Earlier Characters Called "The Hulk"
Prior to the debut of the Hulk in May 1962, Marvel had earlier monster characters that used the name "Hulk", but had no direct relation.
- Debuting in June 1960, in Strange Tales #75, was a huge robot built by Albert Poole called The Hulk, which was actually armor that Poole would wear (in modern day reprints the character's name was changed to Grutan)
- First appearing, in November 1960, in Journey Into Mystery #62 was Xemnu the Living Hulk, a huge furry alien monster. The character reappeared in March 1961 in issue #66. Since then the character has been a mainstay in the Marvel Universe, and was renamed Xemnu the Titan.
- From a monster movie called The Hulk, was a huge orange slimy monster, which debuted in July 1961 in Tales to Astonish #21 (in modern-day reprints, the character's name was changed to the Glop)
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