While we were used to reading the words “leave Hulk alone” for many decades, the Green Goliath’s world would begin to widen over 2005 to 2007. Sure, we’d already had a She-Hulk since 1980, but she’d be more closely associated with the Avengers and Fantastic Four following her inception. That would begin to change in the 2000s when (spoilers!) the Illuminati see fit to blast the Hulk into space and She-Hulk would be the one to discover the truth.
In addition, it would be alluded to that a new character called the Scorpion could be Bruce Banner‘s daughter. But it’s his trip to the planet Sakaar that sows the seeds (intend that pun) for the Hulk’s offspring. While we won’t see this start to come to fruition until 2008, stories released in the previous three years that really put a ‘Hulk Family’ in motion.
So strap in as the Hulk gene pool threatens to explode like a gamma bomb as we take you though PLANET HULK and wrap up with WORLD WAR HULK, with every other Hulk, She-Hulk, Scorpion and, yes, even Amadeus Cho appearance in-between! If you’re looking for the Red Hulk, Skaar and others, they’ll be here in the next instalment, HULK FAMILY, 2008-2010: Green Hulks vs Red Hulks.
Must Reads: Story arcs marked with a ✔ are must-read stories from this time period, along with any key related stories and often-forgotten tales that are worth a read.
Chronology: All appearances of the Hulk, She-Hulk, Amadeus Cho, Scorpion, the Abomination and the Leader from this period are included in chronological order, laying out their timeline rather than just the order the issues were released.
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.
Planet Hulk/World War Hulk: Only the issues featuring members of the Hulk Family are included below; to see the full reading orders for these events, see their respective pages.
Fall of the Hulks: Avoid reading the pages from Fall of the Hulks: Alpha which are listed in this reading order, unless you’e already read that event as it contains spoilers.
Spoilers: The issue/story overviews may include spoilers, so be warned!
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Stories set before 2005-2007 that are worth reading first:
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #467 [2/2] (1998) Following the death of Betty Ross-Banner, her father General Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross has her placed in stasis in Area 102 in New Mexico. | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #472-274 (1999) Thunderbolt Ross hunts the Hulk, but instead finds the Abomination who reveals he was the one responsible for the death of Betty Ross-Banner, rather than repeat exposure to radiation from Bruce Banner as everyone believed; the Abomination killed Betty to force the Hulk to kill him, but Hulk refuses to give his enemy what he wants. 1st appearance: Xecu the Watcher | |
| ✔ | Hulk: Raging Thunder #1 [1/2] (2009) Thundra (originally of Earth-715) travels from the future she resides in (the almost-identical Earth-8009) to present day Earth-616 to collect a DNA sample from the Hulk; Thundra returns to her timeline and becomes mother to Lyra who goes onto become a great warrior and champion of the Femizonians. 1st appearance: Lyra | |
| Incredible Hulk #62-65 (2003-2004) Bruce Banner’s contact ‘Mr Blue’ who’s been secretly helping him run from Home Base is revealed to be Betty Ross. 1st appearance: Bruce Banner clone |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| Avengers #68 (2003) Exposure to the Red Skull’s Red Zone chemicals regresses the She-Hulk into a savage state and turn her against the Avengers. | ||
| Avengers #72-75 (2003-2004) The Avengers seek out the missing Jennifer Walters who now transforms into the savage She-Hulk when she feels intense fear; Bruce Banner lends a hand, turning into the Hulk to help contain She-Hulk. 1st appearance: Lance Howards, Sheryl Howards | ||
| She-Hulk #1 (2004) Jennifer Walters gets a job with superhuman law specialists Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway. 1st appearance: Mallory Book, Holden Holliway, Augustus ‘Pug Pugliese, Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway | ||
| ✔ | Avengers #500-501 (2004) The She-Hulk becomes savage once again and turns against the Avengers when Ant-Man is killed in an attack on Avengers Mansion; Iron Man takes out She-Hulk; this is later revealed to have been caused by the Scarlet Witch. | AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED |
- Captain America and the Falcon #11-12
- ✔ She-Hulk (2004) #10-12
- ✔ Avengers Finale #1
- Marvel Holiday Special 2005 #1 [1/3]
- Marvel Holiday Special 2006 #1 [1/4]
- Marvel Team-Up (2005) #3-4
- Captain Universe/The Incredible Hulk #1
- Amazing Fantasy (2004) #7-9
- Amazing Fantasy (2004) #10 [1/2]
- Amazing Fantasy (2004) #11 [1/2]
- Amazing Fantasy (2004) #12 [1/2]
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #77-82
- Marvel Team-Up (2005) #11-13
- Hercules (2005) #3
- Fantastic Four: Foes #2, 4, 6
- Captain Universe/X-23 #1
- 4 (2004) #21
- ✔ Defenders (2005) #1-5
- ✔ House of M (2005) #1
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #83-86
- ✔ House of M (2005) #5-8
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #87
- New Excalibur #4
- Runaways (2005) #10
- ✔ Amazing Fantasy (2004) #15 [1/10]
- She-Hulk: Sensational (2010) #1 [2/3]
- ✔ She-Hulk (2005) #1-5
- ✔ The Sentry (2005) #3
- The Sentry (2005) #5-6, 8
- Doc Samson (2006) #1-5
- Uncanny X-Men #469
