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Publishers / Marvel / The Incredible Hulk (1968) / #179
179September 1974
$0.25

The Incredible Hulk #179

Marvel · September 1974 · on sale June 4, 1974

First appearance (cover): Lincoln BrickfordFirst appearance (cover): Missing LinkFirst appearance: "Mom"
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#179
Publication date
September 1974
Key date
September 1974
On-sale date
June 4, 1974
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Lincoln Brickford - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance (cover) of Missing Link - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Battle of the Brutes!cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe, John Romita; inks: Herb Trimpe, John Romita; letters: Danny CrespiBruce Banner, Lincoln Brickford First, Hulk, Missing Link First
1Re-Enter: The Missing Linkcomic story18script: Len Wein; pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Jack Abel; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John Costanza"Mom" First, Bruce Banner, Lincoln Brickford First, Hulk, Missing Link First, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Betty Ross, Glenn Talbot
2-letters page2pencils: Herb Trimpe, Ron Wilson, John Romita; inks: Herb Trimpe, Mike Esposito, John Romita; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBruce Banner, Hulk, Shang-Chi

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CollectionYear
Essential Hulk #5
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Series context

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Sources

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