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| title = The Incredible Hulk
| image = The Incredible Hulk 1 (May 1962).jpg
| caption = Cover of ''The Incredible Hulk'' #1 (May 1962)<br>Art by [[Jack Kirby]] and [[Paul Reinman]]
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| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
| date = {{collapsible list|'''(vol. 1)'''<br>May 1962 – March 1963<br>'''(vol. 2)'''<br>April 1968 – March 1999<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 1)'''<br>April 1999 – February 2000<br>'''(vol. 3)'''<br>March 2000 – December 2007<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 2)'''<br>March 2008 – October 2012<br>'''(vol. 2 cont.)'''<br>September 2009 – October 2010<br>'''(''Incredible Hulks'')'''<br>November 2010 – October 2011<br>'''(vol. 4)'''<br>December 2011 – December 2012<br>'''(''Indestructible Hulk'')'''<br>January 2013 – May 2014<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 3)'''<br>June 2014 – July 2015<br>'''(''Totally Awesome Hulk'')'''<br>February 2016 – November 2017<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 4)'''<br>February 2017 – December 2017<br>'''(vol. 2 cont. #2)'''<br>December 2017 – July 2018<br>'''(''The Immortal Hulk'')'''<br>August 2018 – December 2021<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 5)'''<br>January 2022 – present}}
| issues =  {{collapsible list|'''(vol. 1)''': 6 (#1–6)<br>'''(vol. 2)''': 374 (#102–474 plus #−1)<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 1)''': 11 (#1–11)<br>'''(vol. 3)''': 100 (#12–111)<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 2)''': 57 (#1–57)<br>'''(vol. 2 cont.)''': 12 (#600–611)<br>'''(''Incredible Hulks'')''': 24 (#612–635)<br>'''(vol. 4)''': 15 (#1–15)<br>'''(''Indestructible Hulk'')''': 20 (#1–20)<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 3)''': 16 (#1–16)<br>'''(''Totally Awesome Hulk'')''': 24 (#1–23 plus #1.MU)<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 4)''': 11 (#1–11)<br>'''(vol. 2 cont. #2)''': 9 (#709–717)<br>'''(''The Immortal Hulk'')''': 50 (#1–50)<br>'''(''Hulk'' vol. 5)''': 14 (#1–14)<br>'''(vol. 5)''': 7 (#1–7) (as of February 2023 [[cover date]])}}
| main_char_team = [[Hulk]]
| writers = {{collapsible list|'''(vol. 1)'''<br>[[Stan Lee]] (1–6)<br>'''(vol. 2)'''<br>[[Gary Friedrich]] (102–104, 107, 152–153, Annual #1), Stan Lee (108–120), [[Roy Thomas]] (105–106, 121–145, 147, 158, 172–178), [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]] (106, 148–151, 154–157), [[Steve Englehart]] (152, 159–172), [[Len Wein]] (179–220, 222, Annual #5–6), [[Roger Stern]] (218–221, 223–229, 231–243, Annual #7–8), [[Bill Mantlo]] (245–313, Annual #10–13), [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]] (314–319, Annual #7–8, 14, #1999), [[Al Milgrom]] (320–330), [[Peter David]] (328, 331–359, 361–467, Annual #16–20)}}
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| inkers = {{collapsible list|'''(vol. 1)'''<br>[[Dick Ayers]]<br>'''(vol. 2)'''<br>[[George Tuska]]<br>[[John Severin]]<br>[[Sam Grainger]]<br>[[Jack Abel]]<br>[[Joe Staton]]<br>[[Gerry Talaoc]]<br>Marie Severin<br>[[Bob McLeod (comics)|Bob McLeod]]<br>[[Mark Farmer]]}}
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| creators = [[Stan Lee]]<br/>[[Jack Kirby]]
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'''''The Incredible Hulk''''' is an ongoing [[comic book]] series featuring the [[Marvel Comics]] superhero the [[Hulk]] and his alter ego Dr. [[Bruce Banner]].

