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Issue: The Incredible Hulk #125
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/16/1969
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color cover; color interior
Dimensions: standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior; Deluxe Editions glossy interior (425 - 429); Direct Edition glossy interior (430 - 442)
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #145)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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And Now... the Absorbing Man!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
superhero
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Absorbing Man
Reprinting
FlagThe Mighty World of Marvel #84 published May 1974
as The Power of...the Absorbing Man! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagHulk E I Difensori #2 published April 1975
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagHulk Liefhebbers Serie #11 published January 1984
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagEssential Hulk #3 published April 2005
as And Now... The Absorbing Man! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Arnold Schwarzenegger (photo); Joe Weider (photo)
I put 2 full inches on my arms - 3 inches on my chest and trimmed 4 inches off my waist in just 7 weeks...
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Miscellaneous
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Inside front cover. Ad for the "Weider System" of body building.
... And Now, the Absorbing Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Absorbing Man (villain)
Banner mans a rocket to blow up a dangerous comet and Absorbing Man hitches a ride back to Earth. The Hulk and Creel collide.
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FlagHulk E I Difensori #2 published April 1975
FlagMarvel Super-Heroes #77 [Regular Edition] published December 1978
as And Now, the Absorbing Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential Hulk #3 published April 2005
as And Now, The Absorbing Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDer unglaubliche Hulk #5 published ?
as Am Tag, als Absorber kam [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Absorbing Man was last seen in Thor #123.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Conversation piece...collector’s item...puzzle the amazing penny in-a bottle
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Miscellaneous
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Ad for a penny in a miniature bottle. Between story pages 3 and 4.
[untitled]

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Credits
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typeset
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Miscellaneous
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Between story pages 6 and 7, on top half of page.
[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Marvelmania
Exciting new club Marvelmania International
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Ad for Marvelmania International membership kit, on lower half of page, between story pages 6 and 7.
[untitled]

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Subject Matter
Official NFL Helmets
50th anniversary special bonus offer official NFL helmets 4 for only $1
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad for miniature NFL helmets.
Between story pages 6 and 7.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Build a whole “Matchbox” car city in your room.
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Ad for display units for Matchbox toy cars, on top half of page, between story pages 9 and 10.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time
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Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co, located between story pages 9 and 10 on lower half of page.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!
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Advertisement for high paying jobs in the drafting field. Located between story pages 15 and 16, on top half of page.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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typeset
Subject Matter
We buy & sell comic books
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Thumbnail ads for stamps, back-issue comic books, and novelty items, located between story pages 15 and 16 on lower half of page.
Shop by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
$100,000 reward!
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1
Thumbnail ads for stamps, back-issue comic books, and novelty items, located between story pages 18 and 19.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Ugly broken nails!
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Miscellaneous
1
Thumbnail ads for stamps, back-issue comic books, and novelty items, located between story pages 18 and 19.
[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Incredible items and inconceivable info of inestimable importance!
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Miscellaneous
1
Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #173 house ad.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Theodore Audel & Co.
Audel skill-building practical guides
Various guides and instruction manuals available by mail-order.
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Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Dear Stan, Roy, and Herb, Hulk #121 was fantastic!
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Miscellaneous
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Letters from George Rudolph, D. Forman, Steve Sparrs, Bob Franzen, Alan Brennert, Tim Shoap, Dana Snow, and Joey McAllister; includes three panel reproductions from previous issues and “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
204pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad for plastic toy soldiers.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma
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Miscellaneous
1
Inside back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
Subject Matter
Do you have art talent worth developing?
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Miscellaneous
1
Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

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