THE INCREDIBLE HULK #105

Cover shows moderate wear consistent with a mid-grade Silver Age book: visible spine stress lines and a crease running through the upper spine area, some rubbing/wear at the top edge, and a soft corner at the upper right. There is a vertical crease through the Hulk's chest and slight color chipping along the top edge; the book is in a protective sleeve which adds some glare obscuring finer surface detail. Interior pages and back cover were not visible for assessment, so grade is based solely on the front cover.

The Incredible Hulk #105 (July 1968) arrives during the title's early relaunch period, after the character's original solo book folded into Tales to Astonish and was spun back out as its own ongoing series starting with issue #102. This issue falls within the brief Marie Severin stint on art chores just before Herb Trimpe assumed the pencil for a long, defining run, making it a transitional book bridging two visual eras of the Hulk. Stan Lee's Marvel Comics Group scripting anchors the period's house style, with Bruce Banner and Rick Jones supporting the Hulk's continuing battles typical of the late-1960s title.

Market data shows a conventional Silver Age demand curve: strong separation between mid and high grades, with FMV climbing sharply above 9.0 and a pronounced premium at 9.6 given the thinness of the population above that point. Sales volume is healthy across the grade spectrum, reflecting a book that circulates steadily in the Hulk collecting community without the intense competition seen on earlier numbered issues or first-appearance books in the same run. The near-total absence of certified 9.8 examples, despite one recorded sale, points to genuine scarcity at the top of the grade scale rather than simple undersupply of submissions.

This issue suits Hulk-run completists and Silver Age Marvel collectors building toward the character's more consequential appearances, rather than speculative key-issue buyers. Raw copies in low and mid grades trade as affordable, plentiful supporting pieces to a Hulk collection, while a Universal 9.8 would represent a condition-census trophy commanding a steep premium purely on rarity rather than narrative importance. Expect steady, unspectacular movement across grades, with the top of the census driving any real price volatility.