Issue(s): Fantastic Four #12
Published Date: Mar 63
Title: "The Incredible Hulk"
Credits:
Stan Lee - Writer
Jack Kirby - Penciler
Dick Ayers - Inker

Review/plot: I'm pretty sure that this is the first crossover in the Silver Age (at least at Marvel).

Possibly in a nod to fan complaints/comparisons, the Thing is mistaken for the Hulk and attacked by the military. Once that is all settled, General "Thunderbolt" Ross convinces the FF to help him track down and defeat the Hulk, who he believes is sabotaging scientific projects. The FF track down the Hulk and fight him, but it turns out the Saboteur was a communist spy who has been using a giant robot to frame the Hulk.

Early in the issue, after the male members of the FF fantasize out loud about how they would each defeat the Hulk, we get the following dialogue:

Sue actually does prove useful on several occasions during the issue, but this line of dialogue isn't referenced again.

Reed seems to suspect that Banner is the Hulk, but doesn't say anything.

Quality Rating: C-

Historical Significance Rating: 10 - first SA crossover

Chronological Placement Considerations: The Hulk has not been pardoned yet.

References: N/A

Cross-over: N/A

Continuity Implant? N

Reprinted In: Marvel's Greatest Comics #29