Incredible Hulk by Peter David — Original Run
Peter David · Todd McFarlane · Dale Keown · Gary Frank · Liam Sharp
Story era 05 · The Gauntlet Years
Peter David explores Bruce Banner’s divided identity through a long Hulk run that repeatedly changes its tone, setting and supporting cast.
Setup & reading order
- After Incredible Hulk #368
Continue directly to Peter David Omnibus Vol. 2.
- After Incredible Hulk #400
Continue directly to Peter David Omnibus Vol. 3.
- After Incredible Hulk #435
Continue directly to Peter David Omnibus Vol. 4.
- After Incredible Hulk #467
David’s original Hulk run concludes here.
Optional context & path
Path: Hulk. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: Incredible Hulk by Bill Mantlo — To Hunt the Hulk and Devolution.
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.
- r/comicbooks — Peter David’s Incredible Hulk (opens in a new tab)Readers
- Comiconverse — The Incredible Hulk: The Peter David Years (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Penguin Random House (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Wikipedia — Incredible Hulk by Peter David — Original Run (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 1 of 4 · The Gauntlet Years
Peter David begins the defining psychological reconstruction of Bruce Banner and the Hulk in 1987.
See reading checkpoints9781302921422Planned edition#331–368, #328#44#320#26, #45Hulk #336–337 and #340 also appear in Fall of the Mutants; keep them here for an uninterrupted Hulk reading and skip them in the event book. Marvel Comics Presents #26 and #45 contribute only the Hulk features.
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.
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 2
Book 2 of 4 · The Gauntlet Years
The merged Hulk and the Pantheon develop through the middle of Peter David’s original run.
See reading checkpoints9781302945336Planned edition#369–400#16–18#76#2Hulk #390–392 and X-Factor #76 form War and Pieces, bringing the Pantheon and X-Factor into the same conflict; read that block here, then skip it in the X-Factor omnibus. Marvel Holiday Special #2 adds Doc Samson’s Revisionist History and a Hulk pin-up, separate from that crossover.
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.
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 3
Book 3 of 4 · The Gauntlet Years
Pantheon consequences and loss drive the third Peter David movement.
See reading checkpoints9781302929145Planned edition#401–435#19–20#1#1–2#1#1#3Marvel Holiday Special #3 contributes Free Will, the eight-page story in which Hulk helps a troubled Pantheon worker through Christmas. Keep it with the Pantheon-era chapters here; it is a personal interlude, not another chapter of Future Imperfect’s alternate future.
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.
Incredible Hulk by Peter David Omnibus Vol. 4
Book 4 of 4 · The Gauntlet Years
The fourth omnibus closes Peter David’s original run in one uninterrupted block.
See reading checkpoints9781302932916Planned edition#436–467, #-1#1997#1#1#34#1#1#1–4Incredible Hulk #449 also appears in Thunderbolts Omnibus Vol. 1. Read that encounter here once, then move past its repeat when starting the Thunderbolts collection.
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.
Show exact issues
Incredible Hulk (1968) #336Incredible Hulk (1968) #337Incredible Hulk (1968) #340Show exact issues
Incredible Hulk (1968) #390Incredible Hulk (1968) #391Incredible Hulk (1968) #392X-Factor (1986) #76Show exact issues
Incredible Hulk (1968) #449Things to know
Collecting rule: The four volumes follow David’s original Hulk run in order.
- Four very large omnibuses are physically demanding.
- This project ends with David’s original run; his later returns tell separate stories.