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4November 1962
$0.12

The Incredible Hulk #4

Marvel · November 1962 · on sale 1962-09-04

First appearance: Boris MonguskiFirst appearance: Mongu1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
November 1962
Key date
1962-11-00
On-sale date
1962-09-04
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 Boris Monguski - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Monster and the Machine! / Mongu!! Gladiator from Space!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Mongu First, Boris Monguski First
2The Monster and the Machine!comic story14script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Jon D'AgostinoBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
7The Gladiator from Outer Space!comic story10script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Jon D'AgostinoBruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Mongu First, Boris Monguski First
10-letters page1script: Stan Lee

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #41966On eBay ›
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #51966On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #8
ISBN 0-87135-594-9		1989On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #1
ISBN 0-7851-0712-6		1999On 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, Q115454999 (Mongu), first-appearance property (CC0)

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