Lot 249
Incredible Hulk #153 CGC 8.5 Herb Trimpe and John Severin cover (Marvel Comics, 1972) White pages
Timed Sale: Northern Collection Part Two: Hulk and Iron Man | CBE26003
Auction: 19 June 2026 16:00 BST - 13 July 2026 10:00 BST
Description
Incredible Hulk #153 CGC 8.5 Herb Trimpe and John Severin cover (Marvel Comics, 1972).
Cover pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by John Severin. The World, My Jury!, script by Roy Thomas and Gary Friedrich, pencils by Dick Ayers (pages 1-17) and Herb Trimpe (pages 18-21 and Avengers and Iron-Man figures on pages 15-16), inks by John Severin; On a runway at JFK airport, Mr. Fantastic brings the Hulk down with his newly devised Nega-Gamma Gun; The Hulk is placed in heavy restraints and is put on trial for his crimes; After testimony in the case, both pro and con, Matt pulls a stunt out of his lawyer's bag of tricks and quickly proves that the Hulk is too mentally incompetent to stand trial; As the judge tries to figure out how to proceed, Reed shows up with his special gun and claims it will change the Hulk into Bruce Banner for good; Instead, it provides the Hulk with the strength to break free and escape. Letter from comics writer Mike W. Barr. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20.
CGC Cert: #4721933001.
Grader Notes: Spine stress lines breaks colour, multiple crease right bottom of front cover breaks colour, and white pages.
