Bruce Banner recalls the El Paso incident, a bar full of carnage in flames, and meditates
on how Hulk can always find forgiveness while Bruce never forgets, blaming Hulk
for the tragedy…and he has a vision of a giant Black Hulk crushing his head….
Starship
Hulk has been drawn into a pocket universe where he meets another Bruce Banner.
He hurls Banner against a wall and demands an explanation; Banner is amazed to
see an “abomination” with the ability to reason and speak. That word offends Bruce
and he introduces himself as another Robert Bruce Banner. Bruce is then notified
by his ship’s computer that the engine is in danger of overheating, as Hulk has
torn off giant Wolverine’s hand and is killing him with his own claws. Bruce shuts
the engine down, leaving Hulk frustrated but Hulk also has a vision of a giant Black
Hulk….
Bruce
explains how he became the Hulk. Alternate Banner has a different story: in his
world, the Gamma bomb was an immense success and Banner dreamed of the good he
could do with Gamma technology. But the bomb was used by a totalitarian United
States to conquer and control the world. Out of guilt, Banner has hidden
himself away, seeking a way to atone for that evil. The bombs led to Hulk-like
mutants all over the world, referred to as abominations. The monsters now
inhabit the Void where Banner found Hulk. And Banner reveals this was all done
by the orders of his father-in-law, President Ross….