The small town of Georgeville, Iowa is
evacuated. The reason? The Avengers are fighting the Hulk nearby and
it isn't going well. Ghost Rider and his car have been knocked to
the center of town. A single punch scrambles Thor's brains, leaving
him dazed. While Captain America tends to Thor, Black Panther jumps
on Hulk's back and pumps electricity through his head and Iron Man in
Hulkbuster armor ponders the use of their big weapon Code: Helios.
Delirious Thor wonders if they have created a god or devil in Hulk.
Hulk likes the idea of devil Hulk and rips the arms off of Iron Man
and uses them to smash Panther in the face, overloading the Vibranium
in his suit. Tony Stark ejects from his ruined armor and begins
prepping Helios. Captain Marvel is still evacuating the town while
Cap calls on She-Hulk to take over. As the cousins fight, Hulk taunts
Jen with the idea that there is now no difference between them,
upsetting her enough that he can punch her into the next county.
Against the advice of the others, Tony fires the Helios Laser, laced
with UV radiation from space, obliterating the town—and the Hulk.
Cap and T'Challa look on Bruce Banner's skeleton, Cap bemoaning how
they have killed their friend. T'Challa reminds him it is only a
temporary measure. Now what...?
Hulk awakens in the secret lab of
Shadow Base—dissected and stored in separate jars....