Incredible
Hulk
Art By Herb Trimpe
Copyright Marvel Comics |
Incredible
Hulk
Issue 140, 1971, Marvel Comics
1985, Marvel Comics
story, Harlan Ellison; adaption, Roy Thomas
layout, Herb Trimpe; art, Sam Grainger; cover,
Herb Trimpe
Continuing the story of Psyklops from Avengers
#88 this issue of Hulk tells the story of the Hulk's adventures
in a microscopic world and his love for it's queen Jarella. It is
described in the "Mighty Marvel Checklist" in the following fashion:
"This one winds up the tale that begins in AVENGERS #88! But it's
a brand new ball game - as our green skinned golem takes on a world
he never made - at the heart of the atom!"
Rascally Roy Thomas, who adapted Ellison's plot for this and the
Avengers issue, a plot originally published in Marvelmania Magazine
#4, decided to have a little fun in scripting the story and writing
it's cover copy. He describes it in the letter column answering
a letter that praised the original Marvelmania story:
"And
Harlan Ellison - who did the basic plot of this issue and the
current AVENGERS as well, as one gigantic story - is welcome to
do another story for us anytime he wishes. We truly dig a lot
on his s-f masterpieces. In fact, since this issue will be on
sale on April 1 - April Fool's Day - the Rascally One decided
to toss in the names of over twenty Harlan Ellison stories (namely,
the entire contents page of Paingod and Other Delusions and The
Beast That Shouted Love At The Heart Of The World) as bits of
dialogue and caption copy in the very mag you're now holding in
your happy little hands! Happy hunting, Harlanophiles!"
I
haven't found the nerve to search through yet. Any takers?
This issue was reprinted in the 1994 Marvel Vintage Comic Pack and Stan
Lee Presents The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of The Incredible
Hulk (1982)
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