RETRO REVIEW: Wolverine in The Incredible Hulk #181
In The Incredible Hulk (1974) #181 by Len Wein, Herb Trimpe, Jack Abel, Glynis Wein, and Artie Simek, we get introduced to one of the most important characters in Marvel Comics history: Wolverine!
The Incredible Hulk feat. Wolverine
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Obviously, this is an important issue for the whole Marvel Comics multiverse, Marvel Blog True Believers: Wolverine is a fundamental character!
Wolverine leaps into action! Photo: Marvel Unlimited.
Check out the very first page of this issue, that shows Logan leaping into action against both the Hulk and Wendigo.
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Over the course of this issue, the Hulk and Wolverine engage in a long, action-packed battle! Meanwhile, unbeknownst to the Hulk or Wolverine, one of the family members of the man who has been subjected to the curse of the Wendigo attempts to magically shift the curse from him over to the Hulk. That’s not cool! But while this adds some tension to the issue, the main event is definitely the battle between the Hulk and Logan.
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One of the very cool things about this issue is how it reveals how well realized Wolverine already was when he first appeared. From the very first panel, this is unmistakably the character who will long serve as the face of the X-Men (sorry, not sorry, Xavier)!
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While this issue is available to read digitally right now through the Marvel Unlimited app, you may want to get a copy of this issue for your own personal collection – it is the first appearance of Wolverine, after all! If that’s the case, you have until Monday, January 24th, 2022 to bid on a copy of The Incredible Hulk (1974) #181 in the CCS BIPOC Cartoonist Fund auction on eBay – learn more about that here!
Have you had a chance to read The Incredible Hulk (1974) #181, Marvel Blog True Believers? What did you think of this classic issue? Let us know what you’re thinking in the comment seciton!
