*Marvel: Among the most sought-after comics of the 1970s, Hulk #180-182 featured the first appearances of Wolverine, the Canadian super-hero who, outstripping everyone’s expectations, became the most popular Marvel character since the dawn of the Marvel Age. Created by Len Wein and Herb Trimpe (from a John Romita design), Wolvy was revived by Wein when he put together the “New” X-Men who debuted in Giant-Size X-Men #1, and since then, Wolverine became the star of the X-Men, and a media darling in his own right. We have acquired these three issues in… interesting grades. Issue #180 is technically Wolverine’s debut, though he only appears in a couple of panels toward the end. We have two copies of #180 available, one of which has an unfortunately sun-bleached cover, but would otherwise be VG+ or better. This has the Marvel Value Stamp (that pernicious cut-out which blights collectors of 1970s Marvels) present and intact. Our second copy is an apparent FN, clean with good cover presentation, but the Marvel Value Stamp has been removed from a non-story page. Less scrupulous dealers than ourselves might well try and ‘Frankenstein’ the copies together, given that an intact copy in high grade can be a four-figure book; we, however, decline such jiggery-pokery, and offer then to you as they came to us. Issue #181 is The Big One for the Little Guy: the first ‘Full Wolvy’, in which he battles both beside and with the Hulk against the menace of the Wendigo. Our copy is coverless, but with Marvel Value Stamp in situ. The cover has been neatly detached, with no visible stress or tearing to the staple area, and the general condition is otherwise Fine. Wrapping up the trilogy, we have a relatively uncomplicated #182, in which Wolverine says a fond farewell in a few panels. This is VF/NM. None of these issues were ever distributed in the United Kingdom – thanks once again, Marvel UK – so while they’re not commonplace anywhere, they’re especially scarce in our green and pleasant land. To sum up: Hulk #180 GD, cover sun-bleached but otherwise FN, MV Stamp in place £35; Hulk #180 App. FN but MV Stamp out of non-story page £100; Hulk #181 coverless but MV Stamp in place £300 and Hulk #182 VF/NM £125. SORRY, THESE HAVE NOW SOLD