(October 1982)

Marvel, 1976 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 0.50 GBP; 1.25 CAD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Annually
On-sale Date
1982-10 ?
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Editing
Al Milgrom (credited) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

Additional information on contents of comic provided by Terry Vraspir (May 28, 2004).
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Day the Earth Turned Green! (Table of Contents)

Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Beast; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]
Reprints

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

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Day the Earth Turned Green (Table of Contents: 2)

Hulk / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Mantlo (credited)
Pencils
Rich Buckler (credited)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rikky Keegan; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Ed Koch; Donald Blake [Thor]; Doctor Strange; the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Vision; Beast; Wasp; Wonder Man; Yellowjacket [Hank Pym]; Jocasta]; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing; Franklin Richards]; Leader (villain); Humanoids (villain)
Synopsis
The Leader has obtained a sample of Bruce Banner's gamma irradiated blood and used it to cause a "green flu" that is bringing down the inhabitants of New York City. With Spider-Man and the Avengers after him, Hulk uncovers the fact that the Leader has infected the city's water supply and the disaster is averted.
Reprints

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

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Classified ads. Appears after page 3 of the main story.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Bubble Yum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 11 of the main story.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo ad for subscription to current Marvel titles. Appears after page 14 of the main story.

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

Mile High Comics / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 20 of the main story.

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

Creation Comic Book Conventions / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 26 of the main story.

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

Heroes World / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Tyco Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 29 of the main story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Bud Plant / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter (signed as Shooter); ?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes Items, The Hype Box and Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Marvel Bonus Pin-Up (Table of Contents: 13)

Doc Samson / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alan Weiss ?
Inks
Al Milgrom ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doc Samson
Reprints

Unus Unchained (Table of Contents: 14)

Doc Samson / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jo Duffy (credited as Mary Jo Duffy)
Pencils
Frank Miller (credited)
Inks
Steve Mitchell (credited)
Colors
Bob Sharen (credited)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
Editing
Al Milgrom (credited as Allen Milgrom) (editor); Jim Shooter (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doc Samson; Unus (villain)
Synopsis
Doc Samson figures out a way to touch the untouchable Unus.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Editor, Al Milgrom, explains that this is the first pencil job Frank Miller did for Marvel and is presented here for the first time.

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

Marvel Super Mart / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Appears after page 3 of the Doc Samson story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

advertisement / 0.6 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Classified ads.

Power! (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Al Milgrom (signed)
Inks
Al Milgrom (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Rosen ?; typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk

Indexer Notes

Promo for Marvel Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

[Bring the Battle Home!] (Table of Contents: 19)

Parker Brothers Games / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back video game cartridge. Appears on the back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Day the Earth Turned Green!
    Hulk
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Cracker Jack
  3. 2. The Day the Earth Turned Green
    Hulk
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Grit Newspaper
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Bubble Yum
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Mile High Comics
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Creation Comic Book Conventions
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Heroes World
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Tyco Toys
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Bud Plant
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Hype Box; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  14. 13. Marvel Bonus Pin-Up
    Doc Samson
  15. 14. Unus Unchained
    Doc Samson
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Marvel Super Mart
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
  18. 17. Power!
    Hulk
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards
  20. 19. [Bring the Battle Home!]
    Parker Brothers Games
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