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Cover: Herb Trimpe & John Severin

The Incredible Hulk #146

Name: The Incredible Hulk #146
Brand: Marvel
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Dec 1971 · Marvel · 0.20 USD

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“And the Measure of a Man Is... Death!”

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The Incredible Hulk #146 holds a concrete and datable place in Marvel's publishing history as the first issue of the series to carry a 20-cent cover price, marking the Bronze Age's industry-wide move away from the 15-cent newsstand standard that had defined Marvel's Silver Age output. Narratively, it continues a mid-arc story that keeps the Hulk as a genuinely global fugitive — stranded in the Sahara and attacked by the Israeli military — reflecting the era's appetite for geopolitically grounded superhero storytelling. The Leader's subplot, which involves android doubles of sitting U.S. officials including President Nixon and Vice President Agnew, captures the paranoid political atmosphere of early-1970s America in a way few superhero comics of the period attempted so directly. The issue also plants the Project Greenskin installation that would serve as a recurring military infrastructure element across subsequent stories.

In "And the Measure of a Man Is... Death!", the Hulk, stranded in the Sahara, faces a new threat when the Israeli army attempts to subdue him—only to be outmatched by his sheer force. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., General Ross oversees the development of Project: Greenskin, while Jim, a key ally, warns him of the Leader’s chilling plan to replace world leaders with androids. Written by Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas, with dynamic art by Herb Trimpe and inks by John Severin, the cover by Trimpe and Severin captures the intensity of a Hulk caught between nations and schemes.

writer Gerry Conway · writer Roy Thomas · artist Herb Trimpe · inker John Severin · letterer Sam Rosen · cover Herb Trimpe, John Severin

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History

The issue went on sale September 7, 1971, with a December 1971 cover date, under editor-in-chief Stan Lee. The script is credited to Gerry Conway — who was in the early stages of one of Marvel's most productive writing careers — with pencils by series regular Herb Trimpe and inks by John Severin, a pairing that defined the visual identity of the Hulk's Bronze Age issues. The Marvel Heroes Library review mentions Gary Friedrich as a script participant, though this contribution is not reflected in other standard credits sources, and should be treated with caution.

Trivia · 8 facts

First issue of The Incredible Hulk to carry a 20-cent cover price, a milestone marking Marvel's broader Bronze Age price transition from 15 cents.
Written by Gerry Conway, penciled by Herb Trimpe, and inked by John Severin; Stan Lee credited as editor.
Story title: 'And the Measure of a Man Is...Death!' — a two-part narrative beginning mid-arc with the Hulk lost in the Sahara Desert (northern Egypt) and attacked by the Israeli army.
The Leader's scheme to replace key government figures — including android duplicates of President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew — forms the issue's parallel subplot, a direct engagement with the political anxieties of 1971.
Introduces Project Greenskin, a new military installation overseen by General Thunderbolt Ross, which becomes a recurring setting in subsequent issues.
Supporting cast includes Doc Samson, Betty Ross, Glenn Talbot, and Jim Wilson, all appearing alongside General Ross in the Project Greenskin sequences.
The issue has been reprinted at least four times: in a Norwegian Hulk anthology (1980), Essential Hulk Vol. 4 (2006), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk Vol. 8 (2014), and the Incredible Hulk Epic Collection Vol. 5 — 'Who Will Judge the Hulk?' (2020).
A British edition variant exists, identical in content but carrying a 6-pence cover price.