(October 1969)
Marvel,
1968 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except October semi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1969-07-22
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Magazine Management Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor); Roy Thomas (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
Enter... The Chameleon!
Hulk / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Herb Trimpe (signed as Trimpe)
- Inks
- Herb Trimpe (signed as Trimpe)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen; Morrie Kuramoto (bottom caption)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]
- Reprints
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The Origin of The Hulk!
Hulk / comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as
Stan Lee [early- to mid-career]) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as
J. KIRBY) - Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Job Number
- V-870
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones
- Synopsis
- With the Hulk safely in the underground bunker, Rick dozes and thinks about his origins.
- Reprints
-
from The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #3 (September 1962) -
in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #4 - Hulk fait échec au Caméléon (1er trimestre 1980)
-
Enter... The Chameleon!
Hulk / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; Glenn Talbot; Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov]; Captain America [Steve Rogers] (cameo); Leader (first appearance, face not revealed) (cameo); Humanoid (first appearance) (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Hulk is captured in unbreakable restraints but slips through them when he turns back into Banner. Hearing that his buddy has been captured, Rick leaves Cap's side to go help his original super pal. The mysterious Leader sends the Chameleon to gamma base to find out what happened to an agent who didn't report back in (probably because he ended up falling down a hole in a robot suit. Talbot and Banner begin their less than friendly rivalry. The Chameleon impersonates Banner and tries to steal a gamma grenade using Betty as a hostage but the Hulk thwarts his plans.
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #62 (December 1964)
- in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #4 - Hulk fait échec au Caméléon (1er trimestre 1980)
-
A Titan Rides the Train!
Hulk / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- George Roussos (credited as Geo. Bell)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov]; Leader (origin); Humanoid (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Leader ponders his origins as he prepares to send his powerful Humanoid to confront the Hulk. Although he is under suspicion for being in collusion with the Hulk, Banner is sent by train to escort one of his nuclear devices with Talbot keeping a close eye on him. The Humanoid attacks the train and Hulk fights the creature off. The nuclear device falls off the train in the skirmish and when Talbot goes to retrieve it, he finds Banner next to it in nothing but a pair of ripped pants. Bruce is jailed as a traitor.
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #63 (January 1965)
- in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #4 - Hulk fait échec au Caméléon (1er trimestre 1980)
-
The Horde of Humanoids!
Hulk / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- George Roussos (credited as George Bell)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Rick Jones; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Humanoids; Chameleon; Lyndon Johnson
- Synopsis
- Banner has been jailed as a traitor and is popping tranquilizers to keep himself from turning into the Hulk. Rick goes right to the commander in chief to tell the prez Banner's secret and to ask for his release. Much to Talbot's chagrin, the president orders Bruce's release and the two are sent to Astra Island to oversee testing of Banner's absorbatron which has the power to soak up a nuclear blast. Figuring that one Humanoid was not enough, the Leader sends a horde of them to Astra where they battle with the Hulk.
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #64 (February 1965) [page 8 omitted]
- in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #4 - Hulk fait échec au Caméléon (1er trimestre 1980)
-
On the Rampage Against the Reds!
Hulk / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Glenn Talbot; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Humanoids; Russians
- Synopsis
- In a pitched battle with the Humanoids, the Hulk and his foes fall into the ocean where the jade giant transforms back into Banner and is promptly captured by a Russian sub. Bruce is told he will be forced to work for the commies but instead he turns back into the Hulk and escapes. The Russians chase him down with a proton gun.
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #65 (March 1965)
- in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #4 - Hulk fait échec au Caméléon (1er trimestre 1980)
-
The Incredible Hulk
A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- This pin-up shows Hulk breaking through a wall while someone with a gun is seen through the gap.
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #62 (December 1964)
-
in The Avengers (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #4 (October 13, 1973) which is reprinted
-
in The Power of Doctor Banner!
Hulk / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross; Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Russians; Chameleon [Dmitri Smerdyakov]; Humanoid
- Synopsis
- The Hulk escapes from his Russian captors with a fellow fugitive who gives his life to save the jade giant from a blast from the powerful proton gun. Angry at the death of his friend, Hulk decides to take his fight to the commies.
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #66 (April 1965)
- in Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #4 - Hulk fait échec au Caméléon (1er trimestre 1980)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Enter... The Chameleon!
Hulk -
1.
The Origin of The Hulk!
Hulk -
2.
Enter... The Chameleon!
Hulk -
3.
A Titan Rides the Train!
Hulk -
4.
The Horde of Humanoids!
Hulk -
5.
On the Rampage Against the Reds!
Hulk -
6.
The Incredible Hulk
A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up -
7.
The Power of Doctor Banner!
Hulk
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Gregory Fischer
- Ralf Haring
- Andrés Jiménez
- Andrew Krieg
- Derek Reinhard
- Richard Thomson
- Steven Tice
- Jim Van Dore
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