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Issue: Incredible Hulk Epic Collection #24
Publication Date: January 2003
 
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Title: The Lone and Level Sands
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Rating: T
Publisher: FlagMarvel
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Indicia Publisher: Marvel Worldwide Inc.
On Sale Date: 04/19/2023
Volume: 24
Pages: 468
ISBN: 9781302951061
UPC/EAN: 978130295106154499
Price: $56.25 CAD
$44.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: T
Content Items: 67 (18 stories, 3 covers)
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Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding: trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Epic Collection

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The Lone and Level Sands

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The Lone and Level Sands

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Bruce Banner Is Back!

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Homecoming

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Hulk; Bruce Banner; Brian Banner; Maestro; Leader
While the Hulk leaks radiation at the original gamma test site, Bruce wars in his psyche with his father, the Leader and the Maestro.
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Hulk; Bruce Banner
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Self Destruction

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Maestro; "Thunderbolt" Ross; Bruce Banner; Hulk; Destroyer; Marlo; Rick Jones; Betty; Colonel St. Lawrence
"Thunderbolt" Ross confronts Bruce Banner. Meanwhile, Maestro thinks he has the means to destroy the Hulk--in the form of the Destroyer. In the end, the boys share a cigar.
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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Betty Ross; Col. Cary St. Lawrence; Henry Peter Gyrich; Doc Samson; Rick Jones; Marlo Jones; Mr. Fantastic; Tony Stark
Bruce Banner is brought to Area 102, and reunites with Betty. Bruce becomes the Hulk and tries to leave, and the military pretends they could care less, which confounds the Hulk. Bruce stays at the military base, then leaves with Betty and General Ross to visit Rick Jones in the hospital. Bruce is captured by a giant robot, and tries to "Hulk out," but the Hulk part of his psyche refuses to cooperate.
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Next!
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College Daze

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Banner; Rick Jones; Marlo Jones; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Troyjan (alien race); Armageddon; Silver Surfer
The Hulk battles the Troyjan robots invading Earth. The Troyjan capture General Ross. Hulk reverts to Bruce Banner and gives himself to the Troyjan invaders. The Silver Surfer approaches the invading Troyjan vessel.
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Battleground Earth

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Armageddon; Silver Surfer; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Rick Jones; Marlo Jones; Betty Ross Banner; Hotshot; Jailbait; Rock
Bruce and General Ross are taken to Freehold, which is now run by the Troyjan. The Troyjan reveal that they resurrected General Ross. Armageddon attempts to use the Hulk's energies to resurrect his son, Trauma. Rick and Marlo fight about Rick's paralysis.
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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Wolverine; Leader; Doctor Strange; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; She-Hulk; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Absorbing Man; Abomination; Gremlin; Man-Thing; the Thing; Vapor; Iron-Clad; Captain America [Steve Rogers]
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Reed? Tony? Somebody-- HELP!
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Men in Green

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Marlo Jones; Tony Stark; Mr. Fantastic; Doc Samson; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Betty Ross Banner; Col. Cary St. Lawrence; Henry Peter Gyrich
Bruce enlists Reed Richards and Tony Stark to create an exo-skeleton for the paralyzed Rick Jones. Henry Gyrich makes an offer to Bruce for the Hulk to become a government agent. An unknown malady affects Betty.
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Of All Sad Words...

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Betty Banner (dies); Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]; Rick Jones; Marlo Chandler-Jones; Thunderbolt Ross
Betty dies of gamma radiation poisoning. Marlo reads Betty's book.
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Namor the Sub-Mariner; Incredible Hulk; Lord Vashti; Attuma (in shadows)
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The Lone and Level Sands

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; Marlo Chandler-Jones; Betty Jones (Rick's daughter); Thunderbolt Ross; Doc Samson [Leonard Samson]; Betty Banner (deceased); Abomination; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; She-Hulk; Doctor Strange; U-Foes [Iron-Clad; Vapor; Vector; X-Ray]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Leader; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Wolverine; Absorbing Man; Thor
Rick Jones' story 10 years after Betty's death.
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Last Peter David Issue.
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Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Banner (deceased)
General Ross preserves Betty's body in stasis, rather than having her cremated as everyone believes.
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Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner; Lord Vashti; Bruce Banner; Incredible Hulk; Zantor; Warlord Seth; Attuma the Barbarian
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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Clown; The Great Gambannos
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Call of the Wild

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X-Man [Nate Grey]; Hulk; Rick Jones (guest star); Marlo Jones (guest star); Thanos (villain)
X-Man and Hulk try and prevent Thanos from returning to the plane of earth.
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A Startling Discovery... ...Leads to A New Beginning!

