Hulk Modern Era Epic Collection

Marvel's green goliath is pulling no punches! After the cancellation of his debut series, the incredible Hulk returns in Tales to Astonish...and he means business! Dr. Robert Bruce Banner's alter ego battles General "Thunderbolt" Ross, the Leader and his Humanoids, the Executioner, and more communists than you can shake a tank at. And if that's not enough, round two pits the Hulk against Hercules, introduces classic villain the Abomination, dives into the intrigue of the Secret Empire, and goes cosmic with the Silver Surfer and the High Evolutionary! Featuring stories by Stan Lee and art by a who's who of Marvel greats - Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Gil Kane, Bill Everett and John Buscema - these are the tales that made the Incredible Hulk a global icon! COLLECTING: VOL. 2: TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #60-96; MATERIAL FROM NOT BRAND ECHH (1967) #3.

Collects Hulk (2008) #1-12, King-Size Hulk #1, And Material From Incredible Hulk (2000) #600 And Wolverine (2003) #50. Red alert! There's a sadistic new red-skinned Hulk in the Marvel Universe, with keen intelligence and a radioactive touch! Who or what is he? And with Marvel's heroes powerless against him, will it take a Hulk to catch a Hulk? It's an explosive battle as the red and green Hulks collide! But even as a pack of wild Wendigos attacks Bruce Banner, She-Hulk recruits a cavalry of super heroines including Valkyrie, Thundra, Ms. Marvel and Storm! Plus: The Defenders reassemble to take down the Red Hulk, but he's got a team of his own! All this and a shock ending that changes the Hulk's life forever! Guest-starring Iron Man, Thor, Moon Knight, Spider-Man, Doc Samson, Rick Jones and Norman Osborn!

Collects Incredible Hulk (1968) #314-330, Incredible Hulk Annual (1968) #14-15, material from Marvel Fanfare (1982) #29. Strange changes for the Hulk! Doc Samson has a wild plan to separate Bruce Banner and the Hulk for good — but can Banner survive without his emerald alter ego? And can the planet survive a rampaging, Banner-less Hulk? As the Avengers battle the behemoth, a new team of Hulkbusters forms — and Bruce, seemingly free at last, finally finds happiness with Betty Ross! But two halves of a whole can’t stay apart forever, and the Hulk that returns is surlier, craftier — and gray! But if this is the Hulk, then who’s the long-haired green giant smashing up the American Southwest? And which longtime supporting character will meet their maker? Featuring the complete classic John Byrne run — and the status quo-smashing setup to Peter David’s multiyear epic!

Red alert! There's a sadistic new red-skinned Hulk in the Marvel Universe, with keen intelligence and a radioactive touch! Who or what is he? And with Marvel's heroes powerless against him, will it take a Hulk to catch a Hulk? It's an explosive battle as the red and green Hulks collide! But even as a pack of wild Wendigos attacks Bruce Banner, She-Hulk recruits a cavalry of super heroines including Valkyrie, Thundra, Ms. Marvel and Storm! Plus: The Defenders reassemble to take down the Red Hulk, but he's got a team of his own! All this and a shock ending that changes the Hulk's life forever! Guest-starring Iron Man, Thor, Moon Knight, Spider-Man, Doc Samson, Rick Jones and Norman Osborn! Collecting HULK (2008) #1-12, KING-SIZE HULK #1, and material from INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #600 and WOLVERINE (2003) #50.

Collecting Incredible Hulk (1968) #102-117 And Annual #1, And Material From Tales To Astonish (1959) #97-101 And Not Brand Echh #9. I smash, you smash, but nobody, nobody, smashes like Hulk smash! Leaping out of the pages of TALES TO ASTONISH and into his own ongoing title again, the Incredible Hulk has twice the space to shake the Earth with his mighty rage. And he’ll need it! The Hulk travels far and wide — but doesn’t make too many friends along the way! The jade giant’s travelogue of destruction leaves the Mandarin, the Inhumans, the Sandman and the entire Savage Land rubbing sore jaws. And when Hulk’s archnemesis the Leader returns, all bets are off — as writer Stan Lee joins with iconic Hulk artist Herb Trimpe (who makes his debut in this very volume!) to pull out all the stops!

Collects Incredible Hulk (1968) #297-313, Incredible Hulk Annual (1968) #13, Alpha Flight (1983) #29. Bruce Banner is in charge - but for how long? After returning from the Beyonder's Battleworld, Banner's precarious hold on the Hulk's savage persona has begun to slip, threatening to destroy the happiness he's finally attained! And when the fighting-mad Hulk comes roaring back, it leads to a no-holds-barred battle against the entire Marvel Universe - and a shocking twist! Now, banished to the mysterious and deadly Crossroads dimension by Doctor Strange, a nearly mindless Hulk must claw his way back from the edge of insanity! As he battles the U-Foes, the N'Garai and a parade of ever more bizarre enemies, the Hulk will confront aspects of his own fractured psyche. But how did Bruce's tragic childhood shape the monster within?

Dr. Robert Bruce Banner may look like a mild-mannered scientist, but after being caught in a gamma bomb explosion, he became the unstoppable engine of destruction known as the Hulk! Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's atomic update on the Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde paradigm mixed the might of giant monsters with Cold War intrigue and added a heavy dose of psychological drama. Decades later, it's a formula that still has readers clamoring for more! Collects INCREDIBLE HULK (1962) 1-6; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) #12, #25-26; AVENGERS (1963) #1-3, #5; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #14; TALES TO ASTONISH (1959) #59; JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (1952) #112.

As one Leader falls, another rises! An epic clash between the Hulk, the Leader and the U-Foes is going to end very badly for the gamma-brained villain. Rick Jones' girlfriend Marlo won't fare any better: She dies! But thankfully, that's not the end of her story. As for the Hulk, he's about to get an offer he can't refuse - one that puts him in charge of the Pantheon! Collecting: Incredible Hulk (1968) #397-406, Incredible Hulk Annual #18-19; material from Namor the Sub-Mariner Annual#2, Silver Surfer Annual #5, Dr. Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual #2, Marvel Holiday Special #2 (Incredible Hulk Epic Collection Vol. 19).