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by: Doug Moench, Jim Starlin, John Warner, Bill Mantlo, Walt Simonson, Keith Pollard, Herb Trimpe, Sal Buscema, Ron Wilson  List Price: $16.99 Amazon.com's Price: $12.74 You Save: $4.25 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 741.5973 EAN: 9780785126997 ISBN: 0785126996 Label: Marvel Comics Manufacturer: Marvel Comics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 584 Publication Date: June 25, 2008 Publisher: Marvel Comics Studio: Marvel Comics Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Not a hoax, not a dream, not an imaginary story... so what is it? Judge for yourself as the gamma-powered gargantua's long-lost black-and-white adventures are reprinted for the first time! Rarely seen moments of Hulk history featuring aliens, magic, horror and wonder - the full gamut for Marvel's great green giant! Guest-starring the Avengers, the X-Men and more! Collects Rampaging Hulk #1-9, The Hulk! #10-15 and Incredible Hulk #269. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - A different takeI bought this since I've enjoyed the other Hulk Essential books, but this is a different take on the Hulk. You start with stories which take place right after the original six issues of the Hulk as he and Rick Jones battle aliens trying to take over the earth. It's mildly entertaining, even if it's explained away as imaginary stories later. The last stories are more Hulkish as he wanders around finding trouble. I think Marvel found it too difficult to run two different Hulk series without ... Read More Rating:  - Essentially AwfulAlthough both were written by the usually capable Doug Moench, this series actually split into two separate magazines, "Rampaging Hulk" and "The Hulk!" Both are absolutely dreadful, but I'll review them separately because they're bad for different reasons. I'm not sure if I should give away how Part One ends, except to say that the regular comicbook "Incredible Hulk" basically disavows these stories. (Despite the book description saying, "Not an imaginary story!", it's the Marvel equivalent.) ... Read More Rating:  - Hulk ApocryphaThis collection of stories from the Marvel magazine-size blaxk & white format title The Rampaging Hulk is a real find. The Hulk is more ornery than the now happily defunct Comics Code Authority would allow, and the art is fascinating, reminiscent of original pencil art but less sketchy. The effect is quite different from mere black and white reprints of color comics, the usual fare in the Marvel Essentials series. The stories are great fun, especially the prequel to Avengers # 1, in which Iron Man, Ant-Man, ... Read More 
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