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243January 1980
$0.40

The Incredible Hulk #243

Marvel · January 1980 · on sale 1979-10-16

First appearance: Gammenon1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#243
Publication date
January 1980
Key date
1980-01-00
On-sale date
1979-10-16
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.40
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Death and Destiny!cover1pencils: Al Milgrom; inks: Al Milgrom; letters: Irv WatanabeBruce Banner, Hulk
1Death--and Destiny!comic story17script: Steven Grant, Roger Stern; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Glynis Wein; letters: Joe RosenAragorn, Romulus Augustulus, Bruce Banner, Captain Bowman, Brunnhilde, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Gammenon First, Matthew Gilden, Goldbug, Hellcat, Hulk, Iron Fist, Edwin Maxwell
2Mighty Marvel's Big Money-Saving Holiday Offer!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: ?; typeset
3-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
6-letters page1script: Roger Stern, Mary Jo Duffy; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245601

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Hulk #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8511-6		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #15
ISBN 978-1-302-92939-8		2021On eBay ›
Kill or Be Killed
ISBN 978-1-302-95536-6		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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