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The Incredible Hulk #243

Marvel · Series began 1968 · January 1980

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Dates

Cover date: January 1980
On sale: October 16, 1979
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #243 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct edition

Direct

No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0714860245601
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Creators

pencils: Al Milgrom, Sal Buscema, Frank Millerinks: Al Milgrom, Sal Buscemascript: Steven Grant, Roger Stern, Stan Leecolors: Glynis Oliverletters: Joe Rosen, John Costanza

Stories

Death--and Destiny! · 17 pages
Hulk keeps pounding away at the tower housing the Sacred Flame until the flame, now fused with Tyrannus, shoots off into outer space. Hulk and Goldbug are teleported to New York, where Goldbug is caught by Cage and Iron Fist who bring him to the police. Fred Sloan continues to interview Betty Ross for his Hulk book. The new head of Gamma Base, newly-promoted Colonel Glenn Talbot, reiterates his commitment to taking down the Hulk.

Characters

Bruce BannerHulkMatt MurdockDaredevilLuke CagePatsy WalkerDanny RandIron FistHellcatNighthawkKyle RichmondBrunnhildeValkyrieGlenn TalbotClay QuartermainAragornTyrannusRomulus AugustulusElizabeth RossFred SloanGammenonTrish StarrArisen TyrkMatthew GildenGoldbugCaptain BowmanDiane PerrywinkleEdwin MaxwellOmegatron

Reprinted in

Essential Hulk (1999), Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015)