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Incredible Hulk by Bill Mantlo — To Hunt the Hulk and Devolution

Bill Mantlo · Sal Buscema

Story era 03 · Second Genesis and the Bronze Age

Mantlo and Buscema’s opening Hulk stories explore Banner’s changing circumstances across two connected volumes.

0 of 2 books owned984 pages39 full issues

Setup & reading order

  1. After Incredible Hulk #262

    Continue directly to Devolution.

  2. After Incredible Hulk #279

    This volume ends at #279. Later Mantlo stories occur before Peter David’s run.

Optional context & path

Path: Hulk. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

UnownedIncredible Hulk Epic Collection: To Hunt the HulkBill Mantlo · Sal Buscema488 pp

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: To Hunt the Hulk

Epic Collection paperback · 488 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 2 · Second Genesis and the Bronze Age

Mantlo and Buscema’s opening Hulk stories precede the Devolution period.

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Released 4 Nov 2025 · 488 pages · Sal Buscema cover9781302960582Planned edition
The Incredible Hulk (1968)#245–262
Marvel Treasury Edition (1974)#25
Earth-616 Primary
Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

UnownedIncredible Hulk Epic Collection: DevolutionIncredible Hulk by Bill Mantlo — To Hunt the Hulk and DevolutionBill Mantlo · Sal Buscema496 pp

Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Devolution

Epic Collection paperback · 496 pages · Unowned

Book 2 of 2 · Second Genesis and the Bronze Age

The Banner/Hulk status quo changes radically as Mantlo’s long run gathers momentum.

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Released 5 May 2026 · 496 pages · Sal Buscema cover9781302967413Planned edition
The Incredible Hulk (1968)#263–279
The Incredible Hulk Annual#10–11
The Incredible Hulk vs. Quasimodo (1983)#1
Earth-616 Primary

Incredible Hulk #272 repeats in Byrne’s Alpha Flight omnibus. Read the encounter here in Mantlo’s Hulk sequence and skip the duplicate if you later follow Alpha Flight.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication across this project

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

Things to know

Collecting rule: The two Epic Collections form a connected pair.

  • These two books end at #279; Mantlo’s later Hulk issues continue beyond them.
  • Other Hulk stories occur between these volumes and Peter David’s run.