Issue Description

A rapidly withering and dying Hulk fakes his death in order to gain access to the Leader's computer banks to find out more about Mad Man with the aid of Banner. However the Leader and Riot Squad return spurring a short confrontation until Leader begins opening up about the Hulk's poisoner, Phil Stern's his own brother. He then informs Hulk of Betty's location in exchange for his killing of Mad Man, which Hulk readily accepts before being transported to Phil's home and discovering a secret passage way underneath the floor. He's then confronted by Mad Man with Mad Man who flies into a furious rage after the Hulk politely asks for the antidote and receiving a savage beating in return. However before the final blow is struck Mad Man reverts back to Phil and manages to inform Hulk of the poison, which Hulk uses on Mad Man to force him into getting the antidote. He then manages to inject himself with the antidote as he returns to being Banner, while the dying Mad Man begs Banner to save him. However Bruce simply leaves the antidote out of Mad Man's reaching knowing he is to poisoned to ever reach it in time.

The Incredible Hulk (1968)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

Continued from Tales to Astonish Vol.1 which was originally one of several anthology comics published by Marvel in the 1960's featuring one-shot monsters in their own tales. Over the years the series began to focus more upon some of the anti-heroes still famous to this day such as the Sub-Mariner and The Incredible Hulk. That is why, after 101 issues, that series changed its name to The Incredible Hulk with issue #102. Under this new name the series lasted thirty more years until it finally concluded with issue #474. The series was then revamped with a new number one and a new title, simply called Hulk (1998).

Although it started out as Tales to Astonish, this is actually the second volume to be entitled "The Incredible Hulk", the first, The Incredible Hulk (1962), having begun publication six years earlier, although it only lasted six issues.

Collected EditionsMarvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude (#271)Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Team-Up (#271)Guardians of the Galaxy Solo Classic Omnibus (#271)The Incredible Hulk: Crossroads (#301-313)Marvel Universe by John Byrne Omnibus (#314-319)Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus (#383-385)The Incredible Hulk Epic Collection: Ghosts of the Past (#397-406)

Marvel Masterworks: Incredible Hulk

Vol. 3: #102Vol. 4: #103-110, Annual #1Vol. 5: #111-121Vol. 6: #122-134

Hulk by Bill Mantlo

Pardoned (#269-285) Regression (#286-300, Annual #12)

Visionaries John Byrne

Vol. 1 (#314-319)

Visionaries Peter David:

Vol. 1 (#331-339)Vol. 2 (#340-348)Vol. 3 (#349-354)Vol. 4 (#355-363)Vol. 5 (#364-372, Annual #16)Vol. 6 (#373-382)Vol. 7 (#383-389)Vol. 8 (#390-396, Annual #18)

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