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Bruce Banner

Hulk

5,064 appearancesSince 1962

Bruce Banner first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962-05), published by Marvel. 5,064 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Character history

Key issues

13 issues

The Incredible Hulk
#1
first appearance
1962-05-00
Hulk
#1
origin retold
1974-01-00
Marvel Super-Heroes
#56
origin retold
1976-03-00
The Incredible Hulk
#204
origin retold
1976-10-00
Marvel Two-in-One Annual
#5
origin retold
1980-06-10
The Incredible Hulk
#314
origin retold
1985-12-00
Marvel Milestone Edition: The Incredible Hulk #1
#1
origin retold
1991-03-00
Hulk
#7
origin retold
1993-04-00
Marvel Milestone Edition: Avengers
#1
origin retold
1993-09-00
The Incredible Hulk
#410
origin retold
1993-10-00
Hulk
#16
origin retold
1994-10-00
Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk
#[nn]
origin retold
1995-05-00
Iron Man
#1
origin retold
1996-11-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The Incredible Hulk
1968–1999
364 issues →
Incredible Hulk
2000–2008
100 issues →
The Defenders
1972–1986
85 issues →

Marvel Super-Heroes cover

Marvel Super-Heroes

1967–1982

68 issues →

Hulk Comic cover

Hulk Comic

1979–1979

46 issues →

Tales to Astonish cover

Tales to Astonish

1959–1968

43 issues →

Smash! cover

Smash!

1966–1971

36 issues →

Incredible Hulk cover

Incredible Hulk

2023–2025

30 issues →

The Mighty World of Marvel cover

The Mighty World of Marvel

1972–1979

26 issues →

Immortal Hulk cover

Immortal Hulk

2018–2021

26 issues →

Fantastic Four cover

Fantastic Four

1961–1996

25 issues →

The Avengers cover

The Avengers

1963–1996

25 issues →

Hulk cover

Hulk

2008–2012

24 issues →

TTTCape Archive 1997

Toyfare: The Toy Magazine

1997–2011

23 issues →

Marvel Comics Presents cover

Marvel Comics Presents

1988–1995

19 issues →

Indestructible Hulk cover

Indestructible Hulk

2013–2014

19 issues →

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection cover

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection

2015–

19 issues →

Hulk cover

Hulk

1978–1981

18 issues →

Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk cover

Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk

2003–

18 issues →

Avengers Assemble cover

Avengers Assemble

2012–2014

18 issues →

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe cover

The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe

1985–1987

17 issues →

Incredible Hulks cover

Incredible Hulks

2010–2011

17 issues →

Rampage cover

Rampage

1977–1978

16 issues →

SAHCape Archive 1980

Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly

1980–1981

16 issues →

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Marvel Adventures The Avengers
2006–2009
16 issues →
The Incredible Hulk Annual
1976–1994
15 issues →
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics
1965–1969
14 issues →
Incredible Hulk
2011–2012
14 issues →
Hulk
2022–2023
14 issues →
Fantastic!
1967–1968
13 issues →
Marvel Team-Up
1972–1985
13 issues →
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars
1984–1985
12 issues →
TIHCape Archive 1989
The Incredible Hulk Presents
1989–1989
12 issues →
Incredible Hulk
2009–2010
12 issues →
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition
2024–2025
12 issues →
Marvel Treasury Edition
1974–1981
11 issues →
IHWCape Archive 1979
Incredible Hulk Weekly
1979–1980
11 issues →
Hulk
1999–2000
11 issues →
Alpha Flight
1983–1994
10 issues →
Silver Surfer
1987–1998
10 issues →
Avengers
1998–2004
10 issues →
Essential Hulk
1999–2013
10 issues →
Contest of Champions
2015–2016
10 issues →
Immortal Hulk
2018–2021
10 issues →
Avengers: No Road Home
2019–2019
10 issues →
Crazy Magazine
1973–1983
9 issues →
What If?
1977–1984
9 issues →
HPBCape Archive 1980
Hulk Pocket Book
1980–
9 issues →
Iron Man
1996–1997
9 issues →
TMWCape Archive 2009
The Mighty World of Marvel
2009–2014
9 issues →
Ultimates
2011–2013
9 issues →
Avengers
2013–2015
9 issues →
Hulk
2014–2015
9 issues →
Old Man Logan
2016–2018
9 issues →
Avengers
2017–2018
9 issues →
The Amazing Spider-Man
1963–1998
8 issues →
Marvel Tales
1966–1994
8 issues →
Captain America
1968–1996
8 issues →
Rampaging Hulk
1977–1978
8 issues →
Marvel Masterworks
1987–1993
8 issues →