Silver Surfer #24, page 2 (Ron Lim)

Great for the art of Surfer and Galactus in the recap origin, but even better with Surfer's pathos.  The irony of Surfer as lonely and trapped soul even though he can get anywhere and find anyone in the universe.

Many thanks, Marcus!  And that's a traditionally as well as wonderfully perceptive comment that very appropriately accompanies this particular piece.

Great page!

Many thanks, Michael!  OT, but many congratulations on some excellent artwork which you've posted to your CAF Gallery.

I am one of many who loved the Lim Surfer run, but having said that, I just need to emphasize that you did indeed make the right decision in putting your funds towards Kirby pages first. I also would like to summarize the gist of your entire first paragraph by stating that it's like I always say, we all have budgets but when it comes to decision making about pages that suddenly appear and fall into a category we really like (ie, origin recaps), even if funds are tight, buy it first and worry about it later!

Many thanks, Rubén!  Yes, even from a logical point of view, if I hadn't gotten the Kirby pages, they would have been even more out of (perhaps even impossibly out of) reach for such is the market nowadays.  Even when the right pages come along, we don't always have the financial wherewithal at the time, but we do the best we can (always, of course, putting family first).

congrats on the page CAB. any type of origin page is a priority for a collector,especially a character as beloved as the silver surfer. there is also the decision of what you should purchase and when. I remember when I first started collecting. I was so focused on just collecting JSA pages that I would let some real important pages(some may be considered grails now.) be sold, because I didn't want to use my funds on them and be caught short.that is just the slippery slope we as collectors must navigate. but this is still a beauty and Ron's run is very memorible to fans. this is why they are very scarce and now very desirerable when they so up om market.

Many thanks, Brian!  Many thanks for reminding me of the generational factor.  I didn't grow up with Ron's run although I was familiar with it and so nostalgia did not factor in as much when I began in the hobby.  And, yes, it's a delicate balancing act but I think that, at the end of the day, we have a lot to be thankful for.  Do take care.

I havent really found what Im really looking for when collecting OA but I know if you were set off to collect origin recap pages this has got to be a grail.  How exciting for you!  Its a very good looking cool page, congrats!

Many thanks, Daniel!  OT, but the pages that you have posted in your CAF gallery are really nice.

Thanks Comic Art, that means a lot coming from you and the pages youve seen!

Not at all Daniel.  The quality of your pieces is wonderful.  I was fortunate in being able to start earlier but the downside is being old now!

Gorgeous Comic Art Boston!  Congrats!

Thanks so much, Nick!  It was an unexpected piece but I am so glad to have it for the reasons I state in the description.

Wow!!!

Many thanks, Morgan, and many congratulations on your wonderful collection.

Congrats my friend on this outstanding Surfer recap page.  Your keen eye for art delivers another gem for your stellar collection!

Many thanks, Dino, once again!  I am the beneficiary of you much keener eye and (more importantly) generosity!

That is a beauty from top to bottom and side to side!  Congrats!

Many thanks, Paul, for a wonderfully succinct - yet profoundly perceptive - comment!

And Surfer in every panel!

Many thanks, Mark!  Yes, that is a very real bonus - and all with different (yet integrated) perspectives.

Perfect R Lim SS page.  All the key elements of the Surfer's mythos are there.  Stellar catch!

Many thanks, Carlo!  What an appropriate description - especially as the Silver Surfer flies off into the stars!

Great origin recap! Lim fits a lot into those partial panels there with room for the Surfer.

Many thanks, Anthony!  Yes, it's busy without seeming to be busy.  And many congrats on a great cosmic collection (amongst many other wonderful piece of artwork).

Awesome Silver Surfer 

Is there no LIMit to the great art you post? You are a true patRON of the arts! Congrats!!

Many thanks, Dave!  You are far too kind.  And what an inventive and wonderful comment!

Something like this was originally one of my main collecting goals. I inquired once and then slowly pivoted. I will just cherish these from afar now. Yours is one I trully cherish and thanks for sharing.

Many thanks, Ian!  Pieces like these are not wholly unattainable though and I hope that you will obtain a similar piece one day.

Fantastic acquisition! Surfer+Galactus=can't go wrong!

Many thanks, Fisch!  Especially from the Cosmic Collector himself.

Fantastic page! Bravo!