Major Glenn Talbot

Glenn Talbot was a U.S. Air Force officer assigned to monitor Bruce Banner, whom the military suspected of being connected to the Hulk. His dogged pursuit of Banner—driven by duty and personal rivalry—made him one of the Hulk's most persistent human antagonists.

Few characters embody the classic Marvel Silver Age antagonist quite like Major Glenn Talbot, who strode onto the scene in Tales to Astonish #61 in 1964, brought to life by the legendary duo of Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. A military man through and through, Talbot has spent over five decades sharing pages with some of Marvel's most iconic figures — Betty Ross, General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Rick Jones, and even the Sub-Mariner himself — making The Incredible Hulk and its predecessor Tales to Astonish his natural stomping grounds. With 8 key-issue appearances among his 91 catalog entries, collectors have clearly taken notice of his enduring significance to Marvel's continuity across an impressive 1964–2017 run. If you're building a serious Hulk collection, Major Talbot is the kind of persistent, purposeful presence whose appearances reward the dedicated reader.