Incredible Hulk Vol 1 4

Incredible Hulk Vol 1 #4November, 1962

 Editor-in-Chief
Stan Lee

 Cover Artists
Jack Kirby Dick Ayers

 Writers
Stan Lee

 Pencilers
Jack Kirby

 Inkers
Dick Ayers

 Letterers
Artie Simek

 Editors
Stan Lee

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  *What'll we do? You can't lick a whole platoon of these cats! Look at the hardware they're carryin', Hulk!*
-- **Rick Jones** [[Category: Richard Jones (Earth-616)/Quotes
## Appearing in "The Monster and the Machine!"Edit

**Featured Characters:**

* Hulk (Bruce Banner)  ***(See chronology)***

**Supporting Characters:**

* Betty Ross  Template:ChronoFB
* General Thaddeus Ross  Template:ChronoFB
* Rick Jones  Template:ChronoFB

**Other Characters:**

* US Army
* Bobby

**Races and Species:**

* Humans

**Locations:**

* United States of America
	+ New Mexico
		- Los Diablos Missile Base
		- Rick Jones' Cottage
		- Hulk's Cave

**Items:**

* Gamma Ray Projector
* Hulk Robot ***(First Appearance)***
* Iceberg Rocket ***(First Appearance)***

## Synopsis for "The Monster and the Machine!"Edit

Betty Ross is milling about the Desert Base. She reflects upon recent events, particularly the lives of Bruce Banner, Rick Jones, and the incredible Hulk. She finds her father General Ross who is testing the effectiveness of his prototype "Iceberg Rocket" against a facsimile of the Hulk. A jet-powered faux Hulk is launched into the air, and the rocket targets the projectile, encasing it in a block of ice. Ross is satisfied with the test, confident that this rocket will succeed in capturing the real Hulk. He then sends his soldiers out to track down the Hulk.

Meanwhile, Rick Jones is inside his cottage with the true Hulk, who is still under his mental control due to an accidental overdose of cosmic radiation. When Rick sees soldiers coming to capture him, he orders the Hulk to flee. Without a word, the Hulk leaps away and lands in a nearby town.

General Ross is convinced that Rick Jones knows more about the Hulk then he lets on. He interrogates Rick at length, but when the boy refuses to cooperate, Ross has him arrested. Rick sends out a telepathic S.O.S. to the Hulk. The Hulk turns back and super-jumps his way to Rick's location. He scoops him out of the army jeep and leaps away. Rick directs him to Doctor Banner's secret cave. Once inside, he places the Hulk in front of a gamma ray projector. After reading some of Banner's notes, he activates the device, and the Hulk transforms back into Bruce Banner.

After careful study, Banner concludes that regulated doses of gamma radiation might give him the power to control his transformations. After making some adjustments to the projector, he has Rick use it on him, this time instigating the change into the Hulk. The Hulk now has the intelligence of Bruce Banner, but he still maintains the machismo brutishness of the Hulk. Rick is happy for the Hulk and more than a little scared.

The Hulk decides that he wants to commit good deeds. He goes outside of town where he finds a farmhouse on fire. The Hulk tears away the burning wall of the house and pitches them into the distance. Though the family inside is now safe, they are terrified of the monster's presence. The Hulk then takes Rick back to the secret cave where another dose of gamma rays turns him back into Bruce Banner.

## Appearing in "The Gladiator from Outer Space!"Edit

**Featured Characters:**

* Hulk (Bruce Banner)

**Supporting Characters:**

* Rick Jones

**Antagonists:**

* Boris Monguski ***(Only appearance)*** Template:Green
* Various Russian soldiers

**Other Characters:**

* US Army personnel

**Races and Species:**

* Humans

**Locations:**

* United States of America
	+ New Mexico
		- Sanctuary cave
	+ Arizona
		- Grand Canyon

**Items:**

* Gamma Ray Projector
* Mongu exoskeleton
* Mongu's sound gun

**Vehicles:**

* Mongu's starship (a disguised Russian MIG)

## Synopsis for "The Gladiator from Outer Space!"Edit

     An alien spacecraft lands in the middle of a heavily populated area. Out steps Mongu, a barbaric savage wielding a war-axe. Mongu issues an open challenge to anyone who dares to face him one-on-one in mortal combat. Should Mongu be defeated, then he will leave the planet Earth forever. But should he prove victorious, then he will summon a mighty space fleet that will conquer the Earth. He announces that anyone who is brave enough to accept his challenge should meet him in the Grand Canyon at dusk.

