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Publisher: Marvel

Title: The Incredible Hulk
Issue: 174
Page Count: 36
Publish Date: April 1974
Volume: 1

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Incredible Hulk #174
Owner: Ghost Town

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Story Title: High Above the Earth the Battle Rages--And Only One Shall Survive! - cover
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Genre:superhero
Characters:Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Ross Talbot; 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: Doomsday -- Down Under! - comic story
Pages:19
Genre:superhero
Characters:Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Ted Roberts; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross Talbot; General John Armbruster; Cobalt Man [Ralph Roberts](villain); President Richard Nixon (cameo)
Synopsis:Feeling a kinship with his irradiated foe, Cobalt Man saves Bruce from drowning in the hull of a sinking ship. As Bruce begins to recover from his ordeal, Cobalt Man decides to destroy the city of Sydney in an effort to show mankind the danger of nuclear power. Betty tries to coax Bruce into turning into the Hulk to face the villain but he has been doped up in the hospital and she has to push him off of the roof to get him frantic enough to exact the change. Cobalt Man tries to defeat the Hulk by flying him to the upper atmosphere but his ploy takes too long and he explodes.


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
Characters:Green Goblin (Marvel Value Stamo)


Story Title: Simon Garth - - The Zombie vs. The Voodoo Legions of Mr. Six!! - promo (ad from the publisher)
Pages:0.33
Synopsis:House ad for Dracula Lives (Marvel, 1973 series) and Tales of the Zombie (Marvel, 1973 series).


Story Title: Homilies, Hijinx, and Happy New Year -- From the Hallowed Halls of Marvel! - in-house column
Pages:1
Letters:typeset; ?
Characters:Iron Fist
Synopsis:Includes Stan Lee's Soapbox, Items, the Mighty Marvel Checklist; a small house ad for Iron Fist


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: Value, Value - Who's Got the Value? - in-house column
Pages:1
Letters:typeset
Synopsis:Special feature on the upcoming Marvel Value Stamps Series A. Features pseudo-stamp #100 containing a drawing of a question mark. Includes house ads for Crazy Magazine (Marvel 1973 series) #3 and Vampire Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #4.


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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