—Hulk (Bruce Banner)Who would ever have dreamt --only a few short years ago-- that the world-famous atomic expert, Dr. Bruce Banner would be the object of the greatest man hunt of all!
Appearing in "It Walks Like a Man!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Empire of Atlantis
- ⏴ Lady Dorma ⏵
- Atlantean Army
- Numerous unnamed soldiers
Antagonists:
- It, the Silent One ⏵ (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- United States Navy
- Joe (First appearance)
- Four unnamed navy personnel
- Neptune (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Fish
- Mutant Atlantean-Human Hybrids
- Atlanteans
- Humans
- Robots (Mentioned in narration)
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- Atlantis
- Cavern of Darkness (First appearance)
- Atlantean Imperial Palace
- Atlantis
- Earth
Synopsis for "It Walks Like a Man!"
While out exploring the deep, the Sub-Mariner and Dorma come across a barrel of radioactive waste that has been dumped by a passing submarine. Furious and thinking that this is some kind of attack, Namor is about to engage the sub when he is talked out of the potential fight by Lady Dorma. Investigating the barrel, Namor determines what it is and decides to toss it into the forbidden Cavern of Darkness.
Tossing the barrel into the cavern it ruptures upon impact with the ocean floor. The seeping radioactive material then revives a creature known as It. Awakened from a centuries-old slumber, It climbs out of the cavern to seek out fresh victims. It's reawakening is picked up by a radar-warning station that picks up the creature's newly acquired radioactivity. As the creature approaches, the commander of the base orders a full alert, however, the base's sea-mines are unable to stop It, and the monster manages to destroy the radar warning station with its bare hands.
Returning to Atlantis, Namor and Dorma debate on if they should wage war on the surface world. Dorma's argument for peace prevails, and Namor agrees to send a team of his soldiers to the surface to deliver a warning not to encroach on his land in the name of peace. Along their journey, they are attacked by It and easily decimated. One of their number manages to escape back to Atlantis to warn Namor of the powerful new stranger that attacked them.
Furious at this, and thinking it's a possible attack by the surface men Namor rushes off to confront their mystery attacker. It meanwhile has come across an American sub and is about to attack it when he's jumped by the Sub-Mariner. During the course of the fight, the men aboard the sub figure they are being attacked by the Sub-Mariner. Namor also believes that It is working for the surface men. As the two titans clash, the soldiers aboard the sub fire their torpedoes at the two combatants.
Appearing in "Turning Point!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- United States Air Force
- ⏴ General "Thunderbolt" Ross ⏵ (Appears on screen)
- ⏴ Major Glenn Talbot ⏵
- ⏴ Betty Ross ⏵
- Teen Brigade
- ⏴ Rick Jones ⏵
- Five unnamed members
- ⏴ Silver Surfer ⏵
Other Characters:
- Evening News
- Unnamed News Host
- Abomination (Only on screen as a static image or video record)
- United States Government
- United States Army
- Two unnamed military police officers
- Unnamed Government Official
- FBI (Mentioned)
- United States National Guard (Mentioned)
- United States Army
- Unnamed Reporter
- Unnamed Tenant
- Unnamed New Yorker
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Zenn-Lavians (Unnamed)
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York
- New Mexico
- Texas
- California
- Los Angeles (Mentioned)
- San Francisco (Mentioned)
- New Jersey
- Mexico (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Europe (Mentioned)
- South America (Mentioned)
- North America
- Earth
Items:
- Gamma Bomb (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Behind the scenes)
Synopsis for "Turning Point!"
With the entire world on the lookout for either Hulk or Bruce Banner, Banner himself has gone into hiding and disguises himself when out in public.
Having gotten an apartment in New York, Banner has collected together parts needed to build a device that would bombard him with Gamma Radiation, in the hopes that it will finally cure him of being the Hulk.
However, after the experiment Banner once more turns into the Hulk. The Hulk bursts out of the apartment and tries to find a safe place to hide. Hopping through the city, the Hulk begins hoping to find a way off the planet. He spots what he thinks is a spaceship and tries to stop it, but gets pushed away by an unseen force.
Angry at this rejection, he doesn't realize that who he had tried to stop was none other than the Silver Surfer.
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
It Walks Like a Man!
- Namor mentions his recent encounter with the Avengers as seen in Avengers #40.
Turning Point!
- Rick Jones and the members of Teen Brigade communicate with each other via Ham Radio in this story. However the technology used by the Teen Brigade use to communicate with one another should be considered a topical reference per the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616. For example, while the Teen Brigade are shown using Ham Radios in Avengers #1 the modern retelling of that story in Avengers: The Origin shows them using the internet to communicate.
Publication Notes[]
- The cover image of the Sub-Mariner was redrawn by Dan Adkins.
Turning Point!
- This was the first Silver Surfer story to not be drawn by Jack Kirby.
Legacy Numbering[]
- Based on the Marvel Legacy renumbering infographic, this issue corresponds to Incredible Hulk #92.
