The Incredible Hulk: This Monster Unleashed

The Incredible Hulk (1968) #102-108, Annual #1

by Stan Lee, Gary Friedrich, Marie Severin (Illustrator)

Witness the tales that turned the Incredible Hulk into a legend! In this classic collection of gamma-powered adventures, the green goliath battles the terrible power of the Space Parasite, the Mandarin, the Executioner and many more. Plus, discover one of the Hulk's most famous stories as he encounters the enigmatic Inhumans and battles their supremely powerful king Blackbolt. Collects Tales to Astonish #101, The Incredible Hulk #102-108 & Annual #1.

Genres: Marvel, Comics, Graphic Novels

228 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Reviews

[Gustavo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Todos odian a Hulk, entonces Hulk odia a todos. Esa frase, que el mismo Hulk dice varias veces en distintas formas en el transcurso de este tomo, creo que resume la mayoría de lo que pasa en estas historias.

Este volumen es irregular, y aunque tiene varios invitados como Nick Fury y los Inhumanos, se siente un poco repetitivo. Para peor, las partes mejor escritas (por Roy Thomas), están mal dibujadas, y las que tienen mejor arte (el de Marie Severin), parecen escritas por una copia de mala calidad de Stan Lee.

En fin, es un tomo entretenido, pero no particularmente bueno.

[Dony Grayman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Colección Clásicos, Tomo XI. Traduce las primeras historietas de Hulk en la época en la que la revista donde se publicaba cambió de nombre a Incredible Hulk.

[Allan Heron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great stories, if somewhat frenetic, and excellent artwork.

[Al Capwned · Rating 2 out of 5]

A bunch of typical Hulk stories of the time, with the usual outdated superhero stuff.

[Ian Williamson · Rating 3 out of 5]

The Hulk is arguably the hardest Marvel character to write for. And here proves no exception, there are some great moments, including the iconic Black Bolt stand off but it doesn't match Peter David or Greg Paks work on the character. To write a good Hulk tail you have to explore the character whereas here it was a series of action shots and the same thought for the Hulk throughout. It's understandable why this is a character who has been in and out of fashion and having his own title so many times since his inception. A major positive though is the art, it still looks impressive, even more so when you take into account that this was from trailblazer Marie Severin who was helping to break down the gender stereotypes in comics.

[Johnny Andrews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another group of old school Hulk comics. It's enjoyable to read the old stuff and even better that the art is actually done by a female artist, which was rare in those days and in a ratio even now, it seems more male dominated in the comic book world.
Some stories are better than the others. The annual that concludes the graphic novel where our misunderstood gargantuan meets the Inhumans is one of the stand outs of the collection.
It's an ideal collection as it really does delve into the Hulk's simple yet tortured psyche, but other than that it's just another collection from the Marvel archives.

[Mark Phillips · Rating 2 out of 5]

Includes Tales to Astonish #101, The Incredible Hulk #102-108 and Hulk Annual #1.

Main value is the run of Marie Severin from TA #101 to Hulk #106 as artist. And the first appearances of The Missing Link and The Space Parasite (a particularly ugly villain)

There is no overarching story and the anthology includes participation of Stan Lee, Gary Friedrich, Archie Goodwin, Bill Everett and Roy Thomas.

It has the writers testing the limits of Hulk's power and strength as he goes up against Asgard ( ate behind of the anthology) and The Inhumans (in the Hulk Annual.

[Jon Arnold · Rating 2 out of 5]

Grab bag of stories from the Hulk’s second go at headlining his own title. Annoyingly bitty and lacking the energy of Kirby or weirdness of Ditko – in fact I often found the art dragging the stories down. And in all honesty the stories aren’t particularly memorable in the first place. One of those volumes that seems to exist because of the character’s significance rather than any historical merit.

[Ondra Král · Rating 2 out of 5]

Zatímco u starého Iron Mana jsem se bavil, Hulk byl dost těžkopádné čtení. Stále se opakuje "Hulka nemá nikdo rád" a příběhy jsou na jedno brdo. Bavil mě ten s Rhinem a Annual s Inhumans (hurá, už to nejsou Nelidé) měl sice děsně naivní zápletku, ale pár zajímavých momentů se tam našlo.
Nejlepší je na tom ta Sterankova obálka.

[Phillip Berrie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Nothing special here. Just a collection of old Hulk issues that culminates in the Hulk meeting the Inhumans and him foiling a plot by Maximus the Mad. Pretty standard stuff, Im afraid.

One for the collectors.