- Incredible Hulk Vol 1/Legacy Numbers
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- Michael Turner/Cover Artist
- Peter Steigerwald/Cover Artist
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- Leonard Samson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thaddeus Ross (LMD) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Jennifer Walters (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Maria Hill (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Bruce Banner (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Winter Guard (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Mikhail Ursus (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Red Guardian (Anton) (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Sasha Roerich (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Boris Vadim (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Emil Blonsky (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thaddeus Ross (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Richard Jones (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Earth-616/Appearances
- Russia/Appearances
- Dimitri/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- Alaska (State)/Appearances
- Nevada (State)/Appearances
- Gamma Base/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 29/Appearances
- Crimson Dynamo Armor Mark VI/Appearances
- Jeph Loeb/Writer
- Ed McGuinness/Penciler
- Dexter Vines/Inker
- Jason Keith/Colorist
- Comicraft/Letterer
- Mark Paniccia/Editor
- Sasha Roerich (Earth-616)/Quotes
Hulk Vol 2 1
Hulk (Vol. 2) #1
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1. "Who is the Hulk?"
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—DarkstarShe says..."Red."
Appearing in "Who is the Hulk?"
Featured Characters:
- ⏴ Doc Samson ⏵
- General Thaddeus Ross ⏵(First appearance)(Secretly an LMD)
- ⏴ She-Hulk ⏵
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Antagonists:
- Winter Guard
- ⏴ Ursa Major ⏵
- Red Guardian ⏵(First appearance)
- Darkstar ⏵(First appearance)
- Crimson Dynamo ⏵(First appearance)
- ⏴ Abomination ⏵(Death)
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- Iron Man Armor Model 29 (Extremis Armor)
- Adamantium Pistol
- Crimson Dynamo Armor Mark VI
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Synopsis for "Who is the Hulk?"
In Russia, Leonard Samson is studying footprints in the ground made by men the size of the Hulk and Abomination. She-Hulk acts out with Samson how the Hulk-like creature eventually bested the Abomination, leveling the nearby village in the process. Afterward, the Hulk shot and killed the Abomination with a giant gun. Iron Man, Maria Hill, and "General Ross" from S.H.I.E.L.D. are also there examining the Abomination's corpse.
They examine the footprints of the Hulk again and see that he gave off so much radiation that it scorched the Earth, creating glass. Leonard suggests exhuming the remains when the Winter Guard arrives. Jen mentions she thought Red Guardian and Darkstar were dead but Iron Man tells her they did die but were replaced. They fight until Ross finds a survivor of the battle. It is a little girl who keeps murmuring a word in Russian. "Red."
In Alaska, Rick Jones awakens to find that he is wearing nothing but pants and sees a huge fire right on top of what looks like a pipeline off in the distance. He sees many men surrounding it.
Meanwhile, Ross and Samson drive to a Gamma Base in Nevada. The guards there are automatons, as no living person could stay there. They arrive at the deepest level of the base and walk up to the object of this excursion. Bruce Banner is locked up safely in his cage reading a book. Noticing that he has visitors, Banner tells Ross and Samson that he was wondering when they were going to come and ask him for help.
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Continuity Notes[]
- The man who appears to be General Ross is actually a Life Model Decoy, as explained inHulk (Vol. 2) #23 when the identity of the Red Hulk is revealed.
- Although the Abomination is killed here, he comes back twice more: He is briefly resurrected in theChaos War circaIncredible Hulks #619–620. He was resurrected inHulk (Vol. 3) #1–2.
- First names for the new members of theWinter Guard are revealed inShe-Hulk (Vol. 2) #35.
- She-Hulk mentions how the Avengers files list Red Guardian and Darkstar as dead. There have been manyRed Guardians. The one the Avengers were most familiar with wasAlexei Shostakov who at the time of this story was believed to have died inAvengers #44. However, his death was faked and he turns up alive again inDaredevil (Vol. 2) #64. The original Darkstar was killed battling Weapon XII inNew X-Men #130. Darkstar was later briefly revived during theNecrosha event as seen inX-Force (Vol. 3) #21. She was resurrected inDarkstar and the Winter Guard #3. As revealed inHulk: Winter Guard #1, whenever a member of Winter Guard dies they are immediately replaced.
- Ursa Major states that Bruce Banner is dead. Although Banner survivedWorld War Hulk, his survival was kept as a secret by S.H.I.E.L.D. as seen inWorld War Hulk #5.
- What happened to Rick Jones betweenWorld War Hulk #5 and this story is explained inFall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #3.
Legacy Numbering[]
- Based on theMarvel Legacyrenumbering infographic, this issue corresponds toIncredible Hulk #587.
