Comics:Incredible Hulk Vol 1 116

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"The Eve of Annihilation"

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Incredible Hulk Vol 1 #116
June, 1969

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Cover Artists

Herb Trimpe

Writers

Stan Lee

Pencilers

Herb Trimpe

Inkers

Dan Adkins

Letterers

Artie Simek

Editors

Stan Lee

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Appearing in "The Eve of Annihilation"

Featured Characters:

• Hulk (Bruce Banner)

Supporting Characters:

• Betty Ross
• General Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
• Glenn Talbot

Villains:

• Leader

Other Characters:

• Unknown

Locations:

• New Mexico

• Gamma Base

Items:

• Super-Humanoid

Vehicles:

• Unknown
  
  

Synopsis for "The Eve of Annihilation"

To further deal with the Hulk, the Leader builds a super-humanoid to accompany the plaste-thene cage which traps the Hulk. While General Ross is content that the Hulk is dealt with, Betty ends up stumbling upon the Leaders latest plot: With the Hulk out of the way he intends to take over Gamma Base and launch it's nuclear warheads at targets in the east, hoping to spark World War III and annihilate the Earth, so that he may rule whoever survives.
Betty convinces Talbot to help her, and the two try to convince General Ross of the danger, who dismisses the story with Betty's love for Banner and Talbot going along with it due to his own love for Betty. Deciding to take matters in their own hands, Glenn calls all the soldiers to arms against the Generals orders to try and stop the Leader. However, the Leader is able to use his mental powers to put all the soldiers under his control. Giving Betty a device that makes her immune to his powers (feeling that she is not a threat) the Leader leaves he be so that he can initiate his plan.
Betty then uses the device that sealed Hulk in his prison to free the Hulk and convinces him to stop the Leader. However the Hulk is forced to fight the Leaders super-humanoid, which distracts the Hulk long enough for the Leader to blast him with a weapon that traps him in a form fitting plaste-thene prison. With the Hulk once more subdued, the Leader pushes the launch button for the missiles.

Notes

• This issue is reprinted in Essential Hulk, Volume 2 and Marvel Super-Heroes (Volume 1) #70.

• First appearance of the Super-Humanoid. Appears again next issue.

• General Ross and Glenn Talbot appears next in Incredible Hulk #119.

Trivia

• None
  
  

Related Articles

• Hulk image gallery
• Hulk chronology page
• Hulk quotes page
• Betty Ross chronology page
• General Ross chronology page
• Glenn Talbot chronology page
• Leader chronology page

See Also

• Discuss Incredible Hulk Vol 1 116 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Incredible Hulk series

Recommended Reading

• Incredible Hulk (Volume 1)
• Incredible Hulk (Volume 2)
• Defenders (Volume 1)
• Defenders (Volume 2)
• Rampaging Hulk (Volume 1)
• Rampaging Hulk (Volume 2)
• Tales to Astonish (Volume 1)

Links and References

• Incredible Hulk profile at Wikipedia
• Incredible Hulk profile at Marvel Universe
• Incredible Hulk profile at Toonopedia
• Incredible Hulk series index at the Grand Comics Database
• Incredible Hulk series index at CBDB
• Incredible Hulk series index at Comicbookdb.com
• Hulk Library