Marvel Released May 1973

Incredible Hulk #163 (1973) First Print

Incredible Hulk #163 is an issue of the Incredible Hulk series from Marvel, released May 1, 1973. Written by Steve Englehart with artwork by Herb Trimpe. Notable appearances include Gremlin. This page represents the regular first-print edition. Separate pages are available for the 1 incentive, retailer-exclusive and later-printing variant cover.

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Published May 1973
Pages 36

"Trackdown" - As the Hulk continues his search for Betty, he ends up somewhere near the North Pole, where he is attacked by General Ross and the Hulkbusters. During the attack, the ice the Hulk is standing on is blasted and he falls down an icy cavern and lands before a hidden military complex owned by the Russians. The base is commanded by a deformed man known as the Gremlin, son of the Gargoyle, the Russian operative the first being to ever clash with the Hulk.

Key Facts

  • 1st appearance of the Gremlin