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103May 1968
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The Incredible Hulk #103

Marvel · May 1968 · on sale 1968-02-08

First appearance: Space ParasiteFirst appearance: RandauDeath of Randau
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#103
Publication date
May 1968
Key date
1968-05-00
On-sale date
1968-02-08
Indicia publisher
Olympia Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

Death on record for: Randau, Space Parasite.

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
0And Now... the Space Parasite!cover1pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Hulk, Space Parasite First, Randau First
2And Now... the Space Parasite!comic story20script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan LeeBruce Banner, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Space Parasite First, Glenn Talbot, The Thing, Randau First
4Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; Spider-Man; Hulk; Iron Man; Thing; Thor; The Fantastic Four; The Avengers; Daredevil
11-in-house column1script: Smiley
13-letters page2script: Gary Friedrich; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam RosenBruce Banner, Hulk, Namor, Sub-Mariner
14-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Gene Colan, John Buscema; inks: Mike Esposito, Sol BrodskyIron Man, Namor, Tony Stark, Sub-Mariner

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes #571976On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #2
ISBN 0-7851-0795-9		2001On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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