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Red Hulk

Red Hulk

202 appearances Β· Copper/Modern Age Β· 1990–2026 Β· 5 key issues
Who is Red Hulk?

General Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross, the U.S. military's lifelong nemesis of the Hulk, was transformed into a powerful red-skinned Hulk through a secret government program, granting him his own monstrous form while retaining his tactical brilliance and decades of combat experience.

Few characters in Marvel's modern era have generated as much mystery and collector heat as Red Hulk β€” a crimson-hued powerhouse who stormed onto the scene in 1990, created by Len Kaminski and a young Greg Capullo before Capullo became a legend in his own right. With five key issues to their name and over 200 catalog appearances spanning more than three decades, this is a figure whose staying power speaks for itself. Red Hulk anchors their own dedicated series while also turning up in the pages of Hulk and Uncanny X-Men, keeping remarkable company along the way β€” sharing adventures with titans like Captain America, Spider-Man, Tony Stark, and the ever-present Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross. Whether you're a longtime Hulk devotee or a collector chasing Copper Age gems with modern relevance, Red Hulk is exactly the kind of character whose catalog rewards deep diving.

Identity

Real name. Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross

Powers. Skilled Combatant: Ross is a formidable hand-to-hand combatant with decades of military experience.; Master Tactician: He is a skilled military tactician and organizer.; Leadership: He is a skilled leader; Weapons Proficiency: He is familiar with many types of weapons.

Affiliations. The End 2099 ; U.S. Air Force Formerly: ; the Power Elite ; the Stark Seven ; the Riot Squad ; the Hulkbusters ; A.I.M. ; the Offenders ; the Avengers ; Code Red ; Control ; the Thunderbolts (founder and leader) ; former ally of the Intelligencia

β˜… First appearance
Hulk #1
Mar 2008

Trivia

  • Jeph Loeb has written more of Red Hulk's comics than any other writer in our catalog β€” 26 issues.

Top series

Covers through the years β€” 1990–2024

Marvel Super-Heroes #3 β˜… 1990
Marvel Super-Heroes #3
Annihilation: Conquest #2 β˜… 2008
Annihilation: Conquest #2
Avengers vs. X-Men: It's Coming #[nn] β˜… 2012
Avengers vs. X-Men: It's Coming #[nn]
Deadpool #27 2014
Deadpool #27
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #2 2017
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection #2
Archie vs. Predator II #1 2019
Archie vs. Predator II #1
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #3 2021
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection #3
Hulk Modern Era Epic Collection #6 2024
Hulk Modern Era Epic Collection #6

Appearances (151–202 of 202, oldest first)

Hulk (2014)
Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis: The Complete Collection (2017)
#2
Secret Empire (2017)
Archie vs. Predator II (2019)
#1
Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2020)
#2
She-Hulk by Peter David Omnibus (2021)
Fantastic Four by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection (2018)
#3
Captain America by Ta-Nehisi Coates (2020)
Incredible Hulk (2023)
Hulk Modern Era Epic Collection (2024)
Red Hulk (2025)
Uncanny X-Men (2024)
Ultimate X-Men (2024)
#9
Free Marvel Must-Haves: December 2024 (2024)
#1
Psylocke (2024)
X-Men (2024)
Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider (2024)
Magik (2025)
#2
Laura Kinney: Wolverine (2025)
Exceptional X-Men (2024)
#6
The Will of Doom (2026)
#1
The End 2099 (2026)
Dungeons of Doom (2026)
Captain America (2025)
Avengers (2023)
Armageddon / X-Men CGD 2026 (2026)
#1