—Dr. Bruce BannerI've been "cured" before. And the Hulk always found a way back. I have to keep focus. Stay in control. Slow my breathing. Lower my heart rate. Push down these boiling emotions... because no matter what those machines say, I can still feel him, just under the skin... or can I?
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Dr. Bruce Banner (Main story and as Hulk and Guilt Hulk Persona in flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Hulk (Amadeus Cho) (Main story and flashback)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- God (Invoked)
- Kiber the Cruel (Frederick Kiber) (Mentioned)
- Dr. Monica Rappaccini (Only in flashback)
- Black Panther (T'Challa) (Only in flashback)
- Janie (First appearance)
- LVMPD
- Hercules (Only in recap)
- A.I.M. (Only in recap)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Bears
- Human-Olympian Hybrids (Only in recap)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- California
- Arizona
- 349 Post Oak Road (First appearance)
- Last Call Bar (First appearance)
- Mojave Desert
- Banner Secret Base 19B (First appearance)
- Nevada
- Las Vegas
- Fremont Street
- Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino (First appearance)
- Fremont Street
- Las Vegas
- Arizona
- Iowa (Appears on screen)
- Dubuque (First appearance) (Appears on screen)
- New York (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- Manhattan (Only in recap)
- New York City (Only in recap)
- California
- Kenya (Only in flashback)
- Kenyan Coast (Only in flashback)
- Kiber's Island (Only in flashback)
- Kenyan Coast (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Hell (Invoked)
- Negative Zone (Mentioned)
Items:
- Sternbots (Behind the scenes) (Main story and flashback) (Unnamed)
- Panther Habit (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 51 (Model-Prime Armor) (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for 1st story
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
CIVIL WAR II TIE-IN!
• BRUCE BANNER’S fate during the 8-month gap post-SECRET WARS is revealed!
• Was he really cured by AMADEUS CHO? Did he survive?
• Has Amadeus made a disastrous miscalculation?Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- Bruce Banner remembered that he was cured of being the Hulk before. These cures were:
- The first thing close to a cure was when Bruce could mintain his mind in the Hulk's form in Tales to Astonish #70 — 73 and in Incredible Hulk #123 — 124.
- Banner and Hulk were separated in Incredible Hulk #130 — 131.
- Banner was briefly cured again by Doc Samson in Incredible Hulk #141. This cure only lasted one issue as Banner intentionally turned himself into the Hulk again.
- Banner's body burned all the gamma energy in him, curing him again in Incredible Hulk #223, but he was forced to be exposed to gamma rays again in Incredible Hulk #225.
- Repeated exposures to gamma radiation caused Bruce Banner to once more be able to control the Hulk in Incredible Hulk #272, lasting until Incredible Hulk #296.
- Banner was separated from the Hulk a second time from Incredible Hulk #315 until Incredible Hulk #323.
- Doc Samson merged all the Hulk's psyches to create what appeared to be a version of the Hulk with Banner's mind. This transformation lasted from Incredible Hulk #377 to Incredible Hulk #425.
- Banner and the Hulk were separated a third time in Onslaught: Marvel Universe #1 but were forced back together in Heroes Reborn: The Return #4.
- Red Hulk drained the Gamma energy from Banner in Incredible Hulk #600, however he absorbed Gamma energy again in Incredible Hulk #610.
Legacy Numbering[]
- Based on the Marvel Legacy renumbering infographic, this issue is Incredible Hulk #692.
