The Incredible Hulk
#108
(October 1968)
Marvel,
1968 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except October, semi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1968-07-11
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Olympia Publications 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 the publication date reported to the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 22, Part 2, Periodicals, January-December 1968. Copyright number B474889. Copyright given to Olympia Publications, Inc., Marvel Comics Group.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Monster Triumphant!
Hulk / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Mandarin; Nick Fury; Yuri Brevlov
- Reprints
-
in HIP Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #19125 -
in The Incredible Hulk (Newton Comics, 1974 series) #11 -
in La Increible Mole (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1969 series) #7 -
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #125 (1969) -
in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #4 ([août 1970]) -
in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #62 (January 1977) - in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 (2001)
- in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #11 - Der unglaubliche Hulk: Entfesselt (Dezember 2015)
- in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #3 - The Leader Lives (2018)
-
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hypnotic whirling coin
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
Monster Triumphant!
Hulk / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Herb Trimpe (credited as Herby Trimpe); Marie Severin (layouts)
- Inks
- John Severin (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Irv Watanabe (credited as I. watanabe)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Nick Fury; Mandarin (villain); Yuri Brevlov (villain); Mao Tse-Tung (cameo); Tony Stark [Iron Man] (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Mandarin controls the Hulk and sends him to attack a Red Chinese target. Fury and his old foe Brevlov team up to take on the jade giant. Once the Hulk breaks Mandarin's conditioning, he returns and destroys the ringed one's base of operations.
- Reprints
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #125 (1969)
- in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #4 ([août 1970])
-
in Marvel Comic Annual (World Distributors, 1970 series) #1971 (1971) - in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #57 (November 3, 1973) [pages 1-20, pages 4, 7-9 deleted]
-
in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #43 (2ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]] - in Marvel Super-Heroes (Marvel, 1967 series) #62 (January 1977) [-2 pages; -pages 7 and 10]
-
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) #4 (juin 1983)
- in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #2 (2001)
- 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 - in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #3 - The Leader Lives (2018)
-
- Keywords
- China; communism; quicksand; tank
Indexer Notes
According to Herb Trimpe in his introduction to Marvel Masterworks Incredible Hulk vol 4, Marie Severin provided layouts for him.
Pete Duncan - "Dropout"
ICS / International Correspondence Schools / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- ?; ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- Bob Fujitani
- Inks
- Bob Fujitani
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Editing
- ?
- Characters
- Bob; Helen; Pete Duncan
Indexer Notes
Comics ad for the International Correspondence Schools I.C.S. Between story pages 3 and 4.
Intelsat III Satellite
Cheerios / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Cheerios Kid
- Keywords
- cereal
Indexer Notes
Facts about the Intelsat III communications satellite - and some words on behalf of Cheerios breakfast cereal. Color ad between story pages 6 and 7.
[no title indexed]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Get big prizes or cash!
- Feature Logo
Olympic Prizes or Cash
Indexer Notes
Between story pages 6 and 7.
[no title indexed]
Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
Indexer Notes
Between story pages 9 and 10.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fellows! Here's a swell way to make lots of money and win prizes too!
Indexer Notes
Ad for Grit newspaper sales from Grit Publishing Co. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of story sequence on top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- Russ Heath
- Inks
- Russ Heath
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 204 pc Revolutionary War soldiers set only $1.98
Indexer Notes
Illustrated ad for 204 piece set of plastic Revolutionary War soldiers and equipment. $1.98. Located between story pages 15 and 16, on lower half of page.
[Shop by Mail; Stamps]
advertisement / 2 pages
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photographs)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photographs)
- Colors
- ? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Check the kind of body you want
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photograph)
- Synopsis
- A collection of classified advertising offering stamps, novelties, and comic books.
Indexer Notes
Between story pages 18 and 19.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited as Smiley); ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photographs)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photographs)
- Colors
- ? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Items of incredible import to illuminate your interest, invigorate your imagination, and intoxicate your id!
- Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]
Indexer Notes
Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist
[no title indexed]
Liftee Height Increase Pads / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now you can be taller instantly!
Indexer Notes
Located on top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? ( ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photograph)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photograph)
- Colors
- ? (background and lettering only)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll make you a master of karate
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for book on learning Karate.
Located on lower half of page.
[no title indexed]
Green Skin's Grab-Bag / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Gary Friedrich ?
- Pencils
- Marie Severin (illustration)
- Inks
- George Tuska (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Green Skin's Grab-Bag
Indexer Notes
Letters from Jeff Webb, Thel Watson, Ronny Sol, Bill Phillips, Mark Squires, Bill Hedrick, Jim Robal, and Harvey Sabel; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.
[no title indexed]
The Avengers / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ? (promo copy)
- Pencils
- John Buscema ?
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Another Marvel masterpiece
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Avengers [Goliath [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Black Panther [T'Challa]]; Alternate Avengers [Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor; Hulk [Bruce Banner]]
Indexer Notes
House ad for the Avengers Annual (Marvel, 1967 series) #2 with cover shown and advertised as “on sale now.”
[no title indexed]
American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- America's greatest values in science labs and courses!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Monster Triumphant!
Hulk -
1.
["Hypnotic whirling coin"]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog -
2.
Monster Triumphant!
Hulk -
3.
Pete Duncan - "Dropout"
ICS / International Correspondence Schools -
4.
Intelsat III Satellite
Cheerios -
5.
["Get big prizes or cash!"]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
6.
["Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"]
Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game -
7.
["Fellows! Here's a swell way to make lots of money and win prizes too!"]
Grit Newspaper -
8.
["204 pc Revolutionary War soldiers set only $1.98"]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
9.
[Shop by Mail; Stamps]
-
10.
["Items of incredible import to illuminate your interest, invigorate your imagination, and intoxicate your id!"]
Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox -
11.
["Now you can be taller instantly!"]
Liftee Height Increase Pads -
12.
["I'll make you a master of karate"]
Precise Publications Defense Training -
13.
[no title indexed]
Green Skin's Grab-Bag -
14.
["Another Marvel masterpiece"]
The Avengers -
15.
["America's greatest values in science labs and courses!"]
American Basic Science Labs -
16.
["Boys, girls, men, women"]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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