INCREDIBLE HULK (1962-99) #4
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Jack Kirby cover/art; Hulk's origin retold; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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Jack Kirby cover/art; Hulk's origin retold; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
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ow/white pgs
Jack Kirby cover/art; Hulk's origin retold; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Incredible Hulk #4 would already be notable for the first take on the Hulk's origin where the creature is green from the start. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, however, are also busy introducing other classic elements into this early issue. For starters, the two stories here include the first time that the Hulk claps his hand together to make a sonic wave that wipes out his enemies. "The Monster and the Machine!" also has Bruce Banner and his young pal Rick Jones fooling around with a gamma ray projector to control the Hulk's transformations. This leads to the first times that the Hulk actually retains Bruce Banner's intelligence (in a slightly more brutal form) — foreshadowing the coming of Hulk variants such as Professor Hulk and Joe Fixit. Bruce Banner will also briefly rely on the gamma ray projector to change into his alter-ego, until Avengers #3 begins to establish that Banner's transformation is usually triggered by stress or anger.
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Artists Information
Jack Kirby is called 'The King of Comics' for a reason, during his career that spanned six decades he gave us many of the most iconic characters the medium would ever see. From his introduction of Captain America at the height of World War II it was clear he wasn't your ordinary comics artist. But it was his creative explosion at Marvel Comics in the 1960's that cemented his legacy, over a short period of time Kirby would give us The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, The X-Men, Thor, Ant-Man and Nick Fury just to name a few. Kirby would then go to DC and create his Fourth World, introducing Darkseid, Mister Miracle, The New Gods and a host of cosmic supporting players. Long live The King.
Richard "Dick" Ayers was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of the main inkers during the late-1950's and 1960's Silver Age of Comics, including some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' including Jack Kirby's The Fantastic Four. He is the signature penciler of Marvel's World War II comic Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, drawing it for a 10-year run, and he co-created Magazine Enterprises' 1950s Western-horror character the Ghost Rider, a version of which he would draw for Marvel in the 1960s. His career would span 7 decades until his death in 2014.
Jack Kirby cover/art; Hulk's origin retold; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 7 (CBI)
Incredible Hulk #4 would already be notable for the first take on the Hulk's origin where the creature is green from the start. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, however, are also busy introducing other classic elements into this early issue. For starters, the two stories here include the first time that the Hulk claps his hand together to make a sonic wave that wipes out his enemies. "The Monster and the Machine!" also has Bruce Banner and his young pal Rick Jones fooling around with a gamma ray projector to control the Hulk's transformations. This leads to the first times that the Hulk actually retains Bruce Banner's intelligence (in a slightly more brutal form) — foreshadowing the coming of Hulk variants such as Professor Hulk and Joe Fixit. Bruce Banner will also briefly rely on the gamma ray projector to change into his alter-ego, until Avengers #3 begins to establish that Banner's transformation is usually triggered by stress or anger.
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Artists Information
Jack Kirby is called 'The King of Comics' for a reason, during his career that spanned six decades he gave us many of the most iconic characters the medium would ever see. From his introduction of Captain America at the height of World War II it was clear he wasn't your ordinary comics artist. But it was his creative explosion at Marvel Comics in the 1960's that cemented his legacy, over a short period of time Kirby would give us The Fantastic Four, Iron Man, The Hulk, The X-Men, Thor, Ant-Man and Nick Fury just to name a few. Kirby would then go to DC and create his Fourth World, introducing Darkseid, Mister Miracle, The New Gods and a host of cosmic supporting players. Long live The King.
Richard "Dick" Ayers was an American comic book artist and cartoonist best known for his work as one of the main inkers during the late-1950's and 1960's Silver Age of Comics, including some of the earliest issues of Marvel Comics' including Jack Kirby's The Fantastic Four. He is the signature penciler of Marvel's World War II comic Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos, drawing it for a 10-year run, and he co-created Magazine Enterprises' 1950s Western-horror character the Ghost Rider, a version of which he would draw for Marvel in the 1960s. His career would span 7 decades until his death in 2014.