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331May 1987
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The Incredible Hulk #331

Marvel · May 1987 · on sale 1987-01-20

First appearance: Sam LaRoquetteFirst appearance: Craig Saunders Jr.First appearance: Hulk1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#331
Publication date
May 1987
Key date
1987-05-00
On-sale date
1987-01-20
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

First appearance of Craig Saunders Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

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

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

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

First appearance of The Nevermind - 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: Steve Geiger; inks: Jim Sanders IIIHulk First, Rick Jones, Hideko Takata
1Inconstant Mooncomic story22script: Peter David; pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Kim DeMulder; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Rick ParkerBruce Banner, Hulk, Hulk First, Rick Jones, Sam LaRoquette First, Armand Martel First, Ramon Morales First, The Nevermind First, Clay Quartermain, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Craig Saunders Jr. First, Samuel Sterns, Hideko Takata
2-letters page0.67script: Bob Harras
3-statement of ownership0.33script: Thomas Costello

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602456905

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David #1
ISBN 0-7851-1541-2		2005On eBay ›
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92142-2		2019On eBay ›
Ground Zero
ISBN 978-1-302-95632-5		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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