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Issue: Essential Hulk #6
Publication Date: January 2010
 
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
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On Sale Date: 09/15/2010
Volume: 6
Pages: 496
ISBN: 0785130659
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Content Items: 53 (26 stories, 1 cover)
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Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U. S.
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Rich Buckler
Ernie Chan
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typeset
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Bruce Banner
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[untitled]

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Rich Buckler (signed)
John Romita (signed)
Dan Crespi
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Kronak the Barbarian
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The Sword and the Sorcerer!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Joe Staton (finished art)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
fantasy
The Hulk
The Hulk; Bruce Banner; Kronak the Barbarian; Dragonus; Shamu-Shan; King Modrian (flashback)
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JV355
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Havoc at the Heart of the Atom!!

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Credits
John Buscema
John Romita
Dan Crespi; typeset
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Jarella
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Havoc at the Heart of the Atom

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Joe Staton (finished art)
Gaspar Saladino (page 1); Irving Watanabe
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Jarella; Doc Samson; Betty Ross Talbot; Major Glenn Talbot; Psyklop
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Assault on Psyklop!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
John Romita (signed)
John Romita (signed)
Danny Crespi
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Psyklop
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Assault of Psyklop!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Joe Staton (finished art)
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Irving Watanabe
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Jarella; Doc Samson; General Ross; Glenn Talbot; Holi; Moli; Psyklop (dies)
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Doc Samson is colored gray on last page only.
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Herb Trimpe (signed)
Herb Trimpe (signed)
Dan Crespi ?; typeset
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Kronus
His awesome origin -- as you've never seen it before!!
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Cover signed "Trimpe" on manhole.
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Vicious Circle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Herb Trimpe (plot); Len Wein (script)
Herb Trimpe
Joe Staton
John Costanza
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Bruce Banner; General Ross; Jarella; Doc Samson; Rick Jones; Professor Kerwin Kronus; Betty Ross Talbot
The Hulk is sent back in time by Kronus to re-live the events that made him the Hulk so he can correct his mistakes and make sure the Jade Giant never existed.
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[untitled]

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Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Doctor Strange; the Enclave [Carlo Zota; Maris Morlak; Wladyslav Shinsky]; Paragon (in cocoon)
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Beware the Beehive!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Janice Cohen
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Doctor Strange; the Enclave [Carlo Zota; Maris Morlak; Wladyslav Shinsky]; Paragon (introduction)
From the same cocoon that birthed Adam Warlock, Paragon is born, with the help of Doctor Strange. Paragon re-enters the cocoon to complete his metamorphosis to a higher being, at which time the lab is destroyed (in typical Hulk fashion) and the cocoon lost beneath the sea.
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In Savage Combat with the Crypto-Man!

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Credits
Herb Trimpe
Dan Adkins
Dan Crespi
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Jarella; Crypto-Man
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Do Not Forsake Me!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Joe Staton (finished art)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Bruce Banner; Jarella (dies); Betty Ross Talbot; Glenn Talbot; General Ross; Doc Samson; Crypto-Man; Crypto-Man's controller (dies)
Bruce and Jarella are out for a lovely afternoon jaunt when they run across the Crypto-Man robbing a bank. Jarella is killed during the fight with Crypto-Man as she tries to save a little boy's life.
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A Man-Brute Berserk!

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Credits
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Dave Cockrum (signed)
Dan Crespi
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk
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Fred Snyder suggests that John Romita may have redrawn the Hulk's face.
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A Man-Brute Berserk!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Joe Staton (finished art)
John Costanza
Len Wein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; General Ross; Doc Samson; Glenn Talbot; Betty Ross Talbot; Clay Quartermain; the Defenders [Doctor Strange; Nighthawk; Valkyrie; Red Guardian]
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Alone Against the Defenders!

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Dave Cockrum (signed); John Romita (alterations)
Dave Cockrum (signed); John Romita (alterations)
Dan Crespi
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; the Defenders [Doctor Strange; Nighthawk; Valkyrie; Red Guardian]
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Alone Against the Defenders!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Joe Staton (finished art)
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Irving Watanabe
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; the Defenders [Doctor Strange; Nighthawk; Valkyrie; Red Guardian [Dr. Tania Belinsky]]; Betty Ross Talbot; General Ross; Doc Samson; Clay Quartermain; Glenn Talbot; Wong
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A Monster in Our Midst!

