Which came first? · Tricky
Which came first: the Hulk or Space Invaders?
The Hulk came first, in 1962 (first appears). Space Invaders followed 16 years later, in 1978 (released).
- First1962
The Hulk
character · first appearsThe Hulk was grey in his first comic, in 1962.
- Second1978
Space Invaders
game · releasedIn Space Invaders, from 1978, the aliens speed up as you shoot them because the hardware has less to draw.
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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.