The Hulk Must Die!

The second Hulk Epic collection dubbed "The Hulk Must Die" collects nearly all of the Hulk's appearances in Tales to Astonish. After the Hulk debuted soon after the Fantastic Four, his series sputtered after a mere six issues. But too powerful to be contained he became the consummate guest star appearing several times in the aforementioned Fantastic Four and becoming (briefly) a member of The Avengers and then almost immediately their antagonist.  His saga sprawled across several comics, including even the Amazing Spider-Man and eventually eventually even Tales to Astonish where he battled Giant-Man. This was a weird house warming though as the Hulk took up residence in Tales to Astonish in issue sixty. He'd never leave the title, instead eventually taking over its venerable numbering and making it his own for many decades.

But it begins with Steve Ditko who drew the last issue of the Hulk's original series and takes up the mantle of artist here. After Ditko leaves, Kirby returns in a manner of speaking eventually just offering up breakdowns for other artists to complete. Then come incredible talents like Bill Everett, trying to rekindle his career in the Marvel Age of Comics, and Gil Kane looking for new places to ply his trade after some success at DC. The saga of the Hulk continues...or perhaps it's better to say it is "Hulkinued"!

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