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3September 1962
$0.12

The Incredible Hulk #3

Marvel · September 1962 · on sale 1962-07-03

First appearance: Maynard TiboldtFirst appearance: RingmasterFirst appearance: Jack Pulver1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series)
Issue
#3
Publication date
September 1962
Key date
1962-09-00
On-sale date
1962-07-03
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 Maynard Tiboldt - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Polly Jones - 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.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones
2Banished to Outer Spacecomic story11script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
5The Origin of the Hulk!comic story3script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones
8The Ringmastercomic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Bruto the Strongman First, Hulk, Human Cannonball First, Polly Jones First, Rick Jones, Bruce Olafsen First, Jack Pulver First, Ringmaster First, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Mary Stenson First, Teena the Fat Lady First, Maynard Tiboldt First
11-letters page1script: Stan Lee

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 Tales Annual #21965On eBay ›
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #31966On eBay ›
Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] #21969On eBay ›
Giant-Size Defenders #11974On eBay ›
Marvel Treasury Edition #51975On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #8
ISBN 0-87135-594-9		1989On eBay ›
The Incredible Hulk Megazine #11996On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-0712-6		1999On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q115454155 (Teena the Fat Lady), first-appearance property (CC0)

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