Essential Hulk #3

In "At the Mercy of... Maximus the Mad!" from Essential Hulk #3, the Hulk faces off against the indestructible Super Humanoid while the Leader threatens global catastrophe with a missile aimed at Russia. With time running out and the odds stacked against him, the Hulk must rely on Banner’s intellect and a daring plan to stop the next launch—before it’s too late.

In "On the Side of... the Evil Inhumans!", the Hulk stands with his Inhuman allies against a military force, only to be betrayed by Maximus, who unleashes a massive robot to crush him. Though the Hulk defeats the Inhumans and levels their fortress, Maximus vanishes—leaving the Hulk to leap away, disillusioned.

In "Within the Swamp, There Stirs... a Glob!" from Essential Hulk #3, Hulk crashes into a Florida swamp after being hit by a missile, only to awaken a bizarre new threat when he accidentally unleashes a muck monster from radioactive waste. When the Glob kidnaps Betty, mistaking her for a lost love from his human past, Hulk must confront the creature in a clash of brute strength and unexpected sacrifice—before the army's deadly plan to purge the swamp consumes them all.

In "The Hulk's Last Fight!" from Essential Hulk #3, Bruce Banner, desperate to regain control, follows a lead to New York after a newspaper summons him, believing Reed Richards might offer a cure. As the Hulk, he battles homeless men and is forced into a confrontation with the Fantastic Four at the Baxter Building, where a stray note from Banner’s waist sets off a chain of events that could change everything.

In "No More the Monster!", Bruce Banner, now able to control his transformation into the Hulk at will, seeks peace with Betty, who accepts his marriage proposal. As he tries to leave his past behind, Thunderbolt Ross asks him to step in one last time to protect a dangerous military weapon—only for the Hulk to face a renewed threat from the Leader, testing the limits of Banner’s newfound control.

In "The Rhino Says No!", the Leader unleashes a power-enhanced Rhino on Bruce Banner’s wedding day, shattering the ceremony in the Ross living room and sending the Hulk into a mindless rage. With Bruce’s hopes of marrying Betty dashed and the house in ruins, the Hulk flees, leaving behind a shattered moment and a mystery of who will come to fix it.

In "...Where Stalks the Night-Crawler!," Bruce Banner, weary from his clash with the Absorbing Man, finds himself ensnared by a sinister cult seeking to summon the Undying Ones. Transported to a nightmare dimension, he transforms into the Hulk and must confront the Night-Crawler in a realm where ancient horrors stir. As the battle unfolds, the line between monster and protector blurs—leading to a desperate rescue and a return that may not be the end.

In "The Hunter and the Holocaust," Rick and Captain Marvel seek out Bruce Banner in a desperate bid to find a way to separate themselves from their shared burden. When Captain Marvel crashes into Banner’s lab, the encounter unleashes a confrontation that tests the limits of control, identity, and the cost of power.

In "If I Kill You... I Die!", Bruce Banner reconnects with Raoul, an old classmate in gamma studies, and together they build a machine meant to end the Hulk’s rampage. When the experiment goes awry, the gammatron splits Banner from the Hulk, forcing the scientist to flee from the creature he once was—while the Hulk, now free and furious, gives chase.

In "Day of Thunder.. Night of Death!", the Hulk makes a desperate choice when he tries to save a dying boy named Jim, ultimately handing him over to General Ross in hopes of a cure. Seeking refuge and purpose, the Hulk journeys to the war-torn nation of Morvania, where he confronts the tyrannical dictator Draxon in a clash of brute force and moral conviction.

In "Among Us Walks... the Golem!", the Hulk becomes a symbol of hope in the war-torn nation of Morvania, where desperate peasants believe he is the ancient Golem risen to deliver them from tyranny. As he navigates the chaos of revolution, his growing legend begins to blur the line between myth and man.

In "Descent into the Time-Storm!", the Hulk is ripped from the present and hurled into World War I by the time-traveling conqueror Kang, who forces him to stop the Phantom Eagle from completing a mission that could erase the Avengers—and even the Hulk himself—from history. As the battle rages across time and front lines, Bruce Banner’s mind struggles to hold on amid the chaos, and the line between monster and man begins to blur.

In "Many Foes Has the Hulk!", the Leader unleashes a mental enhancing machine that floods the day with every one of the Hulk’s enemies at once, testing whether sheer volume can finally break the green giant. With no time to catch his breath and every villain from his past converging at once, the Hulk must face a relentless onslaught unlike any he’s known.

In "The Summons of Psyklop!", the world’s greatest scientific minds attempt to cage the Hulk—only to see him snatched by an ancient alien entity who worships long-dead gods and believes the Hulk’s rage can awaken them. With a mix of cosmic dread and voodoo mysticism, Jo finds herself caught in a battle far older than humanity, where the line between power and peril blurs.

In "The Brute That Shouted Love at the Heart of the Atom!", the Hulk is shrunk to the size of an atom and thrust into the hidden realm of Jarella, where he unexpectedly regains Bruce Banner’s intellect and finds himself hailed as a hero—soon to be betrothed to the queen. But when the sinister Psyklop arrives, the fragile peace of this miniature world begins to unravel.

In "His Name Is... Samson!", Dr. Samson is called in by Ross to help reverse Betty's crystal state and finally free Bruce from the Hulk’s grip. The experiment works—too well—when Samson uses the Hulk’s power to become a hero, sparking unexpected tension as Bruce watches him try to win Betty’s heart.

In "They Shoot Hulks, Don't They?", the Hulk becomes the unexpected guest of honor at a high-society party hosted by the Parringtons—until their daughter, exposed to the Enchantress’s magic, awakens as the Valkyrie and takes up arms against the jade giant. The clash of myth and might unfolds in a setting where social graces meet sudden, explosive chaos.