CATALOG RECORD
The Incredible Hulk #3
first appearance of Ringmaster, Human Cannonball and Bruto the Strongman
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Ringmaster (Maynard Tiboldt) — introduction
- Human Cannonball (Jack Pulver) — introduction
- Bruto the Strongman (Bruce Olafsen) — introduction
- Teena the Fat Lady (Mary Stenson) — introduction
- Polly Jones (Marvel) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- September 1962
- On sale
- July 3, 1962
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #3 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- Banished to Outer Space · 11 pages
The military captures Rick and Ross convinces him that they need the Hulk to test a new experimental rocket for national security. Rick tricks the jade giant into the capsule but once it is shot into space, he realizes that Ross deceived him to get rid of his foe. Rick overrides the programming and returns the rocket to Earth but not before Banner (he transformed back to his human form when the rocket came into view of the sun) is doused with further radiation. The Hulk is now unable to revert to his human form and is under Rick's control but only while Rick remains awake.
- The Origin of the Hulk! · 3 pages
With the Hulk safely in the underground bunker, Rick dozes and thinks about his origins.
- The Ringmaster · 10 pages
Rick takes a break from his Hulk-sitting duties and goes to the circus. Unfortunately, he picks one run by a hypnotic criminal who mesmerizes his audience and then robs them. When the Hulk arrives to bail out his buddy, he is captured and made part of the act thanks to the fact that Rick is in thrall and cannot give him any commands. Rick returns with the FBI and the Hulk finds himself free to kick some circus tail.
Characters
Reprinted in
Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003), Hulk: Transformations (1996), The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), The Incredible Hulk (1978), The Incredible Hulk (1978), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential Hulk (1999), The Incredible Hulk Omnibus (2008), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2009), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2021), The Incredible Hulk (1966), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), The Mighty World of Marvel (2009), Marvel Tales Annual (1964), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Smash! (1966), Incredible Hulk [King Size Special] (1968), Giant-Size Defenders (1974), Marvel Treasury Edition (1974)