Comics Corner: The Incredible Hulk 349

   

Title: The Incredible Hulk
Issue Number: 349
Release Date: November 1988 

Highlights

• Death of Anthony Gold
• First appearance of the locations St. Alfredo, and Point Blank Casino
• Reference is made to Web Of Spider-Man 44
• The Hulk is intent on Delta being killed for hurting Marlo, the girl he knows
• Charlie says he'll do it for him, and while Hulk's fine with it, Spider-Man isn't
• Spider-Man tries to intervene, but Hulk tells him to mind his own business
• When Spidey doesn't yield, he finds himself on the defensive against the grey beast
• Meanwhile, Charlie and Alpha continue their Warzone game
• On the rooftops, Bravo tracks down Alpha, and they too get into it
• Anthony "Tony" Gold's superiors come to see him, and they're none to pleased with his lack of ability to take over Vegas for the Maggia
• His punishment is a gunshot to the chest, which kills him
• Charlie runs out of ammo, and grabs a long candlestick, hurling it at Charlie like a spear, it strikes her in the chest
• Spider-Man and Hulk arrive on scene, and when Hulk thinks she's dead, he feels satisfied, and leaves
• Spider-Man goes after Alpha, but when he's gone, Charlie gets up
• The Hulk returns, and grabs her by her throat when she won't tell him what's going on
• As Spider-Man battles Alpha, the warrior shoots out the supports of a large sign, forcing Spidey to disengage, and grab it
• As Alpha takes aim, Hulk grabs him from behind, and rips his arms off, revealing them to be robotic
• In the desert, Bravo defeats Alpha, winning the amulet, and the game
• Hulk explains to Spider-Man that the four are cyborgs who found an amulet that amplifies their speed and power, and every year they play Warzone to see who will get to wear it until the next game
• The cyborgs celebrate their game over drinks, and start to plan their next game
• Hulk returns to his room, intent on putting in a room service order, but in a cliffhanger ending is interrupted by Doctor Doom, who somehow got inside

Low Points

• Another crossover
• So, Warzone is both a group and a game the four cyborgs play, but at the end it's all just a game for an amulet

Oddities

• None

Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)

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