The Incredible Hulk was originally created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby for Marvel Comics in the early 60′s.  He first appeared on May 1962 in the titular issue The Incredible Hulk #1.  47 years later the Hulk had become a popular and beloved comic book hero with two theatrically released movies, a multi-season TV show, a couple of running cartoons, a handful of dvd releases, and a slew of comic books lasting over decades.  There were kids growing up back then whose children and grandchildren today are enjoying the Hulk as the anti-heroic green brute.

Jack Kirby the original Original Art artist for the Hulk

Since the Incredible Hulk lasted through generations, Jack Kirby’s original art works have risen in value as childhood fans grow up to become collectors.  Many of them have read comic books in the 60′s and still value what they loved.

ComicVine.com cites that more than 8000 Jack Kirby original art works were made throughout Kirby’s career with Marvel.  In the comic arts community website, ComicArtFans.com, there are plenty of Jack Kirby original art works on display that include his drawings of the Hulk.

Comic book Original Arts have come around on their own as a prized art collectible.  Original arts are the production pieces that comic book pages are printed from and are usually made out of 11×17 bristol boards.  While the materials vary, most old school comic book original arts are in 11×17.  They are almost always in black and white before inking.

Other artists for the Hulk

You’ve probably seen various pictures of the Hulk.  The ones that stand out are the gray “Joe Fixit” Hulk and the newer and mysterious red Hulk.  The character goes through some changes depending on the storyline.  But for the most part, we recognize him as the green goliath, bare-chested, with purple pants.

Throughout his existence, various renowned artists have penciled and inked the Hulk.  In the 60′s, after Jack Kirby, legendary artists Steve Ditko, Gil Kane, John Buscema, and Marie Severin took over the responsibilities.  In the 1970s, Herb Trimpe, Ron Wilson, and Sal Buscema drew the Hulk for a long time.

In the 80s, Mike Mignola, creator of Hellboy, teamed up with Bill Mantlo for a few series of the Hulk comic books.  John Byrne and Al Milgrom also had their stints as artists for the Hulk.

In the 90s, many of us discovered the brilliance of Todd McFarlane through his work with Marvel Comics.  My favorite was Spiderman: Torment.  He also drew the Hulk along with many other talented comic book artists, Erik Larsen, Jeff Purves, Alex Saviuk, Keith Pollard, Bob Harras, Jeff Purves, Dan Reed, Dale Keown, Sam Kieth, Angel Medina, Gary Frank, Liam Sharp, Terry Dodson, Mike Deodato, George Pérez, and Adam Kubert to name a few.

The Hulk comic books continue today being drawn by some of the top talents in the industry such as Ron Garney, Stuart Immonen, John Romita, Jr., and Keu Cha.  The popular series / graphic novel World War Hulk is drawn by John Romita, Jr.

See Hulk original arts for sale on eBay.