The Incredible Hulk #393 [Newsstand]
(May 1992)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
2.50 USD; 2.95 CAD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Barcode
071486024569 05
Editing
Bobbie Chase (credited) (editor); Chris Cooper (credited) (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dale Keown
Inks
Dale Keown
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The strangest man of all time!!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Betty Banner; Igor Drenkov; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Indexer Notes

Cover art is an homage to the cover of The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (May 1962).

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dale Keown
Inks
Dale Keown
Letters
typeset

Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]
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The Closing Circle (Table of Contents: 2)

Hulk / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David (credited)
Pencils
Dale Keown (credited)
Inks
Mark Farmer (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I have a recurring nightmare.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pantheon: Ajax; Atalanta; Hector; Ulysses [Walter Charles]
People's Protectorate: Crimson Dynamo; Fantasma; Perun; Red Guardian [Josef Petkus]; Vostok [Anatoly]
Abomination [Emil Blonsky] (cameo flashback); Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (cameo flashback); Igor Drenkov; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (origin); Rick Jones; Juggernaut [Cain Marko] (cameo flashback); Leader [Samuel Sterns] (cameo flashback); MODOK [George Tarleton] (cameo flashback); Thanos (cameo flashback)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Hulk finally has his vengeance on the Russian spy who didn't stop the gamma bomb test which turned Bruce Banner into the Hulk.
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Indexer Notes

This story is broken into four parts: Part 1: The Closing Circle (4 pages), Part 2: The Hulk Challenged! (5 pages), Part 3: The Hulk Unleashed! (10 pages), Part 4: The Hulk Confronted (3 pages).

Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Wolverine (Table of Contents: 3)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Wolverine [Logan]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Thor (Table of Contents: 4)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ron Frenz (credited) (signed as Frenz) (after 'King' Kirby)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited) (signed as MILGROM [regular Ms]) (after 'King' Kirby)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Thor [Don Blake]
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Grudge Match (Table of Contents: 5)

Hulk / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David (credited)
Pencils
Herb Trimpe (credited)
Inks
Herb Trimpe (credited); Charles Barnett (credited)
Colors
Glynis Oliver (credited)
Letters
Joe Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stupid, stupid humans.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; General "Thunderbolt" Ross; William "Coyote" Cash (introduction, villain)
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
A would-be master criminal has his plans thwarted time and time again by the Hulk.
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Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Leader (Table of Contents: 6)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sal Buscema (credited)
Inks
Sal Buscema (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader [Samuel Sterns]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Abomination (Table of Contents: 7)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (credited, signed)
Inks
Gil Kane (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Abomination [Emil Blonsky]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Ross; General "Thunderbolt" Ross
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Silver Surfer (Table of Contents: 8)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Marie Severin (credited, signed)
Inks
Marie Severin (credited, signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Avengers (Table of Contents: 9)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Milgrom (credited) (signed as MILGROM)
Inks
Al Milgrom (credited) (signed as MILGROM)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Avengers West Coast: Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mockingbird [Bobbi Morse]; Tigra [Greer Nelson]; Wonder Man [Simon Williams]
The Avengers: The Black Knight [Dane Whitman]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Captain Marvel [Monica Rambeau]; Hercules; Namor the Sub-Mariner [Namor]; She-Hulk [Jennifer Walters]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Psychological Ramifications of Gamma Radiation (Table of Contents: 10)

Hulk / text article / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Peter David
Pencils
various
Inks
various
Colors
various
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
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Indexer Notes

Text story written by "Doc Samson" concerning the history of the Hulk; Includes many reprinted clip art panels.

Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Krylorian Warriors (Table of Contents: 11)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (signed)
Inks
Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson) (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bereet; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Krylorian Warriors (Earth-7711)
Universe
Marvel : Earth-7711
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Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Thing (Table of Contents: 12)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Starlin (credited)
Inks
Jim Starlin (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. The Pantheon (Table of Contents: 13)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dale Keown (credited) (signed as DKeown)
Inks
Dale Keown (credited) (signed as DKeown)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Pantheon: Paris; Ulysses [Walter Charles]
Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Green Mail / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Rick Gelsleichter, Mark R. Peloquin, Mike S., James E. Wall, John Daniels, Christopher Hooker, Christopher Montero, Harold M. Dolbear, Jr., Todd Severin, MD, Jay Fulkerson, and Jay Howard.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["The strangest man of all time!!"]
    Hulk
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. The Closing Circle
    Hulk
  4. 3. Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Wolverine
    Hulk
  5. 4. Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Thor
    Hulk
  6. 5. Grudge Match
    Hulk
  7. 6. Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Leader
    Hulk
  8. 7. Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Abomination
    Hulk
  9. 8. Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Silver Surfer
    Hulk
  10. 9. Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Avengers
    Hulk
  11. 10. Psychological Ramifications of Gamma Radiation
    Hulk
  12. 11. Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Krylorian Warriors
    Hulk
  13. 12. Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. Thing
    Hulk
  14. 13. Classic Hulk Battles: Hulk vs. The Pantheon
    Hulk
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Green Mail
This issue was modified by
  • Peter Croome
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Richard Thomson