Well, I do now.
I) Hulk Begins – 1960s
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #59 to #101
Hulk is the rare Marvel character to get his own solo series, and then be converted to an anthology, hiding within the pages of Tales to Astonish for nearly fifty issues before restoring to Incredible Hulk individuality.
Issues: #102 to #156
II) Hulk Joins the Defenders, She-Hulk Origins
Issues: #1 to #11
Issues: #157 to #244
Wolverine’s origins occur in issues #180 through #182.
Issues: #1 to #25
Marvel Unlimited only has the first issue of Savage She-Hulk in the library.
Issues: #245 to #300
Bill Mantlo’s time on the character during the 1980s.
Issues: #1 to #12
Issues: #265 to #275
She-Hulk joins the Fantastic Four. She remains on the team for longer than these 11 issues, but issue #275 is Shulkie hunting down a sleazy papparazi, so maybe stop while you’re ahead?
Issues: OGN
Marvel Graphic Novel #18 – John Byrne’s first take on solo Jen Walters.
Issues: #301 to #330
III) Peter David Hulk & Sensational She-Hulk
Incredible Hulk by Peter David
Issues: #331 to #400
Peter Allen David wrote a truly Incredible Hulk from 1987 to 1998.
Issues: #1 to #8
Astonishingly ground-breaking solo She-Hulk series from John Byrne (in 1989). This flies under the radar a lot, but Byrne basically set the Deadpool template within the pages of She-Hulk before we’d even hit the 90’s! Sadly, not on Marvel Unlimited.
Issues: #9 to #57
Steve Gerber (of Howard the Duck fame) penned issues #9 to #23, with Peter David serving up the assist with issue #12. John Byrne hops back on for issues #31 to #50. As far as I can tell, none of these issues are collected. So if you have a hankering for She-Hulk, looks like it’s local comic shop or bust.
Issues: #1 to #2
Probably my go-to pre-2000’s Hulk recommendation, made all the more impressive by the fact that it’s smack in the middle of Peter David’s remarkably consistent Incredible Hulk run. This two issue graphic novel combines the might of Peter David and George Perez to give us a futuristic dystopia. It’s a near perfect Hulk story, complete with some of the best Marvel lore in comics.
Incredible Hulk by Peter David
Issues: #401 to #467
IV) Hulk Enters the 2000s
Issues: #1 to #28
Issues: #1 to #2
Under the radar two issue Hulk mini from Garth Ennis and John McCrea (with inks by Klaus Janson!), the team that created DC’s excellent Hitman
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Another under the radar, four issue “out of continuity” miniseries from creators Brian Azzarello and Richard Corben. Really strong early 2000’s look at the psychology of Bruce Banner and the Hulk. In a lot of ways, the ideas and themes here set the stage for the Hulk Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch would portray in The Ultimates
Issues: #1
Peter David returns to the Hulk for a “final” Hulk story.
Issues: #1 to #4
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Issues: #29 to #54
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Issues: #55 to #76
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Issues: #1 to #12
One of my top 100 best Marvel runs in the 2000’s picks.
Issues: #77 to #82
Issues: #83 to #87
Issues: #1 to #8
May seem unrelated, but the Hulk’s unique relationship with Bob Reynolds will factor into Marvel continuity down the road,.
Issues: #1 to #4
Peter David writes an updated, definitive origin of The Abomination (just in time for the Incredible Hulk movie
VI) Planet Hulk Through World War Hulk
Issues: Fantastic Four #533 to #535, and Incredible Hulk #88 to #91
She-Hulk by Dan Slott (volume 2)
Issues: #1 to #21
Issues: #1 to #4
Out of continuity or flashback – fits here with release date, but doesn’t need to be read in association with Planet Hulk and World War Hulk.
Issues: #1
Incredible Hulk in Planet Hulk
Issues: #92 to #105, Giant-Size Hulk #1 (read after Incredible Hulk #95)
Issues: #1
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Note that some of the titles in Aftersmash are also included below.
Issues: #22 to #38
Issues: #113 to #115
In the aftersmash of World War Hulk, Incredible Hulk actually retitles to ‘Incredible Hercules.’ Only the first three issues are WWH: Aftersmash tie-ins. After that point, Hercules and Amadeus Cho truly spin out into their own series. It’s a fun run, I’d encourage reading as long as you like, but it stops fitting into the Hulk reading order here.
Hulk vs. Hercules: When Titans Collide
Issues: #1
VII) The Red Hulk Begins – Fall of the Hulks & World War Hulks
Issues: #1 to #9, King-Size Hulk #1
Following World War Hulk, Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuiness took over the world of Hulk, rebranding the core series from Incredible Hulk to simply ‘Hulk,’ and introducing the Red Hulk. You can read King-Size Hulk #1 after Hulk #3.
Issues: #1
A Hulk and X-Men team-up that takes place during Hulk #4 to #6.
Issues: #1 to #5, Skaar: Son of Hulk Presents – Savage World of Sakaar #1
Collected as “Son of Hulk” in Marvel Unlimited. The Skaar one-shot can be read after Son of Hulk #3.
Issues: #1
Flashback that details Hulk’s relationship (well…) with Thundra.
Issues: #1
One-shot detailing the (known) gamma irradiated relations of Bruce Banner.
Issues: #1
The She-Hulk, Lady Liberators, Guardians of the Galaxy team-up you didn’t know you needed.
Issues: #6 to #12
Issues: #10 to #12
Issues: #1
Inessential but entertaining short stories featuring alternate reality Hulks from 2099, House of M, Microverse, and Future Imperfect.
Issues: #600
Included under “Incredible Hulks” in Marvel Unlimited. Consider this a continuation of the ongoing Hulk series, as well as the start of Greg Pak’s new run on ‘Incredible Hulks.’ Pretty essential to continuity for both series.
Issues: #13
Hulk #13 is a Dark Reign tie-in.
Dark Reign – the List: Hulk #1
Issues: #1
Issues: #601 to #605
Issues: #14 to #18
VIII) The Greg Pak Hulk Era Comes to a Close
Issues: #13 to #17
Issues: #1 to #4
Issues: #1 to #3
Issues: #612 to #617
Issues: #25 to #30
Issues: #7
Red Hulk joins Heroic Age Avengers.
Issues: #1 to #4
The She Hulks hunt for the intelligentsia.
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Issues: #30.1 to #36
Skaar: King of the Savage Land
Issues: #1 to #6
Issues: #621 to #635
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Issues: Venom #13, #13.1 to #13.4, #14
Red Hulks is one of the four.
IX) Jason Aaron, Mark Waid, and Marvel NOW Hulk
Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron
Issues: #1 to #6
Jason Aaron takes over Hulk.
Issues: #47 to #57
Incredible Hulk by Jason Aaron
Issues: #7, #7.1, #8 to #15
Issues: #1 to #4
Red Hulk plays a meaningful role in this AvX set-up (where he’s also seen smashing).
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You can easily just ‘ctrl+f’ “Hulk” from the complete Marvel NOW! Reading order, for every Hulk book from 2012 to 2015. I’d also highly recommend you check out ‘Thunderbolts’ during this time frame, as that is the main Red Hulk book during Marvel NOW!.
In my opinion, Thanos vs. Hulk fits best within the Thanos reading order. It’s more a part of Jim Starlin’s Thanos continuity. Also, keep in mind that despite the series title, this is very much Hulk vs. Annihilus (with Thanos sort of lurking). That’s still a cosmic bruhaha, but truth in advertising ain’t what it used to be.