Der unglaubliche Hulk #21

In the scorching desert, Bruce Banner finds himself drawn into a strange encounter when he stumbles upon an old man being hunted by a mysterious assassin. With the Hulk emerging to protect him, the fight against Fragment quickly spirals into something far more unsettling—where reality itself begins to fray. As Betty Banner and Rick Jones watch from the shadows, the line between what’s real and what’s imagined starts to vanish.

In "Einzelgänger," Bruce Banner grapples with his identity as the Hulk while SHIELD conducts tests that reveal he’s not the new Hulk. With Rick Jones now a reluctant ally and the Hulkbusters joining forces with SHIELD, Rick ventures into the abandoned bunker where he and Bruce once tried to control the rage—only to discover a hidden community of gamma-mutated Outcasts. As the new Hulk forms an unexpected bond with them, the fragile peace is tested when SHIELD’s pursuit forces a painful choice.

In "Alle gegen einen," the Hulk faces off against a team of New Hulkbusters led by Craig Saunders and Samuel John LaRoquette, with SHIELD and Dr. Armand Martel watching from the sidelines. When Rick Jones transforms into the Hulk, Betty Banner and Clay Quartermain must confront the terrifying reality of a green giant they once knew—only now, Bruce Banner has returned as a grey, calculating version of himself, driven by a new purpose.

In "Tanz mit dem Teufel," the Hulk confronts a dangerous new threat as the mysterious Sam Stearns reemerges with a sinister plan, forcing a tense showdown with Doc Samson and the New Hulkbusters. When Betty Banner is drawn back into the chaos of her past, the line between ally and enemy blurs—especially as the grey Hulk manipulates events from the shadows, leading Rick Jones and Stearns into a fateful encounter in an abandoned bunker.