With the Leader seemingly deceased, Hulk (still with Banner's intellect) leaves the villain's lair in Rome, carrying the Ultimate Machine he stole from a Watcher (in the previous issue).
Hulk stops somewhere in the Alps and tries on the Ultimate Machine. He sees his friend Rick Jones in trouble mentioning the White House. But the device data torrent is too excesive. Hulk manages to pull it away on time before suffering the same outcome as the Leader.
That experience makes Hulk lose Banner's intellect.
Hulk leaps away, destination USA to save Rick, forgetting the Ultimate Machine which is later recovered by its owner, the Watcher.
When Thunderbolt Ross is informed that the Hulk is heading for Washington DC, he authorizes the use of the T-Gun, Banner's newest weapon. Strangely, its power is unknown by the military. A shot of the T-Gun hits the Hulk, and he is sent five centuries into the future!
Hulk arrives in that distant future, and is attacked by armored men. It seems not much has changed for the incomprehended monster!
“The End of the
Quest!” 3/5 Synopsis by Peter Silvestro.
Writer: Stan Lee. Pencils: Gene Colan. Inks: Vince Colletta. Colors: ? Letters:
Sam Rosen.
Synopsis:
Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner stands with the wounded Lady Dorma in his arms,
defying the horde of Faceless Ones. King Neptune’s image appears, accusing
Namor of having broken the covenant over a woman. Namor agrees that it was so
and Neptune praises him for having the right priorities—and gives him the
enchanted trident. Lord Vashti arrives with news of Warlord Krang’s villainy. Namor has him
carry the trident while he prepares to head for Atlantis at full speed, hoping
that the Revitalizer Ray in the palace will save her….
As Namor
arrives at the city, guards open fire; he avoids the fire to protect Dorma with
his own body then crashes straight through the wall (which appears to be made
of parallel strings like a harp) and its defenders. He passes the bodies of his
people at first thinking they are dead but he realizes they are merely stunned.
The robo-tank fires upon him so he lays Dorma down and flips the tank upside
down and smashes it to the ground. With Dorma he enters the palace and places
her on the bed of the Revitalizer Ray. Krang sees him and reaches for the lever
that will short circuit the device, killing Namor and Dorma both. Vashti
arrives with the trident and a warning; Namor seizes it and hurls the trident
so that it pins Krang’s arm to the wall. Namor then steps forward to challenge
his enemy….