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Genres: superhero

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Title Page and Credits

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Contents

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Introduction

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To the Death!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Behemoth

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They Dwell in the Depths!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Subterraneans (villains)

First Line: Brooding beneath a shining southwestern moon, a silent figure sits...

Synopsis: The Hulk is pulled into the underground kingdom of Tyrannus who has been separated from the fountain of youth and has become a feeble old man. The Jade Giant's old foe asks for his help in retaking the fountain from his rival, the Mole Man, and he makes his argument for assistance stronger by revealing that he has captured Rick, Betty and Glenn. When Betty mentions Banner, Hulk goes wild but his destruction is put to an abrupt end as the Mole Man attacks. The Hulk fights Mole Man's powerful Octo-Sapien robot and falls into the fountain of youth which transforms him back into Banner.

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Genres: superhero

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The Stage Is Set!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Secret Empire (introduction); Subterraneans

First Line: Observe, gentlemen!

Synopsis: The Secret Empire hires Boomerang to obtain the plans for the Orion missile and the new bad guy on the block heads for gamma base. As Rick, Betty and Glenn are returned to the surface from the underground subterranean kingdom, Boomerang captures Betty to use as a bargaining chip for the missile. Banner frantically makes his way through a pitched battle between the forces of the Mole Man and Tyrannus, trying to find a way to return to the surface and help his friends but it is only when he once again becomes the Hulk that he accidentally stumbles on the right machine that accomplishes the task.

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Pages: 10

The Power of Iron Man!

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Genres: superhero

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The Battle Cry of the Boomerang!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Secret Empire (villains)

First Line: Lying atop an ultra-powerful matter transmitter, far below the surface of Earth, in the...

Synopsis: The Hulk saves Betty from Boomerang and in so doing thwarts the initial plans of the Secret Empire in stealing the secret of the deadly Orion missile.

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Pages: 10

Less Than Monster, More Than Man!

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Genres: superhero

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Less than Monster, More Than Man!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Secret Empire (villains)

First Line: Captured by the astounding power of Boomerang, Betty Ross is rescued from him by the...

Synopsis: The Hulk has saved Betty from the Boomerang but Ross thinks he has kidnapped his daughter so he sends the whole force of gamma base after the jade giant. While the miltary is distracted with their Hulk hunt, Boomerang tries once again to capture the Orion missile.

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Pages: 10

Like a Beast at Bay!

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Genres: superhero

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Rampage in the City!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Gorki (villain, unnamed); Dan

First Line: The Hulk is thru with hiding--thru with running!

Synopsis: Finding gamma base deserted and everybody gone, the Hulk heads to New York City to try and find his old friends in the Avengers but finds himself attacked once again by city police. Rick, hearing that the Hulk is in the Big Apple, gets a job driving a car to New York for a mysterious stranger who tells him to be sure not to look in the trunk.

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The Missile and the Monster!

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Genres: superhero

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The Missile and the Monster!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Gorki

First Line: Like a beast at bay, the rampaging Hulk finds himself alone in the concrete canyons of...

Synopsis: When Ross activates the new Orion missile for a test, foreign spy Gorki activates a machine in the trunk of a car he commissioned Rick Jones to drive to New York and the missile changes course for the heart of the city. The Hulk intercepts the missile but changes to Banner before he can stop it.

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The Wrath of Warlord Krang!

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Genres: superhero

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The Birth of... the Hulk-Killer!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hulk-Killer Humanoid (villain)

First Line: Look! There's someone on the missile!

Synopsis: Banner is hanging on the Orion missile heading for the heart of New York City and is able to change its course before he transforms to the Hulk once again. Military genius that he is, Ross thinks that it is the Hulk who tried to blow up New York and activates the Leader's most powerful Humanoid robot to take on the jade giant.

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Pages: 10

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hulk-Killer Humanoid

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Notes: An ad for Marvel heroes appearing on TV is featured on the side of a building; the ad displays the faces of Captain America, Hulk, Namor, Thor, and Iron Man.

The Humanoid and the Hero!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Hulk-Killer Humanoid (villain); Gorki (villain)

First Line: Created by the now-dead Leader to be stronger than the Hulk, the most powerful...

