Get ready! This reading order covers the first five years of Hulk history by the absolute master of the Green/Grey Goliath’s saga!
Time and time again, I’ve sung the praises of Peter David’s epic run on Incredible Hulk. Peter took over the title when sales were at an all-time low and literally no one else wanted to write the series. Four years later, the title had become a regular in the top ten comics charts and was winning awards and critical acclaim. It also completely won me over as a reader. Not only is this my favourite Hulk run, I think it’s my favourite run by any writer on any Marvel Comics series.
Peter David is often credited with bringing back the grey incarnation of the Hulk and with introducing the concept of Bruce Banner‘s abusive father, but those elements were added at the end of Bill Mantlo’s time on the series. Peter himself takes no credit for either of those events, but he did take those concepts and expand on them, adding more layers to the Hulk mythos than ever before.
Now, I’ll admit, the initial issues aren’t necessarily the strongest. Peter picked up a number of Al Milgrom’s dangling plot threads after he left the title. But it starts moving in the right direction when the Hulk has his first rematch with Wolverine (as drawn by Todd McFarlane in Incredible Hulk #330-345). Jeff Purves provides the art when the Hulk becomes an enforcer in Las Vegas (#347-361) before Dale Keown hops on as regular artist (#367-398), ihelping Peter David redefine the Hulk and bring the series to a whole new level of incredible. And he’s followed by a whole host of artistic talent – Gary Frank (#403-425), Mike Deodato (#447-453) & Adam Kubert (#454-467) to name a few – who jump aboard before the ten year run comes to a suitably emotional conclusion.
Thank you to the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe, the Marvel Chronology Project and the Marvel Database for the assist.
Return to our CHARACTER READING ORDER INDEX for more chronological guides!
Chronology: All appearances of Spider-Man from this period are included in chronological order, laying out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
Must Reads: Story arcs in bold in the Core List or marked with a ✔ in the Full Reading Order are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a look.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
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Want to keep it simple? Here’s the core reading order without story descriptions, page-by-page breakdowns – just the stories:
- Incredible Hulk #328-348
- Hulk Smash Avengers #4
- Hulk Family: Green Genes #1 [1/5]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #6 [4/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents #95 [4/4]
- Web of Spider-Man #44 (1988)
- Incredible Hulk #349 (1988)
- Joe Fixit #1-5
- Fantastic Four #320
- Incredible Hulk #350
- Avengers Annual #17 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulk #351-354
- Marvel Age Annual #4 [3/4]
- Wolverine (1988) #7-8
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #38 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #45 [3/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #52 [4/4]
- Sensational She-Hulk #29
- Incredible Hulk #355-356
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #26 [4/4]
- Incredible Hulk #357-360
- Iron Man #247
- Incredible Hulk #361
- Avengers Annual #18 [1/4]
- Incredible Hulk #362
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #78 [4/4]
- Incredible Hulk #363
- Incredible Hulk Annual #16 [1/4]
- Amazing Spider-Man #328
- Incredible Hulk #364-369
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #54 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #55 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #56 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #57 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #58 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #59 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #60 [1/4]
- Marvel Comics Presents (1988) #61 [1/4]
- Incredible Hulk #370-373
