(September 1969)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except October, semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1969-06-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

At the Mercy of... Maximus the Mad! (Table of Contents)

Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Herb Trimpe (signed as Trimpe); John Romita (see notes)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (signed as Trimpe); John Romita (see notes)
Colors
Marie Severin (sourced)
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Maximus the Mad
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Romita alterations on Hulk's face per Nick Caputo, 2006. Unaltered cover published in Marvel Super-Heroes #72, per Nick Caputo, 2011.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

At the Mercy of -- Maximus the Mad! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hulk / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited as Herby Trimpe)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (credited as Herby Trimpe)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the public square of Costa Salvador, a gigantic statue stands...
Feature Logo
The Incredible Hulk!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Aireo (villain); Falcona (villain); Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leonus (villain); Maximus the Mad (villain); Nebulo (villain); Richard Nixon (cameo); Betty Ross; General "Thunderbolt" Ross; Stallior (villain); Major Glenn Talbot; Timberius (villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Bruce Banner is in the country of Costa Salvador when he runs across a town in the shadow of a giant robot whose inhabitants seem to be mind controlled. As he finds his own mind being assaulted, Bruce turns into the Hulk and then attacks a hilltop fortress that seems to be the source of the mental manipulation. Breaking into the fortress, Hulk finds that his foes are Maximus the Mad and his evil band of Inhumans and a battle ensues. The army also attacks the fortress and Maximus talks the Hulk into helping him repel the jade giant's oldest enemies.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mr. America-Mr. Universe (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Nick Fury; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / advertisement / 0.6 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Green Skin's Grab-Bag / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (illustrations)
Inks
Dan Adkins (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan and Herb, The Hulk is one of your most interesting characters...
Feature Logo
Green Skin's Grab-Bag

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Mary Elizabeth Doran, David Hench, Crombie Sproule, Garrett Everett, and Shirley Gorman; two panel reproductions from previous issues.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. At the Mercy of... Maximus the Mad!
    Hulk
  2. 1. ["Pocket spy telescope"]
    Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog
  3. 2. At the Mercy of -- Maximus the Mad!
    Hulk
  4. 3. ["Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"]
    Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game
  5. 4. ["Batty bulletins to bewilder, bewitch, and bedazzle you!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  6. 5. ["Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic"]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  7. 6. Mr. America-Mr. Universe
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  8. 7. ["Build a whole “Matchbox” car city in your room."]
    Matchbox Models
  9. 8. ["Weak-broken nails?"]
  10. 9. Shop by Mail
  11. 10. ["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
    Nick Fury; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos
  12. 11. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  13. 12. ["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  14. 13. ["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  15. 14. ["Dear Stan and Herb, The Hulk is one of your most interesting characters..."]
    Green Skin's Grab-Bag
  16. 15. ["Do you have art talent worth developing?"]
    Famous Artists Schools
  17. 16. ["America's greatest values in science labs and courses!"]
    American Basic Science Labs
  18. 17. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Jochen G.
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Richard Thomson
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore