Incredible Hulk #228 (1978) CGC 9.6 NM+ WHITE KEY 1st Karla Sofen Moonstone

The Incredible Hulk #228 (Marvel, 1978) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. Doc Samson appearance. Herb Trimpe cover. Sal Buscema art. First appearance of Dr. Karla Sofen as Moonstone in "Bad Moon on the Rise!" Part 1 of 2. Script by Roger Stern and Peter Gillis. Art by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Bob McLeod (finishes). Cover by Herb Trimpe and Bob McLeod. At Gamma Base in the Desert Southwest, Doc Samson continues hiswork to find a way to cure the Hulk. And during a break in his research, he receives a phone call from a fellow psychiatrist named Dr. Karla Sofen. She would like to come to Gamma Base and assist with treating the Hulk. Oh, hownice! Doc Samson welcomes her with open arms, but he's not aware of her true intentions. Dr. Sofen is actually there to steal components of theGammavator for the criminal enterprise known as the Corporation. Once Karla completes her evening heist, she thinks she's home free! But on her way out of the storage vault, she runs into the Green Goliath! And then and there,the new Moonstone faces off with her first superhero -- none other than the Incredible Hulk! Cameo appearances by Betty Ross, Kropotkin, Clay Quartermain, General Thunderbolt Ross, and Jim Wilson. (Notes: Dr. Karla Sofen first appeared in Captain America 192. She is the second Moonstone after stealing the alien gemstone from the first Moonstone aka Lloyd Bloch.) 36 pages. Cover price $0.35.