25 smashingly great covers from 50 years of Incredible Hulk comics
It's hard to believe it's been half a century since we first laid eyes on the Hulk. Our little (big) man grew up so fast. Five decades and hundreds of comics later, he's still smashing his way through the Marvel Universe, so to commemorate 50 years of the Jade Giant, we've assembled 25 of the greatest comics covers he's ever graced.
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby first brought Hulk to life in the pages of The Incredible Hulk #1 in May 1962 (and yeah, we know that would mean the issue was actually on the stands a month or two earlier, but 50 years is 50 years). Since then, he's been grey, green and even red. He's smashed alongside the Avengers and the Defenders, clashed with fellow superheroes like the Thing and Wolverine and even been transported to other planets.
That means a lot of comics to choose from, so we made an effort to narrow it down a bit. You'll notice we're only featuring covers from titles starring Hulk here, so you won't see any Avengers or Fantastic Four covers. Still, that left us with plenty of awesome art to choose from. Here you'll find work by comics legends including Kirby, Mike Mignola, Todd McFarlane, Gary Frank and Alex Ross.
Check out the covers below!
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The Incredible Hulk #1 (May 1962), cover by Jack Kirby and George Roussos
The Incredible Hulk #102 (April 1968), cover by Marie Severin
The Incredible Hulk #105 (July 1968), cover by Marie Severin and Frank Giacoia
The Incredible Hulk Special #1 (October 1968), cover by Jim Steranko and Marie Severin
The Incredible Hulk #152 (June 1972), cover by Herb Trimpe and and John Severin
The Incredible Hulk #181 (November 1974), cover by Herb Trimpe
The Incredible Hulk #200 (June 1976), cover by Rick Buckler
The Incredible Hulk #223 (May 1978), cover by Validar and Ernie Chan
The Incredible Hulk #225 (July 1978), cover by Ron Wilson and Joe Rubinstein
The Incredible Hulk #232 (February 1979), cover by Dan Adkins
The Incredible Hulk #283 (May 1983), cover by Al Milgrom
The Incredible Hulk #377 (January 1991), cover by Dale Keown
The Incredible Hulk #297 (July 1984), cover by Bill Sienkiewicz
The Incredible Hulk #307 (May 1985), cover by Mike Mignola
The Incredible Hulk #325 (November 1986), cover by Al Milgrom
The Incredible Hulk #340 (February 1988), cover by Todd McFarlane and Bob Wiacek
The Incredible Hulk #379 (March 1991), cover by Dale Keown
The Incredible Hulk #408 (August 1993), cover by Gary Frank
The Incredible Hulk #420 (August 1994), cover by Gary Frank
The Incredible Hulk #463 (April 1998), cover by Adam Kubert
Hulk #5 (August 199), cover by Lee Weeks
Hulk Vol. 2, #2 (April 2008), cover by Ed McGuinness, Dexter Vines and Jason Keith
Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk #6 (July 2009), cover by Stephen Segovia
The Incredible Hulk #600 (September 2009), cover by Alex Ross
The Incredible Hulk Vol. 3 #7.1 (July 2012), cover by Michael Komarck
