Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] #3

(January 1971)

To Live Again! (Table of Contents: 1)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Ross; Betty Ross; Major Glen Talbot; Leader; Humanoids

Synopsis

Dragging his dead buddy to their old underground complex, Rick uses the gamma machine on Bruce, thus turning him into the Hulk and saving his life. The Hulk once again has the intellect of Banner but he has to continue to use the ray machine every 48 hours to keep himself from turning into his alter ego as he still has a bullet lodged in his head. Talbot makes a bid for Betty now that his arch rival has been killed in disgrace. The Leader sends a giant Humanoid to attack gamma base and the Hulk gets involved in the fight.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #70 (August 1965)

Keywords

gamma machine

Hulk Pin-Up Page (Table of Contents: 2)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #26 (May 1964) [p 1]

Indexer Notes

Image from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #26, splash page.

Like a Beast at Bay! (Table of Contents: 3)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Ross; Major Glen Talbot; Leader; Humanoids

Synopsis

The Hulk and Rick barely make it out of the blast radius as Ross fires the giant "Sunday Punch" missile at the Leader's giant Humanoid bringing the massive robot down. The pair decide to hide in their underground cave but are spotted by military planes as they enter. Ross and Talbot attack, threatening the underground complex and Bruce's gamma machine. The Hulk pushes Rick out to safety just as the Leader appears and tells the Jade Giant he will save him from his sticky predicament if only he agrees to serve the big brained bad guy.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #71 (September 1965)

Within the Monster Dwells a Man! (Table of Contents: 4)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts); Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Ross; Major Glen Talbot; Leader; Humanoids

Synopsis

The Hulk finally agrees to follow the Leader and the big brained one teleports him out just as Ross destroys Banner's old underground complex. The Leader and the Hulk get to know each other a little better but the jade giant struggles with trying not to change back to Banner as he is still plagued with a bullet in his head that would kill his alter ego.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #72 (October 1965)

Another World, Another Foe! (Table of Contents: 5)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts); Bob Powell (credited)

Inks

Bob Powell (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader; The Watcher; unnamed "lizard creature"

Synopsis

Discovering the bullet that is lodged in the Hulk's brain, the Leader dissolves it with a laser and bathes our hero with gamma rays to give him strength. The Hulk still has Banner's mind but can no longer transform into human form thanks to the extra blast of radiation. Indebted to the Leader for saving his life, the Hulk agrees to be teleported to the Watcher's planet where he has been commanded to steal the "ultimate machine" but finds that said machine is also sought by the most powerful creature in the galaxy.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #73 (November 1965)

The Wisdom of the Watcher! (Table of Contents: 6)

Hulk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited) (layout); Bob Powell (credited) (pencilling)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Leader; The Watcher; unnamed "lizard creature"

Synopsis

The Hulk fights the baddest alien in the galaxy over the Watcher's ultimate machine. After the battle, the Watcher allows Hulk to take it and he is teleported back to the Leader's lair. The Leader tries to use the machine which dispenses all of the Watcher's collected knowledge but even his big brain can't handle it and the strain kills him.

Reprints

• from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #74 (December 1965)

Hulk Pin-Up Page (Table of Contents: 7)

Hulk / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers; Paul Reinman

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek; ?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Indexer Notes

Transformation images taken from early issues of Hulk comic.

Pick a Pair of Winners from Mighty Marvel! (Table of Contents: 8)

Marvel's Greatest Comics; Thor Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers; Chic Stone

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 Series) #29 (December 1970) and Thor Special (Marvel, 1966 Series) #3 (January 1971), with covers shown, and both advertised as "Now On Sale".