Appearing in "The Black Knight"
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Supporting Characters:
- Black Knight (image only)
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Synopsis for "The Black Knight"
Reprints a partial history of the Black Knight.
Appearing in "Incredible Hulk"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Machine Man (Aaron Stack)
- Trish Starr
- Fred Sloan
- Clay Quartermain
- Colonel Simon Kragg
- Peter Spalding
Antagonists:
- Corporation
- Curtiss Jackson
- Benson (Death)
Other Characters:
- Harpy (Betty Ross) (Only in recap)
- Jarella (Only in recap)
- US Army
- Bailey
- Doc Samson (Leonard Samson) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- X-Model Robots
- K'aitians (Only in recap)
Locations:
Synopsis for "Incredible Hulk"
Taking the Hulk to a secluded area, the Machine Man uses his internal mechanisms to probe the Hulk's mind and learns that the Hulk was tricked into thinking that Machine Man had kidnapped his friend Trish Starr. Probing the Hulk's mind further, Machine Man learns of the brute's origins and the often tragic life the man-monster has lived, one filled with hurt and loss. Machine Man realizes that he and the Hulk have more in common than he would have thought. Remembering that he managed to lock into a Corporation transmission frequency, the Machine Man tracks it to Mid-State Tower, the head office for the Corporation. Machine Man then uses his mind probe to put the image of Trish in the clutches of Curtiss Jackson. The Hulk wakes in a rage and when Machine Man tries to get the Hulk to work with him, is swatted aside. Speeding after the Hulk, Machine Man puts in a call to Colonel Kragg to warn him that the Hulk is coming back to Central City. Meanwhile, Colonel Kragg has contacted Gamma Base and Clay Quartermain tells him that Hulkbuster jets are being deployed to their location. That's when Machine Man's warning comes in via the radio.
Meanwhile, the Hulk ends up smashing into Zimmerman Square Mall where a security guard foolishly tries to put him under arrest. Unphased by this, the Hulk grabs the man's gun and crushes it to powder, warning the man to stay out of his way. The Hulk then leaps onward, causing structural damage to the shopping mall. When Machine Man arrives on the scene he has to give up his pursuit of the Hulk in order to prevent the roof from collapsing on the people inside. The Hulk continues on his destructive path to the Mid-State Building as the military begins an immediate evacuation of the area. When Jackson sees that the Hulk is coming, one of his guards panics and Curtiss shoots him dead. He then takes Trish up to the roof so they can escape in a helicopter. However before they can enter the craft, the Hulk smashes into it, destroying it. Jackson pulls a gun and threatens to shoot Trish if the Hulk comes a step further. However, Machine Man arrives on the scene and crushes the gun in his hand.
When the robot recovers Trish and tries to calm the Hulk, the monster still craves revenge and begins pounding his fists on the roof of the building causing it to buckle. This causes Curtiss Jackson to fall off the edge of the building. Machine Man saves Curtiss' life and pulls both Jackson and Trish off the building. Mere moments later the Hulk's pounding causes the Corporation's headquarters to topple. After Jackson is turned over to the authorities, Machine Man goes looking for the Hulk in the rubble. Seeing that the man-monster is still in a rage, Machine Man calms him with a mesmer effect. Machine Man then uses his anti-gravity device to send the Hulk flying away from the area. With the Hulk now out of Central City, the robot collapses. When Spaulding comments how Machine Man saved them all, Fred watches as the Hulk speeds across the sky and wonders if that's true.Appearing in "Ant-Man"
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- Whirlwind (also as Charles the chauffeur)
Other Characters:
- Trixie Starr (Mentioned)
- Orkie (Apparent death)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Iron Man (Anthony Stark) (Mentioned)
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Locations:
- New Jersey
- Southampton
- Hank Pym's Lab
- Southampton
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Synopsis for "Ant-Man"
Appearing in "Silver Surfer"
Featured Characters:
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Main story and flashback) (Origin revealed) (Name revealed)
Supporting Characters:
- Col. John Jameson
- Shalla-Bal (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- member of Zenn-Lavian Council of Scientists (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- U.S.A.F. (United States Air Force)
- Yetis
- Galactus (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Russian Armed Forces
- People's Liberation Army
- Mao Tse Tung (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Only in recap)
- NYPD (New York City Police Department) (Only in recap)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Only in recap)
- Zenn-Lavian Parliament (Only in flashback)
- Fantastic Four (Only in recap)
- Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards) (Only in recap)
