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Publishers / Marvel / The Incredible Hulk (1968) / #319
319May 1986
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD

The Incredible Hulk #319

Marvel · May 1986 · on sale January 21, 1986

First appearance (cover): Hideko Takata2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#319
Publication date
May 1986
Key date
May 1986
On-sale date
January 21, 1986
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.75; 0.40 GBP; 0.95 CAD
Pages
36

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (cover) of Hideko Takata - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

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
0-cover1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneBetty Ross, Bruce Banner, Rick Jones, Hideko Takata First
1Member of the Weddingcomic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne, Keith Williams; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Rick ParkerHulk; Bruce Banner (also in flashback); Rick Jones (also in flashback); Betty Ross Banner; New Hulkbusters [Craig Saunders; Samuel John LaRoquette; Dr. Armand Martel; Professor Hideko Takata]; Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]; Captain America [Steve Rogers] (flashback); Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell] (flashba
2-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; barcode 0714860245605
Canadianprice 0.95 CAD; barcode 0714860245605

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Super-Heroes Megazine #61995On eBay ›
Incredible Hulk Visionaries: John Byrne #[nn]2008On eBay ›

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Series context

‹ #318218 of 374#320 ›

Sources

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