- Marvel Holiday Special 2005 #1 [2/3]
- Friendly-Neighborhood Spider-Man (2005) #2
- ✔ Fantastic Four #533-535
- Marvel Monsters: Fin Fang 4 #1
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #88-95
- ✔ Giant-Size Hulk (2006) #1 [2/3]
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #96-99
- ✔ Spider-Man Family (2007) #3 [2/5]
- The Thing (2006) #6
- Marvel Team-Up (2005) #21
- Iron Man: Inevitable #5
- ✔ She-Hulk (2005) #6-7
- Marvel Team-Up (2005) #25
- The Thing (2006) #8
- Iron Man (2005) #11-12
- Civil War (2006) #1
- Wolverine (2003) #42
- ✔ She-Hulk (2005) #8
- Civil War (2006) #2
- Amazing Spider-Man #533
- ✔ She-Hulk (2005) #9
- Civil War: Front Line #3 [2/4]
- Black Panther (2005) #18
- Civil War: Front Line #5 [2/4]
- Civil War (2006) #3-4
- Civil War: Front Line #6 [2/4]
- Civil War: Front Line #7 [1/4]
- Civil War: Front Line #7 [2/4]
- Civil War: Front Line #8 [2/4]
- X-Factor (2006) #13
- ✔ She-Hulk (2005) #10-11
- The Mighty Marvel Western featuring Two-Gun Kid (2006) #1 [1/2]
- ✔ She-Hulk (2005) #12-14
- Iron Man (2005) #13
- Amazing Spider-Man #534
- Fantastic Four #539
- Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 [2/6]
- Fantastic Four #543 [1/2]
- Civil War (2006) #5
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #100 [1/5]
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #100 [2/5]
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #101-103
- Amazing Spider-Man #537
- Civil War (2006) #6-7
- Amazing Spider-Man #538
- Black Panther (2005) #25
- ✔ She-Hulk (2005) #15
- Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America – Iron Man #1
- X-Factor (2005) #14
- Irredeemable Ant-Man #8
- ✔ She-Hulk (2005) #16
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #104-105
- Avengers: The Initiative #1, 3
- Fantastic Four #547
- Giant-Size Avengers #1 [12/12]
- ✔ She-Hulk (2005) #17-18
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #106
- ✔ World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker #1 [1/3]
- ✔ World War Hulk #1
- ✔ Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #19
- Irredeemable Ant-Man #10
- World War Hulk: Front Line #1
- ✔ Avengers: The Initiative #4
- Heroes for Hire (2006) #11 [1/2]
- ✔ Heroes for Hire (2006) #11 [2/2]
- Heroes for Hire (2006) #12 [1/2]
- ✔ Heroes for Hire (2006) #12 [2/2]
- ✔ Heroes for Hire (2006) #13 [2/2]
- ✔ World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3
- Heroes for Hire (2006) #13 [1/2]
- World War Hulk: Front Line #2 [2/3]
- World War Hulk: Front Line #3 [2/3]
- World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #1
- Ghost Rider (2006) #12-13
- ✔ World War Hulk #2
- World War Hulk: Front Line #2 [1/3]
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #107-108
- ✔ World War Hulk #3
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #109
- ✔ Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #20
- ✔ Avengers: The Initiative #5
- Heroes for Hire (2006) #14-15
- World War Hulk: Front Line #4 [2/3]
- World War Hulk: Front Line #5 [2/3]
- World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #2-4
- Punisher War Journal #12
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #110
- ✔ World War Hulk #4
- World War Hulk: Front Line #4 [1/3]
- ✔ World War Hulk #5
- ✔ Incredible Hulk (2000) #111
- World War Hulk: Front Line #6
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| Captain America and the Falcon #11-12 (2005) Captain America follow MODOK/Damocles Rivas through the teleportational portal he escapes through, only to end up fighting both MODOK and the Hulk in Singapore; Bruce Banner takes control of the Hulk long enough to help Cap defeat MODOK. | ||
| ✔ | She-Hulk #10-12 (2005) The Champion of the Universe gives Titania the Power Gem in the hope that she’ll defeat She-Hulk once and for all; completely overpowered, She-Hulk calls on her friends for help and outsmarts Titania. | |
| ✔ | Avengers Finale #1 (2005) Jennifer Walters attends the final gathering of the Avengers, but departs feeling guilty about the role She-Hulk played in their downfall. | AVENGERS DISASSEMBLED |
| Marvel Holiday Special 2005 #1 [1/3] (2006) The Thing passes up the Hulk to help him find the missing Mole Man in favour of the She-Hulk. | ||
| Marvel Holiday Special 2006 #1 [1/4] (2007) The Hulk interrupts a Christmas party run for the staff of Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM). | ||
| Marvel Team-Up #3-4 (2005) The Hulk pursues serial killing mutant Paul Patterson who’s saved by the Iron Maniac (Tony Stark of Earth-5012). | ||
| Captain Universe/The Incredible Hulk #1 (2006) Bruce Banner becomes the host for the Enigma Force, granting the Hulk the cosmic-level might of Captain Universe; the Hulk takes on AIM under the command of Monica Rappaccini. | UNIVERSAL HEROES | |
| ✔ | Amazing Fantasy #7-9 (2005) Amazing Fantasy #10 [1/2] (2005) Amazing Fantasy #11 [1/2] (2005) Amazing Fantasy #12 [1/2] (2005) Carmilla Black is pulled into the shady world of espionage when the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (SHIELD) utilise her superhuman abilities as the Scorpion; while battle agents of AIM, Carmilla investigates her true parentage. 1st appearance: Scorpion/Carmilla Black, Derek Khanata, Noriko Nagayoshi, Dr Monica Rappaccini, Anya Sareva | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #77-82 (2005) The Hulk is washed up on Monster Isle where he’s hit with a barrage of bizarre illusions by Nightmare who reveals the ‘Betty Ross’ he recently encountered was created by him to taunt the Hulk; the Green Goliath finds himself in London where a sorceress asks him to avenge her death. 1st appearance: Daydream, Ripley, Nightmare Island |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| Marvel Team-Up #11-13 (2005) Hulk and She-Hulk join numerous other heroes in a showdown against Skrull super-warrior Titannus. | ||
