(February 1971)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except January, semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1970-11-10
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 (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
This issue has variants:

The Behemoth! (Table of Contents)

Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Herb Trimpe (signed as Trimpe)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (signed as Trimpe)
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Xeron
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Rosen credit per Nick Caputo, July 2012. Original indexer credited Jean Izzo.

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Klaatu! The Behemoth from Beyond Space! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hulk / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited); Gerry Conway (plot, see notes)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
Sal Buscema (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Jean Simek (credited as Jean Izzo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Xeron (villain, introduction); Klatuu (villain, introduction); Abomination (cameo); Betty Ross (cameo); Jim Wilson (cameo)
Synopsis
Hulk interferes in a battle between Xeron the space hunter and his quarry, the giant energy beast Klatuu, and is taken into space as a slave for his troubles.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Conway plot revealed in the letters section of issue # 140.

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

PSM Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.4 page (report information)

Super Poster Offer (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Marvelmania / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.6 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop by Mail; Stamps (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

Coin Curios (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Green Skin's Grab-Bag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, Roy, and Herb, Hulk #131 was by far, to at least, on the most fascinating issues ever put out in this certain, in terms of story and character.
Feature Logo
Green Skin's Grab-Bag

Indexer Notes

letters of comment from Gary Chun, Honolulu Hawaii; Bill Szymonski, Tallmadge Ohio; and Michael L. Kuhne, Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska

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

Topper Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Hot Wheels / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Behemoth!
    Hulk
  2. 1. ["Monster s-i-z-e monsters"]
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. Klaatu! The Behemoth from Beyond Space!
    Hulk
  4. 3. ["Love Lite psychedelic lamp"]
    PSM Co.
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  6. 5. Super Poster Offer
    Marvelmania
  7. 6. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  8. 7. ["These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"]
    North American School of Drafting
  9. 8. [Shop by Mail]
  10. 9. ["Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can give you powerfully toned muscles and put full strength in your muscles..."]
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  11. 10. Shop by Mail; Stamps
  12. 11. Shop by Mail
  13. 12. ["A riotous round-up of ridiculous rumors and Rabelaisian reports!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  14. 13. Coin Curios
    Littleton Stamps
  15. 14. ["Get both spending money and free prizes"]
    Grit Newspaper
  16. 15. ["Dear Stan, Roy, and Herb, Hulk #131 was by far, to at least, on the most fascinating issues ever put out in this certain, in terms of story and character."]
    Green Skin's Grab-Bag
  17. 16. ["Al Unser winner of the 1970 Indy 500 says: Boys, which are faster - the new Johnny Lightning 500's or the Sizzlers?"]
    Topper Corp.
  18. 17. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
  19. 18. ["Send for free information on how you, too, can own a power-pack body"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  20. 19. ["Race the fastest Hot Wheels of them all..."]
    Hot Wheels
This issue was modified by, among others
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore