Hulk #17

In a pulse-pounding clash of brute force and cunning, the Hulk and Rick Jones barely escape the wreckage of the "Sunday Punch" missile’s detonation, only to find themselves cornered as military planes close in. With Thunderbolt Ross and Glenn Talbot pressing the attack on their hidden refuge, the Hulk must make a desperate choice when the Leader appears—offering salvation in exchange for allegiance to his towering humanoid creation.

In "Mein Name ist... Unus, der Unantastbare!", a disillusioned Beast leaves the X-Men after a brutal attack by a mutant-hating mob, only to find himself entangled with Unus, a mutant whose power makes him untouchable—literally. As the X-Men confront Unus, they discover Beast has built a machine meant to amplify his abilities, leading to a tense showdown that forces them to reckon with unintended consequences.

In "Der Skorpion schlägt zu!", Paul Rodgers and Edward Bentley find themselves in a tense standoff as a giant, radiantly mutated scorpion—intelligent and deadly—ravages the countryside. With the creature's mind twisted by radiation, only a daring plan involving hypnotic trickery and a second burst of energy offers a chance to reverse the transformation.