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Issue Details

Issue #38
Published September 1973
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36

Cover Details - "Less Than Monster More Than Man!"

Characters Hulk; Thunderbolt Ross; Rick Jones
Genre superhero
Script Bill Everett
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Bill Everett
Reprinted from Tales To Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #83 [recolored]

10 page Incredible Hulk story "Less than Monster, More Than Man!"

Characters Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Ross; Thunderbolt Ross; Glen Talbot; Rick Jones; Boomerang (Villain); Secret Empire (Villain)
Synopsis The Hulk has saved Betty from the Boomerang but Ross thinks he has kidnapped his daughter so he sends the whole force of gamma base after the jade giant; While the miltary is distracted with their Hulk hunt, Boomerang tries once again to capture the Orion missile.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby (layouts); Bill Everett (pencils)
Inks Bill Everett
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes Pencil credits altered by Mark Evanier, via the GCD Errors list, August 2009. Original indexer had only Kirby.
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #83

10 page Sub-Mariner story "The Sub-Mariner Strikes!"

Characters Sub-Mariner; Krang (Villain); The Secret Empire (Villain); Dorma
Synopsis Sub-Mariner and Krang battle over New York. When Sub-Mariner loses his memory at the end of the battle the Secret Empire convince him that they are his friends.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Letters Artie Simek
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #83 [with pp. 2, 4 of original story omitted]

Half page Marvel Bullpen Bulletins promo (ad from the publisher)

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Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "FOOM ad"

Synopsis Ad for FOOM.
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