First published in May 1962, the series ran for six issues before it was canceled in March 1963, and the Hulk character began appearing in ''[[Tales to Astonish]]''. With issue #102, ''Tales to Astonish'' was renamed to ''The Incredible Hulk'' in April 1968, becoming its second volume. The series continued to run until issue #474 in March 1999. In April 1999, it was replaced with the series ''Hulk'' which ran until February 2000 and was retitled to ''The Incredible Hulk''{{'}}s third volume, running from March 2000 to March 2007 when it became ''[[The Incredible Hercules]]'' with a new title character. ''The Incredible Hulk'' returned in September 2009 beginning at issue #600, which became ''The Incredible Hulks'' in November 2010 and focused on the Hulk and the modern incarnation of his expanded family. The series returned to ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 4 in December 2011 and ran until December 2012 (in January 2013 it was replaced with ''The Indestructible Hulk'' as part of Marvel's [[Marvel NOW!]] relaunch). ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 5 was launched in August 2023.

==Publication history==

The original series was canceled with issue #6 (March 1963). Lee had written each story, with [[Jack Kirby]] penciling the first five issues and [[Steve Ditko]] penciling and inking the sixth.

===''Tales to Astonish''===
[[File:Talestoastonish60.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Cover of ''[[Tales to Astonish]]'' #60 (Oct. 1964). Art by Jack Kirby and [[Sol Brodsky]]]]
A year and a half after the series was canceled, the Hulk became one of two features in ''[[Tales to Astonish]]'', beginning in issue #60 (Oct. 1964).<ref>{{cite book|last1 = DeFalco|first1 = Tom|author-link1 = Tom DeFalco|last2= Gilbert|first2= Laura, ed.|chapter= 1960s|title = Marvel Chronicle A Year by Year History|publisher = [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year = 2008|location= London, United Kingdom|isbn =978-0756641238|quote= ''Tales to Astonish'' #60...introduced a new series – The Incredible Hulk – starring the famous character.}}</ref>

This new Hulk feature was initially scripted by writer-editor Lee and illustrated by the team of penciller [[Steve Ditko]] and [[inker]] [[George Roussos]]. Other artists later in this run included [[Jack Kirby]] from #68–87 (June 1965 – Oct. 1966), doing full pencils or, more often, layouts for other artists; [[Gil Kane]], credited as "Scott Edwards", in #76 (February 1966), his first Marvel Comics work; [[Bill Everett]] inking Kirby in #78–84 (Feb–Oct. 1966); and [[John Buscema]] penciling Kirby's layouts in #85–87. The ''Tales to Astonish'' run introduced the supervillains the [[Leader (comics)|Leader]],<ref name="HulkTIG">{{Cite book|last= DeFalco|first= Tom|title= The Hulk: The Incredible Guide|publisher= Dorling Kindersley|date= 2003|location= London, United Kingdom|page= [https://archive.org/details/hulkincrediblegu0000defa/page/200 200]|isbn= 978-0-7894-9260-9|url-access= registration|url= https://archive.org/details/hulkincrediblegu0000defa/page/200}}</ref> who would become the Hulk's nemesis, and the [[Abomination (comics)|Abomination]], another gamma-irradiated being.<ref name="HulkTIG"/> Comics artist [[Marie Severin]] finished out the Hulk's run in ''Tales to Astonish''.

Beginning with issue #102 (April 1968) the book was retitled ''The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2)<ref>DeFalco "1960s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 128: "Hailing 1968 as the beginning of the 'Second Age of Marvel Comics,' and with more titles to play with, editor Stan Lee discarded his split books and gave more characters their own titles...''Tales to Astonish'' #101 [was followed] by ''The Incredible Hulk'' #102."</ref> and ran until 1999, when Marvel canceled the series and restarted the title with the shorter-titled ''Hulk'' #1.

