The Incredible Hulk #251 for Sale - First Appearance of Hal Chandler - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue: #251
Publication date: September 1980
Key date: 1980-09-00
On-sale date: 1980-06-17
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics Group
Price: $0.50
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First appearance of Hal Chandler Jr. - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Chuck Chandler II - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: 3-D Man.

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.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Whatever Happened to the 3-D Man?	cover	1	pencils: Michael Golden; inks: Michael Golden; colors: Michael Golden	3-D Man, Bruce Banner, Hulk
1	Whatever Happened to the 3-D Man?	comic story	17	script: Bill Mantlo; pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; colors: Bob Sharen; letters: Diana Albers	3-D Man Origin, Bruce Banner, Centauria First, Centaurio First, Centauron, Chuck Chandler II First, Hal Chandler First, Hal Chandler Jr. First, Peggy Chandler First, Hulk, Rick Jones, Neptunus First, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
2	Like the Original X-Men?	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Dave Cockrum
3	Whatever Knows Fear Burns at the Touch of The Man-Thing	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	pencils: Don Perlin; inks: Bob Wiacek	Man-Thing
5	Become a Privileged Marvel Subscriber	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin	Hulk [Bruce Banner]; She-Hulk
6	The Mighty Marvel Win-Yourself Some-Big-Bucks Contest!	activity	1	script: Jim Shooter	Bruce Banner, Hulk
8	Green Skin's Grab-Bag	letters page	1	script: Bill Mantlo

Plus 3 pages of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Newsstand	barcode 0714860245609

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #16 ISBN 978-1-302-93334-0	2022	On eBay ›
To Hunt the Hulk ISBN 978-1-302-96058-2	2025	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

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Series context

‹ #250150 of 374#252 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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