Marvel Origins #4

In "Hulk," the Hulk and Rick Jones are captured by the Gargoyle and taken behind the Iron Curtain. When the Hulk reverts to Bruce Banner, he offers to cure the Gargoyle of his monstrous condition—only to discover the Gargoyle's deepest wish is simply to be human. As Banner works to heal him, the two form an unlikely bond, setting the stage for a tense and unexpected escape.

In "Der Schrecken der Kröten," the Toad Men loom above Earth, hunting its brightest mind, while below, Rick and Bruce navigate a hidden cave system, hoping to contain the Hulk each night. The story unfolds with a tense, creeping dread as two very different threats—one celestial, one monstrous—close in on the same fragile balance.

In "Verbannt in den Weltraum," Rick finds himself stranded in space with the Hulk after a desperate military experiment goes awry. Once the rocket launches, Rick realizes too late that Ross used him to eliminate his enemy—only to trap the Hulk beyond reach, where a surge of radiation locks him in his monstrous form. Now, with the Hulk bound to his will but only as long as Rick stays awake, the line between captor and captive begins to blur.

In "Setzt sich der mächtige Hulk durch gegen Ringmaster?", the Hulk finds himself trapped in a traveling circus run by a hypnotic criminal, his usual ally Rick helpless under the Ringmaster’s spell. With Rick now in the clutches of the act and the FBI on their way, the Hulk must break free and fight back—no commands, no safety net, just pure strength and instinct.

In "Das Monster und die Maschine," Rick’s experimental machinery offers a fragile bridge between two halves of Bruce Banner’s fractured self—transforming the Hulk back into Bruce, only for Bruce to risk everything by reversing the process, merging his mind with the Hulk’s body. Now, with control over the transformation, Bruce and the Hulk stand on the edge of a new balance, their fates tethered by a machine that holds both power and peril.

In "Der Gladiator aus dem All," an alien warrior arrives on Earth demanding a champion to fight for the fate of the planet—only for the Hulk to answer the call. What begins as a clash of titans quickly unravels into a tense game of deception, as the alien’s true motives reveal a far more calculated scheme.

In "Die Schöne und das Biest!" from Marvel Origins #4, the Hulk is trapped beneath the earth, forced to serve the underground tyrant Tyrannus while his captive, Betty, remains in peril. With the fate of the jade giant tied to her safety, a desperate struggle unfolds in the dark, where loyalty and freedom are tested.

In "Die Horden des General Fang!", the Hulk faces off against the ambitious General Fang, a would-be conqueror seeking to seize control of the Asian province of Llhasa—though he might not have counted on the Hulk's unique brand of intimidation, complete with a one-time disguise as the Abominable Snowman to scare off his forces.

In "Der unglaubliche Hulk gegen Metal Master!" from Marvel Origins #4, the Hulk—still wrestling with the instability of his transformations—faces an alien threat unlike any he’s encountered when Metal Master invades Earth. With Banner’s mind and features stubbornly intact during his transformation, he must rely on more than brute strength to outwit a foe whose power overwhelms even the Hulk’s rage. When captured by General Ross, the Hulk’s only chance lies in a daring escape and a strategy that defies expectations.