Hulk: Gray

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Hulk: Gray
Hulk - Gray v1 001 cover.jpg
Art by Tim Sale.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Limited series
Genre
No. of issues6
Main character(s) Hulk

Betty Ross

Tony Stark

General Ross

Leonard Samson
Creative team
Written by Jeph Loeb
Artist(s) Tim Sale
Letterer(s) Richard Starkings
Colorist(s) Matt Hollingsworth
Editor(s)Kelly Lamy
Joe Quesada
Nanci Quesada
Bronwyn Taggart

Hulk: Gray is a December 2003-April 2004 comic book limited series written by Jeph Loeb and illustrated by Tim Sale.

Contents

Publication history

The series ran for a total of six issues which followed the early years of Bruce Banner and his problems as the Hulk.[ citation needed ] Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale also collaborated on other limited series such as: Spider-Man: Blue , Daredevil: Yellow , and Captain America: White . Each series, like Hulk: Gray, followed the early years of the different Marvel Comics heroes.

Plot

Bruce Banner's life was torn apart by the explosion of the Gamma Bomb. From that moment on, he unleashed the strongest creature on Earth, The Incredible Hulk. No matter how powerful he became, his heart could still be shattered by Betty Ross, the daughter of General "Thunderbolt" Ross.

Issues

TitleRelease DateCover Date
Hulk: Gray Vol 1 #1October 15, 2003December 2003
Hulk: Gray Vol 1 #2October 29, 2003December 2003
Hulk: Gray Vol 1 #3November 19, 2003January 2004
Hulk: Gray Vol 1 #4December 17, 2003February 2004
Hulk: Gray Vol 1 #5January 28, 2004March 2004
Hulk: Gray Vol 1 #6February 25, 2004April 2004

In other media

The comic was the primary inspiration for the 2008 film The Incredible Hulk .

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublished dateISBN
Hulk: GrayHulk: Gray #1-6July 2004 978-0785113140
Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale: Yellow, Blue and Gray OmnibusHulk: Gray #1-6 and Spider-Man: Blue #1-6, Daredevil: Yellow #1-6August 2014 978-0785188315
Jeph Loeb & Tim Sale: Yellow, Blue, Gray & White OmnibusHulk: Gray #1-6 and Spider-Man: Blue #1-6, Daredevil: Yellow #1-6, Captain America: White #0-5December 2018 978-1302914059

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