- Invisible Girl (Sue Storm-Richards) (Only in recap)
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) (Only in recap)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Zenn-Lavians (Main story and flashback) (Name revealed)
- Taa-ans (Only in flashback)
- Yetis
- Alien Race (Only in flashback) (Unnamed)
Locations:
- Earth
- Sol Star System
- Earth
- Europe
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
- Latveria (Only in recap)
- Asia
- North America (Only in recap)
- United States of America (Only in recap)
- New York (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- New York (Only in recap)
- United States of America (Only in recap)
- Europe
- Earth
- Deneb Star System (Only in flashback)
- Zenn-La (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Sekar Star System (Only in flashback)
- Fourth Dimension (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
- Unnamed Planets
- Sol Star System
Items:
- Power Cosmic (Main story and flashback)
- Doctor Doom's Armor (Only in recap)
- Inductors (Only in recap)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Only in recap)
- Ultimate Nullifier (Only in recap)
Vehicles:
- Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Main story and flashback)
- Galactus' Star Sphere (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "Silver Surfer"
Growing tired of his banishment on Earth, the Silver Surfer thinks back to the days before he became Galacuts' herald. He was Norrin Radd of Zenn-La and, while he loved Shalla-Bal, he was growing restless on his planet. The Zenn-Lavians' lives were complacent, not looking to discover more about the universe around them. Norrin Radd was not happy with this fact and when Galactus appeared he saw this as his chance to save his planet and seek a new life. Galactus made him his herald and he became the Silver Surfer. The planet was saved, a new life was won, but his old life and love had to be left behind.
Detailed Summary:
As the Silver Surfer is flying over the Earth, he spots a space capsule crashing into the ocean. He finds the craft at the bottom of the ocean, blasts open the door, and brings the unconscious Col. John Jameson out of the water and safely on to a nearby aircraft carrier. The servicemen think that the Surfer is a threat and jets are sent after him. He easily speeds away from them, as well as the Russian and Chinese missiles that are shot at him as he passes over their countries.
Tired of being banished on Earth, the Surfer longs to be able to return to his home planet Zenn-La. He remembers Zenn-La, an advanced planet that had achieved perfection through their technology. All war, crime, and illness had been eradicated. Before he was the Silver Surfer, he was Norrin Radd. While most of his fellow citizens were happy with their life on this nirvana, Norrin was bored and restless.
Back to present, the Surfer runs into a group of Yetis that instantly attack him. Instead of fighting back and hurting them, he distracts them with his surfboard and escapes unnoticed. This attack reminds of his first encounters with the Hulk and Doctor Doom. Both attacked him in the past even though he approached them as friends. He comes across the ruins of a once prosperous city and only finds desolation. This scene reminds of his last days on Zenn-La.
Norrin was with his beloved, Shalla-Bal, when the citizens' alarm sounded and an announcement was made. A gigantic alien spacecraft was headed for Zenn-La and the planet, being peaceful, had little left to defend itself from this potentially hostile stranger. Zenn-La's only option was to use the Weapon Supreme, a weapon so powerful that it destroyed much of the planet's buildings when it was fired at the approaching spacecraft. Unfortunately, the alien ship took refuge in the fourth dimension as the weapon was being fired and only the planet itself suffered from using it.
While most Zenn-Lavians felt all was lost, Norrin was determined to try and save his planet. He found a member of the council of scientists and had him build Norrin a spaceship that could reach the alien spacecraft. He arrived at the spacecraft to meet Galactus, devourer of worlds! Norrin made a deal with Galactus to save Zenn-La. He agreed and became the Silver Surfer, Herald of Galactus. While Zenn-La would survive, Norrin must leave and help find other planets for Galactus to eat for the rest of his life. He bid farewell to Shalla-Bal and soared off into space, all alone.
The Surfer started off by finding Galactus only planets that were free of living creatures for him to eat. But as the years went by, his vigilance to save innocent life faltered and he lead Galactus to Earth. He soon regretted this decision and fought back with the Fantastic Four to prevent the planet from being eaten. Galactus agreed to leave Earth but banished the Surfer to the planet, no longer able to roam the galaxies. Tired of this hostile planet and missing outer space, the Silver Surfer wonders where his destiny lies.Appearing in "The Defenders"
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- X-Men (Main story and flashback)
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