===1970s===
''The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) was published through the 1970s. At times, the writers included [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]], [[Chris Claremont]], and [[Tony Isabella]]. Len Wein wrote the series from 1974 through 1978. Nearly all of the 1970s issues were drawn by either [[Herb Trimpe]], who was the regular artist for seven years,<ref name="Back70">{{cite journal|last= Buttery|first= Jarrod|date= February 2014|title= Hulk Smash!: The Incredible Hulk in the 1970s|journal= [[Back Issue!]]|issue= #70|pages= 3–18|publisher= [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> or [[Sal Buscema]], who was the regular artist for 10 years, starting with issue #194 (December 1975).<ref>{{cite book|last = Amash|first = Jim|title = Sal Buscema: Comics' Fast & Furious Artist|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|year = 2010|location= Raleigh, North Carolina|page = 17|isbn = 978-1605490212}}</ref> Issues #180–181 (Oct.–Nov. 1974) introduced the character [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]],<ref>[[Peter Sanderson|Sanderson, Peter]] "1970s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 167: "Len Wein wrote and Herb Trimpe drew Wolverine's cameo appearance in ''The Incredible Hulk'' #180 and his premiere in issue #181."</ref> who would go on to become one of Marvel Comics' most popular. The original art for the comic book page that introduced Wolverine sold for $657,250 in May 2014.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/19/first-wolverine-comic-art-is-sold-for-nearly-660000/?_r=0|title= First Wolverine Comic Art Is Sold for Nearly $660,000|first= George Gene|last= Gustines|date= May 19, 2014|work= [[The New York Times]]|archive-url= https://archive.today/20141108022908/http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/19/first-wolverine-comic-art-is-sold-for-nearly-660000/?_r=1|archive-date= November 8, 2014|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Key supporting characters included [[Jim Wilson (comics)|Jim Wilson]] and [[Jarella]], both of whom would make few appearances outside of this decade.<ref name="Back70"/>

In 1977, Marvel launched a second title, ''[[The Rampaging Hulk]]'', a black-and-white comics magazine.<ref name="HulkTIG"/> This was originally conceived as a flashback series, set between the end of his original, short-lived solo title and the beginning of his feature in ''Tales to Astonish''.<ref>Sanderson, "1970s", in Gilbert (2008), p. 178: "This black-and-white magazine starred the Hulk in adventures set in Europe shortly after his original six-issue series."</ref> After nine issues, the magazine was retitled ''The Hulk!'' and printed in color.<ref>Sanderson, "1970s", in Gilbert (2008), p. 186: "To appeal to the audience of the popular new ''Incredible Hulk'' TV series, Marvel revamped ''The Rampaging Hulk'' magazine, calling it ''The Hulk!''."</ref> A nine-part "continuity insert" that in many ways contradicted the original comics stories was [[Retroactive continuity|retconned]] later<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Bill Mantlo|Mantlo, Bill]]|penciller= [[Sal Buscema|Buscema, Sal]]|inker= Buscema, Sal|story= Enter: The Hulk-Hunters!|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 2|issue= #269|date= March 1982}}</ref> as a movie made by an alien movie producer, [[Bereet]] who also portrayed her people as warmongering shapeshifters.

