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Issue: Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] #3
Publication Date: January 1971
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Issues: #3 of 4 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/11/1970
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 9 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U. S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Trapped in the Lair of the Leader!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader; Humanoids
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Pages: 1
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To Live Again!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Ross; Betty Ross; Major Glen Talbot; Leader; Humanoids
Synopsis: Dragging his dead buddy to their old underground complex, Rick uses the gamma machine on Bruce, thus turning him into the Hulk and saving his life. The Hulk once again has the intellect of Banner but he has to continue to use the ray machine every 48 hours to keep himself from turning into his alter ego as he still has a bullet lodged in his head. Talbot makes a bid for Betty now that his arch rival has been killed in disgrace. The Leader sends a giant Humanoid to attack gamma base and the Hulk gets involved in the fight.
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From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #70 published August 1965
was To Live Again! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Hulk Pin-Up Page

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thing [Ben Grimm]
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #26 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1964
was The Avengers Take Over! [Story on Interior Page(s)]p 1
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Image from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #26, splash page.
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Like a Beast at Bay!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Ross; Major Glen Talbot; Leader; Humanoids
Synopsis: The Hulk and Rick barely make it out of the blast radius as Ross fires the giant "Sunday Punch" missile at the Leader's giant Humanoid bringing the massive robot down. The pair decide to hide in their underground cave but are spotted by military planes as they enter. Ross and Talbot attack, threatening the underground complex and Bruce's gamma machine. The Hulk pushes Rick out to safety just as the Leader appears and tells the Jade Giant he will save him from his sticky predicament if only he agrees to serve the big brained bad guy.
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From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #71 [unnamed variant] published September 1965
was Like a Beast at Bay! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Within the Monster Dwells a Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Ross; Major Glen Talbot; Leader; Humanoids
Synopsis: The Hulk finally agrees to follow the Leader and the big brained one teleports him out just as Ross destroys Banner's old underground complex. The Leader and the Hulk get to know each other a little better but the jade giant struggles with trying not to change back to Banner as he is still plagued with a bullet in his head that would kill his alter ego.
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From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #72 [unnamed variant] published October 1965
was Within the Monster Dwells a Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Another World, Another Foe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader; The Watcher; unnamed "lizard creature"
Synopsis: Discovering the bullet that is lodged in the Hulk's brain, the Leader dissolves it with a laser and bathes our hero with gamma rays to give him strength. The Hulk still has Banner's mind but can no longer transform into human form thanks to the extra blast of radiation. Indebted to the Leader for saving his life, the Hulk agrees to be teleported to the Watcher's planet where he has been commanded to steal the "ultimate machine" but finds that said machine is also sought by the most powerful creature in the galaxy.
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From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #73 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1965
was Another World, Another Foe! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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The Wisdom of the Watcher!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader; The Watcher; unnamed "lizard creature"
Synopsis: The Hulk fights the baddest alien in the galaxy over the Watcher's ultimate machine. After the battle, the Watcher allows Hulk to take it and he is teleported back to the Leader's lair. The Leader tries to use the machine which dispenses all of the Watcher's collected knowledge but even his big brain can't handle it and the strain kills him.
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From Content Item: FlagTales to Astonish #74 [unnamed variant] published December 1965
was The Wisdom of the Watcher! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Hulk Pin-Up Page

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Transformation images taken from early issues of Hulk comic.
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Pick a Pair of Winners from Mighty Marvel!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Marvel's Greatest Comics; Thor Annual
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 Series) #29 (December 1970) and Thor Special (Marvel, 1966 Series) #3 (January 1971), with covers shown, and both advertised as "Now On Sale".

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