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The Incredible Hulk #231

Marvel · Series began 1968 · January 1979

first appearance of Fred Sloan

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Fred Sloan (Marvel) — introduction

Dates

Cover date: January 1979
On sale: 1978
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #231 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Regular Edition

Barcode 0714860245601
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Whitman edition

Whitman

Whitman branding on the cover.
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Creators

pencils: Herb Trimpe, Sal Buscema, Mike Espositoscript: Roger Stern, Stan Leeinks: Mike Esposito, Bob McLeodcolors: Bob Sharenletters: Annette Kawecki

Stories

Prelude! · 17 pages

Publisher’s description

The Hulk is tricked into making friends, as Jim Wilson is tricked into finding the Hulk. With both bamboozled, what will become of the Gamma Base?

Characters

Bruce BannerHulkKarla SofenDoc SamsonLeonard SamsonClay QuartermainFred SloanJim WilsonEugene StivakAndrew Hawk

Reprinted in

Hulk Comic (1979), Spider-Man Comic (1984), Essential Hulk (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015)