| Hercules #3 (2005) Hercules takes on the Abomination in Madison Square Garden as one of his ‘New Labours’. | ||
| Fantastic Four: Foes #2, 4, 6 (2005) When the Puppet Master and Mad Thinker take control of the Fantastic Four’s biggest foes, She-Hulk returns to lend her former-teammates a hand against them; the FF build a new Vault prison in the Negative Zone (which will later become known as Prison 42). | ||
| Captain Universe/X-23 #1 (2006) Scorpion teams up with X-23 who’s become a host for the Enigma Force; X-23 want AIM to stop gathering data on the Enigma Force, but Scorpion has been assigned to obtain it for SHIELD. | UNIVERSAL HEROES | |
| 4 #21 (2005) She-Hulk goes on a disappointing night out with the Invisible Woman, Sharon Ventura and Emma Frost. | ||
| ✔ | Defenders #1-5 (2005-2006) Doctor Strange recruits the Hulk and Namor the Sub-Mariner into the Defenders once again when Dormammu and Umar join forces; the Defenders meet alternate inverse versions of themselves in the efforts to save the Dark Dimension and Earth. | |
| ✔ | House of M #1 (2005) Incredible Hulk #83-86 (2005) House of M #5-8 (2005) She-Hulk is among the heroes attempting to decide the fate of the Scarlet Witch following her recent meltdown; when reality is altered in the blink of an eye, the Hulk takes over Australia with AIM’s help; She-Hulk is recruited into the Human Resistance Movement by Emma Frost to oppose Magneto’s rule and restore reality. 1st appearance: Billy Magnus, Tommy Magnus, ‘Yellowjacket’/’Hank Pym’/Criti Noll, House of M, Saint Joan’s Orphanage, Earth-58163 | HOUSE OF M |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #87 (2005) Bruce Banner wakes up in Australia, in bed with Monica Rappaccini; the Scorpion tries to bring Rappaccini into custody, despite opposition from the Hulk. Note: It’s implied in this story that the Scorpion could be Bruce Banner’s daughter. | DECIMATION |
| New Excalibur #4 (2006) She-Hulk heads to court in the UK when her client, the Juggernaut, stands trial. New identity: Captain Britain/Kelsey Leigh as Lionheart | ||
| Runaways #10 (2006) She-Hulk cameo; Nico Minoru freaks out when She-Hulk walks past her in the street. | ||
| ✔ | Amazing Fantasy #15 [1/10] (2005-2006) Amadeus Cho, winner of the online Excello game who was named as Mastermind Excello, is hunted by agents of an unknown rival for his intellect and his parents are murdered; the Hulk ends up defending Cho, who considers the Green Goliath to be his idol. 1st appearance: Mastermind Excello/Amadeus Cho, Kirby (unnamed) New identity: Athena Parthenos as Agent Sexton | |
| She-Hulk: Sensational #1 [2/3] (2010) She-Hulk’s night out with Ms Marvel and Spider-Woman is ruined by Hydra. | ||
| ✔ | She-Hulk #1-4 (2005-2006) She-Hulk #5 (pp.1-16) (2006) Jennifer Walters starts using a Gamma-Charger to aid her transformation into She-Hulk following the recent set of traumas she’s faced; Jen and Augustus ‘Pug Pugliese represent a time traveller who becomes the target of the Time Variance Authority; She-Hulk gets an opportunity to bring back a lost member of the Avengers. 1st appearance: Justice Love, Mr Ourobourous, Southpaw/Sasha Martin, Gamma-Charger | |
| ✔ | The Sentry #3 (2005) The Hulk is reunited with his best friend, the Sentry, as they take their feud with the General into the Negative Zone, only to run into the Void. | |
| The Sentry #5-6, 8 (2006) Hulk cameos; the Hulk recovers from his confrontation with the Void |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | Doc Samson #1-5 (2006) The gamma-powered Doc Samson and his new team take on the Living Totem and Nightmare , team up with the new Scorpion and face an alternate universe version of Samson himself. 1st appearance: Jack Holyoak, Living Totem/Whistle Pig, Elgantina Punnett | |
| Uncanny X-Men #469 (2006) Rachel Summers is directed towards Doc Samson for help in dealing with her post-traumatic distress following the death of the entire Grey family; their meeting is secretly monitored by the Office of National Emergency (O*N*E). | ||
| Marvel Holiday Special 2005 #1 [2/3] (2005) She-Hulk hangs out with the Avengers at Christmas; the heroes face the Santron robot, one of Ultron’s new creations. | ||
| ✔ | She-Hulk #5 (pp.16-22) (2006) She-Hulk and the Two-Gun Kid take a ride on Hawkeye’s Sky-Cycle. | |
| Friendly-Neighborhood Spider-Man #2 (2006) Having learned he’s going to die, Spider-Man seeks out radiation expert Bruce Banner to help find a cure; after the rampaging Hulk briefly clashes with Spidey, Mister Fantastic, Goliath and Yellowjacket, the much-calmer Bruce Banner. | THE OTHER: EVOLVE OR DIE | |
| ✔ | Fantastic Four #533-535 (2006) Exposure to a new gamma bomb set by Hydra in Nevada causes the Hulk to go on a mindless rampage; the Thing and Human Torch eventually calm the Hulk down; the Thing suggests a way to deal with the rampaging Hulk permanently. | PLANET HULK |
