The Incredible Hulk #1
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The Incredible Hulk #1 is the 1962 Marvel Comics issue that introduced Bruce Banner and his monstrous alter ego, the Hulk, to the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Incredible Hulk #1 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4565308 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Incredible Hulk #1 Context triple: [Hulk, firstAppearance, The Incredible Hulk #1]
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A.
Captain America Comics #1
Captain America Comics #1 is the 1941 Timely Comics issue that introduced the patriotic superhero Captain America and marked the beginning of his long-running presence in comic books.
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B.
Action Comics #1
Action Comics #1 is the landmark 1938 comic book that introduced Superman and launched the superhero genre in American comic books.
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C.
The Ballad of the Hulk
"The Ballad of the Hulk" is a song by Bill Callahan, featured on his introspective 2019 album *Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest*.
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D.
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk is a Marvel Comics superhero who transforms from scientist Bruce Banner into a gigantic, super-strong green monster when enraged.
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E.
Tales to Astonish #35
Tales to Astonish #35 is a 1962 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Hank Pym as the costumed superhero Ant-Man.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Incredible Hulk #1 Target entity description: The Incredible Hulk #1 is the 1962 Marvel Comics issue that introduced Bruce Banner and his monstrous alter ego, the Hulk, to the world.
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A.
Captain America Comics #1
Captain America Comics #1 is the 1941 Timely Comics issue that introduced the patriotic superhero Captain America and marked the beginning of his long-running presence in comic books.
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B.
Action Comics #1
Action Comics #1 is the landmark 1938 comic book that introduced Superman and launched the superhero genre in American comic books.
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C.
The Ballad of the Hulk
"The Ballad of the Hulk" is a song by Bill Callahan, featured on his introspective 2019 album *Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest*.
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D.
The Incredible Hulk
The Incredible Hulk is a Marvel Comics superhero who transforms from scientist Bruce Banner into a gigantic, super-strong green monster when enraged.
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E.
Tales to Astonish #35
Tales to Astonish #35 is a 1962 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing Hank Pym as the costumed superhero Ant-Man.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic book issue
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debut issue ⓘ |
| binding | staple-bound ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | key issue ⓘ |
| continuity | Earth-616 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist |
George Roussos
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutOfSeries | The Incredible Hulk (1962 series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editor | Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Betty Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Banner NERFINISHED ⓘ General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Hulk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresEvent | gamma bomb test ⓘ |
| featuresTransformationOf | Bruce Banner into Hulk ⓘ |
| format | ongoing series first issue ⓘ |
| genre | superhero comics ⓘ |
| hasStoryTitle |
The Hulk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hulk vs. the Army NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hulk vs. the Metal Master NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprint | Marvel Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inker | Paul Reinman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesCharacter |
Betty Ross
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bruce Banner NERFINISHED ⓘ General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross NERFINISHED ⓘ Hulk NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issueNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| letterer | Art Simek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| medium | paper ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first appearance of the Hulk
ⓘ
origin story of Bruce Banner and the Hulk ⓘ |
| numberOfPages | 32 ⓘ |
| originalHulkColor | gray ⓘ |
| penciller | Jack Kirby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| printedInColor | true ⓘ |
| publicationMonth | May 1962 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| series | The Incredible Hulk (1962 series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | The Incredible Hulk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universe | Marvel Universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Stan Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Incredible Hulk #1 Description of subject: The Incredible Hulk #1 is the 1962 Marvel Comics issue that introduced Bruce Banner and his monstrous alter ego, the Hulk, to the world.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Hulk