The Incredible Hulk
#102
(April 1968)
Marvel,
1968 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-01-09
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Olympia Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group; MCG
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.; World Color Press, Inc., Sparta Illinois 62286
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
On Sale Date from the publication date reported to the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 22, Part 2, Periodicals, January-December 1968. Copyright number B474853. Date given is what was in the application form, but per the Copyright Office also notes it received notice of the issue in 1967. Copyright given to Olympia Publications, Inc., Marvel Comics Group.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
[no title indexed]
The Hulk / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Marie Severin
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- Marie Severin ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen; Morrie Kuramoto (bottom caption)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The world's most powerful mortal... in his own full-length magazine at last -- origin and all!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]
- Reprints
-
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1999 -
in O Incrível Hulk (Editora Bloch, 1975 series) #1 -
in La Increible Mole (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1969 series) #1 (Febrero 1969) -
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #99 (1969) -
in Hulk (Red Clown, 1974 series) #1/1974 (1974) -
in The Incredible Hulk (Newton Comics, 1974 series) #8 (1975) -
in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 (2001) [black and white] - in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 ([January] 2006), #3 ([January] 2006)
- in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
- in Warriors Three: Dog Day Afternoon (Marvel, 2011 series) ([April] 2011)
- in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #11 - Der unglaubliche Hulk: Entfesselt (Dezember 2015)
-
--This World Not His Own!
The Hulk / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Gary Friedrich (credited)
- Pencils
- Marie Severin (credited)
- Inks
- George Tuska (credited); Marie Severin ? (see notes)
- Colors
- Marie Severin ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Feature Logo
The Incredible Hulk!- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Warriors Three [Fandral (supporting); Hogun (supporting); Volstagg (supporting)]; Enchantress [Amora] (villain); The Executioner [Skurge] (villain); Hulk [Bruce Banner] (origin) (featured); Rick Jones (flashback) (cameo); Odin (supporting); Oldar (first appearance); Thunderbolt Ross (flashback) (cameo); Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd] (flashback) (cameo); Igor Sklar (flashback); Thor (flashback) (cameo); Trolls (villain)
- Synopsis
- Bruce Banner is falling down a bottomless pit back to Midgard when the Enchantress plucks him back. The Warriors Three consult Oldar the Oracle and find out the origins of the Hulk. Banner transforms into the Hulk which enrages the Executioner who has fought the jade giant before. Leaving the Hulk behind, the evil duo lead an army of trolls against Asgard and the Hulk arrives on the scene just in time to lend a hand in the victory of Odin's forces. Even though he has proven himself an ally, the Hulk still manages to tick the All-Father off so an enraged Odin sends him back to Earth.
- Reprints
-
in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #81 (31 August 1968) [pages 1-9], #82 (7 September 1968) [pages 9-15 ?], #83 (14 September 1968) [pages 15-20 ?] - in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #99 (1969)
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #45 (August 11, 1973)
- in Hulk (Red Clown, 1974 series) #1/1974 (1974)
-
in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #42 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]] - in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #56 (March 1976)
-
in Hulk Pocket [Hulk Superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #2 (1980) - in Der unglaubliche Hulk (Condor, 1980 series) #2 ([Juli 1980]) which is reprinted
- in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1982 series) #3 (février 1983)
-
in O Poderoso Thor (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #4 (4 de Maio de 1983) [A página 18 do original foi completamente ignorada pelo editor português e não está presente.] - in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 (2001) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 ([January] 2006)
- in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
- in Warriors Three: Dog Day Afternoon (Marvel, 2011 series) ([April] 2011)
- in Warriors Three: Dog Day Afternoon (Marvel, 2011 series) ([October] 2011)
- in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #11 - Der unglaubliche Hulk: Entfesselt (Dezember 2015)
-
in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #75 - Невероятный Халк: Монстр На Свободе
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- Keywords
- Asgard
Indexer Notes
Marie Severin may have inked/corrected some panels. Info per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Syd Shores as inker with Tuska, but Nick sees no sign of Shores input.
Story continued from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #101.
Hulk fought the Executioner in Tales To Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #77.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
statement of ownership / 0.25 page
- Script
- John F. Hayes
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Title: Tales to Astonish.
Total copies printed (average in last 12 months): 449213.
Total copies printed (issue nearest to filing date): 463000.
Total paid circulation (average in last 12 months): 269132.
Total paid circulation (issue nearest to filing date): 293950.
Total distribution (average in last 12 months): 269227.
Total distribution (issue nearest to filing date): 294045.
Office use, left-over, unaccounted, spoiled after printings (average in last 12 months): 179986.
Office use, left-over, unaccounted, spoiled after printings (issue nearest to filing date): 168955.
Filing Date: October 1, 1967.
[no title indexed]
Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Green Skin Grab-Bag / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Gary Friedrich ?
- Pencils
- Marie Severin (illustrations)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia (illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen; typeset
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Paul Horton, Bobby Vitto, Thomas Kalina, Dean Crawford, Patrick Snead, Brad Annis, Ken Free, and Steve Chapman.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
["The world's most powerful mortal... in his own full-length magazine at last -- origin and all!"]
The Hulk -
1.
["Skin surface disfigured by pimples?"]
Fayd Skin Cream -
2.
--This World Not His Own!
The Hulk -
3.
["More triumphs for Marvel..!"]
Daredevil [Marvel]; Not Brand Echh -
4.
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
-
5.
["Shamed by your English?"]
Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet -
6.
["U.S. government surplus direct by mail!"]
Surplus Bargains -
7.
["New from The Mothers of Invention"]
The Mothers of Invention -
8.
[Shop by Mail; Stamps]
-
9.
["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
Grit -
10.
["I'll make you a master of karate"]
Precise Publications Book and Dummy -
11.
["Come 'n get it, tiger — Here's our New Year's gift to you!!"]
Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox -
12.
["Marvel super-heroes T-shirts"]
Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit -
13.
[no title indexed]
Green Skin Grab-Bag -
14.
["204pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set"]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
15.
["Here's a whole treasure chest of fun"]
Honor House Products -
16.
["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
Famous Artists School
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