Incredible Hulk Annual, The (1976 series) #24

This Hulk annual is retells the birth of the incredible Hulk in a very different way. The differences (some minor, some important) include:

(a) Igor (the spy who doesn't stop the countdown) is a Skrull (not a Russian) and his surname is Rasminsky (not Starsky),

(b) Betty Ross is a part of Bruce's staff;

(c) the whole project is about a Gamma laser (not a Gamma bomb);

(d) Thunderbolt Ross is who decides not to stop the countdown;

(e) Rick Jones uses a motorcycle (not a car) to enter the secure test area;

(f) Bruce turns into the Hulk outside (not inside) the room where he and Rick where locked by the military;

(g) Igor, the Skrull, finds out about Bruce's secret and takes him and Rick as prisoners to the Gargoyle;

(i) Igor dies when he arrives to Russia;

(j) Juri Topolov, the Gargoyle, knows how to cure Bruce from becoming the Hulk;

(k) Rick and the Hulk (not Bruce) board the ship to escape Russia.

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Story #2

Hulk: Threat or Menace?

Writer: Bill Rosemann.
Penciler: Kevin Lau.
Inker: Andrew Pepoy.
Colorist: Glynis Oliver.
Letterer: Chris Eliopoulos.

Synopsis

Thomas relates how he met the Hulk. He was working as an ice cream vendor at the beach and the local bully Stephen was harassing him in front of Beth, a girl he liked. Then Hulk appeared on the scene, terrifying everyone on the beach; Stephen fled, Beth was scared. But Thomas offered Hulk ice cream and the Big Green Guy liked it, eventually eating all of Thomas’ stock. Beth decided to go to the dance with Thomas and Hulk leapt away in search of beans…. And here we discover that Thomas is in the hospital, his body covered with bandages, because when Hulk leapt away the vibrations caused the lifeguard station to collapse on Thomas and Beth went to the dance with Stephen. Then the attendants come in and discover that Thomas’ roommate is dead. As they take him away, the doctor tells Thomas that this guy met Hulk too. Later, the doctor tells his assistant that this other guy did indeed meet Hulk…Hogan the wrestler which excited him so much his heart went bad.

And we see Hulk was reading this story and wondering where Dennis the Menace is (note the story title)….