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239September 1979
$0.40

The Incredible Hulk #239

Marvel · September 1979 · on sale 1979-06-19

First appearance: Diane PerrywinkleFirst appearance: Captain BowmanFirst appearance: Edwin Maxwell1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#239
Publication date
September 1979
Key date
1979-09-00
On-sale date
1979-06-19
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Tulak - 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
0If the Mountain Won't Come to the Hulk...cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al MilgromBruce Banner, Hulk
1All That Glitters...comic story17script: Sal Buscema, Roger Stern; pencils: Sal Buscema, Mike Esposito; inks: Mike Esposito; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Jim NovakRomulus Augustulus, Bruce Banner, Captain Bowman First, Matthew Gilden, Goldbug, Andrew Hawk, Hulk, Keeper of the Flame, Lann, Edwin Maxwell First, Diane Perrywinkle First, Prince Rey, Clay Quartermain, Tulak First
2Green Skin's Grab-Bagletters page1script: Roger Stern
3Now--Get Four Titles For the Price of Three!promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: typeset
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245609

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Hulk #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8511-6		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #15
ISBN 978-1-302-92939-8		2021On eBay ›
Kill or Be Killed
ISBN 978-1-302-95536-6		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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