The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic #22
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis volume collects the 1981 storyline from The Incredible Hulk #202-207, where the Hulk finds himself shrunken down to microscopic size and stranded in a subatomic world. Writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema craft a surreal adventure as the Jade Giant navigates a strange realm of tiny civilizations and bizarre creatures, all while struggling to regain his normal size and return to Earth.
In "The Brute That Shouted Love at the Heart of the Atom," the Hulk arrives on Jarella’s world with Bruce Banner’s mind intact, only to find her city in ruins and her captured by the scheming Lord Visis. With help from Jarella and her people, the Hulk leads a rebellion—until Visis allies with the deadly assassin Krylar, whose weapon forces the Hulk to confront his deepest fears, including his own monstrous past. Written by Archie Goodwin and illustrated by Herb Trimpe, with inks by Sal Trapani and letters by Artie Simek, this classic tale blends emotional depth and action, all framed by a striking cover by John Buscema and John Romita.
When Bruce Banner is cured of the gamma radiation that transformed him into the Hulk, the miracle comes at a terrible cost—the sun itself begins to destabilize. Jarella, sent from another world, arrives on Earth to help unravel the cosmic mystery, but with time running out and forces both human and alien converging, the fate of the planet hangs in the balance.
In "Holocaust at the Heart of the Atom!", the Hulk arrives on Jarella’s world with Bruce Banner’s mind intact, only to find her city in ruins and her taken by the deceitful Lord Visis. As he fights to free her and rally her people, Visis unleashes the deadly assassin Krylar, whose weapon forces the Hulk to confront his deepest fears—his own monstrous past. With Jarella’s magic and the fragile balance of Banner’s intellect at stake, the line between hero and beast blurs in a battle that tests more than strength.
In "The Hero and the Hulk!", the Hulk finds himself stranded in space after Captain Marvel uses a micro-cannon to shrink him and Jarella’s body for transport—but when Colonel Talbot destroys the device, the plan collapses and the Hulk is left adrift among the stars. With Thunderbolt Ross and the Hulkbusters closing in, and Jarella’s world out of reach, the fate of the Hulk and his companion hangs in the balance.
In "How Green My Garden Grows!", the Hulk returns Jarella’s body to her dying world of K'ai, seeking peace for her in the last fertile valley. There, he confronts the enigmatic cosmic Gardener, a being who guards the planet’s final life force—and the Soul Gem that holds its fate. When the Gardener refuses to let the Hulk stay, a tense clash ensues, leading to a shocking turn that changes the world forever.
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