| Issue | #3 |
| Published | September 1962 |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Characters | Hulk; Rick Jones |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966); in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8; in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1; in Incredible Hulk, The (Pocket Books, 1978 Series) #81446-X [1] (April 1978); in Marvel Milestones: Dr. Strange, Silver Surfer, Sub-Mariner & Hulk (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn] |
| Characters | Hulk [Bruce Banner] (Brief Origin); Thunderbolt Ross; Rick Jones |
| Synopsis | The military captures Rick and Ross convinces him that they need the Hulk to test a new experimental rocket for national security; Rick tricks the jade giant into the capsule but once it is shot into space, he realizes that Ross deceived him to get rid of his foe; Rick overrides the programming and returns the rocket to earth but not before Banner (he transformed back to his human form when the rocket came into view of the sun) is doused with further radiation; The Hulk is now unable to revert to his human form and is under Rick's control but only while Rick remains awake. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Letters | Art Simek |
| Notes | Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966); in Giant-Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8; in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1; in Incredible Hulk, The (Pocket Books, 1978 Series) #81446-X [1] (April 1978); in Essential Defenders (Marvel, 2005 series) #2; in the Mighty World of Marvel (Panini (uk), 2009 series) #3 [in part]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Defenders (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 (2010); in Hulk E I Difensori (Editoriale Corno, 1975 series) #2; in Incredibile Hulk, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1980 series) #11 |
| Characters | FEATURE: Hulk (Origin); GUEST: Rick Jones |
| Synopsis | With the Hulk safely in the underground bunker, Rick dozes and thinks about his origins. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Letters | Sam Rosen |
| Notes | Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Incredible Hulk Special, The (Marvel, 1968 series) #2 (October 1969); in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #5; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8; in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1; in Incredible Hulk Megazine, The (Marvel, 1996 series) #1 (November 1996); in Incredibile Hulk, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1980 series) #11; in Incredible Hulk, The (Pocket Books, 1978 Series) #81446-X [1] (April 1978); in Marvel Milestones: Dr. Strange, Silver Surfer, Sub-Mariner & Hulk (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn] |
| Characters | FEATURE: Hulk; GUEST: Rick Jones; VILLAINS: Ringmaster (1st); Circus of Crime (1st); CAMEOS: Polly Jones [Rick's Aunt]; Thunderbolt Ross |
| Synopsis | Rick takes a break from his Hulk-sitting duties and goes to the circus; Unfortunately, he picks one run by a hypnotic criminal who mesmerizes his audience and then robs them; When the Hulk arrives to bail out his buddy, he is captured and made part of the act thanks to the fact that Rick is in thrall and cannot give him any commands; Rick returns with the FBI and the Hulk finds himself free to kick some circus tail. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Letters | Art Simek |
| Notes | Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #2; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #8; in Essential Hulk (Marvel, 1999 series) #1; in Incredibile Hulk, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1980 series) #12; in Incredible Hulk, The (Pocket Books, 1978 Series) #81446-X [1] (April 1978) |