INCOGNITO

STRIP was a short lived Marvel UK title that featured all creator-owned material, which was still kind of a new concept for the comics industry back then, and honestly, it seems like a totally foreign concept to most of the publishers at this point. But that's kind of veering off point, I guess.
This story was never reprinted anywhere else, I suppose because they'd have to pay the creators again for it. Kind of a shame, as this is one of those quiet little horror stories that does a lot with very little. If most horror could be compared to a scream, this one is a whisper.

by Paul Buck and Art Wetherell
from STRIP #1, 17 February 1990









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HISTORIC HULK

Ladies and gentlemen, today we look at a historic first in the history of the Hulk; the very first original story done by Marvel's UK department (several years before they even had an official office over there). The artist and writer are uncredited, but when the 'official' collection gets released, I'm sure that the mystery will be solved.
Enjoy, and don't forget to buy the book! If it sells well enough, we may soon get official translations, or at least reprints, of the Mexican Spiderman series (fingers crossed, knock on wood).

from SMASH! #38, October 22, 1966







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Hulk: From the UK Vaults
Paperback: 360 pages
Publisher: Marvel (July 11, 2012)
Language: English
List Price: $34.99 USD
Available for pre-order
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DOURDEVIL, The Man Without A Sense Of Humor

Here's something you don't see everyday, a parody story by Alan Moore. This was done during his short stint at Marvel's UK division (at the same time he was writing Captain Britain).
Y'know, the main issue I've had with Moore's work over the years is that there's only so many dark comics a person can read before becoming terminally depressed yourself. Personally, I'd love to see him take a lighter approach much more often.

by Alan Moore, Mike Collins, and Mark Farmer
from THE DAREDEVILS #8, August 1983





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And for no reason other than we're talking about Marvel comics and humor; here's what most super villains think is the reason for Janet Van Dyne's moniker:


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DR. WHO: K-9's Finest Hour

For hardcore Dr. Who fans, Tom Baker was the 4th Doctor. Here in the US, he was our first Doctor. To this day, when I think of Dr. Who, I think of Tom Baker. And it's not without cause; the previous three actors who played the character never managed to make it an international phenomenon. Baker was the first to break through with overseas syndication (perhaps by lucky coincidence - if any of the other actors had still been playing the character at the time they would have been starring in an internationally syndicated show).
Regardless, the popular opinion is that Mr. Baker was the definitive Doctor. Not that the new series is any kind of waste; I loved David Tennant's run myself. And the new series gave us TORCHWOOD (a great show in it's own right). But 'nostalgia goggles' are hard to remove from your eyes.
So here's a short feature spotlighting one of the more whimsical characters of the 4th Doctor's run: K-9.

by Steve Moore and Paul Neary
from DOCTOR WHO SUMMER SPECIAL, 1980






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HULK-A-MANIA !!

Here's another Marvel U.K. Hulk comic, previously unseen here in the states, this time from issue #4, March 1979:







Altogether, there were twenty original episodes in the U.K. Hulk comic, and like the mexican Spiderman* comics, never reprinted for American readers.

AND NOW FOR SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT......

For you 'shippers out there, or for people who like their Hulk comics humorous;
HULK VS BIZARRO

from THESE GUYS



They've got three different series of these comics on their website, so be sure to give 'em a click !!

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HULK FIGHTS AN ALLIGATOR

from HULK COMIC(UK) #3, 21 March 1979




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THE HULK (untitled UK short)

by Moore & Gibbons
from the "HULK COMIC" (UK)#1, 7 March 1979






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