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Essential Rampaging Hulk, Vol. 1 (Marvel Essentials) Paperback – January 1, 2008

by Doug Moench (Author), Jim Starlin (Author), John Warner (Author),
4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
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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.
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  1. Print length
    576 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Marvel Enterprises
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    6.75 x 1.25 x 10 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0785126996
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0785126997
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel Enterprises; Reprint edition (January 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 576 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0785126996
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0785126997
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.42 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.75 x 1.25 x 10 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 20 ratings

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Robert M. Price
5.0 out of 5 stars Hulk Apocrypha
Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2008
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This 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, the Wasp, and Thor team up against the Hulk, finally enlisting his aid against alien invaders. Why didn't the others recall this when they (re)gathered in Avengers # 1 and its various retellings over the years? Simply because the last story in Rampaging Hulk retcons the adventures contained in this collection to the limbo of a set of CGI movies fabricated by one of the aliens for their equivalent of cable TV. So they never happened in official continuity. Well, to hell with that! This story, at least, ought to have been included on the "40 Years of Avengers" CD! But since it wasn't, it is certainly one's duty as an Avengers fan to add a copy of Essential Rampaging Hulk to one's library. Or, I suspect, Hulk will smash.
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maleia a. porter
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful content but I wish it was a different format
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2021
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So good. Wish they were collected in a color hardcover, though. This is the only Marvel Essential book I got- I go for the Masterworks or Epic or Complete Collections, Marvel Premiere, etc. But this is the only way these books are collected. My uncle gave me a bunch of Rampaging Hulk books when I was really young & that's what started me on comics. Now I'm forty & have a massive collection. Safe to say, these stories made an impression on me!
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thirdtwin
5.0 out of 5 stars A Quick Flash In The Pan But Interesting As Its Own Thing
Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2016
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The Hulk from a different point of view- doesn't jibe with any part of continuity in the other books but it was a short but interesting way of looking at the character. Give it a try if you like the character but want to see him written about in a slightly different way than you're used to from other books.
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Anthony J. Passaniti
4.0 out of 5 stars Golden age of science fiction/fantasy
Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2017
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At my age anything like this is to remember how much fun it was way back when. Someone said the Golden Age of science fiction is 13. How true.
Still love most of the art.
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paul williams
5.0 out of 5 stars excellent quality and great price
Reviewed in the United States on January 28, 2018
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Fast delivery, excellent quality and great price. Highly recommend
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Rich M.
3.0 out of 5 stars Again nothing essential about this one
Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2012
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There's nothing essential about this Marvel Essential collection. The Rampaging Hulk magazine was a flop. The Moon Knight feature in the later issues was about the only thing worth remembering about this pseudo-TV tie-in.

The first few issues have some interesting artwork by Walt Simonson and Alfredo Alcala but the first nine issues reprinted in this tome were basically disavowed by Marvel because of a severe lack of taking early continuity into account. The second half of the book feature issues from the RH magazine's color run. Unfortunately these are rendered in black-and-white but using the original Colorado separations; this makes some excellent Ron Wilson artwork all but unreadable.

This one is only for the completist on a budget.
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J. L. Between
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Memories
Reviewed in the United States on January 8, 2017
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Read Rampaging Hulk as a kid, loved finding it collected like this.
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Mark A. Domeier
3.0 out of 5 stars A different take
Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2008
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I 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 becoming redundant.
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García
5.0 out of 5 stars Genial
Reviewed in Spain on May 2, 2017
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No es el volumen con la portada que se publicita, pero no tiene importancia, porque contiene los mejores números de Rampaging Hulk,
Llegó en perfecto estado y mucho antes de lo que esperaba.
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Bryan
5.0 out of 5 stars After a lengthy delay - The Rampaging Hulk is here!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 31, 2008
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After a lengthy delay of publishing the Essential Rampaging Hulk,  Essential Rampaging Hulk Volume 1 TPB: 0 (Essential)  the collected stories from Marvel's Rampaging Hulk issues 1 to 9 and Hulk issues 10 to 15 finally sees print in this excellent value book. Printed from the original black and white magazines of the late seventies/early eighties for the first time, the stories re-introduce favourite Marvel Comic characters including The X-Men, The Metal Master, The Sub-Mariner and The Avengers from such talents as Doug Moench, Jim Starlin and Sal Buscema. A must for all comic fans or appreciators of comic art, at a bargain price from Amazon.
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craig dixon
5.0 out of 5 stars ... specially issue 4 Jim Starlin inked by Alex Nino amazing work!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 19, 2015
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a fabulous book specially issue 4 Jim Starlin inked by Alex Nino
amazing work !!!
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I. R. Kerr
4.0 out of 5 stars Not Essential by any means but interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2012
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In the late 1970's and early 1980's Marvel brought out a series of larger black & white magazines that ran alongside their normal titles which enabled them to by-pass the Comic Code Authority's often ludicrous rules. I never quite understood why The Rampaging Hulk was given that treatment as the tales were not much different in action to those in the Hulk's own comic.
The first 9 issues were in black & white and had the novel idea of being set in 1962 when Bruce Banner first became the Hulk and include his companion Rick Jones, who played several major roles in future Marvel Comics history.
The first tale re-introduces the tragic Gargoyle, however the enemy for this and the rest of the series are the Krylorians a race of reptilian like creatures strangely reminiscent of the Toad Men from Hulk # 2. Over the first 9 issues the Hulk and Rick, who have travelled to Rome for a vacation, land in the middle of an alien invasion and aided by Bereet, a renegade female Krylorian with a stranger bag of tricks than Felix, and is dressed in a rather scanty outfit as allowed in the B&W magazines, manage to keep bumping into the aliens at every turn.
The tales themselves frankly aren't that great but writer Doug Moench cleverly weaves in lots of elements from the Hulk's past including another early villain The Metal Master there's also a tale involving an alien wizard which briefly features a creature that looks like The Abomination. He also includes the first X-Men grouping in their original costumes and the Sub-Mariner as the aliens use an underwater base off Italy to try to take over Europe by stealth. The underwater scenes are pretty good and the mutant sea monsters are quite impressive. The 2 issue climax, which takes place back in the USA is explosive and superbly drawn and guest stars the first Avengers line-up.
From issue 10 onwards the tales switched to colour and were very heavily influenced by the Hulk TV series starring Bill Bixby as Dr David Banner, so much so that when Bruce is asked his name at one point he says David Bixby, a nice touch. There's no super-villains at all here, over the next 6 issues he travels cross country righting wrongs, a dodgy mining operation, a circus, a mad scientist experimenting with Gamma rays (which has lots of echoes of Frankenstein) , terrorists and a misguided bunch of patriots with cyborgs.
These later tales, like the TV series often centred on social issues such as racism and child abuse as well as the perceived danger of Communism, they often end tragically leaving Hulk to leap off into the distance in search of peace.
The last tale is a clever story with Moon Knight as he and The Hulk feature in the same tale without ever meeting.
Not the most exciting Hulk tales you will ever read but there are some good moments
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