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161March 1973
$0.20

The Incredible Hulk #161

Marvel · March 1973 · on sale 1972-11-28

Death of Calvin Rankin1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#161
Publication date
March 1973
Key date
1973-03-00
On-sale date
1972-11-28
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Death on record for: Calvin Rankin, Mimic.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0For the Life of a Mutant!cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Sal Trapani; letters: Morrie KuramotoBruce Banner, Beast, Vera Cantor, Hulk, Hank McCoy, Mimic, Calvin Rankin
2Beyond the Border Lurks Death!comic story20script: Steve Englehart; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Sal Trapani; colors: G. Roussos; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Beast, Vera Cantor, Hulk, Hank McCoy, Mimic Death, Calvin Rankin Death, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
15-in-house column1script: Stan LeeDaredevil; Captain America; Iron Man; Spider-Man; Hulk
16-letters page0.75script: Steve Englehart
17Statement of Ownershipstatement of ownership0.25script: R. C. Le Crow

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 16 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Hulk #4
ISBN 0-7851-2193-5		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The X-Men #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-3048-2		2008On eBay ›
Essential Classic X-Men #3
ISBN 978-0-7851-3060-4		2009On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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