L'incroyable Hulk #No 39
Éditions Héritage • L'incroyable Hulk (Héritage / Québec Edition)
Writer
Len Wein
Interior Artist
Herb Trimpe
Cover Artist
Herb Trimpe (pencils), Jack Abel (inks)
Publication Date
October 1974 (Estimated)
Cover Variant
Regular French-Canadian Edition
Printing
First Printing (Héritage)
Comic Description
First appearance of Wolverine (cameo/full). This Canadian French edition reprints the interior content of Marvel Comics' The Incredible Hulk #181, featuring the iconic battle between Hulk, Wendigo, and the debut of the X-Men's Wolverine.
Condition & Value
Condition Grade
Very Good/Fine (CGC 5.0)
Condition Details
Multiple spine stress lines with color breaking, corner blunting on the bottom right/left, visible edge wear. There are pricing stickers/tape on the upper left cover which significantly detracts from the grade. Cover gloss appears moderately dull.
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $150 - $300 USD; Graded (if stickers removed/cleaned): $400 - $600 USD. Value varies significantly based on demand for Canadian variants.
Recent Sales
High-grade copies of this specific Canadian variant (reprinting US Hulk #181) have sold between $500 and $1,200 depending on condition. Mid-grade copies like this one typically hover in the low-to-mid hundreds.
Grading Recommendation
Potentially worth grading if the stickers can be professionally removed without damaging the ink. As is, the stickers/tape will receive a 'qualified' or lower grade. It is a highly sought-after foreign variant of a massive key issue (Hulk #181).
Notable Features
First appearance of Wolverine in a French-language Canadian edition. Features an iconic Herb Trimpe cover. Notable for the Éditions Héritage logo and French text bubble 'Et le vent hurla: Wendigo!'.
Authentication Notes
The logo (EH Heritage), 'Format Special En Français' banner, and No. 39 numbering are consistent with authentic 1970s Quebec Héritage prints. Paper aging appears consistent with 50-year-old newsprint.