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343May 1988
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP

The Incredible Hulk #343

Marvel · May 1988 · on sale 1988-01-21

First appearance: RockFirst appearance: RedeemerFirst appearance: Carolyn Parmentor1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#343
Publication date
May 1988
Key date
1988-05-00
On-sale date
1988-01-21
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$0.75; 0.95 CAD; 0.40 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

First appearance of Carolyn Parmentor - 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
0-cover1pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlaneBruce Banner, Hulk
2Beyond Redemptioncomic story23script: Peter David; pencils: Todd McFarlane; inks: Todd McFarlane; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Rick ParkerBetty Ross, Bruce Banner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Sam LaRoquette, Leader, Clay Quartermain, Rock First, Samuel Sterns, Armand Martel, Carolyn Parmentor First, Redeemer First, Craig Saunders Jr., Hideko Takata
7Marvel Super Martpromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset
10Pro File: Michael Higginsin-house column1script: Tom DeFalco, Michael HigginsMike Higgins
13Free?promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); colors: ? (illustration); letters: typeset

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 0.75 USD; 0.95 CAD; barcode 07148602456905

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero #[nn]
ISBN 0-87135-792-5		1991On eBay ›
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David #2
ISBN 0-7851-1878-0		2005On eBay ›
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus #1
ISBN 978-1-302-92142-2		2019On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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