===1980s and 1990s===
Following [[Roger Stern]], [[Bill Mantlo]] took over the writing with issue #245 (March 1980). Among the adversaries Mantlo created for the series were the [[U-Foes]]<ref>DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 199: "Inspired by the 1979 Graham Parker song 'Waiting for the UFOs', the creation of the U-Foes was truly a team effort. Writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema produced the first U-Foes story, but editor Al Milgrom helped design the costumes and Editor-in-Chief Jim Shooter suggested some of the names."</ref> and the [[Soviet Super-Soldiers]].<ref>DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 201: "The Soviet Super-Soldiers, the Russian equivalent of the Avengers, were a team of super-powered individuals assembled by the Soviet government in this issue by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema."</ref> Mantlo's "Crossroads of Eternity" stories, which ran through issues #300–313 (Oct. 1984 – Nov.1985), explored the idea that Banner had suffered [[child abuse]]. Later, ''The Incredible Hulk'' writers [[Peter David]] and [[Greg Pak]] called these stories an influence on their approaches to the series.<ref name="DAK105">{{cite news | last = O'Neill | first = Patrick Daniel | date = February 1992 | title = Peter David | work = [[Comics Interview]] | issue = 105 | pages = 19–23 | publisher = [[Fictioneer Books]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Taylor | first=Robert | title=Greg Goes Wild on Planet Pak | work=[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]] | publisher=Wizard Entertainment Group | date=August 3, 2006 | url = http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/001199809.cfm | access-date=November 15, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070402044123/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/001199809.cfm |archive-date = April 2, 2007}}</ref> After five years, Mantlo left the title to write ''[[Alpha Flight (comic book)|Alpha Flight]]'',<ref>{{cite web| last=Serwin | first=Andy | title=The Wizard Retrospective: Mike Mignola | work=[[Wizard (magazine)|Wizard]] | publisher=Wizard Entertainment Group | date=July 23, 2007 | url=http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/005255245.cfm | access-date=November 13, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080120105210/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/magazine/wizard/005255245.cfm |archive-date = January 20, 2008}}</ref> while ''Alpha Flight'' writer [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]] took over the series and left it after six issues, claiming, "I took on the Hulk after a discussion with editor-in-chief [[Jim Shooter]], in which I mentioned some of the things I would like to do with that character, given the chance. He told me to do whatever was necessary to get on the book, he liked my ideas so much. I did, and once installed he immediately changed his mind—'You can't do this!' Six issues was as much as I could take."<ref>{{cite web|title= John Byrne: The Hidden Answers|last= Thomas|first= Michael|date= August 22, 2000|website= [[Comic Book Resources]]|url= http://www.comicbookresources.com/news/newsitem.cgi?id=190|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110518024649/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&old=1&id=190|archive-date= May 18, 2011|url-status= live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Byrne's final issue featured the wedding of Bruce Banner and [[Betty Ross]].<ref>DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 227: "Dr. Bruce Banner first met Betty Ross in ''The Incredible Hulk'' #1 (May 1962) and finally married her in issue #319 by John Byrne."</ref> Byrne had done a seventh issue, consisting entirely of one-panel pages. It was eventually published in ''[[Marvel Fanfare]]'' #29.

[[Al Milgrom]] briefly succeeded Byrne before new regular writer [[Peter David]] took over with issue #331 (May 1987), the start of an 11-year tenure. He returned to the Stern and Mantlo abuse storyline, expanding the damage caused, and depicting Banner as suffering [[dissociative identity disorder]]. In issue #377 he merged Banner, the green Hulk, and the grey Hulk into a single being with the unified personality, intelligence, and powers of all three. David claimed he had been planning this from the beginning of his tenure on the series, and had held off so that he could make the readers have an emotional attachment to the grey Hulk.<ref name="DAK105"/> David worked with numerous artists over his run on the series, including [[Dale Keown]], [[Todd McFarlane]], [[Sam Kieth]], [[Gary Frank (comics)|Gary Frank]], [[Liam Sharp]], [[Terry Dodson]], [[Mike Deodato]], [[George Pérez]], and [[Adam Kubert]].<ref name="HulkTIG"/>

In 1998, David followed editor Bobbie Chase's suggestion to kill Betty Ross. In the introduction to the Hulk trade paperback ''Beauty and the Behemoth'', David said that his wife had recently left him, providing inspiration for the storyline. Marvel executives used Ross' death as an opportunity to push the idea of bringing back the Savage Hulk. David disagreed, leading to his parting ways with Marvel.<ref>{{Cite news|last= Radford|first= Bill|page= L4|date= February 21, 1999|location= Colorado Springs, Colorado|work= [[The Gazette (Colorado Springs)|The Gazette]]|title= Marvel's not-so-jolly green giant gets a fresh start and a new team}}</ref> His last issue of ''The Incredible Hulk'' was (vol. 2) #467 (Aug. 1998), his 137th. Also in 1998, Marvel relaunched ''The Rampaging Hulk'' as a standard comic book rather than as a comics magazine.<ref name="HulkTIG"/>

===Relaunches===
Following David's departure, [[Joe Casey]] took over as writer until this series ended with ''The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) #474 (March 1999). The first volume of the shorter-titled ''Hulk''<ref>[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/hulk5.htm#S2499 The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators: ''Hulk'' (II) (1999–2000)]</ref> began immediately the following month, scripted by Byrne and penciled by [[Ron Garney]].<ref>Manning, Matthew K. "1990s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 294: "Bruce Banner took to the road in an attempt to escape his past in this new series by writer John Byrne and artist Ron Garney."</ref>

