus had fed upon it but not before its residents had escaped
but not before its residents had escaped
but not before its residents had escaped into space this forced him to endlessly
into space this forced him to endlessly
into space this forced him to endlessly roam the Stars before meeting his mortal
roam the Stars before meeting his mortal
roam the Stars before meeting his mortal enemy Thanos a superbeing determined to
enemy Thanos a superbeing determined to
enemy Thanos a superbeing determined to wipe out all life in the universe to
wipe out all life in the universe to
wipe out all life in the universe to stop me menacing are you so evening that
stop me menacing are you so evening that
stop me menacing are you so evening that you do not know a popular Marvel
you do not know a popular Marvel
you do not know a popular Marvel mainstay the Silver Surfer finally
mainstay the Silver Surfer finally
mainstay the Silver Surfer finally marked his live-action debut in 2007’s
marked his live-action debut in 2007’s
marked his live-action debut in 2007’s the Fantastic Four the rise of the
the Fantastic Four the rise of the
the Fantastic Four the rise of the Silver Surfer ah that is cool and
Silver Surfer ah that is cool and
Silver Surfer ah that is cool and continues to appear in other media as
continues to appear in other media as
continues to appear in other media as well for more great comic book origins
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