- Web of Spider-Man #69
- Fantastic Four #347-349
- Spider-Man & Fantastic Four (2010) #3
- New Fantastic Four #1-5
- Incredible Hulk #374-382
- Damage Control (1991) #1-2, 4
- Incredible Hulk #383
- Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #1, 3
- Silver Surfer #54
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #33 [1/2]
- Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #4
- Incredible Hulk #384
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #35
- Infinity Gauntlet #5
- Silver Surfer #59
- Infinity Gauntlet (1991) #6
- Incredible Hulk #385
- Incredible Hulk Annual #17 [1/5]
- Incredible Hulk #386-387
- Incredible Hulk Annual #17 [2/5]
- Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [3/5]
- Incredible Hulk Annual #17 [4/5]
- Incredible Hulk Annual #17 [5/5]
- Quasar #28
- Incredible Hulk #388
- Spider-Man (1990) #18-23
- Incredible Hulk #389-392
- Captain America #398 [1/2]
- Incredible Hulk #393-394
- Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [1/5]
- Cage #9-10 (1992-1993)
- Infinity War #2
- Fantastic Four #367
- Infinity War #3
- Fantastic Four #368
- Marc Spector Moon Knight #41
- Wonder Man (1991) #13
- New Warriors (1990) #27
- Warlock and the Infinity Watch #8
- Quasar #38
- Infinity War #4
- Alpha Flight #111
- Quasar #39
- Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #5
- Wonder Man (1991) #14
- Infinity War #5
- Fantastic Four #369
- Infinity War #6
- Fantastic Four #370
- Wonder Man (1991) #15
- Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [4/5]
- Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [2/5]
- Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #2 [1/4]
- Silver Surfer Annual #5 [1/3]
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 [1/5]
- Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [5/5] (1992)
- Warlock and the Infinity Watch #12-13
- Incredible Hulk #395-400
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #328-335 (1987) Bruce Banner searches for a way to cure Rick Jones now that he, too, has become a Hulk; the grey Hulk confronts the bizarre Fragment and encounters the gamma-spawned Outcasts; the mutant Nevermind tries to possess Rick-Hulk and Doc Samson until Thunderbolt Ross makes the ultimate sacrifice to defeat him; Samuel Sterns regains his gamma-intelligence, transforming into the Leader once again, though mutated even further; the Hulk, Rick Jones and Clay Quartermain learn SHIELD are testing Gamma Bombs. 1st appearance: Half-Life/Tony Masterson | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #336-337 (1987) X-Factor are called in to apprehend the Hulk and, realising his true identity, turn him over to SHIELD; Clay Quartermain turns against SHIELD and allies with Bruce Banner and Rick Jones to oppose the creation of the Gamma Bombs; the Hulkbusters disband. | THE RIGHT |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #338-339 (1987-1988) Claiming to be an alien, Mercy tries to help the Hulk by killing him; the Hulk and his allies race the Leader to the Gamma Bombs. 1st appearance: Mercy/Abigail Mercy Wright | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #340 (1988) The Hulk and Wolverine have a savage rematch; Betty Banner learns she’s pregnant. | THE FALL OF THE MUTANTS |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #341-346 (1988) Hulk battles the Man-Bull and is reunited with Betty Banner; the Hulk sends new threats to hold back the Hulk, allowing the Leader to initiate his plan set off a Gamma Bomb in Middletown, Arizona; the Hulk is believed dead; Betty Banner decides not to abort her baby; Rick Jones and Clay Quartermain stand trial at the US Senate. Note: The Hulk does not appear in Incredible Hulk #346 1st appearance: Diane Davids, Jess Harrison, Burt Horowitz, Louis Lembert & Jason McCall New Identity: Craig Saunders Jr as Redeemer; Samuel LaRoquette as Rock | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #347-348 (1988) Having somehow survived the Gamma Bomb explosion in Arizona and suppressed Bruce Banner, the grey Hulk has renamed himself ‘Joe Fixit’ and taken a job as an enforcer for casino-owner and mob boss Michael Berengetti; the Maggia hire the Absorbing Man to take on Mister Fixit, jeopardising his new identity. 1st appearance: Michael Berengetti, Suzi Berengetti, Marlo Chandler, Mona and the Coliseum Casino New identity: Hulk/Bruce Banner as Mister Fixit/Joe Fixit | |
