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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
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| Member(s) | Craig Saunders Jr. Carolyn Parmenter Samuel J. La Roquette Armand Martel Hideko Takata |
Hulkbusters is the name of three organizations appearing inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. All three groups exist within Marvel'sshared universe known as theMarvel Universe and are so-named for their attempts to battle theHulk.
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Bruce Banner's incarnation of the Hulkbusters first appeared inIncredible Hulk #317 (March 1986) and were created byJohn Byrne.[1]
The original group called the Hulkbusters was a sizeable jointtask force consisting of personnel from both the U.S. Army and Air Force, created to capture or destroy the Hulk. The headquarters for this operation was the Hulkbuster Base located in New Mexico, resembling apeace sign (also calledGamma Base), after it was damaged by the Hulk,[volume & issue needed] and GeneralThunderbolt Ross commanded them along with GeneralJohn Ryker and MajorGlenn Talbot. TheU-Foes later destroyed the Hulkbuster Base.[2] After learning to retain his intelligence and personality as the Hulk, Bruce Banner is pardoned and the Hulkbusters disband.[3]
During this Hulkbusters operation,Clay Quartermain served as itsS.H.I.E.L.D. liaison.
Originally, Gamma Base was Project Greenskin: Hulkbuster Base and it was the base for the Hulkbusters. The US Government shut it down and it was opened again for Bruce Banner's Project: Hulkbuster.[volume & issue needed] When that group broke up, it was shut down again.[volume & issue needed] It was later opened again for the use ofOperation: Zero Tolerance.[volume & issue needed]
After the Hulk reverts to his bestial personality, he is captured byDoc Samson.[4] Samson persuades the government to rebuild and finance Gamma Base. There, Samson manages to separate Bruce Banner and the Hulk, although the Hulk manages to escape.[5] Banner leads a new iteration of the Hulkbusters in tracking down the Hulk.[1]
Members of this group of Hulkbusters included:
Saunders and La Roquette later became Rock and Redeemer, a supervillain team who faced the Hulk on various occasions,[6][7][8] after much of Banner's Hulkbuster team were killed.[9] Rock had an external hide made of deadly minerals which can be used to impale and grow in size. Redeemer had an exoskeletal suit with weapons like repulsor blasters, and rocket fuel. TheLeader later recruited them into "New Freehold" along with theRiot Squad.[10]
Hulk's exile from Earth by theIlluminati during the events of "Planet Hulk" leads to his enemies causing chaos unopposed. As a result,S.H.I.E.L.D. forms a team called the Hulkbusters to capture the villains and implant them with nanotechnology to nullify their powers. The team was led by Clay Quartermain and members included Agent Cheesecake, Agent Crimson, andShe-Hulk.[11]
An alternate universe incarnation of the Hulkbusters from Earth-1610 appears in theUltimate Marvel universe. This version of the group works underNick Fury andS.H.I.E.L.D.[12]
Craig Saunders Jr. and Samuel J. La Laroquette appear in thenovelization of the 2008 filmThe Incredible Hulk, written byPeter David. These versions are members of a military strike team sent to capture the Hulk and also appear unnamed in the film.
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