Another Elder, the Contemplator, allies with the space pirate Captain Reptyl against the Silver Surfer, but is betrayed and apparently killed.Silver Surfer vol. 3 #12 (June 1988). Marvel Comics. The Contemplator is revealed to have survived—as a disembodied head—and goes on to attempt to rule the Kree Empire, but is seemingly destroyed by the peace-loving alien Cotati.Silver Surfer vol. 3 #20 (Feb. 1989); 25–27 (July–Sep. 1989) and 29–31 (Nov.–Dec. 1989). Marvel Comics.
