General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross — comics, key issues & covers

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🗓️ General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 in 1962 — that's 64 years ago. It's a recognized key issue.
🎨 Co-created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
🏆 Ranks #628 of 59,192 characters in our catalog by number of appearances — one of the most-published characters we track.
📚 Appears in 209 issues across 125 different series.
⭐ 8 of their appearances are key issues collectors actively chase.
📈 Has appeared in comics for 63 years (1962–2025) — a true Silver Age mainstay.

Covers through the years — 1962–2017

★ 1962

The Incredible Hulk #1

1970

The Incredible Hulk #123

★ 1975

The Incredible Hulk #193

1978

The Incredible Hulk #221

1980

The Incredible Hulk #245

1985

The Incredible Hulk #312

1992

The Incredible Hulk #397

1998

The Incredible Hulk #464

1999

The Incredible Hulk #473

★ 2012

Avengers vs. X-Men: It's Coming #[nn]

2017

Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #2

Appearances (most recent 150 of 209)

The Incredible Hulk (1962)

#1 #2 #3 #4 #6 #123 #161 #177 #3 #193 #221 #238 #245 #247 #248 #256 #257 #279 #312 #346 #397 #398 #400 #464 #473 #474 #2

Tales to Astonish (1959)

#59 #60 #61 #62 #63 #66 #67 #68 #69 #70 #71 #72 #75 #76 #77 #83 #85 #97 #100

Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963)

#37

Smash! (1966)

#47 #48

Fantastic Four (1961)

#120 #123 #162 #535

Marvel Super-Heroes (1967)

#41 #52 #77 #96

Marvel Masterworks (1987)

The Incredible Hulk: Ground Zero (1991)

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Marvel: The Lost Generation (2000)

#12

Earth X (2000)

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Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comics Magazine (2001)

#11

Incredible Hulk (2000)

#33 (507)#600

Fantastic Firsts (2002)

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Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers - Barnes & Noble Edition (2003)

Wizard Ace Edition: The Incredible Hulk #1 (2003)

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Hulk: Gray (2003)

#3 #4 #6

Essential Avengers (1999)

Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Hulk 2004 (2004)

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Essential Hulk (1999)

#3 #5

Ultimate Fantastic Four (2004)

Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk (2003)

Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Collection (2006)

World War Hulk (2007)

#2 #3 #5

Marvel Adventures Hulk (2007)

Avengers Classic (2007)

Hulk (2008)

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #1 #10 #11 #12 #3 #5 #24 #25 #26 #27 #28 #29

Hulk: WWH - World War Hulk (2008)

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Hulk: WWH - Incredible Herc [World War Hulk: The Incredible Hercules] (2008)

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Giant-Size Incredible Hulk (2008)

Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers (2003)

Ultimatum: X-Men / Fantastic Four (2009)

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Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem (2009)

Marvel 70th Anniversary Frame Art (2009)

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Hulk: Fall of the Hulks Prelude (2010)

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Ultimatum: Requiem (2010)

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Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man (2010)

She-Hulk Sensational (2010)

World War Hulks (2010)

Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk (2010)

Fall of the Hulks: The Savage She-Hulks (2010)

Spider-Man: Spider-Island (2011)

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Incredible Hulks: Dark Son (2011)

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Red Hulk: Scorched Earth (2011)

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Wolverine / Hercules: Myths, Monsters & Mutants (2011)

Hulk: Hulk No More (2011)

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Hulk of Arabia Ashcan (2011)

Marvel Masterworks: The Sub-Mariner (2011)

Spider-Island: Avengers (2011)

Spider-Island: Heroes for Hire (2011)

FF (2011)

#11

Invincible Iron Man (2008)

#509

Uncanny X-Men by Kieron Gillen (2012)

#3 #3

Uncanny X-Force (2010)

#17

New Mutants (2009)

#34

Thunderbolts (2006)

#165

Spider-Man: Spider-Island Companion (2012)

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Fear Itself: Hulk (2012)

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Incredible Hulk: Past Perfect (2012)

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Avengers vs. X-Men: It's Coming (2012)

#[nn]

Avengers Assemble (2012)

Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis (2011)

Uncanny X-Men (2012)

#9 #10 #11 #13

New Avengers (2010)

#24

Venom: Circle of Four (2012)

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Avengers: X-Sanction (2012)

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Red Hulk: Hulk of Arabia (2012)

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Wolverine & the X-Men (2011)

#11

Red Hulk: Haunted (2012)

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Avenging Spider-Man (2012)