 Silver
Surfer #35, Vol. 3
Published by Marvel Comics
March, 1990"Thanos's Guide to the
Galaxy!"
Writer: Jim Starlin
Penciling: Ron Lim
Inks: Tom Christopher
Color: Tom Vincent
Letters: Ken Bruzenak
Editor: Craig Anderson
Chief: Tom DeFalco
Original Price: $1.00
Current Value: $5.00
History Behind Issue: Continued from issue #34.
Jim Starlin's second issue on the Silver Surfer with the continuation on the Rebirth of
Thanos.
Plot: After taking a full blast from the Silver Surfer at point
blank range and ignoring it, Thanos begins to show him why Death has brought him back from
the dead and what the plan is. Many civilizations have and are flourishing, causing an
imbalance between how many beings have died versus those alive. Thanos demonstrates to the
Silver Surfer by teleporting them both to a planet named Salaria where the inhabitants
have no predators and continue to flourish and multiply. Thanos calculates that in a
matter of a relatively short time, their civilization will become too large and fall into
chaos. Their environment will no longer be able to support them causing warfare
and cannibalism. Thanos transports the Silver Surfer away to a ledge on another planet
where he tells him his plan is to destroy 50% of the current living organisms to right the
imbalance. The Silver Surfer vows to stop him but Thanos tells him he has already aided in
the plan. He explains that normally the Silver Surfer does not have to worry about
transporting bacteria from planet to planet because he burns them off as he goes through
an atmosphere. But because this time he was teleported by Thanos, he unintentionally
carried a bacteria to a defenseless planet where by now, the disease would be spreading
through the inhabitants. The Surfer has no choice but to rush off to the planet while
Thanos' laughter roars. The being known as Chronos hears the foul laughter and realizes
Thanos is alive. Immediately, he awakens Drax the Destroyers as the ancient enemy of
Thanos. Meanwhile, the Surfer arrives at the planet and implants the cure into one of the
inhabitants. He then vows to find Thanos and put an end to the insanity.
Continued in issue #36.
Comments: The art is average. We start seeing the manipulating
Thanos that we're used to from Jim Starlin.
Review written by Alexander Soto
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