The Incredible Hulk #204 (1976) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue: #204
Publication date: October 1976
Key date: 1976-10-00
On-sale date: 1976-07-20
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.30
Pages: 36
Barcode: 0714860245610
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Bruce Banner, Hulk.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Herb Trimpe; letters: Danny Crespi	Bruce Banner, Hulk
1	Vicious Circle!	comic story	18	script: Len Wein, Herb Trimpe; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John Costanza	Bruce Banner Origin, Hulk Origin, Jarella, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Doc Samson, Leonard Samson

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Incredible Hulk #33 (507)	2001	On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #6 ISBN 978-0-7851-4540-0	2010	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #203103 of 374#205 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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