No. 219 - Silver Surfer

My son asked me today what the toy in his McDonald's Happy Meal was. The package said Silver Surfer and it was a silver superhero figure on a silver surf board.

I was never into comics so I couldn't tell him anything about this Silver Surfer. So I looked it up.

I learned that Silver Surfer is a Marvel Comics superhero that first appeared in an issue (#44) of Fantastic Four in March 1966.

Silver Surfer has superhuman strength, stamina, durability, senses and the ability to absorb and manipulate the universe's ambient energy for a variety of effects. The Surfer sustains himself by converting matter into energy. He does not require food, water, air, or sleep and can survive within nearly any known natural environment, including deep space, hyperspace, and even within black holes and stars.

The Surfer's board is composed of a nearly impervious, cosmically powered silvery material that is similar to his own skin. The board is mentally linked to the Surfer and moves in response to his mental commands even when he is not in physical contact with it. The board is nearly indestructible, but on those rare occasions when it is damaged or destroyed, the Surfer is able to repair or even recreate it with little effort.