The Incredible Hulk #2 [Regular Edition]

(July 1962)

Marvel, 1962 Series

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Volume: 1
Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
On-sale Date: 1962-05-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Zenith Publishing Corp.
Brand: MC

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
This issue has variants:

The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #2 [British]

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Steve Ditko
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

General! It's them!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Ross; General Thunderbolt Ross; Toad Men

Reprints

in Koloss (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #2 ([Februar 1974])
in The Incredible Hulk (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #[1] (81446-X) (April 1978)
in O Incrível Hulk (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #2 (2 Março 1983)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8 ([September] 1989)
in Orígenes Marvel (Planeta DeAgostini, 1991 series) #5 ([Agosto] 1992)
in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([February] 1999) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([May] 2003)
in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: El Increíble Hulk (Panini España, 2008 series) #1 ([Junio] 2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Third Edition 2015] ([January] 2015)
in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - Man or Monster? ([June] 2016)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #5 - Hulk 1 (maio 2021)

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Best Values Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Hulk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Steve Ditko
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

Job Number

V-781

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Like a savage, marauding monster from some mad nether world, the frightening figure of the Hulk suddenly appears from out of the murky swamp...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner](origin recap); Rick Jones; Betty Ross; General Thunderbolt Ross; Toad Men (introduction)

Synopsis

The Toad Men are above Earth, in search of its brightest scientist. Meanwhile, Rick and Bruce explore an underground cave where they hope to imprison Hulk each night.

Reprints

in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Smash! (IPC, 1966 series) #16 (21 May 1966) [Pages & panels altered to fit 11 pages of the first 2 chapters into 6 UK pages.]
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8 (April 1967)
in Koloss (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
in Marvel Annual (IPC, 1972 series) #1973 (1972)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #3 (October 21, 1972) [Black & white with two-tone green spot color on pages 1-5]
in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #2 ([Februar 1974])
in The Incredible Hulk (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #[1] (81446-X) (April 1978)
in Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #[1] (1er trimestre 1979)
in L'Incredibile Hulk (Editoriale Corno, 1980 series) #11 (Agosto 1981)
in O Incrível Hulk (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #2 (2 Março 1983)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)

in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8 ([September] 1989)
in Orígenes Marvel (Planeta DeAgostini, 1991 series) #5 ([Agosto] 1992)
in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([February] 1999) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([May] 2003)
in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: El Increíble Hulk (Panini España, 2008 series) #1 ([Junio] 2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Third Edition 2015] ([January] 2015)
in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - Man or Monster? ([June] 2016)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #5 - Hulk 1 (maio 2021)

Keywords

grapplers; magnetic mind-detector; spacecraft

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. The events of the Incredible Hulk #1 are summarized.

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Steve Ditko
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

Job Number

V-781

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Do not struggle and you will not be injured -- yet!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Thunderbolt Ross; Toad Men

Synopsis

The Toad men capture Bruce Banner and bring him to their spaceship.

Reprints

in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Smash! (IPC, 1966 series) #16 (21 May 1966) [Pages & panels altered to fit 11 pages of the first 2 chapters into 6 UK pages.]
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #9 (June 1967)
in Koloss (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
in Marvel Annual (IPC, 1972 series) #1973 (1972)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #3 (October 21, 1972) [Black & white with 2-tone spot color on pages 2 and 5.]
in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #2 ([Februar 1974])
in The Incredible Hulk (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #[1] (81446-X) (April 1978)
in Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #[1] (1er trimestre 1979)
in L'Incredibile Hulk (Editoriale Corno, 1980 series) #11 (Agosto 1981)
in O Incrível Hulk (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #2 (2 Março 1983)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)

in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8 ([September] 1989)
in Orígenes Marvel (Planeta DeAgostini, 1991 series) #5 ([Agosto] 1992)
in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([February] 1999) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([May] 2003)
in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: El Increíble Hulk (Panini España, 2008 series) #1 ([Junio] 2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Third Edition 2015] ([January] 2015)
in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - Man or Monster? ([June] 2016)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #5 - Hulk 1 (maio 2021)

Keywords

magnetic repulsion rays; missiles

Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Steve Ditko
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

Job Number

V-781

First Line of Dialogue or Text

But as the smoke clears, one lone figure emerges from the smoldering wreckage...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; General Thunderbolt Ross; Toad Men

Synopsis

Bruce Banner is found in a Toad Men crashed spaceship while their fleet arrives on Earth.

Reprints

in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #9 (June 1967)
in Koloss (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
in Marvel Annual (IPC, 1972 series) #1973 (1972)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #4 (October 28, 1972)
in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #2 ([Februar 1974])
in The Incredible Hulk (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #[1] (81446-X) (April 1978)
in Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #[1] (1er trimestre 1979)
in L'Incredibile Hulk (Editoriale Corno, 1980 series) #11 (Agosto 1981)
in O Incrível Hulk (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #2 (2 Março 1983)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8 ([September] 1989)
in Orígenes Marvel (Planeta DeAgostini, 1991 series) #5 ([Agosto] 1992)
in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([February] 1999) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([May] 2003)
in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: El Increíble Hulk (Panini España, 2008 series) #1 ([Junio] 2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Third Edition 2015] ([January] 2015)
in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - Man or Monster? ([June] 2016)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #5 - Hulk 1 (maio 2021)

Keywords

alien invasion; magnetic flare; U.S. Army

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Steve Ditko
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

Job Number

V-781

First Line of Dialogue or Text

And suddenly, a powerful magnetic impulse jams every earth TV and radio receiver, as the face of the Toad King appears on screens from Brooklyn to Bangkok!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; General Thunderbolt Ross; Toad Men

Synopsis

Hulk escapes from his cell while General Ross forget about the Toad Men.