[[Erik Larsen]] and [[Jerry Ordway]] briefly took over scripting and with issue #12 (March 2000) the series was restarted as ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 3<ref>[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/hulk6.htm#S638 The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators: ''Incredible Hulk'' (III) (2000–2008)]</ref> New series writer [[Paul Jenkins (writer)|Paul Jenkins]] developed the Hulk's multiple personalities,<ref name="HV3:13">{{cite comic| writer= [[Paul Jenkins (writer)|Jenkins, Paul]]|penciller= [[Ron Garney|Garney, Ron]]|inker= Buscema, Sal|story= Snake Eyes, Part 2|title= The Incredible Hulk|volume= 3|issue= 13|date= April 2000}}</ref> and his run was followed by [[Bruce Jones (comics)|Bruce Jones]].<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 310: "Creating a lengthy run to rival J. Michael Straczynski over on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and Brian Michael Bendis on ''Daredevil'', writer Bruce Jones reinvented the green goliath with a modern, cinematic approach."</ref> Jones' storyline featuring Banner being pursued by a secret conspiracy and aided by the mysterious Mr. Blue. Jones appended his 43-issues of ''Incredible Hulk'' with the [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] ''Hulk/Thing: Hard Knocks'' #1–4 (Nov. 2004 – Feb. 2005), which Marvel published after putting the ongoing series on hiatus.

Peter David, who had initially signed a contract for the six-issue ''Tempest Fugit'' limited series, returned as writer when it was decided to make that story the first five parts of the revived volume three.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://peterdavid.malibulist.com/archives/2004_09.html | title=Slight change of plan with ''Hulk'' | date=September 30, 2004 | publisher=PeterDavid.net | access-date=November 5, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071025033916/http://peterdavid.malibulist.com/archives/2004_09.html |archive-date = October 25, 2007}}</ref> After a four-part tie-in to the ''[[House of M]]'' [[fictional crossover|crossover]] and a one-issue [[epilogue]], David left the series once more, citing the need to do non-Hulk work for the sake of his career.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.comicboards.com/hulk/view.php?trd=050718024904 |title= My leaving ''Hulk''|last= David|first= Peter|date= July 18, 2005|publisher= The Incredible Hulk Message Board|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060307145556/http://www.comicboards.com/hulk/view.php?trd=050718024904|archive-date= March 7, 2006|url-status= dead|df=mdy-all|access-date= August 28, 2005}}</ref>

In 2006, writer [[Greg Pak]] took over the series. With issue #113 (Feb. 2008), it was retitled ''[[The Incredible Hercules]]'', still written by Pak but starring the [[Mythology|mythological]] [[demigod]] [[Hercules (Marvel Comics)|Hercules]] and teenage genius [[Amadeus Cho]]. Concurrently, Marvel launched ''Hulk'' (vol. 2), written by [[Jeph Loeb]] and drawn by [[Ed McGuinness]].<ref>Manning "2000s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 340: "The Hulk's adventures began anew in this ongoing series by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness."</ref> While continuing to publish ''Hulk'' (vol. 2), Marvel also relaunched the second 1960s Hulk series with ''The Incredible Hulk'' (vol. 2) #600 (Sept. 2009).<ref name=uhmcci_incredible600>[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/hulk15.htm#S2281 The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators: ''The Incredible Hulk'' (IV) ''Incredible Hulks'' (2009–2011)]</ref> With the arrival of [[Thunderbolt Ross#Red Hulk|the Red Hulk]]—a transformed General "Thunderbolt" Ross, the Hulk's longtime nemesis—and the [[Betty Ross#Red She-Hulk|Red She-Hulk]]—the revived Betty Ross—this series was retitled ''Incredible Hulks'' with issue #612 (Nov. 2010). This lasted through issue #635 (Oct. 2011).<ref name=uhmcci_incredible600 /> Yet another Hulk series, ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 4, written by [[Jason Aaron]] and drawn by [[Marc Silvestri]],<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/10/25/advance-review-the-incredible-hulk-1-by-jason-aaron-and-marc-silvestri/|title= Advance Review: ''The Incredible Hulk'' #1 by Jason Aaron and Marc Silvestri|first= Rich|last= Johnston|date= October 25, 2011|publisher= BleedingCool.com|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130203204156/http://www.bleedingcool.com/2011/10/25/advance-review-the-incredible-hulk-1-by-jason-aaron-and-marc-silvestri/|archive-date= February 3, 2013|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|access-date= November 10, 2013}}</ref> began with a new #1 and lasted 15 issues (Dec. 2011 – Dec. 2012).<ref>[http://www.maelmill-insi.de/UHBMCC/hulk23.htm#S6171 The Unofficial Handbook of Marvel Comics Creators: ''The Incredible Hulk'' (V) (2011–2012)]</ref> In November 2012, Marvel announced it would publish a new Hulk title, ''[[Indestructible Hulk]]'', by writer [[Mark Waid]] and artist [[Leinil Yu]].<ref name="Hulk">{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/news/story/19195/marvel_now_qa_indestructible_hulk |title=Marvel NOW! Q&A: Indestructible Hulk |last= Hoffman|first= Carla|date= August 8, 2012|publisher=Marvel Comics|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121218135712/http://marvel.com/news/story/19195/marvel_now_qa_indestructible_hulk|archive-date= December 18, 2012 |url-status= live|df=mdy-all|access-date= November 10, 2012}}</ref> ''Hulk'' (vol. 2) became ''Red She-Hulk'' with issue #58 (Dec. 2012).