| ✔ | Hulk Smash Avengers #4 (2012) The West Coast Avengers head to Las Vegas to investigate reports of a ‘hulking’ mob enforcer called Mister Fixit; after a protracted battle, the Avengers leave having concluded Fixit is definitely not the Hulk. |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| Hulk Family: Green Genes #1 [1/5] (2009) She-Hulk meets the enforcer Mister Fixit in Las Vegas; despite initially believing him to be the Hulk, she decides he can’t be after seeing him in action against Tantrum & Discordia. | ||
| ✔ | Marvel Comics Presents #6 [4/4] (1988) The other Las Vegas mob bosses try to despatch Mister Fixit. | |
| Marvel Comics Presents #95 [4/4] (1991) The hi-tech Slayer tries to kill Mister Fixit over for injuries inflicted on his brother in one of the green Hulk’s rampages, years earlier. | ||
| Incredible Hulk #393 [2/3] (pp.6-10) (1993) Mister Fixit stops Coyote Cash from robbing the Coliseum Casino. | ||
| ✔ | Web of Spider-Man #44 (1988) Incredible Hulk #349 (pp.1-22) (1988) Spider-Man and Mister Fixit battle the cyborg mercenaries known as the Warzone in Las Vegas. | PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE FALL |
| Joe Fixit #1-5 (2023) Spider-Man decides to stay in Las Vegas when he finds out the Kingpin is going to make a move on Michael Berengetti’s casino; Fixit and Spider-Man defend the casino from the Kingpin’s superhuman enforcers Electro, Hydro-Man, Rhino & Whiplash. | ||
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #349 (pp.22) (1988) Fantastic Four #320 (1988) Incredible Hulk #350 (1988) Doctor Doom goads the Hulk into fighting the Thing who’s stronger since his recent mutation; the Beast calls on the Hulk’s help to oppose the High Evolutionary. | PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE FALL |
| ✔ | Avengers Annual #17 [1/2] (1988) The Hulk reluctantly joins the Captain‘s Avengers to thwart the High Evolutionary’s plan to super-evolve humanity. | THE EVOLUTIONARY WAR FUTURES IMPERFECT PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE FALL |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #351-352 (1989) The Hulk returns to Las Vegas and recalls how he survived the gamma explosion in Arizona; the Hulk changes back to Bruce Banner who has no idea where he is. | PRIDE GOETH BEFORE THE FALL |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #353-354 (1989) Bruce Banner meets Joe Fixit’s girlfriend, Marlo Chandler; the Maggia ally with Glorian as they continue to search for a way to despatch Fixit. 1st appearance: Bruce Banner as ‘Bruce Bancroft’ | |
| Marvel Age Annual #4 [3/4] (1988) Damage Control try to hire the Hulk. | DAMAGE CONTROL | |
| ✔ | Wolverine #7-8 (1989) Michael Berengetti loans out Mister Fixit to one of his fellow crime bosses, sending him to Madripoor to investigate the death of an associate; the Hulk ends up being used by Wolverine (who’s also believed dead) as a pawn against General Coy. |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| Marvel Comics Presents #38 [3/4] (1989) Mister Fixit is sent to rough up a musician. | ||
| Marvel Comics Presents #45 [3/4] (1990) Mister Fixit fights a wrestler in Las Vegas who’s calling himself the Hulk. | ||
| Marvel Comics Presents #52 [4/4] (1990) Mister Fixit is hired to fend off a possible alien invasion. | ||
| Sensational She-Hulk #29 (1991) Professor Sanderson plucks the grey Hulk from the past (along with his green counterpart) to attack the She-Hulk, but he just transforms into Bruce Banner as it’s daytime. | ||
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #355-356 (1989) Marlo Chandler sees the true face of Mister Fixit when he finally faces Glorian one-on-one; while he’s looking for a fight, Fixit realises there’s one foe he can’t beat. 1st appearance: Satannish as ‘Nick Cloot’ | |
