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6March 1963
$0.12

The Incredible Hulk #6

Marvel · March 1963 · on sale 1963-01-03

First appearance: Metal MasterFirst appearance: MolybOrigin: Metal Master1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series)
Issue
#6
Publication date
March 1963
Key date
1963-03-00
On-sale date
1963-01-03
Indicia publisher
Zenith Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Metal Master - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

First appearance of Molyb - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Metal Master, Molyb.

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
0The Metal Master!cover1pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Metal Master First, Molyb First
2The Incredible Hulk vs The Metal Master!comic story24script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Metal Master First, Molyb First, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
10-letters page1colors: ? (title logo and panel background only); letters: typeset

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #111967On eBay ›
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #121967On eBay ›
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #131968On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #8
ISBN 0-87135-594-9		1989On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-0712-6		1999On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #81986On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-1185-9		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q6822672 (Metal Master), first-appearance property (CC0)

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