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Issue: Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #1 [Third Edition]
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 01/27/2015
Volume: 1
Pages: 184
ISBN: 9780785191308
UPC/EAN: 978078519130854999
Price: $55.99 CAD
$49.99 USD
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Content Items: 61 (18 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Reprints The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1-6. Expanded bonus material from the previous editions. Dustjacket back cover says "Printed in China".
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Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Marvel Masterworks Presents the Incredible Hulk

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Contents

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Introduction

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Is He Man or Monster or... Is He Both?

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The Hulk, Part 1: The Coming of the Hulk

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Scientist Bruce Banner saves a young boy from being killed by a nuclear blast but absorbs deadly amounts of gamma radiation, which transform him into a monster dubbed the Hulk. Bruce Banner is scientist by day but transforms into the Hulk once the sun goes down.
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[The Hulk], Part 2: The Hulk Strikes!

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[The Hulk], Part 3: The Search for the Hulk

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The Hulk, Part 4: Enter... the Gargoyle!

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[The Hulk], Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant!

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Hulk
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The Terror of the Toad Men!

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Toad Men
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The Terror of the Toad Men, Part 1: Enter... the Toad Men

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Bobby (introduction); Tommy (introduction); Toad Men (introduction); Torrak (introduction)
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.
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[The Terror of the Toad Men], Part 2: Prisoners of the Toad Men!

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Toad Men; Torrak
The Toad Men capture Bruce Banner and bring him to their spaceship.
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[The Terror of the Toad Men], Part 3: Bruce Banner, Wanted for Treason!

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Toad Men; Torrak; Toad King (introduction)
Bruce Banner is found in a crashed Toad Men spaceship while their fleet arrives on Earth.
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[The Terror of the Toad Men], Part 4: Hulk Runs Amok!

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Toad Men; Toad King
Hulk escapes from his cell while General Ross forgets about the Toad Men.
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[The Terror of the Toad Men], Part 5: The End of the Hulk?

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Bruce Banner repels the Toad Men invasion.
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I can't control him anymore! The Hulk has gone berserk!
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Banished to Outer Space

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Hulk [Bruce Banner] (also in flashback); Rick Jones (also in flashback)
The military captures Rick and Ross convinces him that they need the Hulk to test a new experimental rocket for national security. Rick tricks the jade giant into the capsule but once it is shot into space, he realizes that Ross deceived him to get rid of his foe. Rick overrides the programming and returns the rocket to earth but not before Banner (he transformed back to his human form when the rocket came into view of the sun) is doused with further radiation. The Hulk is now unable to revert to his human form and is under Rick's control but only while Rick remains awake.
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The Origin of the Hulk!

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Hulk [Bruce Banner] (origin recap)
With the Hulk safely in the underground bunker, Rick dozes and thinks about his origins.
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The Ringmaster

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Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; Tenna [Mary Stenson]; Human Cannonball [Jack Pulvar]; Bruto] (first appearance of all); Mike (first appearance); Polly Jones (first appearance)
Rick takes a break from his Hulk-sitting duties and goes to the circus. Unfortunately, he picks one run by a hypnotic criminal who mesmerizes his audience and then robs them. When the Hulk arrives to bail out his buddy, he is captured and made part of the act thanks to the fact that Rick is in thrall and cannot give him any commands. Rick returns with the FBI and the Hulk finds himself free to kick some circus tail.
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The Monster and the Machine! / Mongu!! Gladiator from Space!

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Mongu [Boris Monguski]
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The Monster and the Machine!

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Hulk [Bruce Banner] (origin recap); Rick Jones (also in flashback); Betty Ross (also in flashback); General Thaddeus Thunderbolt Ross (also in flashback); Mike (first appearance); Charlie (first appearance); Bobby (first appearance)
Rick uses some of Banner's machinery to transform the Hulk, who was stuck in his monster persona, back into Bruce. Bruce is incredibly weakened by the transformation and takes a chance in using the machinery on himself again which transforms him back into the Hulk's body but with Bruce Banner's mind. Now Bruce and the Hulk can switch at will using the gamma ray machine.
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The Gladiator from Outer Space!

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Mongu [Boris Monguski] (first appearance)
An alien invades Earth and claims his people will conquer the planet unless he is met in battle by the strongest opponent the world has to offer. Hulk meets the challenge but finds out it is all a ploy by the Russians to capture him and create an army of hulks of their own.
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Beauty and the Beast!

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Beauty and the Beast!