| Marvel Monsters: Fin Fang 4 #1 (2005) Jennifer Walters cameo; Jennifer Walters represents the reformed Fin Fang Foom when he makes an appearance as a talk show guest. 1st appearance: Fin Fang Four | MARVEL MONSTERS | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #88-91 (2006) The Hulk carries a mission SHIELD in Earth’s orbit, battling the sentient satellite Godseye; thew mission proves to have been a partial ruse. 1st appearance: Godseye | PLANET HULK |
| Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 (p.19) (2010) Doctor Doom informs fellow Intelligencia member the Leader of the Hulk’s plight in space. | FALL OF THE HULKS | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #92-95 (2006) Giant-Size Hulk #1 [2/3] (2006) Incredible Hulk #96-99 (2006) The Hulk is blasted off towards a peaceful, uninhabited planet by the Illuminati, but instead crashes on the savage world of Sakaar; Hulk fights for his life in an arena, takes command of the alien Warbound, clashes with the Silver Surfer, heads up a rebellion against the Red King. and meets his match in Caiera the Oldstrong. 1st appearance: Amebids, Arch-E-5912, Caiera the Oldstrong, Death’s Head Guard Units, Drammoths, Great Devil Corkers, Hiroim the Oldstrong, Ellie Kaifi, Mawkaw Magkong, Miek, No-Name of the Brood, Red King/Angmo-Asan, Sakaarans, Lavin Skee, Shadow People, Primus Vand, Warbound, Crown City, the Great Portal, the Maw, Sakaar, Imperial Dreadnaught, Obedience Disks 1st named: Korg, Margus New identity: Hulk/Bruce Banner as Green Scar/Greenskin/Harkanon/Holku/Sakaarson/World Breaker, Silver Surfer as the Silver Savage | PLANET HULK |
| ✔ | Spider-Man Family #3 [2/5] (2007) Former-Scorpion, Mac Gargan, may be known as the new Venom since he partnered up with the alien Symbiote, but he doesn’t take kindly to Carmilla Black taking his old codename; he calls the SHIELD agent out to a fight in Fort Tryon Park; to overcome her foe, Carmilla briefly absorbs part of the Symbiote. | |
| The Thing #6 (2006) She-Hulk cameo; She-Hulk attends the opening of the Grimm Youth Centre. 1st appearance: Grimm Youth Centre | ||
| Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 (pp.17-18) (2010) The Leader (Samuel Sterns) and fellow Intelligencia members MODOK and the Wizard locate Betty Ross-Banner’s body. | FALL OF THE HULKS | |
| Marvel Team-Up #21 (2006) New hero Freedom Ring and the iron-armoured Spider-Man tackle the Abomination together; the X-Men arrive and take over when Freedom Ring is gravely injured. 1st appearance: Mitch Carson | ||
| Iron Man: Inevitable #5 (2006) Following the death of Maggie Dillon, Doc Samson offers his services to Tony Stark. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | She-Hulk #6-7 (2006) She-Hulk represents Christina Garvey when she takes Starfox to court in the trial o New York vs Eros of Titan. | |
| Marvel Team-Up #25 (2006) Doc Samson cameo; She-Hulk is among the army of heroes against the superhuman Skrull called Titannus. | ||
| The Thing #8 (2006) She-Hulk is one of the many costumed adventurers attending the Thing’s Floating Super-Hero Poker Game. 1st appearance: Rabbi Lownethal | ||
| Iron Man #11-12 (2006) She-Hulk cameo; She-Hulk is among the heroes protecting Karim Mahwash Najeeb when his life is threatened by rogue Iron Man armours. 1st appearance: Karim Mahwash Najeeb | ||
| Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 (pp.23-28) (2010) The Intelligencia consider recruiting Amadeus Cho and steal the Library of Atlantis; Doctor Doom turns against the Intelligencia; the Leader departs during the war with Doom. | FALL OF THE HULKS | |
| Civil War #1 (pp.12) (2006) Civil War #1 (pp.18-19) / Wolverine #42 (2006) Civil War #1 (pp.31) (2006) She-Hulk cameo; She-Hulk is interviewed about a possible Superhuman Registration Act following an explosion in Stamford caused by the New Warriors’ battle with Nitro; She-Hulk attends a gathering of heroes at he Baxter Building to discuss next steps. | CIVIL WAR | |
| ✔ | She-Hulk #8 (2006) She-Hulk defends the remaining New Warriors in court; John Jameson proposes to She-Hulk. | CIVIL WAR I MARRIED A MAN-WOLF |
| Civil War #2 (2006) Amazing Spider-Man #533 (2006) She-Hulk cameos; She-Hulk and Doc Samson help take down a giant Doombot; She-Hulk and Doc Samson react to Spider-Man’s unmasking. 1st appearance: Secret Avengers | CIVIL WAR | |
| ✔ | She-Hulk #9 (2006) She-Hulk and John Jameson quickly get married in Las Vegas; the world begins to notice the Hulk is missing; Jen and John have an awkward dinner with J Jonah Jameson. New identity: She-Hulk/Jennifer Walters as Jennifer Jameson | I MARRIED A MAN-WOLF |
| Civil War: Front Line #3 [2/4] (2006) Black Panther #18 (2006) Civil War: Front Line #5 [2/4] (2006) Civil War #3-4 (2006) Civil War: Front Line #6 [2/4](pp.7-8) (2006) Civil War: Front Line #7 [1/4] (pp.1-3) (2006) Civil War: Front Line #6 [2/4] (pp.8-9) (2006) Civil War: Front Line #7 [1/4] (pp.1-3) (2006) Civil War: Front Line #7 [2/4] (2006) Civil War: Front Line #8 [2/4] (2006) She-Hulk tries to convince Speedball to register his powers, but he refuses; She-Hulk attends the Black Panther and Storm’s wedding in Wakanda; She-Hulk takes Speedball to a portal where he and others who refused to register their powers are transported to Prison 42 in the Negative Zone; She-Hulk, Doc Samson and the other registered heroes lead Captain America’s team into a trap; She-Hulk accompanies Speedball to the Capitol Building where he’s shot. 1st appearance: ‘Brother Vooddoo’ (Skrull), Eric Marshall, Prison Alpha/Fantasy Island | CIVIL WAR | |
| X-Factor #13 (2007) Doc Samson gives support to Jamie Madrox’s X-Factor Investigations team. | ||
