The Incredible Hulk, #259 Newsstand
Published: May 1981
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"The Hulk joins the Soviet Super-Soldiers to battle the Source Sinister!"
Characters
- Bruce Banner (mainstream Universe)
- Dimitri Bukharin (mainstream Universe)
- Crimson Dynamo (mainstream Universe)
- Darkstar (mainstream Universe)
- Hulk (mainstream Universe)
- Nikolai Krylenko (mainstream Universe)
- Sergei Krylov (mainstream Universe)
- Laynia Petrovna (mainstream Universe)
- Presence (mainstream Universe)
- Red Guardian (mainstream Universe)
- Tania Belinsky (mainstream Universe)
- Ursa Major (mainstream Universe)
- Mikhail Ursus (mainstream Universe)
- Vanguard (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Pencils: Pat Broderick
- Inks: Al Milgrom
- Letters: Paul Reinwand
The Family That Dies Together...!
Storyline
As the Soviet Super Soldiers attempt to defeat the Presence and the Red Guardian, they learn that all is not as it seems with their leader Piotr Phobos who, with help from Bruce Banner, has designed a device to destroy the powerful pair. In his battle cruiser Glenn Talbot continues to advance toward the Forbidden Zone. In New York, Rick Jones calls for the reuniting of the Teen Brigade.
Characters
- Bruce Banner (mainstream Universe)
- Dimitri Bukharin (mainstream Universe)
- Crimson Dynamo (mainstream Universe) [Flashback]
- Darkstar (mainstream Universe)
- Hulk (mainstream Universe)
- Rick Jones (mainstream Universe)
- Nikolai Krylenko (mainstream Universe)
- Sergei Krylov (mainstream Universe)
- Laynia Petrovna (mainstream Universe)
- Piotr Phobos (mainstream Universe)
- Presence (mainstream Universe)
- Red Guardian (mainstream Universe)
- Glenn Talbot (mainstream Universe)
- Tania Belinsky (mainstream Universe)
- Ursa Major (mainstream Universe)
- Mikhail Ursus (mainstream Universe)
- Vanguard (mainstream Universe)
Credits
- Script: Bill Mantlo
- Pencils: Sal Buscema
- Inks: Sal Buscema
- Inks: Al Milgrom
- Colors: Bob Sharen
- Letters: Jim Novak
See for Yourself What All the Excitement Is About...
Characters
- Shang-Chi
- Leiko Wu
- Clive Reston
- Sir Denis Nayland Smith
- Black Jack Tarr
- Fu Manchu
Story Notes
House ad for Master of Kung Fu (Marvel, 1974 series) #100 (May 1981). On page 7.
An Important Announcement to All New Subscribers!
Characters
Story Notes
Promo ad for discount subscription to current Marvel titles. On page 15.
Hey! Look Who Won Some Big Bucks!
"Announcing the winners of the Mighty Marvel Win-Yourself Some-Big-Bucks Contest!"
Story Notes
List of Marvel contest winners. On page 19.
"Even my ever-lovin' Aunt Petunia won't believe how many…"
Story Notes
House ad for Marvel Two-in-One (Marvel, 1974 series) #75 (May 1981). On bottom half of page 20.
Earthly Delights
"I've seen everything..."
Characters
- green aliens
- the Thing
"I thought the name of this mag was The Incredible Hulk not The Philosophical Hulk!"
Credits
- Script: Bill Mantlo
Story Notes
Letters from Todd Benedict, Steve Gawronski, Michael Zytka, Jeffrey Lowndes, Keith Viverette, Tom A. Field, and Rod Griffith; includes an advertisement for the Rom series.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Story Notes
2-army set of molded plastic soldiers and materiel from Lucky Products, Inc., Dept. RWM-6, P.O. Box 720597, Atlanta, Ga. 30328. On back cover.