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Incredible Hulk #156

Oct 1972

Archie Goodwin, Herb Trimpe

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Holocaust At The Heart Of The Atom!

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Incredible Hulk #156 synopsis by Julio Molina-Muscara

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At last, Hulk reaches K’ai, Jarella‘s world! The spell cast by the queen’s wizards during his first arrival (see Incredible Hulk #140) kicks in, so Bruce Banner becomes in control of the monster’s body.

Hulk is attacked by Lord Visis‘ troops, but he defeats them. Hulk then meets Torla, one wizard who tells him Lord Visis, who insists on making her his wife to become the ruler of the planet has kidnapped that Jarella. She finally accepts to spare the lives of her subjects, who would turn into fatal victims is she insisted her denial.

Meanwhile, Betty Ross and Glenn Talbot are relaxing in a nice beach town. After her failed relationship with Banner, Betty has moved forward, and she speaks about marriage with Glenn (!) who is madly in love with her. He corresponds with her with a kiss.

Back in K’ai, Hulk crashes through the castle walls with a horde of tamed Warthos and rescues Jarella before the wedding ceremony could take place.

Hulk and Jarella gather their forces and battle those of Lord Visis. Sensing defeat, Lord Visis visits Pitll Pawob, the isle of assassins, asking their leader Krylar for aid. Visis can use a device that causes inner fears to come to life. That could defeat Jarella’s champion, Banner-the-Hulk.

Torla lets the Hulk know Jarella would like to marry him. But he waits until the war is over so he may offer her a more lasting happiness.

Hulk approaches the castle for a last battle against Lord Visis, and he uses his device against the green monster. As a result, Banner’s biggest fear comes to life, a copy of the Hulk! This other Hulk is a savage, “mindless”, all-or-nothing type of attitude. Such is ultimately “stronger” than a “smart” Hulk, and so the 2nd Hulk is about to kill the first!

To save him, Jarella orders her wizards to cancel the spell that allows Banner to control the Hulk’s form. As Hulk returns to being savage, the second Hulk vanishes and nothing else appears since the mindless brute fears nothing!

Lord Visis believes that Krylar tricked him and murders him. Hulk, looking for the second one, leaps at the castle as he grows! An immense Hulk lands on the castle, destroying it and killing Visis.

Unfortunately, the Hulk continues to grow, eventually leaving the microverse. Jarella weeps as she loses him once again. And tears the Hulk sheds too when he returns to Earth.

Note: Accidentally, Hulk hits planet K’ai out of its orbit as he grew out of the microverse.

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"I want happiness too... But not for a night, a moment."
~ BRUCE BANNER

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This comic is in the following collection:

Collects Incredible Hulk (1968) #138-156, Avengers (1963) #88.

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Herb Trimpe (Cover Penciler)
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Additional Credits

Letterer: Art Simek.
Editor: Roy Thomas.

Listed in alphabetical order. All stories.

Betty Ross
(Elizabeth Ross)

Bruce Banner
(Robert Bruce Banner)

Glenn Talbot

Hulk
(Robert Bruce Banner)

Jarella

Lord Visis

Torla

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