CATALOG RECORD
The Incredible Hulk #343
first appearance of Rock and Redeemer
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Rock (Sam LaRoquette) — origin, first appearance (as Roclk), also in flashback
- Redeemer (Craig Saunders Jr.) — introduction (as Redeemer), origin, villain, also in flashback
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1988
- On sale
- January 21, 1988
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #343 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 07148602456905
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: Todd McFarlaneinks: Todd McFarlanescript: Peter David, Tom DeFalco, Michael Higginscolors: Petra Goldbergletters: Rick Parker
Stories
- Beyond Redemption · 23 pages
Bruce, Rick and Clay run across Betty being chased by giant robots and battle them. The Leader turns former Hulkbusters into super-baddies, Rock and Redeemer.
Characters
Bruce BannerHulkRick JonesBetty RossSamuel SternsLeaderClay QuartermainSam LaRoquetteCraig Saunders Jr.RockHideko TakataRedeemerArmand MartelCarolyn Parmentor
Reprinted in
The Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero (1991), Hulk Visionaries: Peter David (2005), Incredible Hulk Epic Collection (2015), Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2019)