Giant-Size Hulk (2006 series) #1

The President of the United States is coming to UCLA to honor the Champions for their part in freeing the world from the hypnotic control of Doctor Doom. The Secret Service is trying to ensure safety while Hercules rattles Agent Spooner with his insistence that the Service is not needed because Hercules himself is enough. The rest of the team (Black Widow, Ghost Rider, Angel, Iceman, and Darkstar) arrive to offer to help Spooner. The agent has just received a Code: Jade, a possible sighting of Bruce Banner, and asks them to handle it. Angel flies over the highway to find whether it is indeed Banner in a particular car; he is greeted by Hulk smashing out of the car and contacts the rest of the team. He is told to stall Hulk until the others can get there. Angel tries so Hulk hurls a car door at him, knocking him through the window of a church, interrupting a wedding. Hulk remembers what he was doing so he picks up the car. The Champions arrive. Iceman freezes Hulk in a block of ice which works for about two seconds. Ghost Rider’s blast of Hellfire misses. Black Widow sprays tear gas in Hulk’s eyes while Herc pummels him. Hulk kicks Herc away so Natasha coordinates the team in an attack. Hulk, angry now, puts down the car and slams his fists into the ground until no one is moving. He then picks up the car and leaps away. Angel follows to discover Hulk landing at the ER to Cedar-Sinai hospital, taking a woman out of the car and handing her to the medicos; she tells them she is having an attack of appendicitis….

Later, the Champions visit the woman who explains she is Jennifer Walters, Bruce Banner’s cousin; they were out for a drive when, stuck in traffic, she began to experience pain. The crisis caused Bruce to Hulk out and rush her to the hospital. Herc wants to know why Hulk didn’t tell them…a frosty Jen responds, “Did you ask?” 

That evening, Natasha and Herc ponder the lessons learned and Herc hopes that someday he may make amends….

Characters: Angel, Black Widow, Darkstar, Ghost Rider, Hercules, Hulk, Iceman, Jen Walters