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Appearing in "Cry Hulk, Cry Havok!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Incredible Hulk #150

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    • Viking (Gang Leader)

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Synopsis for "Cry Hulk, Cry Havok!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Incredible Hulk #150

The Hulk is trapped within the complex of Project Greenskin as the military closes in. General Ross and Major Talbot order the troops to go in, but the Hulk decides to make his move and attempts to escape. When they try to gas the green giant, the Hulk manages to secure a gas mask and make good on his escape attempt, jumping through the roof of the complex and fleeing into the desert, with General Ross vowing to capture the Hulk. Finding a butte to rest upon for the night, the Hulk tries really hard to remember a time when he was happy and has a dim recollection of his time romancing Jarella.

The Hulk reflects on this until dawn when he is interrupted by the military, who have tracked him down in helicopters. Trying to attack the Hulk with special gas-filled missiles has little effect, as the Hulk fights them off. However, the attack is called off when General Ross is ordered to appear in Washington for a congressional hearing about Project Greenskin. In Washington, Representative Roger Dutton butts head with Morton Clegstead on the cost of Project Greenskin. While Clegstead demands more need to be done, Dutton wants the money put into Greenskin to be earmarked toward housing and poverty programs.

While the government deals with red tape, Betty Ross has convinced Glenn Talbot to continue the search for the Hulk. Glenn spots the Hulk jumping across the desert, and they follow after the jade giant. The Hulk has spotted a biker gang chasing after a lone girl in a convertible. Seeing that the girl has green hair, the Hulk thinks it's his beloved Jarella and attacks the bikers. After smashing their bikes, the Hulk realizes that the girl is missing from her car, and all the other bikers, unaffected by the Hulk's initial attack, have been thrown from their bikes. The Hulk questions them and learns that the girl somehow managed to throw them from their motorcycles with the wave of his hand.

The girl in question turns out to be Lorna Dane, a mutant with magnetic powers and member of the X-Men, as she is out looking for her fellow X-Man, Havok. He had left the group after an argument between himself and Iceman over Lorna's affections led to Havok lashing out and injuring him. As Lorna tries to find where Alex has holed up, one of the unharmed bikers tracks her down and is about to descend upon her when he is blasted by Alex, who Lorna is happy to see.

Reunited with the man that she is falling in love with, Lorna tells Alex that Professor X had sent her out to try and convince him to return to the X-Men. Alex refuses to return, and Lorna storms off because she wasn't there to "sell" him on the idea of returning to the X-Men for the Professor; she came out to find him because she also cares about him. Realizing that he's made a mistake, Alex tries to follow after her when the Hulk suddenly arrives. Seeing Alex as an enemy who has upset "Jarella", he orders Alex to get back or be attacked. Alex complies, but only to change into his Havok costumes and follow after Lorna and the Hulk.

The Hulk, meanwhile, has grabbed Lorna and is carrying her up the side of another butte. It's there that Hulk finally gets a good look at Lorna and realizes that she is not his beloved Jarella, which confuses him. Spotting Glenn and Betty's jeep driving toward them, the Hulk believes that this is yet another military trick. While Lorna is trying to talk sense into the primitive brute, Glenn struggles over whether he should tell Betty about Bruce's romance with Jarella or not. Havok arrives on the scene and attacks the Hulk, prompting him to leave Lorna to engage in battle. Unmatched against the Hulk in strength, Alex uses his energy blasts to keep the Hulk at bay. However, the Hulk turns the battle around by grabbing part of the butte and lifting it over his head, prepared to throw it on Alex.

Alex notices that Lorna is trapped on that portion and decides that he must focus his powers at the Hulk's mind, causing the green giant great pain and forcing him to lower the butte slowly. As the Hulk passes out, Alex uses his powers to save Lorna from the butte. Once Lorna is safe on the ground, Alex decides that he will return with her to the Professor's school after all, leaving the Hulk behind.

Meanwhile, the unconscious Hulk reverts back to Bruce Banner just as Betty and Glenn arrive. Rushing to Bruce's side, Betty comforts him and realizes that Bruce is trying to say something. Getting close enough to hear, she listens as Bruce says "Jarella, my love..." Realizing that Bruce is speaking another woman's name, the confused Betty asks Glenn what it could mean. Watching Betty cry, Glenn cannot tell her but suggests that maybe Bruce can explain to her when he wakes up.

Appearing in "To Squash a Beetle!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Daredevil #34

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Synopsis for "To Squash a Beetle!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Daredevil #34

After a brief battle against the Beetle and his hired thugs, Daredevil is defeated by his opponents and bound. En route to Expo '67, where the Beetle plans on unmasking Daredevil on national television, the Beetle explains how he was once Abner Jenkins, tired of the unrewarding job of a minor inventor, the Beetle built his armor to reap the benefits of being a costumed criminal.

Taken to the Expo, Daredevil allows himself to be carried onto a stage and put on display by the Beetle buying himself time to loosen his bindings. Daredevil bursts free at the critical moment, battling the Beetle on live television. During the fight Foggy lends a hand to help Daredevil, and DD manages to best the Beetle and his hired thugs before turning them over to the Mounties.

Appearing in "...And One Shall Save Him!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Fantastic Four #62

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Synopsis for "...And One Shall Save Him!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Fantastic Four #62

Following their battle against the Sandman, Reed has been sent hurtling through the Negative Zone, and is en route with the explosive core where positive and anti-matter meet. As the Fantastic Four lament over the situation, Crystal of the Inhumans teleports into their headquarters with her dog Lockjaw. The Human Torch, who has grown to love Crystal, is happy to see that she is finally free, but the reunion is marred by the impending demise of Reed Richards. However Crystal believes that she has a solution and teleports away with Lockjaw to bring help.

Meanwhile, within the Negative Zone, some alien beings pass by the destruction wave and drop off a dangerous criminal who is imprisoned in a special containment suit and left on an asteroid to be drawn into total annihilation. Reed observes as the ship flies away, unaware of the potentially dangerous cargo they just dumped on the opposite side of the asteroid he is standing on.

Back on Earth, a foreign army begins setting up weapons on an a seemingly deserted island in direct contravention of NATO rules. Unfortunately for these soldiers they selected to set up shop on an island claimed by the Inhuman royal family who easily trounce the soldiers and destroy their weapons. With the enemy sub destroyed and the soldiers sent back to the mainland, the Inhumans regroup. They are soon joined by Crystal who explains her plight to them and asks Triton to help pull Reed out of the Negative Zone as Triton's swimming abilities would be the most useful in the zero gravity of that dimension. As the Fantastic Four continue to watch each agonizing moment of their leader's impending demise, Crystal returns with Triton and Lockjaw.

Quickly explaining her plan, Triton is then sent through the Negative Zone portal and quickly "swims" out and rescues Reed and brings him back toward the portal. While their backs are turned, the special containment suit explodes outward, revealing it's prisoner: Blastaar the Living Bomb-Burst. Watching as Triton and Reed Richards pass through the portal back to Earth, Blastaar decides to follow after them. On the other side, the Fantastic Four are happily reunited, and take Reed out of the lab to celebrate. As they go, they are unaware that Blastaar has followed them. Seeing this as a new world to conquer, Blastaar climbs out the window and is suddenly grabbed by the Sandman. The two briefly come to blows until Blastaar hears that the Sandman wishes to work with him and the two agree to team up and destroy the Fantastic Four, then take over the world.

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