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Mighty Marvel Masterworks Also Aviable

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Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #1.

The Incredible Hulk

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Notes: Production credits of the book. Includes the indicia and a detail of the Hulk's face from the first page of The Incredible Hulk #5.

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Notes: Credits of the authors of the book.

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Notes: Table of contents of the book. Includes a detail from the first page of The Incredible Hulk #3.

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

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First Line: The strangest man of all time!!

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Notes: Possible Kirby inks per Nick Caputo's examination on his blog:

http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2011/09/kirby-inking-kirby.html

Previous indexer credited George Roussos. The Hulk is colored gray in this story only.

The Coming of the Hulk, Part 1

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Genres: superhero

First Line: Half-man, half-monster, the mighty Hulk thunders out of the night to take his place among the most amazing characters of all time!

Synopsis: Scientist Bruce Banner saves a young boy from being killed by a nuclear blast but absorbs deadly amounts of gamma radiation which transforms 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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Pages: 6

Job Number: V-709

Notes: Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Nick Caputo observes that Artie Simek lettered the logo and title on the splash page, but the rest of the chapter is lettered by Ray Holloway. First page is signed twice by Jack Kirby: one as J. Kirby with Stan Lee and another in bottom-center as Jack Kirby.

[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 2: The Hulk Strikes!

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First Line: Like a silent dreadnaught, the hulking thing that was once Bruce Banner crouches in the shadows, as the pursuing troops rush by...

Synopsis: The Hulk and Rick Jones go to Banner's cabin to retrieve the gamma ray formula.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: V-709

Notes: Nick Caputo notes that Artie Simek lettered the title splash; the rest of the chapter is lettered by Ray Holloway.

[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 3: The Search for the Hulk

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First Line: Where is he?

Synopsis: The military continues their search for the Hulk.

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[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 4: Enter...the Gargoyle!

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First Line: Let us leave Bruce Banner and his young friend Rick for a moment, and turn our attention to the red spy known as Igor as he broods darkly in his cell...

Synopsis: Igor sends a message via short wave to his communist allies. The message is relayed to the Gargoyle who decides to capture the Hulk.

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[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant!

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First Line: Holy Hannah!

Synopsis: The Gargoyle captures the Hulk and Rick Jones and transports them behind the Iron Curtain. The Hulk transforms back into Banner who offers to help cure the Gargoyle of his affliction. The Gargoyle, who wants nothing more than to be a normal man, agrees to be cured; once cured, the Gargoyle helps Banner and Jones escape back to America.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: V-709

The Terror of the Toad Men!

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First Line: General! It's them!

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

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

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.

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Pages: 6

Job Number: V-781

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

[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 2: Prisoners of the Toad Men!

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Genres: superhero

First Line: Do not struggle and you will not be injured -- yet!

Synopsis: 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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First Line: But as the smoke clears, one lone figure emerges from the smoldering wreckage...

Synopsis: Bruce Banner is found in a Toad Men crashed 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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First Line: 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!

Synopsis: Hulk escapes from his cell while General Ross forget 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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First Line: Hold your fire! You might hit my daughter!

Synopsis: Bruce Banner repels the Toad Men invasion.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: V-781

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First Line: I can't control him anymore! The Hulk has gone berserk!

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Banished to Outer Space

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First Line: In a cement-walled chamber beneath the sea, the most incredible creature on earth pounds vainly against the walls of his prison...

Synopsis: 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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Pages: 11

Job Number: V-869

Notes: Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Origin of the Hulk!

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First Line: .... as Rick Jones sits against the cold, dank wall, fighting desperately to keep from falling asleep, his thoughts go racing back...

Synopsis: With the Hulk safely in the underground bunker, Rick dozes and thinks about his origins.

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Job Number: V-870

Notes: Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Ringmaster

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Character(s): Hercules (circus strongman)

First Line: Nothing that lives can defy me!

Synopsis: 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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Pages: 10

Job Number: V-871

Notes: Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Monster and the Machine! / Mongu!! Gladiator from Space!

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The Monster and the Machine!

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First Line: In a silent, secret laboratory, a tense teen-ager adjusts a complex ray-machine over the head of the most incredible living creature on the face of the Earth!

Synopsis: 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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First Line: It landed suddenly, unexpectedly, swooping down from the skies without warning!

Synopsis: 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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First Line: More powerful! More dangerous!

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Beauty and the Beast!

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First Line: Our tale begins with the showing of top-secret army films in the home of General "Thunderbolt" Ross...

Synopsis: 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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Pages: 11

Job Number: X-48

Notes: Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Script credit provided by Stéphane Petit via the GCD errors list in an email dated November 28, 2007.

The Hordes of General Fang!

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Character(s): Sentinel Four; High Lama; General Fang's Army; U.S. Army

First Line: Half-man, half-monster, the incredible Hulk noiselessly springs over unsuspecting towns as his unbelievably powerful legs propel his awesome form vast distances thru a series of powerful leaps!

Synopsis: 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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Pages: 13

Job Number: X-47

Notes: Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Script credit provided by Stéphane Petit via the GCD errors list in an email dated November 28, 2007.

The Metal Master!

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Character(s): Metal Master

First Line: Even your limitless strength cannot save you from me, Hulk!

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The Incredible Hulk vs The Metal Master!

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Character(s): Metal Master (introduction, villain)

First Line: What happens when a living being whose incredible might is almost beyond measure meets a menace from another world -- a menace whose power cannot be halted by mere brute strength??

Synopsis: 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 alien invading 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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Pages: 24

Job Number: X-116

Notes: Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Script credit provided by Stéphane Petit via the GCD errors list in an email dated November 28, 2007.

The Incredible Hulk #3 Page 20 Original Art

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First Line: And this time, among his helpess vivtims,...

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The Incredible Hulk #5 Page 6 Original Art

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First Line: No sooner does the strange machine reach its destinaton,...

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Incredible Hulk #6 Page 4 original art

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First Line: What happened??

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The Incredible Hulk #6 page 22 original art

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Now on Sale!

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First Line: Need we say more?

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Notes: House advertisement for The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 with cover shown.

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Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man #1.

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Notes: Back cover with the cover reprints of The Incredible Hulk #1-6.