The Hulk vs. the Thing for all the marbles!
Take one green goliath, one orange rockman, have them mix it up and you’ve got a classic battle royale. Or many of them, looking across the decades.
But one has long been a fan favorite — 1974’s Giant-Size Super-Stars #1, which will be getting a Facsimile Edition in December.
Dig the official solicitation info, released Thursday by Marvel:
GIANT-SIZE SUPER-STARS #1 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by GERRY CONWAY
Penciled by RICH BUCKLER
Cover by RICH BUCKLER
The Thing and the Hulk have one of the most powerhouse rivalries in the entire Marvel Universe – and in 1974, it spilled out of the pages of both of their own books into a double-length slobberknocker! And like all the best bouts, this one takes place in the ring at Madison Square Garden – with the Fantastic Four watching on! In the green corner, it’s Bruce Banner’s incredible alter ego! In the orange corner, it’s bashful Benjamin J. Grimm! But there’s a twist to this fight that you won’t believe – and the formidable warrior Thundra is on hand to tag in! Will it be Clobberin’ Time for the Hulk? Or will the ever-lovin’ Thing get smashed? Find out in one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting GIANT-SIZE SUPER-STARS #1.
48 PGS./Rated T …$6.99
Due date: 12/27/23
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A few thoughts:
— What fun! More Giant-Size Facsimile Editions, Marvel! More! More! This one — reprinting Marvel’s first “Giant-Size” comic — is being released for the 50th anniversary of the form.
— A second Facsimile Edition is coming in December from the House of Ideas: a new printing of Claremont and Miller’s Wolverine #1 Facsimile Edition. We told you about that the other day, so click here for the skinny.
— The solicitations also noted that Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #1 will be getting a Facsimile Edition on Jan. 3, 2024, the same month as the issue’s 40th anniversary. More to come on that next month.
— Obligatory Price Comparison: An unslabbed original in nice condition recently sold on eBay for $59.73. This one is 7 clams.
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MORE
— MARVEL Gets Jump on WOLVERINE’S 50th Anniversary With a New FACSIMILE EDITION Printing. Click here.
— DAYS OF FUTURE PAST: Marvel to Re-Release X-MEN #141 and #142 As Facsimile Editions. Click here.
September 21, 2023
Not to be THAT pedantic fan, but that Wolverine #1 Facsimile Edition should be credited to Claremont and Miller, not Byrne. Although, wow, that would be quite a find!
September 21, 2023
That’s not being pedantic — that’s being helpful. Sometimes you just get used to typing Claremont and Byrne over and over…
January 1, 2024
Is this really “Giant Size” though? My LCS advertised it in a video and it just looked like the size of a regular comic. I expected this to be the size of a Treasury Edition but it’s not.
January 1, 2024
In this case, “Giant-Size” refers to the number of pages, not the dimensions of the comic.