Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #8

In "Godspawn," the Hulk, stranded in the Sahara after a journey from Latveria, stumbles upon a movie set where a director sees a chance to film a blockbuster—only to be thwarted when the Hulk reverts to Bruce Banner. Suddenly, Banner is abducted by alien visitors drawn to Earth for a brutal gladiatorial contest, leaving the Hulk to face the Colossus alone. Meanwhile, back at Gamma Base, General Ross reveals plans to build a military installation aimed at defeating the Hulk.

In "And the Measure of a Man Is... Death!", the Hulk, still lost in the Sahara, faces off against the Israeli military before making a dramatic escape aboard a plane bound for the U.S. Meanwhile, back at base, Colonel Ross oversees the development of Project: Greenskin as Jim, a concerned insider, reveals troubling intelligence about the Leader’s plan to replace key figures—including the president—with androids.

In "The End of Doc Samson!" from Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #8, Hulk and Samson charge into the Leader's gamma-powered construct under the president's watchful eye. When Samson absorbs a devastating gamma blast, his transformation into his human form is sudden and irreversible.

In "But Tomorrow — the Sun Shall Die!", Bruce Banner’s cure for his gamma radiation comes at a shocking cost: the sun itself begins to destabilize. With Earth facing an imminent cosmic crisis, Jarella arrives on our planet, her presence tied to the growing threat.

In *"... And Who Shall Claim This Earth His Own? The Inheritor!"* from *Marvel Masterworks: The Incredible Hulk #8*, Bruce Banner, working on a new cure within the high-tech confines of Project Greenskin, finds his research interrupted by an unexpected threat: a highly evolved cockroach with grand ambitions. The story blends scientific ambition with absurd sci-fi menace in a tale that’s as quirky as it is relentless.

In "Cry Hulk, Cry Havok!", the Hulk breaks free from Project Greenskin, driven by a desperate need to find Jarella. When he misidentifies Lorna Dane—her green hair mirroring Jarella’s—his mistaken pursuit ignites a fierce clash with her powerful boyfriend, Havok. Meanwhile, Betty and Glenn discover Bruce unconscious in the desert, where his fevered ramblings reveal a heart torn between love and memory.

In "When Monsters Meet!", Bruce Banner journeys to Washington D.C. seeking help from Hank Pym to shrink himself so he can reach Jarella’s subatomic world. When his search for Ant-Man goes nowhere, rage ignites and the Hulk emerges—only to face a terrifying, toxic remnant of a U.S. senator whose desperate attempt to cure his cancer with Hulk’s gamma-irradiated blood has gone horribly wrong.

In "But Who Will Judge the Hulk?", the Hulk faces trial after his rampage in Washington D.C., with Captain America and Nick Fury overseeing his transport to New York. On the flight, his lawyer, Matt Murdock, fights to secure Bruce Banner’s right to defend himself—only to watch the sedated scientist collapse into silence. When Murdock demands a stimulant to restore his client’s clarity, the resulting transformation unleashes the Hulk mid-air, sending him hurtling toward the ground where the Fantastic Four await.

In "The World, My Jury!", the Hulk faces a surreal trial at JFK airport, where Mr. Fantastic uses his Nega-Gamma Gun to subdue the green giant and place him on trial for his actions. With testimony from both sides, the courtroom drama unfolds as the defense, led by a clever Matt, argues the Hulk’s mental state makes him unfit to stand trial. Just as the judge struggles to find a path forward, Reed Richards arrives with a device promising to transform the Hulk into Bruce Banner—only to trigger a dramatic escape.

In "Hell Is a Very Small Hulk!", the Hulk’s desperate attempt to shrink himself in Ant-Man’s lab takes a dangerous turn when the Chameleon seizes the moment to deliver him to Hydra. Trapped in the vents and pursued by plague-carrying rats, the tiny Hulk fights to survive while Ant-Man scrambles to help—too late to stop the shrinking. Meanwhile, Betty steps away from Project Greenskin, seeking a new path.

In "Holocaust at the Heart of the Atom!", the Hulk arrives on Jarella's world with Bruce Banner’s sharp mind, only to find her city in ruins and her captured by the deceitful Lord Visis. As he leads her people in rebellion, Visis allies with the deadly assassin Krylar, whose weapon forces the Hulk to confront his own darkest fears—revealing the terrifying clash between Banner’s intellect and the Hulk’s primal rage.