A key issue noted for First appearance of Gremlin. The Incredible Hulk #163 was published by Marvel Comics on May 1, 1973, as part of a series that began in 1968. Steve Englehart and Steve Gerber write, and art comes from Andrea Hunt, Herb Trimpe and Rich Buckler. This 36-page issue features Hulk, Thunderbolt Ross, Betty Ross, Glenn Talbot and Gremlin.