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Hulk

Bruce Banner

7,147 appearancesSince 1962

Part of the Hulk mantle · 6 known bearers →

Hulk first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 (1962-05), published by Marvel. 7,147 appearances are indexed across 60 series.

Also known as Bruce Banner

Character history

Key issues

11 issues

The Incredible Hulk
#1
first appearance · origin
1962-05-00
Smash!
#31
origin retold
1966-09-03
The Incredible Hulk
#102
origin retold
1968-04-00
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
The Incredible Hulk
#227
origin retold
1978-09-00
Marvel Two-in-One Annual
#5
origin retold
1980-06-10
Marvel Superhelden
#1
origin retold
1981-00-00
O Incrível Hulk
#1
origin retold
1983-02-00
The Incredible Hulk
#285
origin retold
1983-07-00

Across the catalog

Appears in

60 series

The Incredible Hulk
1968–1999
372 issues →
The Mighty World of Marvel
1972–1979
201 issues →
Incredible Hulk
2000–2008
100 issues →

The Defenders cover

The Defenders

1972–1986

86 issues →

Marvel Super-Heroes cover

Marvel Super-Heroes

1967–1982

77 issues →

TTTCape Archive 1997

Toyfare: The Toy Magazine

1997–2011

60 issues →

Hulk Comic cover

Hulk Comic

1979–1979

46 issues →

Tales to Astonish cover

Tales to Astonish

1959–1968

44 issues →

Hulk cover

Hulk

2008–2012

39 issues →

Smash! cover

Smash!

1966–1971

36 issues →

Marvel Adventures The Avengers cover

Marvel Adventures The Avengers

2006–2009

35 issues →

Fantastic Four cover

Fantastic Four

1961–1996

30 issues →

Immortal Hulk cover

Immortal Hulk

2018–2021

30 issues →

Incredible Hulk cover

Incredible Hulk

2023–2025

30 issues →

The Avengers cover

The Avengers

1963–1996

25 issues →

What If...? cover

What If...?

1989–1998

24 issues →

Exiles cover

Exiles

2001–2008

24 issues →

Incredible Hulks cover

Incredible Hulks

2010–2011

21 issues →

Indestructible Hulk cover

Indestructible Hulk

2013–2014

20 issues →

Avengers cover

Avengers

2013–2015

20 issues →

Marvel Comics Presents cover

Marvel Comics Presents

1988–1995

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 →

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Avengers Assemble
2012–2014
18 issues →
Rampage
1977–1978
17 issues →
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe
1985–1987
17 issues →
Marvel Two-in-One
2007–2009
17 issues →
TMWCape Archive 2009
The Mighty World of Marvel
2009–2014
17 issues →
The Incredible Hulk Annual
1976–1994
16 issues →
SAHCape Archive 1980
Spider-Man and Hulk Weekly
1980–1981
16 issues →
MAHCape Archive 2007
Marvel Adventures Hulk
2007–2008
16 issues →
Incredible Hulk
2011–2012
16 issues →
Hulk
2014–2015
16 issues →
Avengers
2017–2018
16 issues →
Marvel Universe Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes
2012–2013
15 issues →
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics
1965–1969
14 issues →
Marvel Team-Up
1972–1985
14 issues →
Hulk
2022–2023
14 issues →
Fantastic!
1967–1968
13 issues →
Silver Surfer
1987–1998
13 issues →
Iron Man
1968–1996
12 issues →
Crazy Magazine
1973–1983
12 issues →
Marvel Treasury Edition
1974–1981
12 issues →
Alpha Flight
1983–1994
12 issues →
Marvel Super-Heroes Secret Wars
1984–1985
12 issues →
TIHCape Archive 1989
The Incredible Hulk Presents
1989–1989
12 issues →
Avengers
1998–2004
12 issues →
Incredible Hulk
2009–2010
12 issues →
Hasbro / Secret Wars
2009–2010
12 issues →
Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Facsimile Edition
2024–2025
12 issues →
IHWCape Archive 1979
Incredible Hulk Weekly
1979–1980
11 issues →
The Amazing Spider-Man
1999–2014
11 issues →
Hulk
1999–2000
11 issues →
Twisted Toyfare Theatre
2001–2010
11 issues →
Marvel Super Action
1977–1981
10 issues →
What If?
1977–1984
10 issues →
Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme
1988–1996
10 issues →
Essential Hulk
1999–2013
10 issues →
Earth X
1999–2000
10 issues →