Hulk #12 1988 Turkish Comic Turkey cover #12 #139

Hulk – Issue #12 (1988) – Marvel Yayınları

Description:

Hulk Issue #12 is part of the Turkish Hulk comic series published in 1988 by Marvel Yayınları, within the 20-issue run released between 1987 and 1988. As with the other issues in this series, the original Marvel stories were produced in color but were published in black and white in Turkey due to the high cost of color printing at the time. The interior artwork was recreated by tracing the original pages onto tracing paper, a widely used production method in Turkish comic publishing during the late 1980s, giving the book a distinctive visual character compared to its American counterparts.

This issue also follows the recurring pattern of cover and interior mismatch seen throughout the series. The cover artwork is taken from Hulk! Vol. 1 #12, while the interior contains two Hulk stories titled Nefretin Rengi and Hulk’un Düşmanı Çok, both originally published in The Incredible Hulk #139. Featuring classic themes of rage, conflict, and escalating danger, this issue represents another strong example of how Marvel material featuring characters such as Hulk was adapted for Turkish readers, making it an appealing and collectible item from the late-1980s Turkish comic scene.

Key Features:

• Series: Hulk

• Issue: Issue #12

• Publisher: Marvel Yayınları

• Publication Year: 1988

• Language: Turkish

• Printing: Black & White (originally color)

• Production Method: Interior artwork retraced using tracing paper

• Cover Source: Hulk! Vol. 1 #12

• Includes Stories: Nefretin Rengi; Hulk’un Düşmanı Çok (The Incredible Hulk #139)

• Series Run: 20 issues published