Bruce Banner learns of the threat of Mongu and realizes that only the power of the Hulk has any chance of stopping him. Stepping onto a platform in front of the Gamma Ray Projector, he activates the machine, transforming into the incredible Hulk. The Hulk scoops up Rick Jones and bounds away to accept Mongu's challenge.

When the Hulk arrives in the Grand Canyon, he finds Mongu standing near his space ship atop a butte. The Hulk quickly discovers that he has been lured into a trap. Mongu is not actually a space invader, but is, in fact, a Communist agent inside of a battle-suit. The pilot of the suit, Boris Monguski, summons his men to overtake the Hulk. The soldiers surround the Hulk and train their guns on him, but the Hulk leaps into the air. When he lands, he causes a ground-quake that forces all of the soldiers to scatter. One of the frightened men lobs a grenade at the Hulk, but the Hulk easily catches it, allowing it to explode harmlessly in his hand. Another soldier inside the "space craft" (which is actually a disguised MIG) uses a sonic weapon to weaken the Hulk. The Hulk burrows underground and comes up beneath the ship, tearing it in half. Boris Monguski summons a Soviet helicopter to open fire on the Hulk, but this tactic yields little success. The Hulk gathers all of the soldiers together, then binds them using their own belts as rope. He then attaches them to a tow cable and returns them to their helicopter. Having lost all patience with the Russians, the Hulk grabs Rick and leaps away. Military officers converge on the scene and confiscate the abandoned Mongu battle-suit. They mistakenly believe that the Hulk was responsible for staging this elaborate hoax.

## Notes

### Continuity Notes

**The Monster and the Machine!**

* This starts a period of time where Banner requires his Gamma Ray Projector to change back and forth. This continues until ***Avengers*  #3**.

**The Gladiator from Outer Space**

* All references to the Cold War and the USSR should be considered topical references per the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616.

* Incidentally, there is actually a creature called Mongu first seen in ***Fear*  #14**, the Hulk later battled Mongu in ***Incredible Hulk*  #210**-**211**. The connection between Mongu and Monguski, if any, has yet to be identified. Nor should he be confused with the Cold War precursor who was kept in suspended animation until ***The Order*  Vol 2 #2**.

### Chronology Notes

The sequence of events in this story affect the chronology of the following characters:

**Hulk:**

* The Monster and the Machine!
	+ Flashback: Page 2, Panel 2  - When Bruce took a photo that is on Betty's table.
	+ Flashback: Page 2, Panel 3  - Bruce thanks Betty for her kind words.
	+ Flashback: Page 2, Panel 5  - Bruce asks Betty to keep away from him.
	+ Main story
* Gladiator From Outer Space
	+ Main Story

**Betty Ross:**

* The Monster and the Machine!
	+ Flashback: Page 2, Panel 2  - Betty fawns over Bruce Banner prior to the gamma bomb test.
	+ Flashback: Page 2, Panel 5  - Betty checks on Bruce after the bomb blast, he tells her to go away.

**Thaddeus Ross:**

* The Monster and the Machine!
* Flashback: Page 2, Panel 2  - Thaddeus is present when Betty compliments Bruce Banner.

* Flashback: Page 2, Panel 5  - Rick is present when Bruce tells Betty to leave him alone.

### Publication Notes

* This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.

## Trivia

* This is the first issue where the Hulk uses a super-clap to generate a sonic wave to repel adversaries.

* First issue where Hulk maintains Bruce Banner's intellect. While in this form of the Hulk his personality is slightly more brutish than Banner's usual demeanor, this foreshadows future incarnations of the Hulk such as "Professor Hulk" or "Joe Fixit".

* This is the first time that the Hulk is attacked by soldiers with sonic cannons. In the 2008 *Incredible Hulk* feature film, the U.S. Army attempt a similar tactic which yields similar results.

## See AlsoEdit

* Write your own review of this comic!
* Discuss Incredible Hulk Vol 1 4 on the forums

## Recommended ReadingEdit

* 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 ReferencesEdit

Review of First Story: [Hulk: The Hero[1]] Review of Second Story:[2]

* 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

### Footnotes

1. ↑ The first story is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:

	* Marvel Collectors' Item Classics Vol 1 4
	* Pocket Book Series Vol 1 Incredible Hulk 1
	* *Essential Hulk*, Volume 1
	* *Marvel Masterworks* Incredible Hulk 1
	* Incredible Hulk Omnibus Vol 1 1
The second story is reprinted in the following comics/TPB's:

	* Marvel Collectors' Item Classics Vol 1 5
	* Pocket Book Series Vol 1 Incredible Hulk 1
	* *Essential Hulk*, Volume 1
	* *Marvel Masterworks* Incredible Hulk 1
	* Incredible Hulk Omnibus Vol 1 1

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