Synopsis: The Hulk battles the Leader's Hulk-Killer Humanoid as Ross and his cronies learn that they sent the deadly android after the jade giant for all the wrong reasons. Boomerang gets a new costume.

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A Stranger Strikes from Space!

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Genres: superhero

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Boomerang and the Brute!

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Genres: superhero

First Line: Stay back!

Synopsis: Since they have discovered that the Hulk is not the total villain he has been painted to be, the President tells Ross to pardon him if he thinks the threat is over. Of course, Boomerang picks that exact moment to secretly enrage the jade giant, causing him to go on another rampage and causing Ross to still see him as a menace. Hulk fights the new and improved (but still fashion-impaired) Boomerang.

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Pages: 10

...Then There Shall Come a Stranger!

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Genres: superhero

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...Then, There Shall Come a Stranger!

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First Line: Last ish, we saw our magnificent, mint-colored monster defeat the bombastic Boomerang!

Synopsis: The Stranger arrives on Earth and programs the Hulk to be his agent to wipe out humanity.

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The Menace of... Byrrah!

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Genres: superhero

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The Abomination!

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Genres: superhero

First Line: Hulk must smash...

Synopsis: The Stranger leaves earth with the rampaging Hulk left behind to wreak destruction on his behalf. Turning back into his alter ego, Banner surrenders himself to Gamma base and tries to kill himself with radiation to stop the Hulk's destruction. Stopped before he can use his gamma machine, the machine is instead used by a foreign spy who is transformed into the Abomination. More powerful than even the Hulk, Abomination beats the jade giant down and kidnaps Betty as he escapes from the base.

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Notes: A note within the story states that "gamma rays affect everyone they touch in a different manner!" Hence, the difference in abilities between the Hulk, the Leader, and the Abomination.

Whosoever Harms the Hulk..!

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Genres: superhero

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Whosoever Harms the Hulk..!

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First Line: The Abomination has captured my daughter--!

Synopsis: Ross and his men try to revive the Hulk after his beating by the Abomination. Returning from the brink of death, Hulk is about to leave when the pleading Rick Jones causes him to transform back to Banner. Banner uses his knowledge to lure Abomination back to Gamma Base with Betty in tow. Hulk and Abomination clash once again. Watching from a distant galaxy, the Stranger realizes that the Abomination is a much better choice than the Hulk and zaps him to his side, ending the battle.

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It Walks Like a Man!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): It, Silent One

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Turning Point!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Teen Brigade

First Line: In which a great new chapter dawns in the unforgettable saga of...

Synopsis: Betty bemoans her loss of Bruce. Bruce, in disguise, bemoans his circumstances, then transforms into Hulk who flees his hotel room in typical Hulk fashion - through the wall. Outside, Hulk sees a 'flying saucer' and leaps to bring it down so the aliens can take him far from Earth. What he brings down is not a saucer but the mighty Silver Surfer!

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He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer!

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Genres: superhero

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He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer

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First Line: You seek to injure one who moves with the speed of the shrieking space-wind?!!

Synopsis: Having 'caught' the Silver Surfer (believing him to be an alien starship), Hulk starts a fight with perhaps the only being on Earth stronger than Hulk is. The Surfer, irritated, knocks him out, then probes Hulk to discover the reason for his belligerence and discovers the damage done by the gamma radiation. Just as the Surfer prepares to reverse the damage and return Dr. Banner's life, Hulk wakes up and, seeing the action as an attack, lashes out. Disgusted, the Surfer leaves while Hulk vows to find the Surfer again and force him to take Hulk to the stars.

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Prince Namor -- Helpless at the Hands of Dragorr!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Dragorr

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..To the Beckoning Stars!

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Sir Ram; New Men (villains)

First Line: Alone, friendless, not knowing where to turn, nor whom to turn to, the...

Synopsis: The High Evolutionary finds himself besieged on the planet of Wundagore II as his New Men revert to their bestial natures and attack. Thinking the Hulk may be just the help he needs to face his out-of-control creations, the Evolutionary has him captured and transported to his world.

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Notes: This story includes a flashback to the events of Thor #135.

A World He Never Made!

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A World He Never Made!

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Character(s): Sir Ram (death); New Men (villains)

First Line: Through a startling set of circumstances, the most powerful mortal on Earth finds...

