Issue Details

Issue	#82
Published	August 1979
Cover Price	0.40
Pages	36
Notes	Marvel's TV Sensation

Cover Details

Characters	Incredible Hulk
Synopsis	The Hulk bursts through a wall.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ron Wilson
Inks	Joe Rubinstein
Notes	Marvel's TV Sensation

18 page The Incredible Hulk story "If I Kill You--I Die!"

Characters	Incredible Hulk; General Ross; Betty Ross
Synopsis	A gamma ray experiment splits Bruce Banner and The Hulk into separate beings.
Genre	super-hero
Script	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Herb Trimpe
Inks	Herb Trimpe
Colors	Marie Severin
Letters	Sam Rosen
Editing	Stan Lee (original printing)
Reprinted	from Incredible Hulk, The (Marvel, 1968 series) #130

Half page advertisement "The Adventures of Gritboy"

Genre	teen
Notes	Ad for Grit Newspaper in comic form.

1 page advertisement "Megos Superhero Dolls"

Characters	cameos by Hulk, Spider-Man,
Genre	super-hero
Notes	Ad for Heroes World, (New Jersey stores) for toys and dolls featuring Marvel characters.

1 page [The Micronauts] advertisement "Alien creatures with brains that glow in the dark."

Characters	Repto; Membros; Antron
Genre	super-hero
Notes	Ad for alien space invader dolls for the Micronauts series by Mego.

1 page story "Meanwhile Back at the Bullpen..."

Characters	Roger Stern; cameos by various Marvel characters
Synopsis	Marvel Editor Roger Stern stars in a parody of an American Express credit card TV commercial (“Do you know who I am?”)
Genre	super-hero
Pencils	Marie Severin (signed)
Inks	Marie Severin (signed)
Notes	house ad for Marvel comics in comic strip form.

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "You can get an Incredible Marvel Flying Shield-Free!"

Characters	Captain America
Genre	super-hero
Notes	house ad for subscriptions to Marvel comics. (12 issues for $4.50)

1 page [Superman] advertisement "Kryptonite Rocks!!"

Characters	Superman
Genre	super-hero
Notes	ad for “Mail-Away” company selling blue-green “Kryptonite” rocks that glow in the dark. Features drawing of Superman that is swipe of early 60s Wayne Boring version.

1 page Bullpen Bulletins promo (ad from the publisher) "The Most Important Announcement of the year!"

Characters	cameos: Fantastic Four (with Herbie the robot)
Genre	super-hero
Script	Stan Lee & others
Notes	promos for Marvel comics

1 page [Superman] advertisement "Shhh. Don’t Let Lois Lane find out you’re a friend of Superman"

Characters	Superman; Lois Lane
Genre	super-hero
Notes	Ad for Corgi toys (truck, van, helicopter, etc.) featuring Superman emblem and drawing of character.

1 page [Star Trek] advertisement "A 23rd Century Odyssey Now"

Characters	Star Trek
Genre	science fiction
Notes	back cover; poster ad for “Star Trek: The Motion Picture”

8 page various advertisement

Notes

ads for Leaf Candy (Mr. Freeze & Whoppers); Marx Supershot toy cars; Hostess snack cakes; and many dealers featuring comic books; also “The Buyers’ Guide for Comics Fandom; “The Art of John Buscema”; and various other products.