Out west, a band of circus folk discover the Hulk hiding in
one of the trucks. They lure him out with promises of care and friendship….
At the HQ of Rick Jones’ gang, there is a standoff between
superheroes Thor, Iron Man, Ant-Man, and Wasp and the armed members of the
gang. Rick manages to calm the situation. A response to the email tells them
that the Fantastic Four can’t make it so Rick turns to the group in front of
him, asking them to take on the search. Thor agrees and Loki, at a distance,
exerts some more trickery: the Hulk suddenly crashes into the room, stomps Rick
into a red paste and thunderclaps away the gunslinging gang members. Iron Man
jets into him, carrying them both to a desert area; there, Hulk crushes Iron
Man’s Shellhead into scrap, with Tony’s head inside. Thor challenges the Green
Giant and finds himself unable to vanquish him in battle…. Suddenly the Thunder
God comes ot his senses, realizing the recent moments were some sort of illusion—leading
to the suspicion there is more to this matter….
At the circus, Bea the bearded lady and the other employees
persuade the owner against his better judgment to allow the Hulk to stay….
The heroes debate the best way to capture the Hulk, with
Rick reminding them that Hulk is not a monster, perhaps there is some
misunderstanding of his action. Thor agrees and mentions his suspicions that
his brother Loki is involved. Iron Man, Ant-Man, and Wasp, who do not yet know
that Thor is the genuine Norse God of Thunder, are skeptical. Thor does not try
to convince him but claims it is his duty to confront his kinsman directly and
takes off alone. The other three set themselves to the task of locating their
quarry; Ant-Man can marshal the ants as his search party but the range of his
helmet is limited. Iron Man invites him to take advantage of the resources of
Stark Industries….