i just saw the future pm of australia, his name is noel pearson, he's very smart and articulate, he's aboriginal and he won my vote, actually i don't have a vote being a permenent resident of this here wonderful country, i am still europian by passport, still english by birth and still feel like alien being trapped on my favorite planet in the galaxy. possibly why i love the silver surfer so much, he is the only comic book hero that ever made any sense to me. In origin there is no one quite like him, living on a planet that was so advanced it had forsaken the warrior code, a planet purely devoted to hedonistic pursuits and recreation, even the adventures people had were all simulated until an alien being entered their solar system. Galactus the devourer of worlds, a being that consumed planets for energy had now set it's sights upon Norin Radds native planet. Becuase exploration had been abandoned as a concept centuries ago there was no way Norin could attempt to stop head Galactus so he appealled to the council of eleders that goverened his planet to provide him with a space ship from the museum. As cities were already falling the council had no choice but to listen to Norins plea. So out he went leaving his loved one behind, into space to meet Galactus and convince him to spare his planet.
Beamed into the huge space ship of Galactus Norrin made a pact that he would become a scout and find fresh uninhabited worlds for Galactus to devour and in the devils bargin, Norrin was coated in a silver substance that gave him access and control over what is known as the power cosmic. As a vechile Galactus provided Norrin with the ultimate surfboard. Years past by and Norrin had provided Galactus with many worlds but they were becoming increasingly difficult to find and then Galactus spotted earth. Norrin tried everything he could to warn humanity, but they treated him as an outcast, declared war upon him and wherever he went he was considered an enemy. Eventually in tibet he met a blind woman who gave him hope for the species and he ultimatly betrayed Galactus and refused to supply his world-devouring appetite. His punishment was confinement to earth where he spent several years assisting mankind, in his spare time he wuld hurl himself at the invisible barrier Galactus had sheilded around the planet to contain his ex herald. On earth he was known as the silver surfer, eventually he escaped and currently soars the starways as a universal protector.
Yes this very much was my kind of superhero, a shiney dude on a surf board riding through space, being cool.