Reprints

in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #10 (August 1967)
in Koloss (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
in Marvel Annual (IPC, 1972 series) #1973 (1972)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #4 (October 28, 1972)
in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #2 ([Februar 1974])
in The Incredible Hulk (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #[1] (81446-X) (April 1978)
in Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #[1] (1er trimestre 1979)
in L'Incredibile Hulk (Editoriale Corno, 1980 series) #11 (Agosto 1981)
in O Incrível Hulk (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #2 (2 Março 1983)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)

in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8 ([September] 1989)
in Orígenes Marvel (Planeta DeAgostini, 1991 series) #5 ([Agosto] 1992)
in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([February] 1999) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([May] 2003)
in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: El Increíble Hulk (Panini España, 2008 series) #1 ([Junio] 2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Third Edition 2015] ([January] 2015)
in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - Man or Monster? ([June] 2016)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #5 - Hulk 1 (maio 2021)

Keywords

magnetic rays; U.S. Army

Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Fantastic Four / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Steve Ditko
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

Job Number

V-781

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hold your fire! You might hit my daughter!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Betty Ross; General Thunderbolt Ross; Toad Men

Synopsis

Bruce Banner repels the Toad Men invasion.

Reprints

in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #10 (August 1967)
in Koloss (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
in Marvel Annual (IPC, 1972 series) #1973 (1972)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #4 (October 28, 1972)
in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #2 ([Februar 1974])
in The Incredible Hulk (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #[1] (81446-X) (April 1978)
in Gamma la bombe qui a créé Hulk (Arédit-Artima, 1979 series) #[1] (1er trimestre 1979)
in L'Incredibile Hulk (Editoriale Corno, 1980 series) #11 (Agosto 1981)
in O Incrível Hulk (Distri Editora, 1983 series) #2 (2 Março 1983)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)

in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8 ([September] 1989)
in Orígenes Marvel (Planeta DeAgostini, 1991 series) #5 ([Agosto] 1992)
in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1 ([February] 1999) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([May] 2003)
in The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: El Increíble Hulk (Panini España, 2008 series) #1 ([Junio] 2008)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Third Edition 2015] ([January] 2015)
in Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (Marvel, 2015 series) #1 - Man or Monster? ([June] 2016)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #5 - Hulk 1 (maio 2021)

Keywords

earthquakes; gamma ray gun; U.S. Army

Greenwich Village Handicrafts / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Novel Mfg. Seat Covers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Niresk Industries, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents

0. The Terror of the Toad Men!
The Hulk
1. ["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
Best Values Co. Catalog
2. The Terror of the Toad Men, Part 1: Enter...the Toad Men
The Hulk
3. ["Insect Collecting Kit"]
Honor House Products
4. Amazing Wrist Radio
Honor House Products
5. [The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 2: Prisoners of the Toad Men!
The Hulk
6. ["Ever think of the big money you could earn as an auto mechanic?"]
Commercial Trades Institute
7. [The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 3: Bruce Banner, Wanted for Treason!
The Hulk
8. ["1001 things you can get free"]
9. ["Save hundreds of dollars..."]
Medford Products
10. [The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 4: Hulk Runs Amok!
The Hulk
11. Boys — 12 or Older —
Grit
12. ["Giant 10-foot Inflatable boa constrictor"]
Medford Products
13. [Editorial Page]
The Fantastic Four
14. Shop by Mail
15. [The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 5: The End of the Hulk?
The Hulk
16. Tiki Gods
Greenwich Village Handicrafts
17. Reversible Auto Seat Covers
Novel Mfg. Seat Covers
18. Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products
19. ["2 complete fishing outfits"]
Niresk Industries, Inc.
20. ["He’s looking for people who like to draw"]
Famous Artists Schools

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The Incredible Hulk #2 [Regular Edition] (July 1962)

Issue Notes

The Terror of the Toad Men! (Table of Contents)

The Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Best Values Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Terror of the Toad Men, Part 1: Enter...the Toad Men (Table of Contents: 2)

The Hulk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Amazing Wrist Radio (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 2: Prisoners of the Toad Men! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 3: Bruce Banner, Wanted for Treason! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Hulk / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 4: Hulk Runs Amok! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Boys — 12 or Older — (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Medford Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Editorial Page] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

The Fantastic Four / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 5: The End of the Hulk? (Table of Contents: 15)

The Hulk / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Tiki Gods (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Greenwich Village Handicrafts / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Reversible Auto Seat Covers (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Novel Mfg. Seat Covers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Niresk Industries, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Incredible Hulk #2 [Regular Edition]

(July 1962)