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Marie Severin
Frank Giacoia
Dan Crespi ?
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk
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1
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A Monster in Our Midst!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Joe Staton (finished art)
Joe Rosen (pages 1-2); Irving Watanabe (pages 3-17)
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Bruce Banner; Elmo; Rocko; Bruno Caper; Rayburn; Absorbing Man; Jim Wilson; April Sommers (introduction); Glenn Talbot; General Ross; Doc Samson; Sam Stearns [the Leader]; Morris K. Goldstein; Fred Cramer; Casey; They Who Wield Power [Tyrannus; Prince Rey; Keeper of the Flame]
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Banner has traveler's cheques pin inside his pocket. He considers suicide by firearm.
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[untitled]

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Ed Hannigan ?
Frank Giacoia
Dan Crespi
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; the Absorbing Man
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The Absorbing Man Is Out for Blood!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Joe Staton (finished art)
Joe Rosen
Len Wein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); the Absorbing Man [Crusher Creel]; They Who Wield Power; Doc Samson; Sam Stearns [the Leader] (unidentified); General Ross; Clay Quartermain; April Sommers; Betty Ross Talbot; Glenn Talbot; Jim Wilson;
Spider-Man (cameo flashback); Ghost Rider [Johnny Blaze] (cameo flashback); the Orb (cameo flashback); Thor (cameo flashback); Human Torch (cameo flashback); Black Panther (cameo flashback)
They Who Wield Power send the Absorbing Man to destroy the Hulk. Bruce Banner's new friend April Sommers helps him get a job at a construction site. Meanwhile, at Gamma Base, Doc Samson is mystified by his amnesiac patient.
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Ernie Chan (signed)
Ernie Chan (signed)
Dan Crespi
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Doctor Druid; Maha Yogi
Side-by-side with the Master of the Unknown!
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And Call the Doctor... Druid!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Ernie Chan (finished art)
John Costanza
Len Wein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Bruce Banner; Maha Yogi (also in flashbacks); Doctor Druid; Mongu; April Sommers; General Ross; Clay Quartermain; Glenn Talbot; Doc Samson; Betty Ross Talbot;
Ulysses Bloodstone (flashback); King Arthur (flashback); Merlin (flashback); Thor (flashback); X-Men (flashback)
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Dr. Druid is from Weird Wonder Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #19-22 (December 1976-May 1977) reprinting and altering some of the Dr. Droom stories in Amazing Adventures (Marvel, 1961 series) #1-6 (1961), and adding him as a host in a couple of other reprinted fantasy stories.
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The Monster and the Mystic!

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Ed Hannigan (signed)
Ernie Chan (signed)
John Costanza ?
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Mongu; Maha Yogi; Doctor Druid
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The Monster and the Mystic!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Ernie Chan (finished art)
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Irving Watanabe
Len Wein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); Dr. Druid; Maha Yogi (also in flashback); Mongu (also in flashback); Jim Wilson; Corporation; General Ross; Betty Ross Talbot
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Crushed by the Constrictor!

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Rich Buckler [as RB] (signed)
Ernie Chan [as EC] (signed)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; the Constrictor
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Crushed by... the Constrictor!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Ernie Chan (finished art)
John Costanza
Len Wein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); Nick Fury; S.H.I.E.L.D.; The Constrictor [Frank Schlichting] (introduction, villain); Jim Wilson; Betty Ross; April Sommers; Gaffer
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Introducing: The 5 in 1 Threat!

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Rich Buckler
Ernie Chan
Dan Crespi
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Quintronic Man (a robot)
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You Just Don't Quarrel with the Quintronic Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Tom Palmer (finished art)
John Costanza
Len Wein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Jim Wilson; April Sommers; Jack of Hearts; General Ross; Clay Quartermain; Gaffer; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Doc Samson; Sam Stearns [the Leader] (unidentified); Len Wein; The Quintronic Man (a robot, introduction, destroyed)
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The Jack of Hearts Is Wild!

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Rich Buckler ?
Ernie Chan
John Costanza
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Jack of Hearts
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The Jack of Hearts Is Wild!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Ernie Chan (finished art)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); Jack of Hearts; Jim Wilson; General Ross; Clay Quartermain; Gaffer; S.H.I.E.L.D.; the Bi-Beast; Kropotkin the Great (introduction)
After witnessing the Jade Giant's destructive capacity, Jack of Hearts tries to bring the Hulk down.
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The original Bi-Beast first appeared in Hulk #169. This is a second Bi-Beast since the original was killed in that story.
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[untitled]

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Rich Buckler [as Validar] (signed)
Ernie Chan (signed)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; General Ross; Clay Quartermain; Gaffer; S.H.I.E.L.D. agents; the Bi-Beast
Captured -- by superior powers!
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Home Is Where the Hurt Is

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Ernie Chan (finished art)
Gaspar Saladino (pages 1-3, uncredited); Joe Rosen (pages 4-17)
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); Louie the Lip; General Ross; S.H.I.E.L.D. agents; Clay Quartermain; The Gaffer; the Bi-Beast (also in flashback); Jim Wilson; MODOK (cameo flashback); April Sommers; Kropotkin the Great
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Countdown to Catastrophe!

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Ernie Chan ?; Rich Buckler ?
Ernie Chan
John Costanza
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; the Bi-Beast
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Countdown to Catastrophe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Ernie Chan (finished art)
John Costanza
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; General Ross; Clay Quartermain; Gaffer; S.H.I.E.L.D.; the Bi-Beast; Doc Samson; Sam Stearns [the Leader]; Doc Samson
The Hulk's battle with the Bi-Beast almost brings down the SHIELD Helicarrier.
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Circus of Lost Souls!