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Underground overlord Tyrannus kidnaps Betty and lures the Hulk into his subterranean kingdom, forcing the Hulk to do his bidding to keep Betty safe. The jade giant is powerless until Rick frees Betty, thus leaving the Hulk free to bring the house down on Tyrannus.
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The Hordes of General Fang!

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High Lama (first appearance); General Fang (first appearance)
The Hulk thwarts a would-be Genghis Khan conqueror named General Fang from taking over the Asian province of Llhasa, and he only has to dress up as the Abominable Snowman once to do it.
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The Metal Master!

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The Incredible Hulk vs The Metal Master!

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Teen Brigade [Charlie; Willie; Ted] (introduction)
Finding his transformations more and more difficult using his gamma ray machine, the Hulk with Banner's brain also finds that he has Banner's features when he zaps himself to face the invading alien Metal Master and his head does not transform. The power of the Metal Master is too much for the Hulk, and he is captured by Ross. Rick forms the Teen Brigade. Hulk breaks free of Ross's bunker and then pulls off one of the boldest victories against one of the most powerful aliens ever seen.
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There Shall Come a Jolly Green Giant

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Stan discusses the creation of The Hulk and his inspirations.
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Now on Sale!

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House advertisement for The Incredible Hulk #1.
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The Incredible Hulk #3, page 20 original art

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; Human Cannonball [Jack Pulvar]]
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The Incredible Hulk #5, page 6 original art

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The Incredible Hulk #6, page 22 original art

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Teen Brigade [Charlie; Willie; Ted]
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The year's greatest collector's item issue!
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The greatest collection of mighty Marvel classics ever assembled!
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Gargantus
Classics from Marvel's early days of triumph!!
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #4, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #40, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #3.
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Doctor Carlo Strange; Carla Strange; Mongu [Boris Monguski]
Fantastic Four #7...
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #7, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #3, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #36. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #111 used as a background for an image from the Doctor Strange story, page 3, panel 3.
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Red Barbarian [Ivan Krushki]
Thrills--action---suspense
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #8 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #42. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #111 and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #4 used as a background for an image from the Doctor Strange story, page 1 and Hulk story, page 1.
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Kala; Jim Evans
Item: The F.F.--- outcast!
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #9, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #43 and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #5. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #116 used as a background for an image of Doctor Strange.
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The fabulous F.F. battle "The Red Ghost and his indescribable Super-Apes!" Wow!
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #13 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #44. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #117 and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #5 used as a background for an image from the Doctor Strange story, page 3, panel 8 and Hulk story, page 11, panel 5.
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The F.F. are Confronted by the Demoniacal Dr. Doom...

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Iron Man [Don Heck]; Jack Frost [Gregor Shapanka]; Toad Men
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #10, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #45, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #2. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #118 used as a background for an image of Doctor Strange.
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Crimson Dynamo [Anton Vanko]
Wow! Remember that fabulous F.F.-Subby clash in ish #14, Stan?
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Mad Thinker; Awesome Android; Melter [Bruno Hogan]
The Fantastic Four... battle the Mad Thinker...
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #15 and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #47. Also, an image from the Watcher from the Tales of the Watcher story, page 5, panel 4 and the Hulk from the cover of Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 Series) #60.
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Scarecrow [Ebanezar Laughton]; Metal Master [Molyb]
If you're hooked on blazing action...
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Contains cover reproductions, with some modifications, from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 Series) #60, Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 Series) #51, and The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 Series) #6. Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 Series) #120 used as a background for an image of Doctor Strange.
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In the Clutches of Dr. Doom!

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Metal Master [Molyb]; Crimson Dynamo [Boris Turgenev]
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FF cover scene is an amalgamation of images: Dr. Doom is a blow-up of a Kirby/Ayers image; FF figures are taken from Kirby/Sinnott images.
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A Skrull Walks among Us!

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Super Skrull
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The Mysterious Molecule Man!

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See: The fabulous FF battling each other under the sinister spell of... the Hate Monger!
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The Return of the Mole Man!

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Essential Hulk Vol. 1 TPB (1999) Collection Cover

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Essential Hulk Vol. 1 TPB (1999) Back Cover

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The Incredible Hulk Omnibus Vol. 1 Collection Cover

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Painted version of The Incredible Hulk #1 cover.
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Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk Vol. 1 TPB Collection Cover

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This cover is a painted version of the original cover of The Incredible Hulk #1.
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Biographies

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Biographies of Stan Lee; Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
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The Marvel Masterworks Library

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List of all Marvel Masterworks books.
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Cover Gallery

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Toad Men; Mongu [Boris Monguski]; Metal Master [Molyb]
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Back cover. Reprints covers from The Incredible Hulk #1-6.

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