CATALOG RECORD
The Incredible Hulk #338
first appearance of Mercy
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Mercy (Marvel, Abigail Wright) — introduction, villain
Dates
- Cover date
- December 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #338 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 07148602456912
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Steve Geiger, Todd McFarlaneinks: Bob McLeod, Jim Sanders IIIscript: Peter David, Ralph Macchiocolors: Petra Goldbergletters: Rick Parker
Stories
- Mercy Killing · 22 pages
Bruce, Rick and Clay are on the run from SHIELD trying to find a cache of gamma bombs. The Hulk fights off the mysterious Mercy who tries to end his doomed existence by doing him the favor of killing him.
Characters
Bruce BannerHulkRick JonesSamuel SternsLeaderClay QuartermainSam LaRoquetteCraig Saunders Jr.Agent TrumpMercy
Reprinted in
Hulk Visionaries: Peter David (2005), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015), Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2019)