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A Dark Green Life

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Dr. Katherine Spar
Bruce Banner sneaks back into the new Hulkbuster Base to investigate if he caused Betty's death. Dr. Katherine Spar joins the research team on the base for the same reason. The Hulk rampages through the base.
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He's Got the Combined Might of 100 Heroes... ...And He's Coming for Ol' Greenskin!

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Devlin DeAngelo; Super-Adaptoid; Ringmaster
Bruce is kidnapped by Devlin DeAngelo, and forced to work on repairing the Super-Adaptoid. Bruce reprograms the Adaptoid to attack DeAngelo, but not before a fight ensues between the Adaptoid and the Hulk. Bruce encounters the Ringmaster, and falls under his hypnotic spell.
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The Circus of Crime... ...and Ol' Jade Jaws Both in Vegas? Place Your Bets!

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Doc Samson; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster; Clown; Princess Python; Human Cannonball; The Great Gambannos]; Dr. Katherine Spar; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Rick Jones; Marlo Jones; the Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Scarlet Witch; Justice [Vance Astrovik]]
Under the influence of the Ringmaster, Bruce continues the search for Betty's killer in Las Vegas and runs into the Circus of Crime. Dr. Spar finds Rick on the verge of death due to illness, and contacts the Avengers to help him.
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Unleashed By the Murderous Clown... ...And A City Trembles!

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Odds & Sods

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Clown; Human Cannonball; Princess Python; Marlo Jones; Dr. Katherine Spar; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Qnax
Dr. Spar tracks Marlo down in Vegas, and enlists her help in finding Bruce. The Clown & the Circus of Crime use the captive Hulk in a plot to win a Vegas bet, but the Hulk escapes, and encounters Qnax in the desert.
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One of Greenskin's Greatest Foes Returns-- --And You'll Never Believe Why!!!

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The Great Astonishment - Chapter One: Auld Lang Syne

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Qnax; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Dr. Katherine Spar; Devlin DeAngelo; Abomination
Qnax the Xantarean enlists the Hulk to help him retrieve the Ultimate Machine, and they teleport to an alien world. Devlin DeAngelo offers General Ross his gamma tracer to track down the Hulk, but Ross finds the Abomination instead.
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The Strangest Story Of All Time!!

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Even the Incredible Hulk Fears... ...The Power of the Watcher!

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The Great Astonishment - Chapter Two: The Edge of Universal Pain

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Qnax; Uatu the Watcher; Abomination; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Devlin DeAngelo; Dr. Katherine Spar
Bruce and Qnax continue the search for the Ultimate Machine, and encounter the Watcher in possession of it, just as the Watcher's house comes under assault from an alien race. General Ross fights the Abomination, who confesses to killing Betty.
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The Strangest Story Of All Time!!

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The Great Astonishment - Conclusion: It's All True!

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Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Qnax; Abomination; General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross; Dr. Katherine Spar; Devlin DeAngelo; Uatu the Watcher
Bruce and Qnax pursue the Watcher and enter the Ultimate Machine to learn the truth about their lives. Hulk returns to Earth and fights the Abomination, but lets him go after Ross threatens to destroy them both. Bruce gives himself up to Ross, but Ross lets him go, and arrests Devlin DeAngelo. Dr. Spar leaves Gamma Lab, and Bruce is left to live his life.
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This is the final issue of the run, which continues with Hulk (1999) #1
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Hulk

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30 Minutes with... Peter David

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Epic Collection

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The Incredible End of an Era!

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