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2April 1977
$1.00

Rampaging Hulk #2

Marvel · April 1977 · on sale 1977-01-25

First appearance: Killer ShrikeFirst appearance: Simon MaddicksFirst appearance: Bereet
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Identification plate

Series
Rampaging Hulk (Marvel, 1977 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
April 1977
Key date
1977-04-00
On-sale date
1977-01-25
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$1.00
Pages
68
Barcode
0714860244304

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Goram - 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
0The Parisian Peril!cover1pencils: Ken Barr; inks: Ken Barr; colors: Ken BarrHulk, Bruce Banner
1-table of contents1letters: typeset
2And Then... ...the X-Mencomic story33script: Doug Moench; pencils: Walt Simonson; inks: Alfredo Alcala; letters: Irving WatanabeBereet First, Hulk, Rick Jones, Angel, Bruce Banner, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Professor X, Scott Summers
3But Will It Thoom in Poughkeepsie...?text article1script: John Warner
4X-Men X-posétext article4.67script: Ralph Macchio; pencils: Dave Cockrum; inks: Dave CockrumAngel, Banshee, Beast, Sean Cassidy, Colossus, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Logan, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Ororo Munroe, Nightcrawler
5Bloodstoneillustration1script: John Warner; pencils: Marshall Rogers; inks: Marshall Rogers; letters: Marshall RogersUlysses Bloodstone
6Scream, the Shrike!comic story17script: John Warner; pencils: Bob Brown; inks: Rudy Nebres; letters: Jim NovakUlysses Bloodstone, Goram First, Killer Shrike First, Simon Maddicks First

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Rampaging Hulk #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-2699-7		2008On eBay ›
Bloodstone & the Legion of Monsters #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-90802-7		2017On eBay ›
Marvel Horror Lives Again! Omnibus #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-92746-2		2020On eBay ›
X-Men vs. Hulk #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-8902-2		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q66133358 (Bereet), first-appearance property (CC0)

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