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The Incredible Hulk #334

Marvel · Series began 1968 · August 1987

first appearance of Half-Life

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Half-Life (Tony Masterson) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date
August 1987
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #334 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.

    Source ↗
  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07148602456908

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Steve Geiger, Todd McFarlaneinks: Bob McLeod, Jim Sanders IIIscript: Peter David, Jim Shootercolors: Petra Goldbergletters: Rick Parker

Stories

  • Grave Circumstances · 22 pages

    Banner returns to Gamma base to find that Rick has been freed of the Hulk and Betty is gone. Bruce confronts Betty, who is holed up with her ex-husband, and they try to work out their issues. During their reunion, Bruce is in bed with Betty when he turns into the Hulk and leaps away. The Hulk battles another gamma spawned villain, Half-Life.

Characters

Bruce BannerHulkRick JonesBetty RossDoc SamsonLeonard SamsonClay QuartermainSam LaRoquetteCraig Saunders Jr.Hideko TakataHalf-LifeTony MastersonRamon MoralesArmand Martel

Reprinted in

Hulk Visionaries: Peter David (2005), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015), Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2019)

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