The Silver Surfer Is Dead..Long Live The Silver Surfer in Death Of The Silver Surfer #5

By Chad Burdette

on October 4, 2025

The penultimate issue of DEATH OF SILVER SURFER, a five-issue limited series by writer Greg Pak and artists Sumit Kumar and Tiago Palma, hit stands earlier this week, revealing the identity of the hero taking up the mantle. In a surprising turn of events, Norrin bequeathed the Power Cosmic to Kelly Koh, a special agent tasked with taking him down.

Kelly’s journey from alien hunter to cosmic hero is completed in next month’s finale, DEATH OF SILVER SURFER #5.

With the Fantastic Four’s blessing, Kelly will soar through the Marvel Universe moving forward as the new Sentinel of the Spaceways!

But first, she’ll team up with her predecessor against an ancient universe-ending threat borne from the sins of Galactus!

in a Marvel press release Pak shared:

“The Silver Surfer has always been famously one of Marvel’s most emotionally tormented characters, and Kelly with the Power Cosmic absolutely follows in that tradition, ha ha!
But she’s also got a no-nonsense, cocky, dangerous edge that makes her much less predictable than Norrin and a huge challenge to the villains—and heroes!—of the Marvel Universe. Dontcha dare miss DEATH OF THE SILVER SURFER #5 to see what’s next for both Norrin and Kelly — and the Power Cosmic!”

Check out interior art from DEATH OF SILVER SURFER #5 along with an original design sheet by Sumit Kumar