First Appearance of She-Hulk: Savage She-Hulk #1 Value

She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters, first appeared in The Savage She-Hulk #1, which Wikipedia dates to November 1979; PriceCharting lists the same book as a 1980 issue, so expect both years in listings. She was created by Stan Lee and John Buscema. Wikipedia says Marvel created her to protect its trademark, out of concern that the producers of the Incredible Hulk TV series might introduce a female Hulk of their own.

The same issue tells her origin. Mobsters shoot Jennifer, and her cousin Bruce Banner gives her an emergency transfusion of his gamma-irradiated blood, which turns her into She-Hulk. Her first scene with Banner is therefore in her own first issue. The Savage She-Hulk ran until #25 (March 1982).

Her powers come from Bruce Banner's blood, which is why she shares the Hulk's green skin and strength. Unlike him she keeps her own personality and intelligence when transformed, and Wikipedia describes her look as less monstrous and more Amazonian than the Hulk. That design followed from her purpose: she was created as a female counterpart to the Hulk, not as a new kind of monster.

PriceCharting values retrieved September 25, 2026:

• Ungraded: $35.14 (about one sale a day)
• Graded 4.0: $38.00
• Graded 6.0: $46.63
• Graded 8.0: $69.99 (about one sale a week)
• Graded 9.2: $88.26
• Graded 9.8: $289.42 (about one sale a week)

This is a common book: it trades almost daily, and every grade below 9.8 is under $100. Grading only pays off for a copy that is a strong 9.8 candidate. PriceCharting notes that some values are estimates based on other grades.

• Avengers #221 (July 1982): joins the Avengers.
• Fantastic Four (1984): replaces the Thing on the team.
• The Sensational She-Hulk: John Byrne's series, in which she knows she is a comic book character and talks to the reader, which Wikipedia notes came before Deadpool made that famous.
• Dark Reign: Lyra, the daughter of the Hulk and Thundra from an alternate reality, uses the She-Hulk name.

On her relationships, Wikipedia lists a marriage to John Jameson that was annulled, an engagement to Wyatt Wingfoot and a long relationship with Jack of Hearts. It says nothing about her being LGBTQ.

Tatiana Maslany plays Jennifer Walters in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law on Disney+, nine episodes from August 18 to October 13, 2022. Whether it flopped depends on the measure. Wikipedia reports generally positive reviews, praise for Maslany, and that it was one of Marvel Studios' best-performing series by viewership. Most criticism was aimed at the visual effects; director Kat Coiro acknowledged the negative reaction to the character's digital design in early marketing.

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