In 2017, ''The Incredible Hulk'' was relaunched with issue #709 with the series using "legacy numbering".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.newsarama.com/35190-marvel-legacy-s-incredible-hulk-creative-team-returns-to-planet-hulk-with-708.html|title= Marvel Corrects, Details ''Incredible Hulk'' Legacy Original Numbering|first= Chris|last= Arrant|date= July 6, 2017|work= [[Newsarama]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170716071055/https://www.newsarama.com/35190-marvel-legacy-s-incredible-hulk-creative-team-returns-to-planet-hulk-with-708.html|archive-date= July 16, 2017|url-status= live|df= mdy-all|quote= Marvel has released a timeline showing how it arrived at the Legacy numbering for ''The Incredible Hulk''...[which] will now resume its classic numbering with #709.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/07/06/marvel-learns-add-corrects-incredible-hulk-legacy-numbering-still-gets-wrong/|title= Marvel Learns How To Add, Corrects ''Incredible Hulk'' Legacy Numbering, Still Gets It Wrong|first= Jude|last= Terror|date= July 6, 2017|publisher= [[Bleeding Cool]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171014235034/https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/07/06/marvel-learns-add-corrects-incredible-hulk-legacy-numbering-still-gets-wrong/|archive-date= October 14, 2017|url-status= live|df= mdy-all}}</ref> However, the main character was [[Amadeus Cho]] instead of Bruce Banner, since Cho succeeded Banner as the Hulk as shown in the ''Totally Awesome Hulk'' series. After being killed, Marvel resurrected Bruce Banner and restored him to the ongoing series in 2018, changing the title to ''[[The Immortal Hulk (comic book)|The Immortal Hulk]]'' and focusing on more horror-inspired tales. [[Al Ewing]]'s acclaimed run delves deeply into Peter David's [[dissociative identity disorder]] premise with an enhanced supernatural aspect. Bruce Banner can be killed during the day, but [[the Immortal Hulk]] will resurrect at night and take vengeance.

==Accolades==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Recipient
! Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
| 2019
| [[Eisner Award]]
| Best Continuing Series
| ''[[The Immortal Hulk (comic book)|The Immortal Hulk]]''
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.comic-con.org/awards/2019-will-eisner-comic-industry-award-nominees|title=2019 Will Eisner Comic Industry Award Nominees|date=April 26, 2019|website=[[San Diego Comic-Con]]|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190722145903/https://www.comic-con.org/awards/2019-will-eisner-comic-industry-award-nominees|archive-date= July 22, 2019|url-status= live|df= mdy-all|access-date=June 14, 2019}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.comics.org/series/1515/ ''The Incredible Hulk''], [http://www.comics.org/series/1866/ ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2], [http://www.comics.org/series/7053/ ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 3], and [http://www.comics.org/series/61774/ ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 4] at the [[Grand Comics Database]]

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[[Category:Comics by Steve Englehart]]
[[Category:Marvel Comics titles]]
[[Category:Superhero comics]]