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The Incredible Hulk
#173
(March 1974)
Marvel
, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1973-11-20
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 Comic Reader (Street Enterprises, 1973 series) #102, December 1973.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:
in
Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #6 - Crisis on Counter-Earth
(2021)
The Second Coming of the Cobalt Man!
(Table of Contents)
The Hulk
/ cover / 1 page
(report information)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe
(signed as
Trimpe
)
Inks
Herb Trimpe
(signed as
Trimpe
)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Cobalt Man
Reprints
in
The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #182
in
Hulk E I Difensori (Editoriale Corno, 1975 series) #43
in
L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #32
([Mars 1974])
in
Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #8
(1er trimestre 1980)
in
Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #5
(2008)
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Cover gallery
Don't Be Half a Man!
(Table of Contents: 1)
(Expand)
/
Charles Atlas
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
Anybody Out There Remember...the Cobalt Man?
(Table of Contents: 2)
The Hulk
/ comic story / 19 pages
(report information)
Script
Roy Thomas
(credited)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe
(credited)
Inks
Herb Trimpe
(credited)
Colors
Petra Goldberg
(credited)
Letters
Jean Simek
(credited as
Jean Izzo
)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Ted Roberts; Cobalt Man [Ralph Roberts](villain); X-Men [Cyclops; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Iceman; Beast] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Ralph Roberts stands in close proximity to a nuclear blast so he can once again have the power to become Cobalt Man. The Hulk battles Cobalt Man on board a ship but their fracas sinks the boat, just as Hulk begins to turn into puny Banner.
Reprints
in
L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #32
([Mars 1974])
in
Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #8
(1er trimestre 1980)
in
Hulk (Atlantic Forlag, 1980 series) #6/1980
([september] 1980) [minus 3 pages]
in
Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #5
(2008)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)
(Expand)
/
American Bicycle Moto-X Association
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
I'll Make you a Master of Karate
(Table of Contents: 4)
(Expand)
/
Precise Publications Book & Dummy
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)
(Expand)
/
International Correspondence Schools
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 6)
(Expand)
/
Colombia House
/ advertisement / 2 pages
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)
(Expand)
/
advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)
(Expand)
/
The Mellinger Co. Free Report
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 9)
(Expand)
/
Grit
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)
Green Skin's Grab-Bag
/ letters page / 0.67 page
(report information)
Script
Steve Gerber ?
Pencils
Herb Trimpe
Inks
Herb Trimpe
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Green Skin's Grab-Bag
Indexer Notes
On top portion of page between 12th & 13th story pages (pages numbered 18 and 22.)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)
(Expand)
/
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
(report information)
Christmas Chronicles and Yuletide Yucks - And a Partridge in a Pear Tree!
(Table of Contents: 12)
(Expand)
/
Bullpen Bulletins
;
Stan's Soapbox
/ in-house column / 1 page
(report information)
I'm Sick and Tired of My Job!
(Table of Contents: 13)
(Expand)
/
Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons]
/ comics-form advertising / 1 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 14)
(Expand)
/
advertisement / 2 pages
(report information)
Blockbustin' Bullpen Bonus Page
(Table of Contents: 15)
(Expand)
/
Bullpen Bulletins
/ in-house column / 1 page
(report information)
These 3 Big Drafting Kits* Given to You!
(Table of Contents: 16)
(Expand)
/
North American School of Drafting
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 17)
(Expand)
/
advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
Never Finished High School?
(Table of Contents: 18)
(Expand)
/
Wayne School
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
Have You Seen This Coupon Before?
(Table of Contents: 19)
(Expand)
/
La Salle Extension University
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
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0.
The Second Coming of the Cobalt Man!
The Hulk
1.
Don't Be Half a Man!
Charles Atlas
2.
Anybody Out There Remember...the Cobalt Man?
The Hulk
3.
["Boys! Girls! Now you can ride Moto-X Rider."]
American Bicycle Moto-X Association
4.
I'll Make you a Master of Karate
Precise Publications Book & Dummy
5.
["If you've ever said... 'There must be a better way to earn a living...'"]
International Correspondence Schools
6.
["Any 15 records for only $1.97 or any 11 tapes for only $1.97"]
Colombia House
7.
["The key - to your future! Be a locksmith like me"]
8.
["I’ll reveal how to discover profits of import 10,000 fantastic values - secret low prices"]
The Mellinger Co. Free Report
9.
["Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time"]
Grit
10.
[no title indexed]
Green Skin's Grab-Bag
11.
["Look out, New York! Daredevil’s back!"]
12.
Christmas Chronicles and Yuletide Yucks - And a Partridge in a Pear Tree!
Bullpen Bulletins
;
Stan's Soapbox
13.
I'm Sick and Tired of My Job!
Cleveland Institute of Electronics [lessons]
14.
["Too skinny?"]
15.
Blockbustin' Bullpen Bonus Page
Bullpen Bulletins
16.
These 3 Big Drafting Kits* Given to You!
North American School of Drafting
17.
["Enjoy an exciting, romantic look impressive anytime!"]
18.
Never Finished High School?
Wayne School
19.
Have You Seen This Coupon Before?
La Salle Extension University
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