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> Hulk Masterworks Volume 2 |
Click panels for larger images From the Mouths of the Marvels:
"No one but you must ever know my secret! Think what would happen if the world learned of it! Hostile nations
would stop at nothing to capture me - - and to learn the secret of my transformation! Think what would happen
if others could be created - - others like the Hulk!”
-- Bruce Banner, to Rick Jones, pg. 3
The Hulk takes on a bunch of plastic!
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The Incredible Hulk
Script: Stan Lee • Letters: Artie Simek
Villain: The Leader, Humanoids
Guest Appearance: General "Thunderbolt" Ross, Glen Talbot, Betty Ross, Rick Jones, President Johnson
Cameo: The Chameleon
Innovations: Astra Isle
Gadgets & Technology: Absorbatron
Letters Page: Page One
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Page Two
Rick Jones shows up to give Banner some moral support, then has an inspiration to help him. Rick takes off to the White House and speaks with the President, getting access to him with his Avengers ID card. He tells the President about Banner's secret, and how he's stuck in a compromising position but is one of the most loyal Americans he knows of. The President intercedes on Banner's behalf, demanding he is released from his cell. Major Talbot is stunned at this development, but can do nothing about it.
Banner is scurried off to Astra Isle, under Talbot's watchful supervision, to oversee the test of his invention: the Absorbatron, a device which is able to absorb the impact of a nuclear bomb. As Banner tries to prepare the Absorbatron from the test, Talbot stands over him and harries him about his connection with the Hulk, who always seems to appear nearby Banner himself. This sets Banner off, making him nervous, and he starts to change into the Hulk. He races out of the room so Talbot cannot see the transformation. Around the corner and out of Talbot's view, he becomes the Hulk and races back towards Talbot, who closes the thick, steel door to the shelter that houses the Absorbatron so the Hulk can't get in.
The Leader is monitoring his small army of Humanoids, who have made their way to Astra Isle. He sees the Hulk and realizes how lucky he is to be able to knock out two birds with one stone. He sends his Humanoids to tackle the Hulk, and the green-skinned giant does his best to take his assailants out. Talbot takes steps to secure the Absorbatron from harm while the battle between the Humanoids and his resilient and slippery attackers ensues outside. Little realizing that both sides of his identity are under attack- Banner, from Talbot and General Ross, and the Hulk, from the Leader- the Hulk rages on against the tireless Humanoids.
--synopsis and panel images by Gormuu
--letters page and house ads provided by Justin Fairfax
Issues Reprinted
Click on cover image to learn more about each issue.
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TTA #59 | TTA #60 | TTA #61 | TTA #62 | TTA #63 | TTA #64 | TTA #65 | ||
TTA #66 | TTA #67 | TTA #68 | TTA #69 | TTA #70 | TTA #71 | TTA #72 | ||
TTA #73 | TTA #74 | TTA #75 | TTA #76 | TTA #77 | TTA #78 | TTA #79 | ||
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