Comics Corner: The Incredible Hulk 300

   

Title: The Incredible Hulk
Issue Number: 300
Release Date: October 1984

Highlights

  • First appearance of the locations the Crossroads, and Smythe's Warehouse Corporation
  • Bruce Banner has lost control of the the Hulk, and is in full rage mode again
  • Daredevil appears to save child from harm
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. attacks from the land and air, desperately trying to stop the Hulk's rampage
  • As S.H.I.E.L.D. hoverfighters napalm Hulk, he returns in kind by throwing a water tower at them, destroying their planes
  • As the pilots fall from the sky unconscious, they're saved by Spider-Man's webbing net
  • Doctor Strange sits on his stoop, and fills in the reader of prior events, wherein Nightmare's manipulation awoke the Hulk inside Banner's mind, and Banner gave into it, knowing the Hulk would be needed to defeat the villain - However, in doing so, he was doomed to once again be trapped by the Hulk's never ending rage
  • The mayor orders the evacuation of Manhattan, and calls on the Avengers for help
  • Doctor Strange uses the Orb of Agamotto to search for a world where Hulk can neither be harmed, or or harm him - In other words, he's looking for somewhere to banish him
  • Human Torch tries his hand at stopping the Hulk, but his flames are extinguished by the beast's thunderous clap
  • Iron Fist and Power Man, but to no good
    • Iron Fist's punch is grabbed by Hulk, sending all of its power back on the hero
    • Power Man, on the other hand, is punched across the city, crashing through several buildings
  • The Avengers arrive on the scene - Thor, Starfox, Wanda, Vision, Captain Marvel, and Wasp
    • Starfox's attempt to sooth Hulk with calmness ends up getting him punched in the face
    • Vision tries to stand his ground, but is smashed so hard he bores deep into the Earth
  • Doctor Strange banishes Hulk to not one, but many worlds, where he tells Hulk he can seek out whatever happiness he wants
Low Points
  • Action packed, but dull if you're not a fan of Hulk
  • Spider-Man is limited to just a couple pages, and only to save pilots
Oddities
  • None
Rating (based on a 1 through 5 Stans grading system)



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