Hulk is being dragged to the depths of
the ocean by a tentacled alien creature when he is rescued by a
submarine belonging to the Lemurian rebels. Bruce Banner is awoken by
an officer named Mara who expresses an attraction for the Hulk; her
commander/fiance Canor is jealous and warns Bruce away from her.
Arriving at the rebel base, they enlist Bruce in their plan to
discover what Attuma wants from Lemuria, some scientific discovery of
their alchemists; Bruce spies a formula he recognizes: the
Alkahest....
The new weapon is presented to Attuma
and he calls for a demonstration: a small globe is launched at a
Chinese submarine which splits open and the crew is reduced to
skeletons in seconds....
Bruce explains that Alkahest is a
universal solvent that will destroy anything, even its own container, and that released in the ocean it will float to the top and kill
everyone on the surface. Canor assembles his attack crew and they
head to Attuma's lab; once there, he kisses Mara on the lips and she
slugs him, creating the Hulk. As the Lemurians destroy the lab, Hulk
battles Attuma until he is forced into the maw of the Kophin, a giant
monster whose hide is impenetrable. But that's not to say Hulk can't
stretch through it, seizing the enemy warlord. Hulk leaps out of the
beast's mouth and hurls Attuma in then the Kophin retires to its
deepest lair. Mara kisses Hulk on the mouth and he reverts to Bruce
Banner, nauseating Mara. As the Lemurians begin the rebuilding
process, Bruce is picked up by the Dreadnaught, saying farewell to
Hulk's new friends and clutching a scroll with the Alkahest on it....