The Minotaur/Dario Agger is plotting against the Hulk when an
underling points out that the Hulk went out in the daytime in the Wyoming incident
(last issue) and Agger wants to incorporate this new info into the plan….
At Shadow Base, Doc Samson explains his theory about how Hulk
can go out in the daylight to an obviously uninterested Betty Ross Banner: he
spins a tale of Joe Fixit being able to do the same as Bruce Banner has become
more comfortable with that part of his personality and so Devil Hulk may be becoming
more like Bruce…but Bruce comes in and interrupts them and Betty transforms
into the Red Harpy to discourage his remaining there. Bruce suddenly remembers
a test he must perform with Rick Jones and he leaves in a hurry….
At Roxxon HQ, Agger is told that all is ready, all other
superheroes are distracted, the “assets” are ready, and all that remains is for
Agger to press the button….
In Phoenix, Arizona, Jackie McGee is warned by her editor
that she is becoming too closely involved with Hulk and the big bosses are
displeased. Jackie tries to explain how she feels safer around him and agrees
with his vendetta against Roxxon but the editor points out that he’s never said
he was sorry….and at this same moment Dario Agger presses the button…
…and suddenly four giant monsters are tearing Phoenix apart. Code-named
Harryhausen, O’Brien, Lovecraft, and Bradbury, the monsters are using their
powers to devastate the city…
…Charlene McGowan tells Bruce what is happening but he balks,
thinking someone else can handle it. But all other superheroes are unavailable
and Bruce knows it’s a trap set by Roxxon. He becomes Hulk, who is not happy
that it’s still daytime but he is teleported to the city…
…and appears in midair, directly above Lovecraft’s open mouth
and he drops into the monster’s gullet. Dario Agger delights in what he’s seeing
on TV as Hulk battles the smaller monsters that inhabit the giant monster’s
stomach….