THE INCREDIBLE HULK #109

Cover shows notable vertical crease running through the Hulk figure and central cover art, along with a shorter crease near the left spine edge. Corners appear moderately worn with some softness, and the spine shows slight stress. Colors remain bright with no visible fading or staining, but the creasing is significant enough to break color in places. Book is in a protective sleeve; interior and back cover were not assessed.

The Incredible Hulk #109 (November 1968) arrived during the title's transitional late-1960s run, when Herb Trimpe had settled in as the series' primary artist and the book leaned into ongoing subplots involving General "Thunderbolt" Ross, Major Glenn Talbot, and the military's escalating campaign against Bruce Banner's alter ego through the Hulkbuster Base. Scripted in the Gary Friedrich/Trimpe stretch of the series, the issue is representative of the era's shift from single-issue monster-of-the-month plots toward a more serialized, character-driven Hulk saga, but it does not introduce a major villain, supporting character, or plot element that price guides single out as historically pivotal.

Market data reflects that mid-run status: a deep census of over 550 universal copies and steady sales activity across virtually every grade point to a book that is plentiful and liquid rather than scarce or speculative. Values climb gradually through the mid grades before rising sharply at the top of the curve, with 9.6 and 9.8 copies commanding a clear premium driven by the general difficulty of finding late-1960s Marvel comics in top preservation rather than by any content-driven demand spike. Sales volume at 9.8 (eleven recorded) confirms real transactional depth at the summit of the census, supporting confidence in that figure even without any 10.0 or 9.9 copies on record.

This issue suits Hulk-run completists and Bronze/Silver Age Marvel collectors building toward a full Trimpe-era set rather than key-issue speculators. Lower and mid-grade raw copies trade as inexpensive run-fillers with little volatility, while high-grade certified copies see meaningfully more competitive bidding purely on condition rarity. Absent a recognized first appearance or landmark cover, the book's long-term value trajectory should track the broader Bronze Age Marvel market rather than outperform it.