Synopsis: While being transported to the planet of Wundagore II, the Hulk finds himself transforming once again into puny Banner. Arriving at the base of the High Evolutionary who needs the power of the Hulk to battle his bestial New Men, the Evolutionary is disappointed to find a normal human instead of a gamma-spawned powerhouse but decides he can still use Banner as an ally by evolving him a thousand years into humanity's future.

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Somewhere Stands... Skull Island!

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What Have I Created?

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Character(s): New Men (villains)

First Line: Picture yourself upon the distant planet Wundagore II, ruled by the...

Synopsis: With Banner trapped and about to be evolved by the High Evolutionary, the New Men attack and stop the experiment. Banner becomes the Hulk and fights the New Men. The Evolutionary decides that the only way to stop his former creations is to do to himself what he planned on doing to Banner--evolving himself a thousand years into humanity's future. He does so and becomes a transcendent being who devolves his New Men back into animals before melting into cosmic consciousness. The Hulk is left alone on Wundagore II, the only sentient being on a lonely planet.

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The Legion of the Living Lightning!

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The Legions of: The Living Lightning

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Character(s): Teen Brigade; Lord of the Living Lightning (villain)

First Line: Leaping into the air, via the most powerful legs in all the...

Synopsis: The Hulk rescues a downed pilot and ends up being captured and brainwashed by a subversive militia group known as the Living Lightning.

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Notes: At the end of the Hulk segment in Tales to Astonish #96, the High Evolutionary sets everything back to normal, as if it never happened, which results in the Hulk returning to Earth at the start of this story.

...To Destroy the Realm Eternal!

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The Puppet and the Power!

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Character(s): Lord of the Living Lightning (villain)

First Line: Go, my bestial ally!

Synopsis: Brainwashed into thinking that the Living Lightning members are his friends, Hulk attacks his old enemy Ross. While the military is busy taking on the jade giant, the Lord of the Living Lightning takes over Thunderbolt's base.

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When the Monster Wakes!

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Character(s): Lord of the Living Lightning

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When the Monster Wakes!

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Character(s): Lord of the Living Lightning (villain)

First Line: Aided by the Hulk, the evil Lord of the Living Lightning has...

Synopsis: With the military base under control of the Lord of the Living Lightning and the threat of a deadly missile barrage looming, it is up to the Hulk and Talbot to retake the installation and beat back the Living Lightning troops. The Hulk succeeds in stopping his foe but has to blow up the military base to do it.

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Let There Be Battle!

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First Line: Hidden in a remote, undersea outpost, the embittered Sub-Mariner probes the...

Synopsis: Looking for an ally in his war with the surface world, Namor decides to try to recruit the Hulk to his cause. The only problem is that the Puppet Master has chosen this moment to mind-control the Hulk and sends him to defeat his old aquatic enemy.

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Where Walk the Immortals!

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Character(s): Asgardians

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Where Walk the Immortals!

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First Line: Having fought the sensational Sub-Mariner to a standstill last ish, a bone-weary...

Synopsis: Loki pulls the Hulk to Asgard to fight his father's forces. The Hulk battles the Warriors Three but in a moment of rare clarity, they discover that the jade giant is not really their enemy and refuse Loki's invitation to finish him off. Angered by his failure, Loki casts the Hulk into a bottomless pit.

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First Line: The world's most powerful mortal... in his own full-length magazine at last -- origin and all!

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--This World Not His Own!

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Character(s): Oldar; Trolls (villain); Igor (cameo flashback)

Synopsis: Bruce Banner is falling down a bottomless pit back to Midgard when the Enchantress plucks him back. The Warriors Three consult Oldar the Oracle and find out the origins of the Hulk. Banner transforms into the Hulk which enrages the Executioner who has fought the jade giant before. Leaving the Hulk behind, the evil duo lead an army of trolls against Asgard and the Hulk arrives on the scene just in time to lend a hand in the victory of Odin's forces. Even though he has proven himself an ally, the Hulk still manages to tick the All-Father off so an enraged Odin sends him back to Earth.

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Tales to Astonish #81 Original Cover Art

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Tales to Astonish #85 Original Cover Art

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Tales to Astonish #87 Original Cover Art

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Character(s): Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Hulk-Killer Humanoid

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Tales to Astonish #99 Original Cover Art

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Character(s): Lord of the Living Lightning

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