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Appearing in "The Absorbing Man Is Out for Blood!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Incredible Hulk #209

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  • Flying Ark (Only in flashback)
  • Hell Cycle (Only in recap)

Synopsis for "The Absorbing Man Is Out for Blood!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Incredible Hulk #209

They Who Wield Power have brought forth the Absorbing Man and asked him to kill the Hulk. The villain wants to get revenge himself, but does not entirely trust his would-be employers. They explain how they have previously provided weapons and equipment to the villains known as the Orb and Stegron the Dinosaur Man, as well as instigated a revolt of the Lava Men. Although all of these schemes met with failure at the hands of Spider-Man and others, the Absorbing Man accepts the job when They threaten to send him back to the New York Police.

Meanwhile, at his newly rented apartment, Bruce Banner entertains his landlord, April Sommers. When he laments about the prospect of job hunting, she leaves him with the local newspaper to start his hunt. Meanwhile, at Gamma Base, Glenn Talbot and his wife, Betty, start having a serious talk about where their marriage is going. With so many problems caused by Glenn's position in the Air Force, the couple agree that they should take a break, Glenn deciding to pack his things and leave Gamma Base for a while.

Back in New York, Bruce Banner pounds the pavement on his quest to find work. However, everywhere he goes, he finds himself rejected. Banner returns home, frustrated by the whole experience. Suspecting this was going to happen, April tells Bruce that she pulled some strings and convinced a friend to give Bruce a job at a construction site on the West Side of the city. Elsewhere in the city, the Absorbing Man appears right where he was plucked away by They and he begins his hunt for the Hulk. At that moment, in the American heartland, Jim Wilson continues his trek across the United States in the hope he can come to the aid of the Hulk. Meanwhile, Banner reports for work at the construction site and begins the menial work around the site. Bruce finds this experience a nice change of pace after all the years of sharing his life with the Hulk.

However, this momentary peace is interrupted when the Absorbing Man arrives on the scene, smashing his way into the partially constructed building. Spotting Banner, the Absorbing Man orders him to turn into the Hulk so he can have his revenge. When Banner tries to play dumb, the Absorbing Man tries to take a swing at him, sending Banner falling off the building. Meanwhile, back at Gamma Base, Doc Samson, General Ross, and Clay Quartermain are watching over the mystery stranger Samson found wandering in the desert. When the man wakes up screaming, they manage to calm him down. However, when they ask the man who he is, he is shocked to discover that he does not remember. Back in New York, Banner survives the fall, thanks to another transformation into the Hulk. The Hulk and the Absorbing Man begin to fight, damaging the building's structural integrity.

Soon the building starts to collapse and, as the Hulk and the Absorbing Man fall, the Absorbing Man reaches out for metal to touch and take the form of. Unfortunately, his aim is off; he touches glass, turning into that instead and causing him to shatter into pieces when he hits the ground. The Hulk emerges from the rubble more-or-less unscathed. Watching from their secret hideout are They Who Weild Power. They are unfazed by this latest setback, but are looking forward to plotting against the Hulk in the near future. Meanwhile, the jade brute pulls himself from the rubble and stumbles away. Exhausted form his ordeal, the Hulk collapses in a nearby alley where he instantly falls asleep, triggering a change back into Bruce Banner. As Banner slumbers, he is unaware that yet another shadowed figure has found him and now stands over him.

Appearing in "A Fortress In the Desert Stands!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Sgt. Fury #16

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Synopsis for "A Fortress In the Desert Stands!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Sgt. Fury #16
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Appearing in ""Destroy! Destroy!" Screams the Destroyer"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Captain Marvel #43

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Synopsis for ""Destroy! Destroy!" Screams the Destroyer"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Captain Marvel #43

The Supreme Intelligence subtly guides Captain Marvel and Drax the Destroyer towards a meeting on a desolate moon. Mar-Vell and Rick Jones arrive first, their spacefaring robot mule having gone haywire due to the Supreme Intelligence's machinations. While Mar-Vell attempts to figure out what's wrong with the mule, Rick flies off to practice with his Nega-Band and sees the girl from the saloon, who beckons him to follow her.

Drax finds Mar-Vell and attacks, blaming him for robbing him of the chance to destroy Thanos. Mar-Vell is unable to reason with the Destroyer and finds him to be an opponent too strong to beat. Having taken the fight up into space, Drax knocks Mar-Vell out against a series of asteroids and hurls him back towards the moon, where he starts to burn up in the atmosphere. Meanwhile, Rick finds the girl changed into a more revealing outfit and she introduces herself as Fawn. She seductively convinces Rick to take off his space helmet, which he believes won't be a problem because the Nega-Bands can help him breathe the atmosphere, but he doesn't realize Mar-Vell has been using all the Bands' power, so he begins to suffocate.

Appearing in "From Stage Left, Enter: Electro!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Daredevil #87

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Synopsis for "From Stage Left, Enter: Electro!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Daredevil #87

Moving into a new home with the Black Widow in San Francisco, the two heroes end up battling Electro, who has come to San Francisco to make a new name for himself as a super-villain on the west coast. As the two are battling him, their residence is visited by a man named Danny French who has come looking for Natasha.

Gaining the upper hand against Electro, DD fights the villain into retreat, the police Commissioner "Iron Gus" O'Hare, decides that he is going to keep an eye on these heroes.

Returning home, Ivan informs the Black Widow that Danny French had come by the house. This news is grim to the Black Widow, who turns away Matt and Ivan's offer for help.

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