(September 1973)

Marvel, 1971 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1973-06-19
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A.
Editing
Roy Thomas (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from The Comic Reader #97, May 1973.

Cry Monster! (Table of Contents)

Hulk; The Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Romita ?; Jim Starlin ?
Inks
John Romita
Colors
?
Letters
Danny Crespi

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (9 January 2005). Original indexer credited Mike Esposito. Possible Romita cover penciler credit provided 2006 by Nick Caputo.

Cry: Monster! (Table of Contents: 1)

Hulk; The Thing / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein (credited)
Pencils
Jim Starlin (credited)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited as Glynis Wein)
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Job Number
1484-Z
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ben-- stop! You don't know what you're doing-- !
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm] (also origin in flashback); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (also origin in flashback)
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards] (origin in flashback); Iron Man [Tony Stark] (cameo in next issue teaser); Kurrgo (villain); Leader [Samuel Sterns] (villain); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (also origin in flashback))
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
The Hulk and the Thing are transported to a ghost town in the New Mexico desert to be pitted against one another in combat by the Leader and Kurrgo.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Thing last appearance in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #137; Hulk between Defenders (Marvel, 1972 series) #11 and Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series) #167.

More Mirth-Inducing Memorabilia from Memo-Minded Marvel! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

FOOM! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

FOOM / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

On Sale Now! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Conan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cry Monster!
    Hulk; The Thing
  2. 1. Cry: Monster!
    Hulk; The Thing
  3. 2. More Mirth-Inducing Memorabilia from Memo-Minded Marvel!
    Bullpen Bulletins
  4. 3. FOOM!
    FOOM
  5. 4. On Sale Now!
    Conan
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Steve Jenner
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Steven Tice
  • Jim Van Dore