Hulk: Son of Hulk - Dark Son Rising #[nn] for Sale - First Appearance of Hiro-Kala - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Hulk: Son of Hulk - Dark Son Rising (Marvel, 2010 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: 2010
Key date: 2010-01-27
On-sale date: 2010-01-27
Indicia publisher: Marvel Publishing Inc.
Price: $19.99
Pages: 128
Barcode: 978078514544851999
ISBN: 978-0-7851-4544-8
Rating: Parental Advisory

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hiro-Kala - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Son of Hulk	cover	0	pencils: David Palumbo; inks: David Palumbo; colors: David Palumbo	Hiro-Kala First
1	Credits Page	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Son of Hulk	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: David Palumbo; inks: David Palumbo; colors: David Palumbo	Hiro-Kala
3	Son of Hulk #13 30s Decade Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Adi Granov; inks: Adi Granov; colors: Adi Granov	Hiro-Kala
4	Problem Child	comic story	23	script: Paul Jenkins; pencils: Andres Guinaldo; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Jean-Paul Beaulieu; letters: Dave Sharpe	Hiro-Kala; Axeman Bone; Princess Omaka; Old Sam; Lihla; Kutta; Caiera; Galactus
5	Son of Hulk	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: David Palumbo; inks: David Palumbo; colors: David Palumbo	Princess Omaka; Axeman Bone
6	Son of Hulk #14 70th Anniversary Frame Variant	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Mitch Breitweiser; inks: Mitch Breitweiser; colors: Mitch Breitweiser	Galactus, Galan
7	Planetfall	comic story	23	script: Paul Jenkins; pencils: Andres Guinaldo; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Jean-Paul Beaulieu; letters: Dave Sharpe	Hiro-Kala; Axeman Bone; Princess Omaka; Old Sam; King Diemoas; Barroas; Caiera
8	Son of Hulk	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Garner; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Alex Garner	Bruce Banner, Hulk
9	Dangerous Tribe	comic story	23	script: Paul Jenkins; pencils: Andres Guinaldo; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Jean-Paul Beaulieu; letters: Dave Sharpe	Galactus, Galan, Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer
10	Son of Hulk	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Garner; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Alex Garner	Galactus, Galan
11	Enemy at the Gates	comic story	22	script: Paul Jenkins; pencils: Andres Guinaldo; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Jean-Paul Beaulieu; letters: Dave Sharpe	Galactus, Galan
12	Son of Hulk	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Alex Garner; inks: Alex Garner; colors: Alex Garner	Galactus, Galan
13	Fortunate Son	comic story	22	script: Paul Jenkins; pencils: Andres Guinaldo; inks: Vicente Cifuentes; colors: Jean-Paul Beaulieu; letters: Dave Sharpe	Galactus, Galan

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Hulk: Son of Hulk - Dark Son Rising #[nn] ISBN 978-0-7851-4055-9	2010	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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