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Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #60 (Oct. 1964):
“The Incredible Hulk”
by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, George Roussos (as George Bell)

Tales to Astonish (vol. 1) #60

Title: “The Incredible Hulk”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 1964

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Stan Lee
Art by: Steve Ditko, George Roussos (as George Bell)


5 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
Red Hulk Thunderbolt Ross supporting character villain hero
CBR Scale: I Catholic; atheist
Code Red; Control...  Marvel 350
Chameleon (Dmitri Smerdyakov)
(details) 
villain
CBR Scale: S Communist
HYDRA; Maggia...  Marvel 144
The Leader The Leader (Samuel Sterns)
(behind the scenes) 
villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Headshop (founder); Home Base (leader)...  Marvel 167

Tales to Astonish #60 marks a major change in the series format. From issue #35 through #59, Hank Pym (a.k.a. "Ant-Man" and then "Giant-Man") was the series star, featured on covers and in the main story in each issue. With issue #60, the series begins a split format that will continue until the series end (#101): The series continued featuring Giant-Man in on story, and begin a second feature starring the Incredible Hulk.

The Hulk continued to be the star of one of the featured stories in each split-format issue throughout the rest of the series. Giant-Man continued as the co-feature only through issue #69. The Sub-Mariner took over his co-feature spot beginning with issue #70.