This story picks up after Bruce Banner takes a fatal gunshot wound. Rick Jones carries him back to his old secret lab, hoping to use the equipment there to force a transformation into the Hulk—knowing that while the wound would kill Banner, it wouldn’t kill the Hulk. The effort works: a seemingly dead Banner transforms…

The Hulk and the Leader finally face off for the first time in this gripping issue! After capturing the Hulk, the Leader brings him to his hidden base along with Bruce Banner’s groundbreaking defensive invention, the Absorbatron. The Leader’s ultimate plan is to study the Hulk and turn him into an ally. But the Hulk…

The Hulk’s escape from the cliff’s plummet isn’t exactly a shocker—but what follows might catch readers off guard. He decides to head home, bounding from island to island across Asia and back to the American Southwest. Upon arriving, he reverts to Bruce Banner and is promptly discovered by General Ross and the military police, landing…

This month’s Hulk feature can be summed up in just a few parts: Part One: Hulk smashes Soviets. Part Two: Bruce Banner becomes a prisoner of a Mongolian bandit. Yes, that’s probably a summary the Hulk himself would appreciate—short and to the point.

In this issue, the story picks up with a captive scientist aiding the Hulk and ultimately sacrificing himself to save our green hero. This heroic act sets off a Hulk rampage that we can fully get behind, especially given its setting—an enemy base. The chaos continues until he’s forced to revert back into Bruce Banner.…

This issue kicks off with the Hulk facing a horde of humanoids — the Leader’s sinister machines. At the same time, armed marines storm the beach, tasked with taking out the Hulk. Things quickly escalate as the chaos causes a cliffside to give way, plunging the Hulk and the humanoids into the ocean. Using his…

This comic story arc, described as a “Super-Hero Soap Opera,” follows Bruce Banner’s imprisonment and release, aided by Rick Jones. As Banner works under scrutiny on a remote island, The Leader plots against him. The narrative combines character depth, emotional ties, and a progressing storyline while showcasing strong artwork by Steve Ditko.

This tale starts off and reveals to us the mysterious leader and his origin, similar to that of the Hulk but different in effect. Both were exposed to Gamma rays, both should have perished, and both had an aspect of themselves enhanced beyond human capabilities. The Leaders below-average human brain was made brighter compared to…

This issue picks up where the last one left off, with the Hulk bound and captured by General Ross and the US military. As Rick Jones learns of this, he leaves the side of Captain America to travel back and try to help the Hulk. At the same time, a mysterious new figure known as…

The Tale featuring the Hulk from Tales To Astonish #61 titled “Captured At Last!” takes place as a directly continuation (although taking place some weeks later)  of the story from issue 60.  In this ongoing epic, we have Bruce Banner working hard to develop a means to track down the enemy controlled robot he created in…

With Tales to Astonish #60, the Hulk returns to the forefront, being given his own feature again for the first time since his own title was canceled with Incredible Hulk #6. This issues cover date being a year and a half after that fateful event. But to look back to just his last feature title,…