Battle at Culver University

The Battle at Culver University was the first confrontation between Hulk and Emil Blonsky at Culver University.
== Background ==
: "This is a whole new level of weird. And I don't feel inclined to step away from it. So if you're taking another crack at him, I want in."
: ―Emil Blonsky to Thaddeus Ross[src]
General Thaddeus Ross tracked Bruce Banner to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and arrived at the slum with a team led by British Royal Marines-trained officer Emil Blonsky to bring Banner in. Returning to Culver University, he found that Betty Ross was still working there in the Cellular Biology Department, and was still the same. 
One night Betty visited the pizzeria, discovered Banner, and the pair reunited shortly thereafter.
Blonsky was briefed on Banner by Ross and asked to be injected with a variation of the Super Soldier Serum in order to face Banner.
== Battle ==
General Thaddeus Ross received a tip-off to Bruce Banner's whereabouts and staged a military attempt to capture the scientist on the Culver University campus. The soldiers chased Banner into the library and locked him into a walkway. Ross ordered tear gas fired through the window, which caused Banner to transform into the Hulk. Banner jumped out the window and was attacked by the Strategic Operations Command Center. Banner fought back and destroyed several Humvees.
Emil Blonsky was again thrown into the fray, this time with biological enhancements of his own. Blonsky was able to hold his own against Banner for a short time before retreating, and Ross sent in a Humvee with experimental high-tech Stark Industries Sonic Cannons. The Cannons slowed Banner down but Banner was able to destroy the Humvees. Blonsky again confronted Banner and Banner kicked him 40 feet across the field and into a tree, leaving Blonsky in a critical state with bones crushed throughout his body. Banner shielded Ross from the explosion before Hulk and an injured Betty Ross
== Aftermath ==
When Emil Blonsky recovered and found Bruce Banner again, he arrested him and Betty Ross and brought them to General Thaddeus Ross. Not soon later, Blonsky forced Samuel Sterns to infuse Banner's gamma-irradiated blood into his body. This turned him into an immense beast that only the Hulk could defeat.
== Appearances ==
In order:
* The Incredible Hulk