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Publisher: Marvel

Title: The Incredible Hulk
Issue: 173
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: March 1974
Volume: 1

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Incredible Hulk #173
Owner: Ghost Town

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Story Title: The Second Coming of the Cobalt Man! - cover
Pages:1
Genre:superhero
Characters:Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Cobalt Man


Story Title: Don't Be Half a Man! - advertisement
Pages:1
Pencils:?; ? (photograph)
Inks:?; ? (photograph)
Letters:?; typeset
Characters:Charles Atlas; Mac
Synopsis:Ad for body building course. The sequential art portion is a smaller version than earlier versions of “The Insult That Made a Man out of ‘Mac’” In which Mac uses the Charles Atlas course to build up his muscles and fight back against a bully of the beach.


Story Title: Anybody Out There Remember...the Cobalt Man? - comic story
Pages:19
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.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:American Bicycle Moto-X Association
Pages:0.5
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Boys and girls can join the Moto-X Association for $3 per year,


Story Title: I'll Make you a Master of Karate - advertisement
Features:Precise Publications Book & Dummy
Pages:0.5
Pencils:?; ? (photograph)
Inks:?; ? (photograph)
Colors:? (background and lettering only)
Letters:typeset
Characters:Wallace W. Reumann (photograph)
Synopsis:Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:International Correspondence Schools
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photograph)
Inks:? (photograph)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Advertisement for courses offered by International Correspondence Schools.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:Colombia House
Pages:2
Pencils:?; ? (photograph)
Inks:?; ? (photograph)
Colors:? (background only)
Letters:?; typeset
Synopsis:Ad for Columbia Record and Tape Club.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:1
Pencils:?; ? (photographs)
Inks:?; ? (photographs)
Letters:?; typeset
Synopsis:Thumbnail advertisements for novelty items and back-issue comic books.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Features:The Mellinger Co. Free Report
Pages:0.5
Pencils:? (photographs)
Inks:? (photographs)
Colors:? (panel backgrounds only)
Letters:typeset
Characters:B. L. Mellinger (photograph)
Synopsis:Recruitment ad for sales people to send for a free report enabling them to get rich.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:0.5
Pencils:? (photograph)
Inks:? (photograph)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co,


Story Title: [ no title ] - letters page
Pages:0.67
Letters:typeset


Story Title: [ no title ] - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.33
Letters:typeset
Characters:Daredevil; The Beetle; Black Widow
Synopsis:House ad for Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #108.


Story Title: Christmas Chronicles and Yuletide Yucks - And a Partridge in a Pear Tree! - in-house column
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Iron Fist
Synopsis:Includes Stan Lee's Soapbox and Items.


Story Title: I'm Sick and Tired of My Job! - comics-form advertising
Pages:1
Letters:?; typeset
Synopsis:Send for two free books describing career opportunities in electronics.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:2
Pencils:?; ? (photographs)
Inks:?; ? (photographs)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Thumbnail advertisements for various products.


Story Title: Blockbustin' Bullpen Bonus Page - in-house column
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Characters:Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Synopsis:Marvel introduces the Marvel Value Stamp; Marvel Value Stamp Series A #5 (Hulk) shown; includes Mighty Marvel Checklist for comics dated March 1974 and FOOM membership form.


Story Title: These 3 Big Drafting Kits* Given to You! - advertisement
Features:North American School of Drafting
Pages:0.5
Pencils:? (photographs)
Inks:? (photographs)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Advertisement for high paying jobs in the drafting field.


Story Title: [ no title ] - advertisement
Pages:0.5
Pencils:?; ? (photographs)
Inks:?; ? (photographs)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Thumbnail advertisements for various products.


Story Title: Never Finished High School? - advertisement
Features:Wayne School
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Ad for home study towards a high school diploma.


Story Title: Have You Seen This Coupon Before? - advertisement
Features:La Salle Extension University
Pages:1
Pencils:? (photograph)
Inks:? (photograph)
Colors:? (coupon background and lettering only)
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Advertisement for courses offered by La Salle Extension University.


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