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248June 1980
$0.40

The Incredible Hulk #248

Marvel · June 1980 · on sale 1980

Death of Adam Warlock1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#248
Publication date
June 1980
Key date
1980-06-00
On-sale date
1980
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

Death on record for: Adam Warlock.

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
0How Green Grows...The Gardener!cover1pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden; colors: Michael Golden; letters: Gaspar SaladinoBruce Banner, The Gardener, Hulk, Ord Zyonz
1How Green My Garden Grows!comic story17script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Ben Sean; letters: Jim NovakBruce Banner, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Elysius, The Gardener, Ben Grimm, Holi, Hulk, Jarella, Rick Jones, Mar-Vell, Moli, Thor Odinson, Peter Parker
2$5 Savings Certificate for New Subscribers Only!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy); letters: ?; typeset
3What's Wrong With This Picture?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: ? (promo copy); letters: ?; typeset
4-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
6-letters page1script: Jo Duffy

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandbarcode 0714860245606

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hulk: Heart of the Atom #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-3087-1		2008On eBay ›
Hulk: Heart of the Atom #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-6212-4		2012On eBay ›
Essential Hulk #7
ISBN 978-0-7851-8511-6		2013On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #16
ISBN 978-1-302-93334-0		2022On eBay ›
To Hunt the Hulk
ISBN 978-1-302-96058-2		2025On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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