[The story is told in an elliptical style which requires that much of the plot be inferred, so I’ll just tell it straight through] Before the story begins, a young man with bright green hair showed Bruce Banner a pint of Jen Walters’ blood and threatened to drain more if Bruce did not cooperate with him. Bruce agreed, so the young man allowed him to contact Betty Ross with directions to Jen’s location. What Bruce didn’t know was that Betty also called her father to help find Bruce….
As the story opens, the truck carrying the young man has been stopped by the Highway Patrol on a desert road, and General Ross and his soldiers are summoned. The young man grabs a spray tube labeled "Spinach" and squirts a blast in his mouth. Suddenly he is endowed with super-strength and he beats down the patrolmen. One of the cops squeezes off a shot that hits the truck, causing the Hulk to burst free from the trailer, scattering tubes of Spinach all over. [The Hulk’s blood was going to be the main ingredient in the drug, therefore the kid needed to keep him prisoner as a source.] Angered that the kid sought to exploit the Hulk’s strength, Jade Jaws smashes the kid around and leaps away. Ross and his men arrive to destroy the supply of Spinach to prevent the proliferation of little Hulks.
Story #2Dear Thor…
Writer: Marlan Harris. Penciler: Kia Asamiya. Inker: Kia Asamiya. Colorist: Jonathan D. Smith. Editor: Tom Brevoort.
Synopsis / Summary / Plot
Six-year-old
Elise Erickson writes a fan letter to
Thor, beginning a one-sided correspondence that lasts her entire life. She writes a few years later to express appreciation for saving her family from a rampaging monster, and again as a teen, offering thanks to him and the
Avengers. As an adult the correspondence takes on a more mature aspect, as she looks to Thor for inspiration in recovering from a horrific childhood. Later again she thanks him for his care, a sentiment which turns to bitter anger when her young son dies of cancer and her marriage breaks up. Her final letter is one of apology and acceptance, as she herself lies dying of cancer, asking Thor to watch over her young daughter. The final letter is from Elise’s daughter
Mia, echoing her mother’s original childlike faith.