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Incredible Hulk #123

Jan 1970
Roy Thomas, Herb Trimpe

Incredible Hulk #123 cover

Story Name:

No More The Monster


Synopsis

Incredible Hulk #123 synopsis by Jason Jaroslawsky
Rating: 4 stars
Image from Incredible Hulk #123

In the Baxter Building, Reed Richards AKA Mr. Fantastic and the rest of the Fantastic Four, with Crystal, watch over the Hulk undergoing certain tests in one of Reed’s fancy machines. Apparently, Bruce Banner no longer turns into his savage self! Bruce forces himself to turn into the Hulk and then back to his human form. But Reed has doubts and wants to run more tests. Banner refuses, he wants to get on with his life ASAP, which means being with Betty Ross.

Over the next few days, Betty and Bruce enjoy each other’s company, with the threat of the Hulk no longer hanging over their heads. It would appear true happiness has finally found its way to Bruce Banner!

Meanwhile, Thunderbolt Ross tells Glenn Talbot that although he is happy for Betty and Bruce, something else gets his prime attention. The military has created a new device called the Tripodal Observation Module or Murder Module for short. Ross worries over evil forces trying to get their hands on it. Therefore, when they transport the Murder Module up north for final testing, Ross wants Banner to become the Hulk again and, with complete control of his monster persona, oversee the safe transportation of the module.

The Leader is watching from afar, plotting to get his hands on the new weapon. Banner receives the telegram from Ross, requesting his help from the Hulk. Surprisingly, Banner does not turn down the invitation and prepares for the trip “as soon as I pack my green toothbrush”.

As the journey unfolds, and Banner, with the military, set off down the highway in their trucks, the Leader strikes! The villain’s aircraft hovers above the Murder Module and with his powerful mental ability plus his Menta-Disk, he creates a magnetic suction that pulls the Murder Module right off the moorings of the military truck.

In the ensuing panic, the Leader shoots a powerful mental beam from his head to make the driver of the truck lose control and veer off a cliff. Bruce turns into the Hulk and saves the helpless driver. Such gave the Leader enough time to set up the Murder Module, and he attacks the Hulk with it.

The Leader tries the first thing, which is a force beam shot directly from the Murder Module, but the Hulk quickly recovers from this, only to come across toxic gas released from the module. This gas puts the Hulk out for a minute. But upon recovery, Hulk is more savage than before!

Apparently, the effects of the gas caused the inner savage Hulk to regain control of his body over Banner. The battle then quickly ends when the Hulk tears a leg off the module, grabs the Leader with thoughts of killing him. Banner regains control over the Hulk’s form, releasing the villain. As Bruce contemplates what he almost did (murder someone), the Leader flees for his life.

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Review / Commentaries


Incredible Hulk #123 Review by (February 15, 2010)
Good story, unfortunately the battle with the leader is too short once the savge hulk takes over.


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Characters

Listed in Alphabetical Order.

Betty Ross
Betty Ross

(Elizabeth Ross)
Bruce Banner
Bruce Banner

(Robert Bruce Banner)
Crystal
Crystal

(Corystalia Amaqulin Maximoff)
Hulk
Hulk

(Robert Bruce Banner)
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Mr. Fantastic

(Reed Richards)
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Thunderbolt Ross

(Thaddeus Ross)



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