Publishers / Marvel / The Incredible Hulk (1968) / #394
394June 1992
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.85 GBP

The Incredible Hulk #394

Marvel · June 1992 · on sale 1992-04-24

First appearance: Trauma2 variants
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Identification plate

Series
The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#394
Publication date
June 1992
Key date
1992-06-00
On-sale date
1992-04-24
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics
Price
$1.25; 1.50 CAD; 0.85 GBP
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Introducing: Trauma!cover1pencils: Andrew Wildman; inks: Andrew WildmanBruce Banner, Hulk, Trauma First
1Cold Storagecomic story22script: Peter David; pencils: Andrew Wildman; inks: Chris Ivy; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Joe RosenAjax, Atalanta, Betty Ross, Bruce Banner, Marlo Chandler, Walter Charles, Hector, Hulk, Rick Jones, Paris, Trauma First, Ulysses, Nathan Taylor
2-in-house column1script: Stan LeeSpider-Man; Mary Jane Parker
3-letters page1letters: typeset

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Newsstandprice 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.70 GBP; barcode 00928102456906
Australianprice 1.80 AUD; barcode 07148602456909

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David #8
ISBN 978-0-7851-5603-1
2011On eBay ›
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92727-1
2020On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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