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450February 1997
$2.95; 4.15 CAD

The Incredible Hulk #450

Marvel · February 1997 · on sale 1996-12-18

First appearance: Colonel Cary St. LawrenceFirst appearance: Wild Man1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#450
Publication date
February 1997
Key date
1997-02-00
On-sale date
1996-12-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$2.95; 4.15 CAD
Pages
52
Barcode
75960602456845011
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Colonel Cary St. Lawrence - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Wild Man - 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
0They're Alive!cover1pencils: Mike Deodato; inks: Mike DeodatoBruce Banner, Hulk, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Tony Stark, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
1Hurray for Hulkcomic story22script: Peter David; pencils: Jeff Rebner; inks: Tom Wegrzyn; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft/KFBruce Banner, Citizen V, Hulk, Hulk, Janis Jones, Colonel Cary St. Lawrence First, Wild Man First, Helmut Zemo, Bruce Banner
2A Little Leewaycomic story18script: Peter David; pencils: Mike Deodato; inks: Deodato Studios; colors: Glynis Oliver, GCW; letters: Richard Starkings, Comicraft/KFBruce Banner, Captain America, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Doctor Strange
3-letters page2letters: Comicraft
4-illustration1pencils: John Royle; inks: Tom WegrzynBruce Banner, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing

Printings and variants

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Newsstandprice 2.99 USD; 4.05 CAD; barcode 00928102456902

Where to read it

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Thunderbolts Classic #1
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Heroes Reborn Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91804-0		2019On eBay ›
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus #4
ISBN 978-1-302-93291-6		2021On eBay ›
Heroes Reborn
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Series context

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Sources

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