For no other reason than that it's a brilliant piece of artwork, here's the cover to MARVEL ANNUAL 1973. It was the first Annual tied in to the weekly MIGHTY WORLD OF MARVEL, and was out in the shops around late October or sometime in November, 1972. As most Annuals came out about August or September, it's likely it was a last minute addition to the yearly line-up. The absence of a date even seems to suggest that there may have been some doubt as to whether it would be ready in time.
The illustration is a painted version of a panel in 'TERROR OF THE TOAD MEN!', reprinted inside and originally from THE INCREDIBLE HULK #2. I won't spoil your fun in looking it up by telling you what page it's on. Just go to it, tiger! (As Stan - or Mary Jane Watson - would say.)
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