| ✔ | Marvel Comics Presents #26 [4/4] (1989) Mister Fixit accidentally fends off an Atlantean attack on San Diego. | ATLANTIS ATTACKS |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #357-360 (1989) Maggia boss Nick Cloot transforms deceased serial killer Dennis Malloy into the Ghoul and sends him to attack the Hulk in a battle that decimates Las Vegas, ruining the resort city and his own life in the process; Hulk learns the truth about Nick Cloot, but his life as ‘Mister Fixit’ is already in tatters; Nightmare and D’Spayre taunt the Hulk, briefly reuniting him with Betty Banner on the astral plane; Betty has some tragic news. | |
| ✔ | Iron Man #247 (1989) Incredible Hulk #361 (1989) AIM and Hydra kidnap Madame Masque to draw out Iron Man; Bruce Banner asks Tony Stark to help him track down Betty Banner. | HEARTBEATEN |
| Avengers Annual #18 [1/4] (1989) The Hulk answers the Avengers’ call to defend America from the legions of Atlantis and Lemuria. | ATLANTIS ATTACKS | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #362 (1989) The Hulk clashes with the Werewolf by Night and parts ways with Marlo Chandler; Bruce Banner gets a new job that draws the attention of a past acquaintance. 1st appearance: Philip Sterns | |
| ✔ | Marvel Comics Presents #78 [4/4] (1991) Magneto tasks Selene with convincing the Hulk to become an ally of the Hellfire Club. | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #363 (1989) Doctor Doom encourages the Grey Gargoyle to retrieve the Hulk for later use by the Prime Movers. | ACTS OF VENGEANCE |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk Annual #16 [1/4] (1990) The Hulk encounters the deadly Lifeform in the next stage of his rapid and repulsive evolution. | LIFEFORM |
| ✔ | Amazing Spider-Man #328 (1990) The Hellfire Club’s Sebastian Shaw successfully convinces the Hulk to fight Spider-Man on the Prime Movers’ behalf, despite his cosmic-level power upgrade. | ACTS OF VENGEANCE THE COSMIC SPIDEY SAGA |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #364-368 (1989-1990) The Madman poisons the Hulk, then pits him against the Abomination to wear him down; after run-ins with the Fantastic Four and the Leader, the Hulk finally faces Madman himself; the Hulk faces off against Mister Hyde as he vacates Las Vegas, all of which is observed by a mystery man called Prometheus. 1st appearance: Prometheus,Riot Squad New identities: Philip Sterns as Madman, Diane Davids as Ogress, Jess Harrison as Jailbait, Louis Lembert as Hotshot, Thaddues ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross as the Redeemer |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #369 (1990) Crimson Commando, the Blob and Pyro – some of the last remaining members of Freedom Force – are sent on a doomed mission to retrieve the Hulk as he passes through the Yucca Flats in Nevada. 1st appearance: Shanzar |
| Marvel Comics Presents #54 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #55 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #56 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #57 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #58 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #59 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #60 [1/4] (1990) Marvel Comics Presents #61 [1/4] (1990) Passing through Carolina, the Hulk has a brief run-in with Wolverine who’s been blamed for a series of murders; together, they discover the culprit is the resurrected Mimic who has taken on Wolverine’s powers and appearance. | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #370-373 (1990) The other-dimensional Shanzar claims the Hulk as a host body in an attempt to escape the Strange Matter Dimension; Hulk is freed by Doctor Strange and Namor the Sub-Mariner, putting pay to the belief that the Defenders could never reform; Prometheus pursues Bruce Banner, prompting the return of the green Hulk; Bruce is reunited with Betty Banner. |
| Web of Spider-Man #69 (1990) Armand Jones obtains the Biokinetic Energy Absorber his brother, Ricardo Jones, created to steal the Thing’s powers; the device takes some of the Hulk’s power and transfers it to Spider-Man. | |
