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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: Marvel
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 The Hulk (Bruce Banner)
(lead character)
hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Catholic (lapsed)
Hulkbusters; Pantheon...  Marvel 4,551
Red She-Hulk Betty Ross supporting character
CBR Scale: S Catholic (former novitiate)
Code Red; Home Base... 
[girlfriend (later wife) of Dr. Bruce Banner (the Hulk)]
Marvel 463
A-Bomb Rick Jones supporting character
  Loners (founder); The Avengers (honorary member)...  Marvel 572
Red Hulk Thunderbolt Ross supporting character villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic; atheist
Code Red; Control...  Marvel 350
Igor Drenkov villain
CBR Scale: S Communist
[1st app: The Incredible Hulk (vol. 1) #1 (May 1962)] Marvel 33
Gargoyle (Yuri Topolov) villain scientist
CBR Scale: M Communist
KGB Marvel 4
Eeek
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D uplifted animal
Outcasts of New Mexico
[small mammal]
Marvel 2
Falco
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D uplifted animal
falcon; Outcasts of New Mexico
[falcon]
Marvel 2
Gil
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D uplifted animal
Gila monster; Outcasts of New Mexico
[Gila monster]
Marvel 2
Kir
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D uplifted animal
bat; Outcasts of New Mexico
[bat]
Marvel 2
Kkk-Kkk
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D uplifted animal
ant; Outcasts of New Mexico
[ant]
Marvel 2
Rattilore
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D uplifted animal
Outcasts of New Mexico (leader); rattlesnake
[rattlesnake]
Marvel 2
Sting
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D uplifted animal
Outcasts of New Mexico; scorpion
[scorpion]
Marvel 2
Vult
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D uplifted animal
Outcasts of New Mexico; vulture
[vulture]
Marvel 2
Ech
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D N.A.
Outcasts of New Mexico
[cactus]
Marvel 2
Iggo
(cameo)
supporting character
CBR Scale: D N.A.
Outcasts of New Mexico
[rock creature]
Marvel 2
The Abomination The Abomination (Emil Blonsky)
(behind the scenes)
villain
CBR Scale: S Communist atheist
Home Base; KGB...  Marvel 180
Gary Swanson
(behind the scenes)
supporting character
CBR Scale: U Christian (denomination
unknown)
[dared Rick Jones to drive onto Gamma Base] Marvel 4