| She-Hulk #10 (2006) She-Hulk #11 (pp.1-11) (2006) Alistair Smythe turns John Jameson back into his Man-Wolf form; She-Hulk and Two-Gun Kid give chase; the truth about Artie Zix is revealed. 1st appearance: Chas Kilpatrick, Lewis Utz Identity revealed: Artie Six is RT-Z9 | I MARRIED A MAN-WOLF | |
| The Mighty Marvel Western featuring Two-Gun Kid #1 [1/2] (2006) Two-Gun Kid recalls an encounter with werewolves, back win the Old West; She-Hulk and Two-Gun find the Man-Wolf. | I MARRIED A MAN-WOLF THE MIGHTY MARVEL WESTERN |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | She-Hulk #11 (p.12-22) (2006) She-Hulk #12-14 (1006-2007) John Jameson goes from Man-Wolf to Stargod; Starfox’s trial heads into space where he stands accused of causing Thanos to become the intergalactic mass-murderer he’s known as today; the truth about She-Hulk’s marriage to John Jameson is revealed; She-Hulk is drafted for SHIELD missions by Clay Quartermain. 1st appearance: Thanos clone New identity: Ditto as Dottie/Stu Cicero | I MARRIED A MAN-WOLF |
| Iron Man #13 (2006) Amazing Spider-Man #534 (pp.3-6) (2006) Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 [2/6] (pp.2-3) (2006) Amazing Spider-Man #534 (p.9) / Fantastic Four #539 (p.12) (2006) Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 [2/6] (pp.4-7) (2006) Fantastic Four #539 (pp.19-23) (2006) Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 [2/6] (pp.7-8) (2006) Fantastic Four #543 [1/2] (2007) Civil War #5 (2006) She-Hulk, Doc Samson, Iron Man and Spider-Man destroy a rampaging Dreadnaught; the Pro-Registration Forces clash with Captain America’s Secret Avengers again when they free ant-registration prisoners from a transport moving through New York; SHe-Hulk gives an interview for a Fantastic Four documentary; She-Hulk is present for Daredevil’s arrest. 1st appearance: Fifty-State Initiative | CIVIL WAR | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #100 [1/5] (2007) Incredible Hulk #100 [2/5] (2007) Incredible Hulk #101-103 (2007) On Earth, Amadeus Cho calls out Mister Fantastic when he finds out what the Illuminati did to the Hulk; on Sakaar, the Hulk leads his forces against the Red King and takes a new bride. 1st appearance: Stone Ship New identity: Hulk/Bruce Banner as Green King | PLANET HULK |
| Amazing Spider-Man #537 (2007) Civil War #6 (2006) Civil War #7 (pp.1-12) (2007) Amazing Spider-Man #538 (pp.3-4) (2007) Black Panther #25 (2007) Civi War #7 (pp.17-22) (2007) Amazing Spider-Man #538 (pp.9-16) (2007) She-Hulk & Doc Samson cameos; Sh-Hulk and Doc Samson fight alongside Iron Man’s pro-registration forces when Captain America’s Secret Avengers break into Prison 42 to free their captured allies; when the battle relocates to New York, Captain America rethinks his stance due to the damage done to the city. 1st appearance: Champions (Artemis/Pam Pierce, Hephaestus/Jamal Peoples, Hermes/James Wa) New identity: Prison Alpha/Fantasy Island as Prison 42 | CIVIL WAR | |
| Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1 (pp.28-31) (2010) MODOK tracks down the Leader with plans to create a Hulk they can control. | FALL OF THE HULKS | |
| ✔ | She-Hulk #15 (2007) She-Hulk is given a new role as part of theI Initiative-sponsored Hulkbusters, tracking down and apprehending the foes the Hulk would normally keep at bay; She-Hulk begins to question the Hulk’s disappearance; She-Hulk apprehends the Abomination with advice from Doc Samson. 1st appearance: Agent Cheesecake, Hulkbusters | PLANET HULK |
| Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America – Iron Man #1 (2007) She-Hulk cameo; She-Hulk attends Captain America’s funeral. | FALLEN SON: THE DEATH OF CAPTAIN AMERICA | |
| X-Factor #14 (2007) Doc Samson advises Jamie Madrox to retrieve all of his duplicates to learn from them. | ||
| Irredeemable Ant-Man #8 (2007) She-Hulk gets unexpected help on her mission to retrieve Mister Hyde when ‘Slaying Mantis’ joins the fight. New identity: Ant-Man/Eric O’Grady as Slaying Mantis/Derek Sullivan | ||
| ✔ | She-Hulk #16 (2007) Incredible Hulk #104-105 (2007) On Earth, She-Hulk and Wolverine bring in the Wendigo; on Sakaar, a betrayal costs the Hulk the happiness he fought hard to earn; Hulk decides to lead the Warbound to Earth to have his revenge on the Illuminati. 1st appearance: Agent Crimson, Amulet of Cyttorak | PLANET HULK |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| Avengers: The Initiative #1, 3 (2007) Fantastic Four #547 (2007) Scorpion & She-Hulk cameos; Camp Hammond opens to train recruits for the 50-State Initiative; Scorpion is among the trainees, while She-Hulk oversees some of the training. 1st appearance: Armory/Violet Lightner (full), Cloud/Abby Boylen, Gauntlet/Joseph Green (full), Hardball/Roger Brokeridge (full), ‘Hulkling’/Teddy Altman (Earth-721), Komodo/Melati Kusuma, MVP/Michael van Patrick (full), Red Team/Scarlet Spiders, ’Thor Girl’/Tarene’ (Skrull), Trauma/Terrance Ward (full), Baron Wernher von Blitzschlag (full), ‘Wiccan’/William Kaplan (Earth-721), Gauntlet Armour, Tactigon, War Machine Armour Model 3 New identity: Unnamed Arizona SHIELD base as Camp Hammond | THE INITIATIVE | |
| Giant-Size Avengers #1 [12/12] (2007) Doc Samson gives counselling to the Fin Fang Four. | ||