| ✔ | Fantastic Four #347-349 (1990-1991) The Hulk, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Ghost Rider are recruited by the Invisible Woman to the New Fantastic Four to investigate the deaths of her other three teammates; the New FF face the Mole Man and his monsters and discover a Skrull conspiracy. 1st appearance: De’Lila, the Inorganic Technotroid, the New Fantastic Four |
| ✔ | Spider-Man & Fantastic Four #3 (2010) A mysterious time-traveler frees De’Lila, prompting the New Fantastic Four to recapture her before they can go back to their lives. |
| ✔ | New Fantastic Four #1-5 (2022) The New Fantastic Four are brought together one more time when a war between Mephisto, Asmodeus and Saturnine threatens to lay waste to Las Vegas. |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #374-376 (1990) Incredible Hulk #377 (pp.1-14) (1991) Bruce & Betty Banner learn Rick Jones has been captured by the Skrulls who want to access the Destiny Force for their own ends; the grey Hulk battles the Super-Skrull and frees Rick; Marlo Chandler returns; the grey and green Hulks struggle for control of Bruce Banner’s body; Doc Samson steps in and works with Bruce to overcome his personality issues. 1st appearance: Agamemnon, Atlanta, Paris |
| Incredible Hulk #378 (1991) No Hulk appearance; Rick Jones tells a kid in the hospital the story of the time the Hulk fought the Rhino at Christmas. | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #377 (pp.15-22) (1991) Incredible Hulk #379 (1991) Doc Samson merges the Hulk’s three disparate personas into a single persona; the Pantheon capture the Hulk. 1st appearance: Achilles, Ajax, Delphi, Hector, Ulysses |
| Incredible Hulk #380 (1991) No Hulk appearance; Doc Samson tries to help the vigilante Crazy Eight when she’s sent to death row. |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #381-382 (1991) After an initial battle with the Pantheon at their Mount headquarters, the Hulk agrees to join the group. 1st appearance: Nadia Dornova | |
| Damage Control #1-2, 4 (1991) The Hulk is among the heroes opposing Edifice Rex. | ||
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #383 (pp.1-16) (1991) Infinity Gauntlet #1 (pp.29-30) (1991) Incredible Hulk #383 (p.17) (1991) Infinity Gauntlet #1 (pp.31-36) (1991) Incredible Hulk #383 (pp.18-22) (1991) Infinity Gauntlet #3 (pp.1-12) (1991) While the Hulk tries to save a Russian actor from the clutches of the Abomination who appears to be obsessed with her, Thanos snaps his fingers and the power of the Infinity Gauntlet wipes out half the living beings in the universe. | THE INFINITY GAUNTLET |
| Silver Surfer #54 (1991) Hulk cameo; Hulk and the other surviving heroes prepare to fight Thanos. | THE INFINITY GAUNTLET | |
| ✔ | Infinity Gauntlet #3 (pp.13-40) (1991) Hulk agrees to take the steps the heroes won’t in the battle against Thanos; the heroes head into space to face the Mad Titan and his all-powerful Infinity Gauntlet. | THE INFINITY GAUNTLET |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #33 [1/2] (1991) Hulk cameo; Hulk and the other heroes take on Thanos. | THE INFINITY GAUNTLET | |
| ✔ | Infinity Gauntlet #4 (1991) Incredible Hulk #384 (1991) Hulk faces Thanos in battle with unexpected results; transported back to Earth, the Hulk has to outwit the Abomination. | THE INFINITY GAUNTLET |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #35 (1991) Hulk cameo; Doctor Strange gathers the remaining heroes for one last assault. | THE INFINITY GAUNTLET | |
| ✔ | Infinity Gauntlet #5 (pp.23-32) (1991) Adam Warlock prepares the heroes for the final battle. | THE INFINITY GAUNTLET |
| Silver Surfer #59 (1991) The Hulk is observes the Silver Surfer’s clash with Thanos. | THE INFINITY GAUNTLET | |
| ✔ | Infinity Gauntlet #5 (pp.32-40) (1991) Infinity Gauntlet #6 (pp.1-11) (1991) Incredible Hulk #385 (1991) Infinity Gauntlet #6 (pp.12-40) (1991) The Hulk is among the handful of heroes who confront the new bearer of the Infinity Gauntlet. Note: There are some major continuity issues between the Hulk’s series and his ‘Infinity Gauntlet’ appearances. | THE INFINITY GAUNTLET |
