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228October 1978
$0.35

The Incredible Hulk #228

Marvel · October 1978

First appearance: Moonstone1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#228
Publication date
October 1978
Key date
1978-10-00
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.35
Pages
36
Barcode
0714860245610
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Moonstone - 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
0Murder Is a Maid Called Moonstone!cover1pencils: Herb Trimpe; inks: Bob McLeod; letters: Danny CrespiBruce Banner, Hulk, Moonstone First, Karla Sofen
2Bad Moon on the Rise!comic story17script: Stern, Peter Gillis; pencils: Buscema, Bob McLeod; inks: Bob McLeod; colors: Phil Rache; letters: Gaspar Saladino, PattersonBruce Banner, Hulk, Moonstone First, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Doc Samson, Leonard Samson, Karla Sofen, Jim Wilson
3-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Frank GiacoiaIron Man
4-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Ernie Chan; letters: Jim Novak

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
WhitmanSee the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Hulk #7
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Series context

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Sources

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