Firefighters are calming down the flames engulfing a neighbourhood, a fire caused by the explosion of a gas main, resulted from a fight between Hulk and the Machine Man (last issue). Machine Man takes an unconscious Hulk to nearby sierras where, using mind probe sensors, learns that they tricked Hulk into believing Machine Man had kidnapped Trish Starr.
Machine Man uses augmented vision to locate the truly responsible party in the kidnap, Curtiss Jackson, on top of a skyscraper. He is holding Starr prisoner. Unintentionally, the Hulk receives that sight and pushing the Machine Man aside leaps away to save his friend.
Machine Man informs the National Security about the dire situation (a mad Hulk longing in the city) and asks for help in evacuating the area. Military trucks begin that task at once.
Jackson realises the Hulk is still alive and, grabbing Starr, rushes to the helicopter, not before killing an assistant because the chopper can only carry two people. But he’s late; Hulk comes crashing down, destroying the villain’s only means of escape. Jackson puts a gun on Starr’s head to halt the monster. But Hulk is so enraged, he advances through the flames, wanting revenge! It is Machine Man who destroys Jackson’s pistol and flies him and Starr away as an utterly rabid Hulk tears the entire building apart!
With Jackson in custody of the police, Machine Man finds the Hulk as he emerges from the massive pile of rubble. Before the green goliath can worsen the calamity, the living robot hypnotises the monster and, using anti-gravitational techniques, sends the Hulk flying into the sky. As the authorities reach the devastated place, Machine Man passes out.
Also in this story: Clay Quartermain, Fred Sloan, Colonel Simon Kragg. In flashbacks: The Harpy (Betty Ross), Jarella.
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