The Incredible Hulk #261 (1981) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Again the Absorbing Man!	cover	1	pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; letters: Michael Higgins	Absorbing Man, Bruce Banner, Crusher Creel, Hulk
1	Encounter on Easter Island!	comic story	21	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Jim Novak	Absorbing Man, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Beast, Captain America, Crusher Creel, Carol Danvers, Hawkeye, Sandy Herkowitz, Hulk, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Hank McCoy, Ms. Marvel
2	Two Heroes! Two Legends!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (promo copy); letters: ?; typeset	Superman; Spider-Man; Parasite; Dr. Doom
4	An Important Announcement to All New Subscribers!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset	Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom
6	-	letters page	1	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Jim Starlin, Sal Buscema; inks: Al Milgrom, Sal Buscema; letters: Gaspar Saladino
7	-	in-house column	1	script: Jim Shooter

Plus 2 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 0714860245607
British	price 0.20 GBP

Collection	Year
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #17 ISBN 978-1-302-94937-2	2023	On eBay ›
To Hunt the Hulk ISBN 978-1-302-96058-2	2025	On eBay ›

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