The Incredible Hulk #2 (82559-3)

When General Ross tests the new Orion missile, a foreign spy named Gorki hijacks its course by activating a device hidden in a car Rick Jones is driving to New York. With the city in danger, the Hulk intercepts the missile—but changes back to Bruce Banner just as he’s about to stop it.

When Bruce Banner finds himself strapped to a missile hurtling toward New York, he narrowly avoids transforming into the Hulk—only to face a new threat. With Betty Ross and Rick Jones watching in dread, General Thunderbolt Ross, convinced the Hulk is behind the attack, unleashes the Leader’s most fearsome creation: the Hulk-Killer. As the robot advances, Banner’s fate—and the city’s—hangs in the balance.

In "The Humanoid and the Hero!", the Hulk faces off against the deadly Hulk-Killer Android, a creation born from the misguided ambitions of General Thunderbolt Ross and his allies. As the truth behind the android's origin begins to unravel, Rick Jones and Betty Ross grapple with the consequences of their actions, while Boomerang steps into a new role — and a new costume — in the midst of the chaos.

When the president offers a pardon to the Hulk if the threat is over, the fragile hope for peace is shattered—just as Boomerang, still bitter and scheming, secretly provokes the Hulk into a new rampage. Now, with General Ross forced to see the Hulk as a menace once more, the jade giant must face off against the returning Boomerang, whose latest scheme puts everyone in danger.

In "...Then, There Shall Come a Stranger!", an otherworldly visitor arrives on Earth with a chilling mission: to turn the Hulk into an agent of humanity's destruction. As General Ross doubles down on his pursuit, driven by fear and obsession, Betty pleads for reason—while Major Talbot’s rage, stoked by personal jealousy, pushes him further into the fray.

In a story that sets the stage for one of the Hulk’s most iconic rivals, the Stranger’s departure leaves Bruce Banner and the Hulk vulnerable to a terrifying new threat. With Betty Ross in danger and the base under siege, a desperate attempt to stop the Hulk’s rampage leads to an unexpected transformation—turning a foreign spy into the monstrous Abomination. The clash between the Hulk and this new, far more powerful foe begins in chaos, with Betty’s fate hanging in the balance.

In a desperate bid to reclaim control, Rick Jones pleads with the dying Hulk to transform back into Bruce Banner, who uses his intellect to set a trap at Gamma base with Betty Ross as bait. As the Abomination returns for revenge, the clash between the two giants reignites—until a mysterious figure from beyond the stars intervenes, altering the course of the battle with a single, unexpected move.

In "Turning Point!", Bruce Banner struggles with his isolation while in disguise, haunted by memories of Betty and the life he's lost. When he finally transforms into the Hulk, his desperate leap to escape Earth leads him not to aliens—but straight into the path of the Silver Surfer, whose arrival shakes the skies in a moment of cosmic surprise.

In "He Who Strikes the Silver Surfer," the Hulk, convinced the Silver Surfer is an alien threat, charges into battle with the only being on Earth he can't easily overpower. After a brief but brutal clash, the Surfer, unimpressed and curious, examines the Hulk’s condition and learns of the gamma radiation that transformed him—only to be interrupted when the Hulk, waking mid-therapy, attacks again in fear. Frustrated, the Surfer departs, leaving the Hulk vowing to track him down and force a journey beyond Earth.

When the High Evolutionary's New Men turn on him, descending into primal chaos on Wundagore II, he turns to the one force he hopes can restore order—Hulk. Trapped and brought to the High Evolutionary’s realm, the Hulk must confront not only the rampaging New Men but also the enigmatic Sir Ram, as the fate of a world hangs in the balance.

In "A World He Never Made!", the Hulk—transformed once more into the frail Bruce Banner during transport—awakens on the distant planet Wundagore II, where the High Evolutionary seeks to harness the Hulk’s power to defeat his monstrous New Men. Though disappointed by Banner’s ordinary form, the Evolutionary sees potential and decides to evolve him a million years into humanity’s future, thrusting the scientist into a world he never made.

In "What Have I Created?", the Hulk finds himself trapped and on the verge of being subjected to the High Evolutionary’s radical experiment, only to be rescued by the New Men—his former creations turned adversaries. As the High Evolutionary’s plan unravels, he makes a desperate choice to evolve himself into a future form of humanity, undoing his own creations and dissolving into cosmic consciousness. Left alone on the desolate Wundagore II, the Hulk stands as the sole sentient being on a planet now silent and empty.

In "The Legions of: The Living Lightning," the Hulk, after rescuing a downed pilot, is captured by the extremist militia known as the Living Lightning. Trapped and manipulated, he becomes a weapon for their cause—driven to destroy a nearby army camp, though his true allegiance remains uncertain.

In "The Puppet and the Power!", the Hulk, manipulated by a sinister force, turns on his longtime adversary General Ross, believing the military's allies are his friends. While the army struggles to contain the raging giant, the mysterious Lord of the Living Lightning seizes control of Thunderbolt's base, capturing both Hulk and Betty Ross in the process. With Betty held captive and Ross forced to obey, the true threat begins to unfold.

When the Lord of the Living Lightning seizes control of a military base and threatens to unleash a missile barrage, the Hulk and Glenn Talbot must fight their way through waves of lightning-wielding soldiers to reclaim the facility. With Betty Ross and Thunderbolt Ross caught in the crossfire, the fate of the base—and everyone on it—hangs in the balance as the Hulk faces his most electrifying foe yet.