After escaping S.H.I.E.L.D. custody, Bruce Banner and Betty Ross settle in Sunville, Florida, adopting the aliases Bob and Betty Danner. Bruce takes a job at a local garage, while Betty works at the town library, both trying to rebuild a semblance of normalcy. But Sunville’s tranquility is shattered when children begin vanishing—victims of a deranged old man named Albert, who lures them into the Everglades under the pretense of delivering puppies.
Albert’s swampy hunting ground is also home to the Man-Thing, the silent, empathic guardian of the Everglades. As Bruce investigates the disappearances, his Hulk persona emerges to confront the killer in the depths of the swamp. The encounter is brutal and surreal, with Man-Thing’s presence adding a layer of eerie mysticism to the showdown.
Meanwhile, Chief James Largo, Sunville’s sheriff, grows suspicious of “Bob Danner” and pays a visit to Betty, probing into her husband’s past. The tension between secrecy and exposure simmers, threatening the fragile peace Bruce and Betty have carved out.
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Hulk #427 – “Six Months Later…” plunges the newly merged Hulk into a Southern Gothic nightmare, blending domestic refuge with creeping horror.
