Excelsior! Welcome, true believers! I am Stan Lee, the creator of this marvelous universe! This world is full of action and heroes, ready to save the day when needed. But this time, it will not be easy. A dark force of evil lurks in the deepest parts of the cosmos. The villains of this world plan to use an extraterrestrial material for something unspeakable! The heroes that I have created must stop them at all costs! And now, our tale shall begin…

Deep in the far reaches of space, a cosmic being lurks. It devours anything in sight. The energy will feed its hunger, and it is eternal, as old as the very universe itself! "I STILL HUNGER!" It bellowed. "GO! FIND ME MORE!" The being it spoke to was indeed a silver humanoid. Atop its cosmic surfboard, it nodded in response, and then flew off.

A long journey took the Silver Surfer to the planet of Earth. As it soared through the clouds, an armored figure followed it. Following the figure was a massive airborne aircraft carrier! "Sorry, surfer dude, but you're headed for a wipe-out!" Iron Man said. Then, he got a call via radio in his suit. "Careful, Tony Stark." The voice belonged to S.H.I.E.L.D director Nick Fury. "I'm reading an incoming ship!" Then, the Iron Avenger and the Silver Surfer saw a fighter jet in front of them. "Watch out! It's about to open fire!" Fury warned. Tony blasted the ship, but it countered with a projectile which hit the surfer, sending him plummeting to the ground, with his board in pieces. Iron Man was also caught in the blast. "Tony! Are you alright?" Nicolas Fury asked. "Ung. I'm fine, director." He replied. "MINOR DAMAGE TAKEN. SHEILD LEVEL AT 99.9%." The other voice in the suit belonged to JARVIS, Tony's A.I. system. Meanwhile, down on Earth, the pieces of the board turned from silver to a sparkling black upon hitting the surface. Yet, the Silver Surfer was nowhere to be seen.

Elsewhere, at Castle Doom, Victor Von Doom was constructing yet another one of his plans of doom. "With these Cosmic Stones, the world will be mine to rule!" He bellowed. Silver Surfer was left unconscious near one of the castle's walls. "But first, I should prevent it from being destroyed." Doctor Doom added. Then, a voice rang out from a radio. "This would have been much easier had you captured the board intact, rather than blasting it to pieces." It said. "The Avengers had arrived." Doom replied. "They know how to ruin every good plan." "Yet your plan is still… fantastic." The voice answered. "A poor choice of words, God of Mischief." Doom snapped back. "I prefer to see it as… genius! I have hired every available ally we could find to help me assemble this great weapon!" "That is sort of a mouthful, but alright. Speaking of that…" "Silence! Now, we must track down more of these Cosmic Stones to build my weapon!" Doom turned to an incomplete construction made of the same material of the Silver Surfer's board. "As you command, oh most doom-full one." The voice said sarcastically. Behind the metal plating, Victor smiled. He had already sent two of his minions to obtain the stones, with most of them landing in Manhattan, New York. They had begun searching at Grand Central Station…