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Credits
Jim Starlin
Jim Starlin
Dan Crespi ?
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; the Circus of Crime [The Ringmaster; Princess Python; Meriam; Rex the Dog-Faced Boy; Blossom; Stilts]
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The Circus of Lost Souls!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein
Sal Buscema
Ernie Chan (finished art)
Gaspar Saladino (page one); John Costanza
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Major Minor; Meriam; Rex the Dog-Faced Boy; Blossom; Stilts; the Circus of Crime [The Ringmaster; Princess Python; Great Gambonnos; The Clown; Human Cannonball]
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[untitled]

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Credits
Ernie Chan (signed)
Ernie Chan (signed)
John Costanza ?
Subject Matter
The Hulk
Doc Samson; the Rhino; the Hulk
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The Rhino Doesn't Stop Here Anymore

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein; Roger Stern
Keith Pollard (pages 1-2, 10); George Tuska (pages 3-9, 11-17)
Ernie Chan (finished art)
John Costanza
Len Wein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Doc Samson; the Rhino
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No Man Is an Island!

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Ernie Chan (signed)
Ernie Chan (signed)
Danny Crespi ?
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk
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No Man Is an Island!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein; Roger Stern
Sal Buscema
Ernie Chan (finished art)
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Rick Parker
Len Wein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); Nick Fury; Clay Quartermain; Gaffer; S.H.I.E.L.D.; General Ross; Captain Barracuda; Mr. Starkey; Beast-Men
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17
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[untitled]

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ernie Chan (signed)
Ernie Chan (signed)
Annette Kawecki ?
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Captain Barracuda; Dr. David Purvis
My ray-machine has transformed your friend into an animal, Hulk!
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Fury at 5000 Fathoms!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Len Wein (plot); Roger Stern (script)
Sal Buscema
Ernie Chan (finished art)
Irving Watanabe
Len Wein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Doc Samson; General Ross; Captain Barracuda; Mr. Starkey; Dr. David Purvis; Beast-Men
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[untitled]

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Credits
?
Rich Buckler [as Validar] (signed)
Joe Rubinstein (signed)
Dan Crespi ?
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Sting-Ray; Jim Wilson
No! Don't hurt him, Greenskin!
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Show Me the Way to Go Home

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roger Stern
Sal Buscema
Alfredo Alcala (finished art)
Denise Wohl
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); Sting-Ray [Walter Newell]; Jim Wilson; April Sommers; Doc Samson; General Ross; Sam Stearns [the Leader]
Banner awakens on Walter Newell's boat and slips away when they arrive back to New York City. When Newell realizes that Bruce Banner was his mystery passenger, he attempts to find Bruce before the Hulk can do any damage, which leads to a battle between Sting-Ray and the Hulk, followed by the Hulk disappearing again.
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The Cavern of Bones!

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Credits
Ernie Chan (signed)
Ernie Chan (signed)
Dan Crespi ?
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk
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Feeding Billy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jim Starlin (plot); Len Wein (script)
Jim Starlin
Alfredo Alcala (finished art)
Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); Donnie; Marie (introduction, a pair of young siblings); Billy (introduction, death)
The Hulk is brought to a cave by two children to meet their brother, Billy, who turns out to be a monster spawned by radiation into a cannibal killer.
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...And He Shall Be Hulk No More!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Rich Buckler [as Validar] (signed)
Ernie Chan (signed)
typeset
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; Bruce Banner
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The Curing of Dr. Banner!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roger Stern
Sal Buscema
Joe Rubinstein (finished art)
Joe Rosen
Archie Goodwin
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); The Leader; Doc Samson; General Ross; Spad McCraken; April Sommers; Jim Wilson; Kropotkin the Great
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The Hulk no longer exists! But don't tell the Leader -- he's too busy trying to kill him!

Cover Reprint (on Interior Page)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Ernie Chan (signed)
Ernie Chan (signed)
?
Dan Crespi ?
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; the Leader
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1
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Follow the Leader!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roger Stern
Sal Buscema
Joe Rubinstein (finished art)
Janice Cohen
John Costanza
Archie Goodwin
Subject Matter
The Hulk
Bruce Banner; Doc Samson; Clay Quartermain; General Ross; The Leader (also in flashbacks); Spad McCracken
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C-791
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Death Triumphant!

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Credits
Ron Wilson
Joe Rubinstein
Subject Matter
The Hulk
The Hulk; the Leader
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Is There Hulk After Death?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Roger Stern
Sal Buscema
Joe Rubinstein (finished art)
Gaspar Saladino (page one); Rick Parker
Subject Matter
The Hulk
Bruce Banner (dies and then revives as The Hulk); Doc Samson; the Leader; General Ross; Clay Quartermain; Jim Wilson; Kropotkin the Great
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