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Cover: Herb Trimpe

The Incredible Hulk #173

Mar 1974 · Marvel · 0.20 USD
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“Anybody Out There Remember...the Cobalt Man?”

In "Anybody Out There Remember...the Cobalt Man?", the Hulk stows away on a ship bound for a secret H-bomb test, drawn into a mission that blurs the line between science and myth. The story unfolds with a haunting echo of a forgotten name—Cobalt Man—whose presence looms large even as his true nature remains shrouded. Written by Charles Roman and illustrated with bold energy by Herb Trimpe, the cover by Trimpe captures the tension of a man caught between worlds, while the interior art revisits a classic format with a smaller, more intimate layout.

writer Roy Thomas · artist, inker Herb Trimpe · colorist Petra Goldberg · letterer Jean Izzo · cover Herb Trimpe

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writer Roy Thomas
artist, inker Herb Trimpe
letterer Jean Izzo
cover pencils, inks Herb Trimpe

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Ralph Roberts stands in close proximity to a nuclear blast so he can once again have the power to become Cobalt Man. The Hulk battles Cobalt Man on board a ship but their fracas sinks the boat, just as Hulk begins to turn into puny Banner.

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