Smash! #20
"Bat versus Cat" is a standout entry in Smash! #20 (1966), a 7d comic that delivers a thrilling, high-stakes showdown between two unlikely adversaries. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life with dynamic energy by Jack Kirby, with inks by Dick Ayers and lettering by Artie Simek, the story unfolds with a bold twist on identity and control. The cover, a striking piece by Shelly Moldoff, captures the tension perfectly—though the real intrigue lies in the story’s central concept: a man and his monstrous alter ego now bound by science, their fates intertwined in a battle of wills.
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Rick uses some of Banner's machinery to transform the Hulk, who was stuck in his monster persona, back into Bruce. Bruce is incredibly weakened by the transformation and takes a chance in using the machinery on himself again which transforms him back into the Hulk's body but with Bruce Banner's mind. Now Bruce and the Hulk can switch at will using the gamma ray machine.
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