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May 10, 1962

On May 10, 1962, marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk. The year's #1 song was "Stranger on the Shore" by Acker Bilk. Jeff Dunham, Sanjaasürengiin Zorig, Jeff Minter would arrive in the same year.

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1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1962nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 962nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 62nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1960s decade.

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On May 10, 1962

  1. 1962 Marvel Comics publishes the first issue of The Incredible Hulk.

    American comic book publisher

    Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of The Fantastic Four and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others.

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Born on May 10, 1962

Robby Thompson 1962– American baseball player (born 1962)

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Others born in 1962

Jeff Dunham 1962– American ventriloquist and comedian
Sanjaasürengiin Zorig 1962– Mongolian Politician, (died 1998)
Jeff Minter 1962– British video game designer and programmer
Danièle Sauvageau 1962– Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Michelle Yeoh 1962– Malaysian-Hong Kong actress and producer
Rex Ryan 1962– American football coach and analyst

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