Dates
- Cover date
- June 2002
- On sale
- May 1, 2002
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #4 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct Edition
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Barcode 75960605168700411
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 75960605168704
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Creators
pencils: Bryan Hitchinks: Andrew Curriecolors: Paul Mountsscript: Mark Millarletters: Chris Eliopoulos
Stories
- Thunder · 22 pages
Nick goes to Norway to recruit Thor for the team, but he turns them down. Bruce turns himself into the Hulk, giving the Ultimates their first mission.
Reprinted in
The Ultimates (2002), Ultimates by Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch Omnibus (2009), The Ultimates: Ultimate Collection (2010), Ultimate Marvel Omnibus (2015), Ultimates by Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch Omnibus [Second Edition] (2019), Ultimates by Millar & Hitch Omnibus [Third Edition] (2022), Ultimates Epic Collection (2025)