The Incredible Hulk #170

(December 1973)

Famous Name Prizes or Cash (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Death From On High! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hulk / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script

Chris Claremont (credited); Steve Englehart (credited) (plot)

Pencils

Herb Trimpe (credited)

Inks

Jack Abel (credited)

Colors

George Roussos (credited as G. Roussos)

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Talbot [Betty Ross]; Volcano creatures (villain, introduction, death)

Synopsis

Bruce and Betty are falling from eight miles high in the sky but Bruce is able to turn into the Hulk and cushion their fall. They end up on an island where Hulk does his best to nurse Betty back to health. This includes saving her from a gang of volcano monsters who try their best to squish her. Betty is picked up by a passing military helicopter and Hulk secretly hitches a ride.

Reprints

• in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #29 ([décembre 1973]) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #7 - Hulk et la Harpie (4ème trimestre 1979)
• in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #26 ([July] 1980) [minus 1st splash 'title' page]
• in Hulk (Atlantic Forlag, 1980 series) #4/1980 ([juli] 1980)
• in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #4 (2006)
• in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #6 - Crisis on Counter-Earth (2021)

Roach Creates a Monsterpiece (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Roach Designs Iron-on Transfers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Introducing Corgi’s Formula 1 Racers (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Corgi Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Green Skin's Grab-Bag / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Steve Englehart

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset; ?

Feature Logo

Green Skin's Grab-Bag

Indexer Notes

Letters from Kim Thompson and Ralph Macchio. Steve Englehart provides a personal reply to Macchio's letter. Located on top half of page between 12th & 13th story pages (pages numbered 18 and 22.)

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Dracula Lives; Tales of the Zombie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now! Train at Home to Become a Veterinary Assistant (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

North American School of Animal Sciences / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wear the Badge of the Future in… Conservation (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Monumental Memorandums of Mice and Marveldom! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

A Genuine Spider-Man Medallion-Coin (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Hallmark Minting Service / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Gain Weight! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Hercules II Muscle-Building Plan / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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La Salle Extension University / advertisement / 1 page (report information)