The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #1 (May 1962):
“The Coming of the Hulk”
by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman

The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #1

Title: “The Coming of the Hulk”

Medium: comic

Cover date: May 1962

Publisher:
Written by: Stan Lee
Art by: Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman

18 characters in this story:

Character (Click links for info about character and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)	Religious Affiliation	Team(s) [Notes]	Pub.	# app.
The Hulk (Bruce Banner) (lead character)	Catholic (lapsed)	Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Secret Defenders; The Avengers; The Defenders; The Order; The Ultimates; Warbound; Weapon X (Exiles); X-Saviours		4,551
Betty Ross	Catholic (former novitiate)	Code Red; Home Base...  Team [girlfriend (later wife) of Dr. Bruce Banner (the Hulk)]		463
Rick Jones		Loners (founder); The Avengers (honorary member)...  The Teen Brigade (leader)		572
Thunderbolt Ross	Catholic; atheist	Code Red; Control...  Hulkbusters (U.S. Military); The Avengers; The Offenders; U.S. Air Force		350
Igor Drenkov	Communist	[1st app: The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #1 (May 1962)]		33
Gargoyle (Yuri Topolov)	Communist	KGB		4
Eeek (cameo)	uplifted animal	Outcasts of New Mexico [small mammal]		2
Falco (cameo)	uplifted animal	falcon; Outcasts of New Mexico [falcon]		2
Gil (cameo)	uplifted animal	Gila monster; Outcasts of New Mexico [Gila monster]		2
Kir (cameo)	uplifted animal	bat; Outcasts of New Mexico [bat]		2
Kkk-Kkk (cameo)	uplifted animal	ant; Outcasts of New Mexico [ant]		2
Rattilore (cameo)	uplifted animal	Outcasts of New Mexico (leader); rattlesnake [rattlesnake]		2
Sting (cameo)	uplifted animal	Outcasts of New Mexico; scorpion [scorpion]		2
Vult (cameo)	uplifted animal	Outcasts of New Mexico; vulture [vulture]		2
Ech (cameo)	N.A.	Outcasts of New Mexico [cactus]		2
Iggo (cameo)	N.A.	Outcasts of New Mexico [rock creature]		2
The Abomination (Emil Blonsky) (behind the scenes)	Communist atheist	Home Base; KGB...  The Masters of Evil		180
Gary Swanson (behind the scenes)	Christian (denomination unknown)	[dared Rick Jones to drive onto Gamma Base]		4

This story was indexed from secondary sources only. The character list above is not necessarily comprehensive. An alternative form of this story's title is: “The Hulk”. Webpage for The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962) created 10 September 2010. Last modified 26 December 2013.

All characters, images, comics and source material © by their respective copyright holders. This page (including original commentary, organization, lists, markup, page layout, etc.) © 2025 by ComicBookReligion.com. All rights reserved. Website built by Database-Genius.com, Database-Design.org. Login...