The Incredible Hulk #142 [British]
(August 1971)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except January, semi-monthly
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

A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom, with replaced cover price.
This issue is a variant of The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #142.

They Shoot Hulks, Don't They? (Table of Contents)

Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Herb Trimpe
Inks
John Severin
Colors
Marie Severin ?
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Valkyrie
Reprints
Keywords
lightning; storms

Indexer Notes

Title is paraphrased from the movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?", released in 1969, starring Jane Fonda.

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

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

They Shoot Hulks, Don't They? (Table of Contents: 2)

Hulk / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas (credited)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
John Severin (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as A. Simek)

Job Number
517Z
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; The Valkyrie [in Samatha Parrington's body]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Tom Wolfe; the Enchantress (villain)
Synopsis
The Hulk is the focus of a social event as the Parringtons bring him to a party but their women's lib daughter is given the powers of the Valkyrie by the Enchantress and battles the jade giant.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Splash page notes: "Inspired by the book Radical Chic by Tom Wolfe." The next appearance of Valkyrie is in Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #4.

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

Estes Rockets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1000 Tricks Catalog [Giant Surprise Catalog]; 1001 Things You Can Get Free; Ace Publishing Song Secrets; Aviation Photos; Bike and Bunny Decals and Krazy Labels; Centuri Rockets; Clark Stamps; Clint's Comics; Comic Sales Comics; Crown Music; Doug Van Gordon Comics; Ed Sale Secret System; Hypno-Coin; Kal-X Tablets; Metropolitan Stamps; Squirrel Monkey; Universal Bodybuilding; The Venus Fly Trap / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Centre Coin's Album or Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

Brian Laurence Comics; Brown Stamps; Cash Coins; Empire Stamps; Five Star Music; Globus Stamps; Grand Book Comics; How to Be Taller; Jaxon Stamps; Kal-X Tablets; Littleton Stamps; Mystic Stamps; North American School of Conservation; Ocean Stamps; Penny Stamps; Picture Stamps; Puff Mystery Egg Pet; Tru Valu Stamps; White Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Columbia Record Club / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Centre Coins; Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System; Crash Diet Plan; Go-Kart and Speed-Bike Easy Plans; Howard Rogofsky Comics; Mellinger Co. Free Report; Passaic Book Center Comics; Robert Bell Comics; San Diego Comic-Con / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Green Skin's Grab-Bag / letters page / 1.6 pages (report information)

Script
Roy Thomas
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (illustrations)
Inks
John Severin; Sam Grainger (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, Roy, and Herb, I've really enjoyed this aspect of the Hulk...
Feature Logo
Green Skin's Grab-Bag

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Richard Weiss, Gary Insley, Mike Arnot, David Mitchell, and Shirley Gorman.
Includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marvel”.

The Keepers of the Crypt! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Conan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 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) /

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. They Shoot Hulks, Don't They?
    Hulk
  2. 1. ["The end of the skinny body"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. They Shoot Hulks, Don't They?
    Hulk
  4. 3. ["Step into the real world of space with Vern Estes."]
    Estes Rockets
  5. 4. ["Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $6 weekly"]
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Mighty Marvel Checklist
  7. 6. ["Original unpublished art portfolios"]
    Marvelmania
  8. 7. ["These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"]
    North American School of Drafting
  9. 8. ["Play Guitar in 7 Days"]
    1000 Tricks Catalog [Giant Surprise Catalog]; 1001 Things You Can Get Free; Ace Publishing Song Secrets; Aviation Photos; Bike and Bunny Decals and Krazy Labels; Centuri Rockets; Clark Stamps; Clint's Comics; Comic Sales Comics; Crown Music; Doug Van Gordon Comics; Ed Sale Secret System; Hypno-Coin; Kal-X Tablets; Metropolitan Stamps; Squirrel Monkey; Universal Bodybuilding; The Venus Fly Trap
  10. 9. ["We'll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny"]
    Centre Coin's Album or Catalog
  11. 10. ["Now revealed — the “2 Hour” method to super speed karate"]
    Precise Publications Defense Training
  12. 11. [Shop by Mail]
    Brian Laurence Comics; Brown Stamps; Cash Coins; Empire Stamps; Five Star Music; Globus Stamps; Grand Book Comics; How to Be Taller; Jaxon Stamps; Kal-X Tablets; Littleton Stamps; Mystic Stamps; North American School of Conservation; Ocean Stamps; Penny Stamps; Picture Stamps; Puff Mystery Egg Pet; Tru Valu Stamps; White Stamps
  13. 12. ["Now...save almost 50% on the hit records you want!"]
    Columbia Record Club
  14. 13. ["Everything you've always wanted to know about the Bullpen, but were afraid to ask!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  15. 14. [Shop by Mail]
    Centre Coins; Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System; Crash Diet Plan; Go-Kart and Speed-Bike Easy Plans; Howard Rogofsky Comics; Mellinger Co. Free Report; Passaic Book Center Comics; Robert Bell Comics; San Diego Comic-Con
  16. 15. ["Dear Stan, Roy, and Herb, I've really enjoyed this aspect of the Hulk..."]
    Green Skin's Grab-Bag
  17. 16. The Keepers of the Crypt!
    Conan
  18. 17. ["If you like to draw for fun, we can help you draw for money."]
    Famous Artists Schools
  19. 18. ["3 complete fishing outfits"]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  20. 19. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
This issue was modified by
  • David Bruce
  • Steve Coates
  • Phil Owens
  • Derek Reinhard