Picturing the Most Remarkable Moments of 1988

The comics impresario Stan Lee, center, poses with The Hulk, portrayed by Lou Ferrigno (right) and Thor, portrayed by Eric Kramer in a special movie for NBC, “The Incredible Hulk Returns,” on May 9, 1988, in Los Angeles, California. Lee said the secret of successfully transferring comic-book characters to television was to avoid making it a carbon copy.

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