| Incredible Hulk #393 [2/3] (pp.11-14) (1992) The Hulk runs into recurring hard-luck criminal ‘Coyote’ Cash. | ||
| Incredible Hulk Annual #17 [1/5] (1991) Hulk cameo; a former soldier recounts his experience facing the Hulk for the first time to his son. | ||
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #386-387 (1991) The Pantheon respond to Delphi‘s prediction that young Max Meer will one day be responsible for war a destruction across the Earth while asserting his mind-control over the population; Sabra comes to Max’s defence while the Hulk struggles to decide how to handle the situation. | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk Annual #17 [2/5] (1991) Rick Jones and Betty Banner are kidnapped by the Mole Man and used as pawns in his ongoing war with Tyrannus, attracting the attention of the Hulk. | SUBTERRANEAN WARS |
| Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [3/5] (1991) No Hulk appearance; the Pantheon’s training session is interrupted by the tyrant Dracchiss. | ||
| Incredible Hulk Annual #17 [4/5] (1991) No Hulk appearance; Rick Jones’ appearance at a comic con leads to a deadly reunion with a member of the Teen Brigade. | ||
| Incredible Hulk Annual #17 [5/5] (1991) The Pantheon step in when Justin Hammer seeks to recruit a new superhuman. | ||
| Quasar #28 (1991) Hulk cameo; Her passes on the Hulk as a possible mate. | ||
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #388 (1991) Drug-addicted speedster hitman Speedfreek is hired to kill the Hulk’s old friend Jim Wilson. 1st appearance: Speedfreek/Joss Shappe, Jacqueline ‘Jackie’ Shorr (voice only); | |
| ✔ | Spider-Man #18-23 (1992) The Hulk, Ghost Rider and Sleepwalker are among the heroes assisting Spider-Man against the Sinister Six when they seek revenge on the treacherous Doctor Octopus; the Hulk suffers a humiliating defeat at the ‘hands’ of Doctor Octopus, but regroups in time to help stand strong against him and the alien Gog. | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #389 (1992) A new Glob terrorises the Florida Everglades until it’s challenged by the Hulk and Man-Thing. |
| Must Reads | Title, Synopsis & First Appearances | Event / Crossover |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #390-392 (1992) The Hulk, Rick Jones and the rest of the Pantheon join the rebellion in Trans-Sabal, though they come into conflict with X-Factor when the US Government try to protect their own interests in the war-torn country; Betty Banner and Marlo Chandler agree to meet a woman who claims to be Rick Jones’ mother. 1st appearance: Jackie Shorr (full), Trans-Sabal | WAR & PIECES |
| Captain America #398 [1/2] (1992) Hulk’s voice only – he appears off-panel; Rick Jones is drawn into a war between the Kree and the Shi’ar. | OPERATION: GALACTIC STORM | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #393 [1/4] (1993) Incredible Hulk #394 (1993) The Hulk finally catches up with Igor Drenkov, the Russian agent whose actions led to the birth of the Hulk; the Hulk defends fellow Pantheon member Atlanta from the obsessive alien warrior called Trauma. 1st appearance:Trauma/Trow-Mah, the Troyjans | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [1/5] (1992) The Hulk and the Thing have a wrestling match. | |
| Cage #9-10 (1992-1993) A group of rogue Guardsmen start hunting outlaw heroes; the Hulk takes them on, but mistakes Luke Cage as the enemy due to Delphi’s predictions. | ||
