Incredible Hulk (King Size Special) (1968 series) #3

This annual compiles a sequence of reprinted stories from Tales to Astonish, chronicling a pivotal stretch in the evolution of Bruce Banner and the Hulk, as well as their entanglements with cosmic and cerebral adversaries.

The featured issues include:

• #70 – “To Live Again!”: Hulk faces the consequences of his transformation and the looming threat of the Leader.
• #71 – “Like a Beast at Bay!”: A hunted Hulk struggles with his dual identity while military forces close in.
• #72 – “Within the Monster Dwells the Man!”: Banner’s intellect resurfaces, complicating the Hulk’s brute instincts.
• #73 – “Another World, Another Foe!”: Hulk is transported to a strange realm, where he battles the alien warrior Qnax.
• #74 – “The Wisdom of the Watcher”: The enigmatic Watcher intervenes, offering insight into the cosmic scale of Hulk’s existence.

Key characters across these stories include Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thunderbolt Ross, Glenn Talbot, the villainous Leader, his synthetic Humanoid army, and the mysterious Watcher.

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