Incredible Hulk #1 - Jack Kirby art & cover + 1st appearance

Jack Kirby

Incredible Hulk v1 #1, 1962 - Bruce Banner saves a teenager from the blast of an atomic bomb, only to bear the brunt of the explosion himself. The gamma rays eventually turn him into a highly destructive Hulk. Jack Kirby's cover portrays the man-monster's size relative to his alter ego. The artist's interior story includes two full splash pages, adding variety to the mostly typical layouts. Kirby's drawings are frankly no better or worse than his other early Marvel works. Note that the character's coloration changes from gray to green in the following issue. General "Thunderbolt" Ross, his daughter Betty Ross and sidekick Rick Jones make their debuts as supporting characters. This story was later reprinted in Origins of Marvel Comics. This is 1 of 5 Incredible Hulk issues by Kirby. /// key 1st appearance, 1st origin, 1st cover Bruce Banner as the Hulk, 1st issue

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Kirby cover pencils (George Roussos inks) = ***
"The Hulk" Kirby story pencils (Paul Reinman inks) 24 pages = ***

Jack Kirby

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