The Incredible Hulk #388 [Direct]
(December 1991)

Marvel, 1968 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD; 0.65 GBP
Pages
40
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Comics
Editing
Bobbie Chase (credited) (editor); Chris Cooper (assistant editor); Tom DeFalco (credited) (editor-in-chief)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Introducing Speedfreek (Table of Contents)

Hulk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dale Keown (signed as DK)
Inks
Dale Keown (signed as DK)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Speedfreek [Joss Shappe]; Jim Wilson
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
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Thicker Than Water (Table of Contents: 1)

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
You guys hear something?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pantheon: Hector; Ulysses [Walter Charles]
Betty Banner; Marlo Chandler; Falcon [Sam Wilson] (flashback); Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Jacqueline Shorr (name not given); Speedfreek [Joss Shappe] (introduction, villain); Veronica; Jim Wilson; Ralph Baldone (death); Mr. Lang; Tyler Lang (death); Jefferson Wolfe; Kelly; Miggy
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Jim Wilson reveals that he has AIDS. He is later cut down by Speedfreek, and Rick is hesitant to touch his friend for fear of contracting the disease.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

Green Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Frank Balkin, James T. Collins, Craig Prestero, Jason Pickerill, and Jordan Davis.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Introducing Speedfreek
    Hulk
  2. 1. Thicker Than Water
    Hulk
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Green Mail
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