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Incredible Hulk #140

Jun 1971
Roy Thomas, Herb Trimpe

Incredible Hulk #140 cover

Story Name:

The Brute That Shouted Love At the Heart of the Atom


Synopsis

Incredible Hulk #140 synopsis by Joakim Wemmergard
Rating: 5 stars
Image from Incredible Hulk #140

THIS STORY FOLLOWS FROM Avengers #88

Psyklop transfers an unconscious Hulk to an underground lab where he shrinks the Hulk to better study him. Suddenly, the Avengers (Captain America, Iron Man, Falcon, Thor, and Goliath) interrupt Psyklop.

Busy fighting the Avengers, Psyklop forgets about the Hulk, who continues shrinking until he reaches the sub-atomic plane known as the Microverse.

Hulk lands on a strange planet called K’ai. Their people are human-like but with green skin like Hulk. Hulk defeats giant pig-dogs known as Warthos, causing the approval of K’ai inhabitants.

They take Hulk to their queen Jarella, and wow, isn’t she beautiful to Ol’ Greenskin!

Jarella’s wizards, Torla, Holi and Moli, cast a spell that allows the Hulk to understand their language. As a side effect, Bruce Banner takes control over the Hulk’s form.

Hulk and Jarella fall in love immediately. She thinks she’s found her “green” prince and prepares for the wedding. But Lord Visis, her cousin, wants to marry Jarella to become king.

Lord Visis sends his men against the Hulk, but he defeats them easily and denounces Lord Visis’ treason publicly.

The multitude now acclaims the Hulk as their upcoming king.

Suddenly, Psyklop’s giant hand appears, grabbing the Hulk. Jarella cries for the departure of her beloved. Back at Psyklop’s lab, Hulk regains control, defeats the villain and departs.

Having failed his mission, the Dark Gods punish Psyklop.

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Quotes

Interesting passages found in this comic book.

"You're wanted in surgery... as a patient!"
~ HULK
"Tis only his exterior which is gruff and beast-like."
~ JARELLA

 

Review / Commentaries


Incredible Hulk #140 Review by (May 1, 2018)

This issue is like an oasis for the Hulk who is used to being feared, misunderstood and attacked. As it should, the story takes place in an unusual location, the microverse. Hulk's might regards him as a hero. He is accepted by the locals who, having green skin, look like him. Hulk in his humbleness is welcome by the royalty, the queen, Jarella, who in favor of his heroic acts, decides to wed him. And she's kind and gorgeous!

The dream-like experience gets better when the Hulk acquires Banner's intellect. And the future king gets adored by the citizens even more after he dismantles a plan to murder the queen.

Finally, the man-monster has the perfect life, even if as an outsider. But it won't last. Sadly, everything turns upside-down, the dream shutters and the everyday nightmare reigns once again.

At the end, the brute merely remembers that exquisite experience. In such cases, being a beast is a blessing.



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Preview Pages




Herb Trimpe
Sam Grainger
Mimi Gold
Herb Trimpe (Cover Penciler)
Herb Trimpe (Cover Inker)
Marie Severin (Cover Colorist)
Additional Credits
Plot: . Letterer: Art Simek.
Editor: Stan Lee.

Characters

Listed in Alphabetical Order.

Captain America
Captain America

(Steven Rogers)
Falcon
Falcon

(Sam Wilson)
Hulk
Hulk

(Robert Bruce Banner)
Iron Man
Iron Man

(Anthony Stark)
Thor
Thor

(Odinson)

Plus: Dark Gods, Goliath (Hank Pym), Holi, Moli.

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