| Fantastic Four #367 (pp.17-18) (1992) Infinity War #2 (pp.2-40) (1992) Fantastic Four #367 (pp.19-22) (1992) Marc Spector: Moon Knight #41 (pp.1-12) (1992) Wonder Man #13 (pp.1-3) (1992) Infinity War #3 (pp.1-5) (1992) Fantastic Four #368 (pp.1-5) (1992) Marc Spector Moon Knight #41 (p.12) (1992) Wonder Man #13 (pp.4-5) (1992) Fantastic Four #368 (pp.5-6) (1992) Infinity War #3 (pp.5-14) (1992) Fantastic Four #368 (p.12) (1992) New Warriors #27 (1992) Infinity War #3 (pp.15-26) (1992) Fantastic Four #368 (pp.13-20) (1992) Infinity War #26-40 (1992) Quasar #38 (pp.6-10) (1992) Warlock and the Infinity Watch #8 (pp.20-22) (1992) Quasar #38 (pp.11-21) (1992) Infinity War #4 (pp.1-6) (1992) Alpha Flight #111 (1992) Infinity War #4 (pp.7-12) (1992) Fantastic Four #369 (pp.1-3) (1992) Infinity War #4 (pp.13-20) (1992) Wonder Man #14 (p.7) (1992) Fantastic Four #369 (pp.4-5) (1992) Infinity War #4 (pp.20-22) (1992) Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #5 (p.21) (1992) Wonder Man #14 (p.11) (1992) Fantastic Four #369 (pp.7-12) (1992) Infinity War #4 (pp.22-27) (1992) Fantastic Four #369 (p.13) (1992) Infinity War #4 (pp.28-39) (1992) Fantastic Four #369 (pp.15-16) (1992) Wonder Man #14 (p.21) (1992) Quasar #39 (1992) Infinity War #5 (pp.1-34) (1992) Fantastic Four #369 (pp.18-22) (1992) Infinity War #5 (pp.1-40) (1992) Infinity War #6 (pp.1-5) (1992) Wonder Man #15 (pp.7-22) (1992) Infinity War #6 (pp.6-19) (1992) Fantastic Four #370 (pp.11-14) (1992) Infinity War #6 (pp.20-29) (1992) Fantastic Four #370 (pp.16-18) (1992) Infinity War #6 (pp.30-42) (1992) The Hulk stands among the heroes when they discovered they’re being replaced by Doppelgangers; the Hulk and the Thing put aside their differences in a very different way; the Hulk and the rest of Earth’s heroes are tricked into attacking the Infinity Watch, but soon address the Magus as the real threat. First appearance: Goddess | THE INFINITY WAR | |
| Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [4/5] (1992) Rick Jones performs a song about the Hulk and those who hate him the most. | ||
| Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [2/5] (1992) Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #2 [1/4] (1992) Silver Surfer Annual #5 [1/3] (1992) Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 [1/5] (1992) Shanzar allies with magician Lucian Aster and the demonic Wild One to find a suitable host body to allow him to escape his dimension, ultimately selecting the physical form of Namor the Sub-Mariner; the Hulk, Doctor Strange and the Silver Surfer free Namor’s body from Shanzar’s possession. | THE RETURN OF THE DEFENDERS | |
| Incredible Hulk Annual #18 [5/5] (1992) No Hulk appearance; another psychiatrist listens to Doc Samson’s recordings of a man who struggles with nightmares about the Hulk. | ||
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #12-13 (1993) Moondragon ponders what will happen when her father, Drax the Destroyer, remembers she murdered him; Drax clashes with the Hulk. | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #395-399 (1992) Incredible Hulk #400 [1/2] (1992) The Hulk returns to Las Vegas to attend Michael Berengetti’s funeral and ends up becoming ‘Joe Fixit’ again to join forces with the Punisher against crimelord Sam Striker; Rick Jones’ meeting with Jackie Shorr ends in disaster; the U-Foes attack the Mount; Agamemnon turns to the Leader for help; the Hulk and Rick Jones are forced to make terrible decisions to save the ones they love. |
The Hulk’s story continues in these reading orders:
- HULK, 1993-1998 – The Peter David Era II: Future Imperfect
Notable versions of the Hulk from around the multiverse, largely featuring alternate versions of the New Fantastic Four:
| Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| Wolverine #148 (2000) Earth-2841 – Wolverine forms the New Fantastic Four when the Avengers, X-Men and the original Fantastic Four are killed. | AGES OF APOCALYPSE |
| What If? #53 [2/3] (2009) Earth-9390 – Rick Jones sacrifices his humanity to allow Bruce Banner to be cured of the Hulk, though the Leader‘s power is restored instead. | |
| What If #78 (1995) Earth-9510 – The Fantastic Four are killed by De’Lila; the Hulk, Wolverine, Spider-Man and Ghost Rider permanently form the New Fantastic Four. | |
| Fear Itself: Fearsome Four #2-3 (2011) Earth-11099 – The Man-Thing of Earth-616 summons an alternate universe New Fantastic Four. | FEAR ITSELF |
| What If?: Age of Ultron #2 (2014) Earth-62412 – Wolverine forms the New Fantastic Four to oppose Stane International. |
| Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event / Crossover |
| What If? Newer Fantastic Four #1 [1/2] (2009) Earth-90266 – Iron Man replaces Ghost Rider in the New Fantastic Four when they reform to end the threat of Thanos and his Infinity Gauntlet. | |
| Secret Wars: Battleworld #1 [1/2] (2015) Earth-91240 – On Battleworld, God Emperor Doom sends the mystically-powered Infernal Four to apprehend the Punisher of Earth-27169. | SECRET WARS |
| What If This Was The Fantastic Four?: A Tribute to Mike Wieringo #1 (2008) Earth-808122 – The New Fantastic Four battle the New Frightful Four. | |
| Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #1 [4/4] (1991) This story is so riddled with continuity problems that it’s better to consider it an alternate universe tale; the Hulk is among the heroes who occupy Namor while the other heroes prepare a birthday surprise. | |
| Incredible Hulk Annual #17 [3/5] (1991) An alternate version of the Hulk is offered a Popsi drink in an ad parody. |
Notable collected editions featuring the Hulk…
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus vol.1 | Fantastic Four #320 Incredible Hulk #328, 331-368 Marvel Comics Presents #26, 45 Web of Spider-Man #44 |
| Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus vol.2 | Incredible Hulk #369-400 Incredible Hulk Annual #16-18 X-Factor #76 Marvel Holiday Special #2 |
| Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus vol.5 | Breaking Into Comics The Marvel Way (2010) #1 [part] Giant-Size Hulk (2006) #1 [part] Hulk: Destruction #1-4 Hulk: The End Hulk vs Fin Fang Foom (2008) #1 [part] Incredible Hulk (2000) #77-87 Incredible Hulk: Last Call #1 Marvel Adventures: Hulk #13-16 Monster-Size Hulk (2008) #1 [part] New Fantastic Four (2022) #1-5 Symbiote Spider-Man: Crossroads #1-5 What If… General Ross Had Become The Hulk? #1 World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker #1 |
| Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Going Gray (vol.14) | Incredible Hulk #314-330 Incredible Hulk Annual #14-15 |
| Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Ground Zero (vol.15) | Incredible Hulk #331-346 Marvel Graphic Novel #29 – The Incredible Hulk & the Thing: The Big Change |
| Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Ghosts of the Past (vol.19) | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 Incredible Hulk #397-406 Incredible Hulk Annual #18-19 Marvel Holiday Special #2 Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #2 Silver Surfer Annual #5 |
| Hulk Visionaries: Peter David vol.1 | Incredible Hulk #331-339 |
| Hulk Visionaries: Peter David vol.2 | Incredible Hulk #340-348 |
| Hulk Visionaries: Peter David vol.3 | Incredible Hulk #349-354 Fantastic Four #320 Web of Spider-Man #44 |
| Hulk Visionaries: Peter David vol.4 | Incredible Hulk #355-363 Marvel Comics Presents #26, 45 |
| Hulk Visionaries: Peter David vol.5 | Incredible Hulk #364-372 Incredible Hulk Annual #16 |
| Fantastic Four: Monsters Unleashed | Fantastic Four #347-349 |
| Hulk: Ground Zero | Incredible Hulk #340-346 |
| Infinity Gauntlet | Infinity Gauntlet #1-6 |
| Infinity War | Infinity War #1-6 |
| Joe Fixit | Incredible Hulk #347 Joe Fixit #1-5 |
| New Fantastic Four: Hell in a Handbasket | New Fantastic Four (2022) #1-5 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Fantastic Four Epic Collection vol.21: New Fantastic Four Fantastic Four: Extended Family Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walter Simonson vol.3 | Fantastic Four #347-349 |
| Spider-Man by Michelinie & Larsen Omnibus Spider-Man: Revenge of the Sinister Six | Spider-Man #18-23 |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus vol.2 Namor the Sub-Mariner by John Byrne Omnibus Silver Surfer Epic Collection: The Herald Ordeal (vol.8) | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2 Incredible Hulk Annual #18 Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual #2 Silver Surfer Annual #5 |
Reading Order © Omniverse Comics Guide 2023
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