Lot 163
Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 5.0 Qualified 1st Full Appearance of Wolverine (Marvel Comics, 1974) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection Part Two: Hulk and Iron Man | CB26007
Auction: 10 July 2026 11.00 BST
Description
Incredible Hulk #181 CGC 5.0 Qualified 1st Full Appearance of Wolverine (Marvel Comics, 1974).
First full Wolverine story (cameo appearance in previous issue). Cover art by Herb Trimpe. “And Now...The Wolverine!”, script by Len Wein, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Jack Abel. Canadian super-agent Wolverine teams up with the Hulk to battle Wendigo. Once the monster is felled, however, Wolvie turns on the Hulk and the two battle. Marie goes ahead with her plans of trying to transfer the power of the Wendigo into the Hulk but when the guilt becomes too much for best friend Georges who feels responsible for Paul's monstrous condition, he works the change on himself; Paul Cartier is returned to human form and Georges becomes the Wendigo. Wendigos story continues in Monsters Unleashed 9.Marvel Value Stamp #54 (Shanna). Letter from Mary Jo Duffy. 36 pgs. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.
CGC Cert: #4719086004.
Grader Notes: Spine stress lines, multiple crease front cover breaks colour, light small crease front cover, multiple tear left centre of back cover, wear top of front cover breaks colour and off-white to white pages.
Missing Marvel Value Stamp (QUALIFIED) page 10, does not affect story.
