THE INCREDIBLE HULK #326

Cover shows sharp corners and strong color with no visible creases or spine stress lines from this angle; the book is preserved in a protective sleeve which limits close inspection of surface sheen. Slight softness at the top left corner and minor handling wear near the spine edge are visible, but overall the gloss and print quality appear high. Barcode box intact confirming newsstand edition. Interior pages and back cover were not assessed, so grade is based solely on the visible front cover condition.

The Incredible Hulk #326 closes out Al Milgrom's identity-crisis storyline, pitting the grey Hulk against the green, Rick Jones-possessed Hulk in a battle that resolves the split-personality arc running through the mid-1980s issues. Steve Geiger provides both interior art and, with Bob McLeod, the cover, while Joe Rubinstein inks and Petra Scotese colors; series regulars Betty Ross, Thunderbolt Ross, Doc Samson, and Rick Jones all factor into the story's climax. The issue arrives at a transitional point in the title's Copper Age run, prior to Peter David's tenure, and is valued by longtime readers of the McFarlane-to-David stretch more for narrative payoff than for any landmark first appearance.

Market data shows a shallow grade curve typical of a well-preserved, mass-printed 1986 newsstand comic: 9.4 copies trade only modestly below 9.6 and 9.8, and the certified population is substantial relative to the era, with dozens of 9.8s already on census. That flat curve reflects abundant high-grade supply rather than scarcity-driven demand, so premiums for top grades stay modest compared to books with genuine first-appearance or death-of-character hooks. Demand is steady but unspectacular, driven by Hulk-title completists and readers filling out the Milgrom run rather than speculators chasing a key.

This is a solid but unremarkable mid-run Copper Age book: raw copies in low and mid grade are inexpensive filler for long boxes and Hulk collections, while a Certified 9.8 commands a real but limited premium reflecting condition scarcity more than character or story significance. It suits collectors assembling a complete Incredible Hulk run or the specific identity-arc storyline, and it moves steadily at modest prices across all grades rather than spiking at auction.