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27Fall 1981
$2.50

DC Special Series #27

DC · Fall 1981 · on sale 1981-09-24

Origin: Batman1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
DC Special Series (DC, 1977 series)
Issue
#27
Issue title
Batman vs. the Incredible Hulk
Publication date
Fall 1981
Key date
1981-10-00
On-sale date
1981-09-24
Indicia publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Price
$2.50
Pages
68

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Why this issue matters

Origin story on record for: Batman, Bruce Banner, Bruce Wayne, Hulk.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-López; colors: Tatjana Wood; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBruce Banner, Batman, Hulk, Joker, Bruce Wayne
1The Origin of Batmantext article0.5script: Len Wein; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: John CostanzaBatman Origin, Bruce Wayne Origin, Martha Wayne, Thomas Wayne
2The Origin of the Incredible Hulktext article0.5script: Len Wein; pencils: George Pérez; inks: Dick Giordano; letters: John CostanzaBruce Banner Origin, Hulk Origin, Rick Jones
3The Monster and the Madmancredits, title page1script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaBruce Banner, Batman, Hulk, Joker, Shaper of Worlds, Bruce Wayne
4Prologuecomic story4script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaJoker
5Chapter One: When Wakes the Behemoth...!comic story15script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaBruce Banner, Batman, Hulk, Joker, Bruce Wayne
6Chapter Two: When Dreams Won't Come!comic story5script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaJoker, Shaper of Worlds
7Chapter Three: When the Sea Churns Green...!comic story13script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaBruce Banner, Commissioner James Gordon, Hulk, Alfred Pennyworth, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Doc Samson, Leonard Samson
8Chapter Four: When the Shaper Commands...!comic story13script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaBruce Banner, Batman, Hulk, Joker, Shaper of Worlds, Bruce Wayne
9Chapter Five: When Madness Reigns...!comic story12script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaAbomination, Bruce Banner, Batman, Emil Blonsky, Jonathan Crane, Harvey Dent, Hulk, Joker, Killer Moth, Leader, Rhino, Scarecrow, Shaper of Worlds, Samuel Sterns
10Epiloguecomic story1script: Len Wein; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: John CostanzaBruce Banner, Batman, Commissioner James Gordon, Hulk, Joker, Bruce Wayne
11Evolution of a Coverillustration1script: Dick Giordano, Al Milgrom; pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-LópezBruce Banner, Batman, Hulk, Joker, Bruce Wayne
12-illustration1pencils: José Luis García-López; inks: José Luis García-LópezAbomination, Bruce Banner, Batman, Emil Blonsky, Jonathan Crane, Harvey Dent, Hulk, Killer Moth, Leader, Rhino, Scarecrow, Samuel Sterns, Aleksei Sytsevich, Two-Face

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0709893241801

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Crossover Classics: The Marvel / DC Collection #[1]
ISBN 0-87135-858-1		1992On eBay ›
Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk #[nn]1995On eBay ›
Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk #30-244
ISBN 0-446-30244-9		1982On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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