Incredible Hulks #619

Mar 16

Mar 16 Incredible Hulks #619

Hell Break

At the start of the Chaos War, Doctor Strange is attempting to bar Abomination from leaving Hell, declaring that out of all the move evilly dead, he must remain. Suddenly, Strange is ambushed by the Chaos King, who unleashes Zom. The Chaos King demands that Zom serve him if he craves destruction. As the Chaos king leaves Hell, Abomination explains to Zom that they have to go after Marlo Chandler, who has one piece of the abstract Death within her, the only thing they need to kill all the mortals.

In the present, the Hulk retaliates against Zom and urges the other Hulks to go save Marlo. Zom, without Strange to hold him back, he unleashes his full power against the Hulk. Abomination joins in too, destroying the Hulks' stone ship. Red She-Hulk attacks him, deciding to get some well-earned payback. Though Abomination would relish killing her against, he leaves to find Marlo. Luckily, Bruce Banner can guess that since Zom doesn't have Strange's full magical capabilities, they can beat him to Marlo. He then tosses a cell phone to A-Bomb.

In Phoenix, Arizona, Marlo receives A-Bomb's call, who is wandering about, noticing the living sleeping while the long-dead walk the Earth. Demons then emerge from the ground to get at her. Some cowboys try protecting her -- albeit, poorly. Luckily, Banner and Skaar cobble together a teleporter with stone tech and save her. Marlo notices A-Bomb's injuries. But when she embraces him, the latter suddenly bursts out with blood, which hit the teleporter and destroys it. Banner advises Marlo that since she has a piece of Death, she mustn't touch the near dead.

An hour later, Skaar puts together a bunker to protect Marlo. But realizing that they may be going against impossible odds, Marlo decides to use her Death powers to summon up some help, like Doc Samson, Jarella, Glenn Talbot and Hiroim. Everybody but Red She-Hulk has a tearful reunion. Samson informs Red She-Hulk that the Talbot who deceived her was, in fact, a robot. Just as Talbot apologizes for being a bad husband and Red She-Hulk turns back into Betty, Zom, and Abomination attack. Marlo and A-bomb take shelter in the bunker while the Hulks and their allies hold off their foes. But just when it seems that they're actually winning, to jinx things, Abomination summons the Hulk's mother and father, the latter has turned into a monstrous version of Devil Hulk.

Recurring Characters

Hulk, A-Bomb, She-Hulk, Red She-Hulk, Korg, Skaar, Doctor Strange, Marlo Chandler, Doc Samson, Jarella, Major Talbot, Hiroim, Rebecca Banner, Abomination, Zom, Chaos King, Brian Banner

Continuity Notes

Mentioned is made to the fact that Doctor Strange as the mage who summoned Zom during the Hulk's attack on New York. The entity known as Zom merged with Doctor Strange during the events of World War Hulk after having his hands broken by the Hulk. Since then, Strange has kept Zom mentally suppressed until now. These events occurred in World War Hulk #3-4.

The Abomination was murdered by the Red Hulk in flashback as retaliation for the death of Betty. Betty had died of radiation poisoning in Incredible Hulk #466, although he was resurrected in Fall of the Hulks: Alpha #1. The Red Hulk shot the Abomination to death in Hulk Vol 2 #1.

Marlo was once possessed by Death itself. That happened in Captain Marvel Vol 4 #17-19.

Marlo summons up the following deceased individuals:
- Doc Samson who died in Incredible Hulk #611.
- Jarella was killed in Incredible Hulk #205. Jarella is referred to as the Hulk's "first wife". This is not entirely accurate. Jarella pronounced that the Hulk would be her king in Incredible Hulk #140, but that role was not officiated.
- Glenn Talbot died fighting the Hulk in Incredible Hulk #260. He is identified as Betty Ross's first husband. The pair got married in Incredible Hulk #158. The two ultimately divorced due to irreconcilable differences in Incredible Hulk #238.
- Hiroim who died saving Gammaworld in World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound #5.
The Red She-Hulk confuses Glenn Talbot with the LMD that the Leader used to manipulate her during the Fall of the Hulks/World War Hulks. This LMD was first seen in Fall of the Hulks: Gamma #1 and revealed as an LMD in Hulk Vol 2 #23.

Abomination summons Rebecca and Brian Banner. Rebecca was murdered by her husband, as seen in Incredible Hulk #377. Brian was killed in self-defense by his son, as seen in Incredible Hulk #-1.

Lyra: Daddy Issues

Jennifer Walters and Lyra spar against each other. The former wins. From a nearby RV, Bruce calls his cousin over to discuss his daughter. Jen advises Bruce to acts as a real father towards Lyra. Later, he does so and shares Hulk-faced popsicles with her.

He tries to connect with her, Lyra rebuffs him, stating that growing up in the Sisterhood, she was to be the perfect warrior and the word "father" doesn't have any meaning to her. Bruce then concludes that the best role model for Lyra is Jen.