Hulk visits Thunderbolt Ross‘ base looking for Betty Ross. But the base appears deserted. Hulk asks the Avengers for help, and leaps until reaching New York. To prevent others from recognizing him, Hulk puts on a coat and a hat (!)
Suddenly, witnesses see the Sub-Mariner rushing out of a movie theater. Note: This links to Subby’s story (see below, “Like a Beast at Bay!”).
Hulk discovers that Glenn Talbot receives recognition for stopping Boomerang from stealing the Orion Missile. They take the missile to Cape Kennedy, and they shut down Ross’ base.
Police discover the Hulk and start chasing him. Hulk escapes without fighting back.
During his escape, Hulk saves a man. Witnesses believe the Hulk is well intentioned.
Meanwhile, Rick Jones receives payment of driving a car to New York, disregarding his boss’s evil intentions.
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Excelsioring your collection
Story #2Like a Beast at Bay!
Writer:
Stan Lee.Penciler:
Gene Colan. Inker:
Dick Ayers. Colorist:
Unknown. Letterer:
Sam Rosen.
Synopsis
Number One of the Secret Empire has convinced the amnesiac Prince Namor the
Sub-Mariner that he is the monarch’s friend. The baddie places a radio
transceiver around Namor’s neck and commands him to go out and kill the Hulk. As
he walks through the nighttime city, he is spotted by the police, shot at, and
pursued. Namor flies off and decides that he needs a disguise; he breaks into a
men’s store and dresses himself awkwardly in somewhat appropriate clothing. He
is caught by a police officer who shoots at him; a bullet ricochets off his
chest to graze the officer’s skull. Hearing a siren, Namor leaves the injured man
on the floor and departs….
Namor comes
upon a movie theater advertising the first film footage taken of the Hulk.
Reasoning that the film may help him locate his quarry, Namor enters and sits
in the audience. Namor is impressed with the Hulk’s strength but as all the
film was shot in the Southwest, it has no bearing on Hulk’s current
whereabouts. Number One contacts Namor by radio and his voice is heard by a
young woman in the next seat who recognizes Namor. His attempts to flee cause a
panic in the theater. Namor doffs his disguise and flies high into the sky to
seek his quarry but he encounters Warlord Krang’s sky-cruiser which he finds
vaguely familiar. As Lady Dorma again pleads with Krang not to harm Namor, the
villain shoots him out of the sky with another weapon. All this one does is
restore Namor’s memory, leading him to pursue Krang’s craft….