Lot 256
Incredible Hulk #164 CGC 8.5 1st appearance of Captain Omen and Colonel Armbruster (Marvel Comics, 1973)
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 #164 CGC 8.5 1st appearance of Captain Omen and Colonel Armbruster (Marvel Comics, 1973).
Cover art by Herb Trimpe. The Phantom from 5,000 Fathoms!, script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Herb Trimpe, inks by Sal Trapani; Trying to make his way home, Hulk leaps from iceberg to iceberg as he attempts to cross the ocean but eventually ends up in the water; He is immediately attacked by a U.S. submarine which he tears to pieces; As both Hulk and the sub sink, they are saved by Captain Omen and brought aboard his ship; Once Hulk realizes that Omen wants to use him as a servant in his bid to claim the ocean floor as his own, Hulk tries to escape; Using the pressure of the deep ocean as a trap, Omen dooms the Hulk to walk the ocean floor under his command forever; Fury makes planes to rescue Ross. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.20.
CGC Cert: #4721933011.
Grader Notes: Crease top of front cover breaks colour, crease right top of front cover breaks colour, spine stress lines breaks colour, crease left bottom of back cover, and white pages.