| ✔ | She-Hulk #17-18 (2007) Altering bringing in the Glob, Zzzax and the U-Foes, She-Hulk finds evidence that SHIELD Director Tony Stark blasted the Hulk into space; She-Hulk and Iron Man clash over Tony’s actions. | PLANET HULK |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #106 (2007) World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker #1 [1/3] (2007) Incredible Hulk #107 (pp.1-7) (2007) World War Hulk #1 (pp.1-4) (2007) Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #19 (pp.1-7) (2007) World War Hulk #1 (pp.5-16) (2007) Avengers: The Initiative #4 (pp.9-10) (2007) Incredible Hulk #107 (pp.8-10) (2007) She-Hulk is recruited by Amadeus Cho and fends off Doc Samson’s attack; Cho recruits Archangel and Hercules and are hunted by SHIELD; the Warbound arrive in Earth’s orbit; Hulk takes out Black Bolt; Hulk reveals the existence of the Illuminati to the world, announces his plan to kill them and orders the evacuation of New York City. 1st appearance: Black Bolt (Skrull), Timothy ‘Dum Dum’ Dugan (Skrull), Renegades, Super-Power Inhibiting Nanobots/SPIN Tech | WORLD WAR HULK |
| Irredeemable Ant-Man #10 (pp.4-6) (2007) Hulk cameo; Ant-Man remains in New York, despite the Hulk’s warning. | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #107 (pp.11-12) (2007) Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #19 (pp.11-13) (2007) World War Hulk #1 (pp.16-20) (2007) Avengers: The Initiative #4 (pp.11-12) (2007) Namora joins Cho’s Renegades; Iron Man offers a full pardon to unregistered heroes if they take a stand against the Hulk; the Sentry is prepared as a last resort; She-Hulk’s powers are fully restored. | WORLD WAR HULK |
| Heroes for Hire #11 [1/2] (2007) Scorpion and SHIELD agent Derek Khanata block the Heroes For Hire’s return to New York unless they assist in the evacuation. | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | Heroes for Hire #11 [2/2] (2007) SHIELD send Scorpion on a mission to steal an item that could help bring about the Hulk’s defeat, but she runs into Paladin. | WORLD WAR HULK |
| Heroes for Hire #12 [1/2] (2007) Miek discovers the Heroes for Hire sneaking around the Stone Ship; the Warbound overpower the Heroes; Humbug bows to No-Name of the Brood as his queen. | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | Heroes for Hire #12 [2/2] (2007) Heroes for Hire #13 [2/2] (2007) World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3 (2007) Scorpion retrieved the fragment of Thallium; Hulk seeks out Professor X and fights his way through the X-Men, X-Factor, Excalibur and X-Force to get to him. | WORLD WAR HULK |
| Heroes for Hire #13 [1/2] (2007) World War Hulk: Front Line #1 (pp.14-19) (2007) World War Hulk: Front Line #2 [2/3] (2007) World War Hulk: Front Line #3 [2/3] (2007) Humbug turns agains the Heroes for hire due to his loyalty to No-Name of the Brood; Korg and Detective Danny Granville investigate the murder of Arch-E-5912. | WORLD WAR HULK |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #19 (pp.13-16) (2007) World War Hulk #1 (pp.21-24) (2007) Avengers: The Initiative #4 (pp.13-15) (2007) World War Hulk #1 (pp.25-42) (2007) Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #19 (pp.17-22) (2007) Avengers: The Initiative #4 (pp.16-17) (2007) Incredible Hulk #107 (pp.13-17) (2007) Iron Man launches toward the Hulk in is new Hulkbuster armour; the Avengers continue to evacuate the city while the Hulk and Iron Man’s fight tears through Avengers Tower. 1st appearance: Iron Man Armour Model 36/Hulkbuster | WORLD WAR HULK |
| Irredeemable Ant-Man #10 (pp.9-19) (2007) In a moment of uncharacteristic bravery, Ant-Man enters the Hulk’s ear and tries to disable him from within. | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | World War Hulk #2 (pp.1-13) (2007) Avengers: The Initiative #4 (pp.18-22) (2007) Avengers: The Initiative #5 (p.1-9) (2007) The outlaw New Avengers and the registered Mighty Avengers join forces to tackle the Hulk following Iron Man’s defeat; the Shadow Initiative confront the Hulk, but don’t stand a chance. 1st appearance: Shadow Initiative | WORLD WAR HULK |
| World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #1 (2007) Ghost Rider #12 (pp.13-22) (2007) Ghost Rider #13 (2007) General John Ryker assembles the team of gamma-powered humans he’s formed to kill the Hulk; Johnny Blaze forces a transformation into the Ghost Rider so that he can confront the Hulk in New York, but the Ghost Rider doesn’t care about the Hulk’s plans. 1st appearance: Grey/Brian Talbot, Mess/Nichole Martin, Mister Gideon/Gideon Wilson, Prodigy/Timothy Wilkerson New identity: Clown/Eliot Franklin as Griffin | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | World War Hulk #2 (pp.14-30) (2007) Hulk and the Warbound target the Fantastic Four… | WORLD WAR HULK |
| World War Hulk: Front Line #2 [1/3] (pp.9-12) (2007) Ben Urich watches the clash between the Hulk and the FF. | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | World War Hulk #2 (pp.31-38) (2007) Incredible Hulk #107 (pp.18-24) (2007) World War Hulk #3 (pp.1-3) (2007) Incredible Hulk #108 (2007) Incredible Hulk #109 (pp.1-4) (2007) World War Hulk #3 (pp.6-19) (2007) World War Hulk #109 (pp.5-10) (2007) World War Hulk #3 (pp.20-24) (2007) Incredible Hulk #109 (pp.11-16) (2007) Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #20 (2007) World War Hulk #3 (pp.25-28) (2007) The Hulk faces Doctor Strange, rejects Amadeus Cho and his Renegades and is assaulted by platoon led by General Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross; Hulk boards the SHIELD Helicarrier; ‘Dum Dum Dugan’ learns Iron Man has prepared a doomsday weapon; Hulk finishes builds a gladiatorial arena in Madison Square Garden. | WORLD WAR HULK |
