Monster-Size Hulk #1

Stan Lee used the monster of Frankenstein as reference when creating the incredible Hulk.

Actual title according to the indicia is HULK MONSTER-SIZE SPECIAL. “It’s Alive! Alive!!:” When did Bruce become an expert in the medical sciences? “Hulk by Night:” It isn't explained how the Werewolf overpowers the Hulk in the end. “Blood Count:” Text story with illustrations. Dracula reminds Bruce of the Count from SESAME STREET—and tells him so.

Review: A contrived but okay issue inserts the Hulk into three clichéd monster movie scenarios: the standard Frankenstein “Revive the Monster” plot, the Werewolf “Stop Me Before I Kill Again” trope, and the “Dracula’s Guest” storyline. The first two aren't bad but the third is a problem. Dracula has never been a comfortable fit into Marvel’s superhero milieu so it’s probably a good thing the use of text spared us the bizarre sight of Hulk and Drac in the same panel. The story still doesn't work but it’s not the grotesquerie it could have been. The Fairy Tale interlude is a cute touch, though.