Mighty World of Marvel Vol 1 176

Following the destruction of the Bi-Beast's floating island, Bruce Banner and Betty Talbot fall from the sky to a seeming doom until Bruce allows himself to transform into the Hulk to allow for their safe landing. They find themselves on a remote island and as the Hulk is trying to figure out what to do, it begins to rain prompting the monster to carry her to a nearby cave in order to keep dry.

Awakening and with no memory of anything after that happened just prior to her nervous breakdown she believes that she has been kidnapped by the Hulk. As the Hulk goes out to look for food Betty makes a break for it and eventually the storm breaks. As she rests for a moment the ground suddenly rises up, and to her shock and horror it is not the ground at all, but some strange alien creature. Before it can harm Betty the Hulk arrives and attacks it, knocking Betty out. The Hulk beats the creature into submission and sends it running.

Carrying Betty back to the cave, it begins to rain again and the Hulk goes out when a tree is struck by lightning and brings its flames back to the cave to keep them warm and dry. Hulk then resumes his search for food, and spotting a deer he attempts to kill it with a rock but can't bring himself to do it. He finds a fruit tree instead and brings back its bounty for Betty to eat. Noticing that Betty has a wound on her shoulder that has gotten infected the Hulk somehow knows how to pick roots and leaves that will heal and dress the wound so that it can heal. When Betty awakens she panics and tries to run away from the Hulk however the Hulk blocks her way not wanting her to run into the creature they faced before. Emotionally exhausted Betty goes into a dead faint asking the Hulk to let her die.

When the storm breaks the next day, a hesitant Betty agrees to go out for a walk with the Hulk. Finding some berries, the Hulk crushes them and applies their juices to Betty's face as though they are make-up, Betty uneasily accepts this. Wandering to a pond, a carnivorous lizard jumps out of the water to attack them and the Hulk beats it into submission and throws it far away hoping that Betty will swim in the water. However, Betty just wanders off, with the Hulk following in tow wondering what is wrong.

They come across an old crashed plane and Betty searches it in futility in the hopes of finding a working radio inside. That night as the Hulk is sleeping, Betty feigns sleep and waits until she has the cover of dark to escape to search the island for some means of getting off it. She finds nothing, except for the alien creature she encountered previously, and two of its comrades. The Hulk awakens to find Betty missing and tracks her and the alien creatures to the top of the islands volcano. Attacking the creatures head on, he frees Betty and knocks the monsters to their doom in the lava below. The Hulk then picks up Betty and jumps to safety just as the volcano erupts.

Spotting a military helicopter heading toward the area, the Hulk tells Betty to go with it and that he will be fine and leaves her to be rescued. However, when the military picks her up and leaves nobody is aware that the Hulk has secretly hitched a ride on the bottom of the helicopter.

Appearing in ""Call Him... Fear!""

Reprint of the 1st story from
Daredevil #54

Featured Characters:

Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Mister Fear (Starr Saxon) (First appearance as Mister Fear) (Impersonates Mr. Fear)

Other Characters:

Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
Mister Fear (Zoltan Drago) (Only in recap)
Daily Bugle (Named only)
Tom Swift (Mentioned)
NYPD

Races and Species:

Locations:

Earth
- North America
  - United States of America
    - New York State
      - New York City
        Manhattan
        Greenwich Village
        Washington Square Park
        
        Central Park
        Central Park Zoo

Items:

Synopsis for ""Call Him... Fear!""

Reprint of the 1st story from
Daredevil #54

Faking his own death in a plane crash of his own making, Matt Murdock has decided to live only under the identity of Daredevil. Showing up at the D.A.'s Office to find his walking stick, he finds a grieving Karen Page, who wants to keep it as a keep-sake. DD then follows her home, and sneaks in at night while she is asleep and steals it back. After a brief fight with some common thieves and giving a brief assist to Spider-Man, Daredevil soon hears about a challenge being posed by his foe Mr. Fear. He eventually accepts Fear's challenge and the two get into a fight, however during the course of the combat, DD suddenly becomes a coward and runs away.

Appearing in "Let There Be... Life!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Fantastic Four Annual #6

Featured Characters:

Fantastic Four

Supporting Characters:

Crystal

Antagonists:

Annihilus (First appearance)
- Scavenger

Other Characters:

Dr. Molinari
Mr. Smith (First appearance)
Unnamed Richards Baby (First appearance)
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (First appearance; dies)
Aunt Petunia (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Humans
Inhumans
Arthrosians (First appearance)
Borers (First appearance)
Robots
Mutants

Locations:

Items:

Fantastic Four Uniforms
Cosmic Control Rod (First appearance)
Element X
Annihilus's negato gun

Vehicles:

Flight Harnesses (First appearance)
Fantastic Four repellor units
Annihilus's raiding ship
Annihilus's rail plane
Annihilus's Flying Gun-Ship

Synopsis for "Let There Be... Life!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Fantastic Four Annual #6

With Sue about to give birth at any moment, her life is at risk unless Reed can secure Element X, an element only found from a single source in the Negative Zone, that will save her and the baby's life from the risk posed by the very cosmic rays in Sue's body.

Traveling into the Negative Zone, Reed, Ben, and Johnny are captured by Annihilus, whose Cosmic Control Rod has the element that Reed needs; however Annihilus, obsessed with the immortality the rod provides refuses to part with it. Stealing the rod, Reed, Johnny and Ben are chased all over the Negative Zone dodging the various threats and opponents set against them by Annihilus.

Trapped on a floating rock drifting towards the barrier between positive and negative matter (and a very explosive death), Reed is forced to give up the Rod to Annihilus, but not without siphoning out some of the Element X needed to save Sue and the baby's life. Escaping Annihilus and returning to the positive matter universe, Reed and the others rush to the hospital with the element. Some time later, Sue gives birth to a healthy baby boy with no further complications.

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