| Heroes for Hire #14-15 (2007) World War Hulk: Front Line #4 [2/3] (2007) World War Hulk: Front Line #5 [2/3] (2007) World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #2-4 (2007) Punisher War Journal #12 (2007) The Heroes for Hire invade the Hulk’s arena in Madison Square Garden in search of their friends; Humbug clashes with Miek over No-Name; the Heroes make a decision regarding their treacherous teammate; Korg and Danny learn the identity of Arch-E-5912’a killer; the Gamma Corps attack the Hulk, with all members seeking revenge; Mung of the Warbound faces the Punisher. | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | Incredible Hulk #109 (pp.17-24) (2007) Incredible Hulk #110 (2007) World War Hulk #3 (pp.29-38) (2007) World War Hulk #4 (pp.1-16) (2007) Amadeus Cho and Scorpion break into the arena; Scorpion uses the fragment of Thallium on the Hulk; Doctor Strange becomes a host for the demon Zom and attacks the Hulk again. | WORLD WAR HULK |
| World War Hulk: Front Line #4 [1/3] (pp.1-9) (2007) Ben Urich is dismayed by the New Yorkers calling for the Illuminati’s blood in the arena. | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | World War Hulk #4 (pp.16-25) (2007) Hulk pits the Illuminati against each other in his arena, forcing them to fight using Sakaaran Obedience Discs. | WORLD WAR HULK |
| World War Hulk: Front Line #4 [1/3] (pp.10-12) (2007) Ben Urich remains watching the arena. | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | World War Hulk #4 (pp.26-37) (2007) Incredible Hulk #111 (pp.1-9) (2007) World War Hulk #5 (pp.1-8) (2008) Incredible Hulk #111 (pp.10-19) (2007) The Sentry arrives in Madison Square Garden and a brutal bout between the two best-friends breaks out; Mom takes control of the Hulkbuster armour; the fight between the Hulk and Sentry lays waste to New York City. | WORLD WAR HULK |
| World War Hulk: Front Line #6 (pp.1-9) (2007) Ben Urich and Sally Floyd witness the fallout of the Hulk and Sentry’s fight first-hand. | WORLD WAR HULK | |
| ✔ | World War Hulk #5 (pp.9-40) (2008) Incredible Hulk #111 (pp.20-22) (2007) World War Hulk #5 (pp.41-42) (2008) Iron Man uses a satellite to strike at the two warring super beings; the true culprit behind the explosion on Sakaar is revealed; the Renegades break up; Bruce Banner is transported to a secret base in the Mojave Desert. | WORLD WAR HULK |
More Hulk Family reading orders to follow:
- HULK FAMILY, 2008-2009 – Green Hulks vs Red Hulks
- HULK FAMILY, 2010-2015 – Incredible Hulks
Amadeus Cho‘s chronology will continue in this reading order:
- HERCULES & AMADEUS CHO, 2006-2010 – Smash of the Titans
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Civil War: Fantastic Four OHC | Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #1-4 Black Panther #18-25 Fantastic Four #536-543 She-Hulk #8 |
| House of M: Incredible Hulk | Incredible Hulk #83-87 |
| Hulk: Planet Hulk Prelude | Fantastic Four #533-535 Incredible Hulk #88-91 |
| Hulk: Planet Hulk | Amazing Fantasy #15 Incredible Hulk #92-105 Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook #1 |
| Hulk: Planet Hulk Omnibus | Amazing Fantasy #15 Fantastic Four #533-535 Giant-size Hulk #1 Incredible Hulk #88-105 New Avengers: Illuminati #1 Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook #1 What If?: Planet Hulk #1 |
| Hulk: World War Hulk Omnibus | Avengers: The Initiative #4-5 Ghost Rider (2006) #12-13 Heroes for Hire (2006) #11-15 Incredible Hulk (2000) #106-111 Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #19-20 Irredeemable Ant-Man #10 Planet Hulk Saga #1 Punisher War Journal (2007) #12 World War Hulk (2007) #1-5 World War Hulk: Aftersmash! #1 World War Hulk: Aftersmash! – Damage Control #1-3 World War Hulk: Aftersmash! – Warbound #1-5 World War Hulk: Front Line #1-6 World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #1-4 World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker #1 World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3 |
| Incredible Hulk vol.9: Tempest Fugit | Incredible Hulk #77-82 |
| Scorpion: Poison Tomorrow | Amazing Fantasy #7-13 |
| She-Hulk by Dan Slott Omnibus | The Mighty Marvel Western featuring Two-Gun Kid #1 She-Hulk (2004) #1-12 She-Hulk (2005) #1-21 |
| She-Hulk by Dan Slott – The Complete Collection vol.1 | She-Hulk (2004) #1-12 She-Hulk (2005) #1-5 |
| She-Hulk by Dan Slott – The Complete Collection vol.2 | The Mighty Marvel Western featuring Two-Gun Kid #1 She-Hulk (2005) #6-21 |
| She-Hulk vol.2: Superhuman Law | She-Hulk (2004) #7-12 |
| She-Hulk vol.3 Time Trials | She-Hulk (2005) #1-5 |
| She-Hulk vol.4: Laws of Attraction | She-Hulk (2005) #6-13 |
| She-Hulk vol.5: Planet Without a Hulk | She-Hulk (2005) #6-21 |
| World War Hulk | Planet Hulk Saga #1 World War Hulk (2007) #1-5 World War Hulk: Aftersmash! #1 |
| World War Hulk: Incredible Herc | Incredible Hulk #106-111 |
| World War Hulk: X-Men | Avengers: The Initiative #4-5 Ghost Rider #12-13 Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #19-20 World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Amadeus Cho: Genius at Work Hulk: Fall of the Hulks Prelude Incredible Hercules – The Complete Collection vol.1 Marvel Voices: Heritage Marvel Voices: Identity | Amazing Fantasy #15 |
