Bruce Banner wakes up in a crater in the middle of a Tribeca
street, sensing that Hulk is no longer a part of him. But Spider-Man is nearby
and as night falls, he transforms into the Hulk. Spider-Hulk swings off in
pursuit of “Osborn.” Banner calls for help and the Fantastic Four arrives as
Hulk is inadvertently smashing the walls he’s sticking to. Spidey Hulk attacks Thing and
clobbers him, it’s when Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, and Human Torch band
together that they are able to subdue him. Banner has them take Spidey Hulk to remote
Astra Island, an abandoned military research facility. The FF go back to New
York to investigate the strange occurrence while Bruce stays on the island with
Spidey, insisting on not letting Spidey be alone when the next transformation
occurs at nightfall….
The next morning, Bruce assures Peter he was in no danger.
The FF arrive with the answer to the mystery: it was Loki. Spidey had confronted
Hulk in Manhattan the previous night and Loki, now a good guy, used a spell
which cast Hulk’s power out. They track Loki to the Upper West Side where they
confront him and he explains that magic sometimes has a “crappy reaction” and
he can’t reverse it….
The FF take Spidey and Bruce home where they are met by
Franklin Richardsand Valeria Richards. The grownups puzzle out that it has to do with Immortal
Hulk’s control over his gamma energy. They take Bruce back to Astra Island
where he sits in a containment chamber with Spidey outside, ready to set off a
controlled gamma explosion just as the sun sets. He does and Spidey Hulk
battles Bruce Hulk and as they fight, Bruce is absorbing gamma radiation from Spidey
so that he gets bigger as Spidey gets smaller until they are back to normal. Then
Spidey and Bruce wait for Immortal Hulk to return; when he does he is touched that
Spidey stood by Banner in his dangerous time….