The Incredible Hulk (UK) Vol 2 21

Leader (Referenced)
Harvey
Harvey's Girlfriend
United States Air Force
- Schwartzberg
- General Morris
Lord (Invoked)
Odin Borson (Referenced)
Thor (Odinson) (Mentioned)
Cult of the Undying Ones (Unnamed)
- Barbara Norris (First appearance) (Unnamed)
- Jack Norris (First appearance) (Unnamed)
- Numerous unnamed cultists

Races and Species:

Humans (Main story and recap)
Horses (Referenced)
Cats (Mentioned)
Vultures (Referenced)

Locations:

Earth
- North America
  - United States of America
    - California
      - Unidentified United States Air Force Base
    - Washington, D.C. (Mentioned)

Items:

Absorbing Man's Ball and Chain (Main story and recap)

Vehicles:

Harvey's Car (Destroyed)
X-890 Rocket

Synopsis for "...And Now, the Absorbing Man!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Incredible Hulk #125

As the Hulk wanders, he tries to remember what he was doing, having vague recollections of his alter ego Bruce Banner's near-marriage to Betty Ross. The memories of Banner's failed wedding cause Hulk great emotional pain, sending Hulk on a rampage, scaring off some beach-goers before passing out and reverting back into Banner.

Meanwhile at a California Air Force base, Major Talbot is called in, receiving word that a highly radioactive comet is heading toward Earth. He reports this to General Ross, recuperating in the hospital after an injury from the Hulk. Glenn tells General Ross and Betty of the impending danger. Ross orders Talbot to call in all available troops.

Miles away, Bruce revives, overhearing on an abandoned radio of the danger and rushes towards the base. Surrendering to the military and offering his aid, Talbot agrees to let Banner pilot the new X-890 nuclear warhead to destroy the comet. Succeeding, Bruce takes aboard an unknown stowaway: The Absorbing Man, exiled to the comet sometime after his last battle against Thor. As the rocket returns to Earth, the Absorbing Man tries to attack Banner in the cockpit. Seeing the Absorbing Man on the rear monitor, Bruce is upset enough to transform into the Hulk. The two fight on the rocket until it crashes to the Earth.

The crash doesn't phase the two combatants, with the Absorbing Man relying on his powers to beat the Hulk in combat. During the fight, the Absorbing Man continues to absorb the Hulk's strength, turning it against him. Knocking him out, the Absorbing Man is about to crush the Hulk with a portion of a mountainside. However, the Hulk reverts back to Banner, causing the Absorbing Man to instead absorb Banner's lesser strength. Unable to support the weight, the stone begins to crumble as Absorbing Man frantically reapplies properties. Reacting too late, he breaks into pieces. Getting away but knocked unconscious by the shockwaves, Bruce Banner is safe from danger... except, who are these people watching from the shadows?

Appearing in "Hulk the Menace"

Featured Characters:

Hulk the Menace

Supporting Characters:

Hulk the Menance's Father

Antagonists:

Norrin Radd
Crooked Clive

Locations:

Earth-333333333
- England
  - Marvel Town

Synopsis for "Hulk the Menace"

Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "The Mistake"

Featured Characters:

Spider-Man

Supporting Characters:

Debbie

Antagonists:

Vulture

Locations:

United States of America
- New York
  - New York City

Synopsis for "The Mistake"

Synopsis not yet written

Appearing in "Raider's Rampage"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Iron Man #145

Featured Characters:

Iron Man (Anthony Stark)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Cordco, Inc.
- Edwin Cord
Raiders (First appearance)
- Raider 1
- Raider 2
- Raider 3
Roxxon Oil Corporation

Other Characters:

S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Burke
- Agent McClurkin
- Agent Gottfried
Augustine Cross (First appearance)
Darren Cross (Mentioned)
Maggia (Mentioned)
Lions' Club (Mentioned)
Mauler (Mentioned)
Jonas Hale
Scott Lang
Howard Cosell (Topical Reference)
Muhammad Ali (Topical Reference)
Williams Innovations
C.T.E. (Cross Technological Enterprises)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Earth
- United States of America
  - Texas
    - Dallas
      - Sheraton Dallas Hotel (First appearance)
      - Dallas Civic Center
  - New York
    - New York City
      - Manhattan
        Cabe & McPherson, Security Specialists
  - Connecticut

Items:

Iron Man Armor MK V
Mauler Armor (Mentioned)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Raider's Rampage"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Iron Man #145

Tony attends the 24th annual Conclave of Electronics Engineers and Innovators in Dallas Texas. At the event he rubs shoulders with CordCo, S.H.I.E.L.D., CTE and ROXXON representatives. When a trio of armored men called the Raiders attack the convention, Scott Lang tackles them despite having left his Ant-Man equipment in New York, and then Tony battles them as Iron Man, but they manage to escape. The next day Iron Man makes an appearance at the convention and Raiders attack again but this time Iron Man is prepared and defeats them. The Raider's employer Edwin Cord shows a film of their exploits to S.H.I.E.L.D. to try and get the weapons contract they formerly offered to Stark, but S.H.I.E.L.D. is unimpressed by Cord's illegal means and arrest him.

Links and References

References

The Incredible Hulk (UK) Vol 2 21

Appearing in "...And Now, the Absorbing Man!"

Synopsis for "...And Now, the Absorbing Man!"

Appearing in "Hulk the Menace"

Synopsis for "Hulk the Menace"

Appearing in "The Mistake"

Synopsis for "The Mistake"

Appearing in "Raider's Rampage"

Synopsis for "Raider's Rampage"

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