Essential Hulk #5
In "Revenge!", the Hulk faces a chilling new threat in the form of the Cobalt Man, a villain shaped by radiation and driven by a twisted sense of justice. With Bruce Banner weakened and confined, Betty must push him to the edge to summon the Hulk, while the Cobalt Man unleashes his fury on Sydney. Written by Roy Thomas and Gerry Conway, with dynamic art by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel, this 2008 Essential Hulk issue delivers a tense, high-stakes showdown. The cover by Rich Buckler and John Romita captures the chaos in bold, classic style.
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Feeling a kinship with his irradiated foe, the Cobalt Man saves Bruce from drowning in the hull of a sinking ship. As Bruce begins to recover from his ordeal, the Cobalt Man decides to destroy the city of Sydney in an effort to show mankind the danger of nuclear power. Betty tries to coax Bruce into turning into the Hulk to face the villain but he has been doped up in the hospital and she has to push him off of the roof to get him frantic enough to exact the change. Cobalt Man tries to defeat the Hulk by flying him to the upper atmosphere but his ploy takes too long and he explodes.
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