query: Who created the character The Hulk?
passage: Hulk
The Hulk is a fictional superhero appearing in publications by the American publisher Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of The Incredible Hulk (May 1962). In his comic book appearances, the character is both the Hulk, a green-skinned, hulking and muscular humanoid possessing a vast degree of physical strength, and his alter ego Dr. Robert Bruce Banner, a physically weak, socially withdrawn, and emotionally reserved physicist, the two existing as independent personalities and resenting of the other.
passage: Sal Buscema
With writer Bill Mantlo, Buscema created the supporting character Jean DeWolff in "Marvel Team-Up" #48 (Aug. 1976). Mantlo, a frequent collaborator, later said that Buscema was a formative influence on his plotting. Buscema was the original artist on "The Spectacular Spider-Man", which debuted in December 1976. He and Jim Shooter created Graviton in "The Avengers" #158 (April 1977). The "Rom" series was launched by Mantlo and Buscema in December 1979. The Mantlo/Buscema collaboration on "The Incredible Hulk" included the creation of the U-Foes and the Soviet Super-Soldiers. Buscema had a 10-year run on that Hulk series, which he described as "[p]robably one of the most enjoyable experiences of my career. The fact that the Hulk is my all-time favorite character might be a contributing factor. I never tired of the character. Every story was a new challenge." He became the artist on "New Mutants", beginning with issue #4 (June 1983). Buscema usually inked his own work, starting in the late 1970s. In 1986, he began drawing "Thor" working with Walt Simonson. In the late 1980s, he returned to inking others' work, again including that of his brother John Buscema on an Englehart-scripted run on "Fantastic Four".