| Avengers Disassembled New Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis – The Complete Collection vol.1 New Avengers Epic Collection: Assembled New Avengers Omnibus vol.1 | Avengers Finale #1 |
| Avengers: The Initiative vol.1: Basic Training Avengers: The Initiative – The Complete Collection vol.1 | Avengers: The Initiative #4-5 |
| Civil War: Marvel Universe tpb | Civil War: Choosing Sides #1 She-Hulk #9 |
| Fantastic Four: The Life Fantastic | Fantastic Four #533-535 |
| House of M | House of M #1, 5-8 |
| House of M Omnibus | House of M #1, 5-8 Incredible Hulk #83-87 |
| Incredible Hulk by Peter David vol.5 | Hulk: Destruction #1-4 Incredible Hulk #77-87 What If… General Ross Had Become The Hulk? #1 World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker #1 |
| Iron Man: Director of SHIELD – The Complete Collection | Iron Man: Director of SHIELD #19-20 |
| House of M: Wolverine, Iron Man and Hulk OHC | Incredible Hulk #83-87 |
| Incredible Hercules: Smash of the Titans Incredible Hercules – The Complete Collection vol.1 | Incredible Hulk #106-111 |
| The Sentry: Reborn | The Sentry #3, 5-6, 8 |
| All-New Savage She-Hulk Spider-Man Family Digest: Back in Black | Spider-Man Family #3 |
| X-Men vs Hulk | World War Hulk: X-Men #1-3 |
Notable alternate universe versions of the Hulk, She-Hulk and Abomination from this era:
| Must Read | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | What If?: Featuring Planet Hulk #1 (2007) Earth-1237: Bruce Banner emerges from the shuttle that lands on Sakaar and is immediately killed by natives. Earth-2713: The Hulk lands on the peaceful planet, just as the Illuminati intended. Earth-7121: The shuttle that took the Hulk to Sakaar explodes in Crown City, though the Hulk of this reality saves his wife, Caiera, by sacrificing himself; Caiera leads the Warbound to Earth to seek revenge against the Illuminati. | |
| ✔ | Ultimates 2 #1-3, 9-13 (2005-2007) Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk #1-6 (2006-2009) Ultimate Power #7-9 (2007-2008) Earth-1610: Bruce Banner goes on trial following his recent rampage through New York; the Ultimates face a team calling themselves Liberators, including the gamma-powered Abomination (Chang Lam); the Hulk assists the Ultimates in opposing the Liberators; Wolverine is assigned to tracking the Hulk down in the Himalayas; Betty Ross is transformed into a She-Hulk; the Hulk joins the fight against the Squadron Supreme, with Spider-Man assigned to act as his conscience. | MARCH ON ULTIMATUM |
| Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness #2 (2007) Marvel Zombies: Dead Days #1 (2007) Marvel Zombies vs Army of Darkness #5 (2007) Ultimate Fantastic Four #22 (2005) Marvel Zombies #1-5 (pp.1-15) (2006) Ultimate Fantastic Four #32 (2006) Black Panther #27-30 (2007) Marvel Zombies #5 (pp.16-24) (2006) Marvel Zombies 2 #1 (2008) Earth-2149: The Hulk, Abomination, Leader and She-Hulk are among the masses of superhumans transformed into zombies by an interdimensional plague; the zombie Hulk is among a select few who gain Galactus-level powers in addition to their desire for human flesh. | DEAD DAYS MARVEL ZOMBIES THE INITIATIVE FOUR THE HARD WAY | |
| Hulk and Power Pack #1-4 (2007) Earth-5631: The Power Pack family assist the Hulk against a number of his foes – including the Abomination, the Absorbing Man, Boomerang and Zzzax – before defending him from the Avengers, X-Men and other heroes. | ||
| Hulk: Destruction #1-4 (2005-2006) Earth-5901: The Hulk learns the true origin of the Abomination; this is a tie-in to the Radical Entertainment game ‘The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction’; the game was originally intended to be part of Earth-616 continuity and offered up a new origin for the Abomination, though this was later undone and confirmed as an alternate realty in Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #1 (2008). |
| Must Read | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis | Event/Crossover |
| ✔ | Exiles #75-80 (2006) Earth-6375 / Earth-9200: The reality-warping mutant Proteus (Kevin MacTaggert of Earth-58163) leaps through the multiverse, jumping from one body to the next; on Earth-6375 in the year 2099, Proteus takes possession of the Hulk (John Eisenhart); the Exiles pursue him to Earth-9200 where the Maestro (Bruce Banner) rules and the two Hulks battle it out. | |
| Marvel Adventures: Hulk #1-4 (2007) Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #7-12 (2007) Free Comics Book Day – Marvel Adventures: Iron Man & Hulk #1 (2007) Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #13-15 (2007) Marvel Adventures: Fantastic Four #29 (2007) Marvel Adventures: The Avengers #17 (2007) Earth-20051: The Hulk‘s origin is revealed, along with how he was pursued by Radioactive Man and the Hulkbusters, and gains an ally in Jamie Madrox; as a member of the Avengers, the Hulk clashes with the Juggernaut, is transformed into a MODOC called HULKDOC, defends Earth from Ego and battles his mind-controlled team-mate Giant Girl; also, the Hulk meets the Fantastic Four. | ||
| Mythos: Hulk #1 (2006) Earth-61018: The mentally-unstable Bruce Banner is transformed into the Hulk when exposed to a gamma bomb. | ||
| ✔ | What If… General Ross Had Become The Hulk? #1 (2005) Earth-523000: Exposed to the gamma bomb while trying to force Rick Jones from the test site, General Thaddeus ‘Thunderbolt’ Ross is transformed into the Hulk and becomes far more dangerous than his Earth-616 counterpart. |
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