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345July 1988
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The Incredible Hulk #345

Marvel · July 1988 · on sale 1988-03-17

First appearance: Jess HarrisonFirst appearance: Louis LembertFirst appearance: Diane Davids1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#345
Publication date
July 1988
Key date
1988-07-00
On-sale date
1988-03-17
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.50; 2.00 CAD; 0.50 GBP
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

First appearance of Father Jason McCall - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Burt Horowitz - 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
1Closing Curtaincomic story38script: Peter David; pencils: Todd McFarlane, Jim Sanders, Chris Ivy; inks: Jim Sanders, Chris Ivy; colors: Petra Scotese; letters: Joe RosenBetty Ross, Bruce Banner, Diane Davids First, Nick Fury, Jess Harrison First, Burt Horowitz First, Hulk, Rick Jones, Sam LaRoquette, Leader, Louis Lembert First, Father Jason McCall First, Clay Quartermain, Redeemer
2-letters page0.75letters: typeset
3-statement of ownership0.25script: Janet Pezzuto

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.50 USD; 2.00 CAD; barcode 07148602456907

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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