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2July 1962
$0.12

The Incredible Hulk #2

Marvel · July 1962 · on sale 1962-05-01

First appearance: TribbititeFirst appearance: TorrakFirst appearance: Toad King1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
July 1962
Key date
1962-07-00
On-sale date
1962-05-01
Indicia publisher
Zenith Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Torrak - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

First appearance of Toad King - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character. An independent public reference records the same first appearance.

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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Terror of the Toad Men!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Tribbitite First
2The Terror of the Toad Men, Part 1: Enter...the Toad Mencomic story6script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Tribbitite First, Torrak First
5[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 2: Prisoners of the Toad Men!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Tribbitite First, Torrak First
7[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 3: Bruce Banner, Wanted for Treason!comic story3script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Toad King First, Tribbitite First, Torrak First
10[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 4: Hulk Runs Amok!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Toad King First
13Editorial Pagepromo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
15[The Terror of the Toad Men] Part 5: The End of the Hulk?comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Tribbitite First

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #81967On eBay ›
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Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #101967On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #8
ISBN 0-87135-594-9		1989On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-0712-6		1999On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #31986On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-1185-9		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q115453896 (Torrak), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q115453913 (Toad King), first-appearance property (CC0)

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