Gamma-powered psychiatrist Leonard Samson is giving a
speech to a group of students about Gamma radiation. At the same time a woman
in New York City is being pursued and is attacked. After the lecture, Samson is
confronted by an NYPD detective named Sharpe who informs him that there is a gamma
powered serial killer in New York who has killed 6 women. Samson is visited by Professor Hulk who implores him to go to
New York to catch the killer. There is a brief fight which results in the Hulk
reverting to his “Savage Banner” incarnation. Bruce Banner calms down and
reverts to the “Professor” Hulk. Samson agrees to go investigate.
Doc Samson arrives in New York while a young
girl (Dee Dee Dearborn) has nightmares of being a monster and attacking girls.
Samson is picked up by Detective Sharpe and is taken right to a bridge where a
man threatens to jump off. He turns away a call from X-Factor’s Polaris to attend to the
suicidal man on a bridge. After a brief conversation, the man jumps off the
bridge and is caught by Doc Samson, saving his life. Samson gives the man his
card and offers to speak with him. Samson is then knocked on the ground by a
playful She-Hulk who
reveals her cousin Bruce has also asked her to look into the Gamma-powered
killer and that she will be Samson’s muscle. Samson meets with Sharpe and
investigates Patchwork.
He states that “..with a gamma-being, you CAN judge a book by its cover, as its
physical appearance is a manifestation of all its inner desires.” He learns the
killer is called Patchwork because he takes pieces of his female victims and
puts them together. Samson gets sick and vomits. Patchwork is seen in the East
Village and Sharpe and Samson go to confront it. Patchwork and Samson fight
while a female victim writhes in agony. Samson and Patchwork leap inadvertently
into the East River and Samson is gripped by the throat.