Hulk Comic #4
The Incredible Hulk
Bruce Banner has gotten a job as a cook aboard a cruise ship that travels along the Florida coast. Allowed to take his break, he finds a young boy hanging out in the crew area. He learns that the child is Jimmy Cobb the son of a wealthy businessman. Jimmy has come down into this area to read by himself because he has no interest in playing with the other children. Soon Cobb's father arrives with Lieutenant Queeg who are searching for the boy. With the child ruined with his father, Queeg tells Bruce that he is not to talk to the passengers. Banner dismisses this merely as Queeg, another new employee like himself, trying to make a name for himself.
However, later that evening, Banner overhears Queeg and some other crew men plotting to kidnap Jimmy and hold him for ransom and that a helicopter is arriving shorlty to remove the child from the boat. Banner is caught by some of Queeg's minions and they toss him overboard to drown. Panicked, Banner transforms into the Hulk, who swims up to the surface and boards the boat.
The Hulk then goes on a rampage on the ship until he sees the helicopter taking off with Jimmy. Jumping up to the aircraft, the Hulk grabs the boy and smashes the chopper. The Hulk returns the boy to the ship where he tells his story while the captain recovers Queeg and his conspirators from the ocean.
Recurring Characters
Hulk
The Black Knight
The Stranger is trying to choke the life out of the Black Knight for invading his cave. The Knight manages to break free but the man grabs for a scepter. The two clash their weapons and the Knight is surprised to see that his Ebony Blade does not slice through his opponents weapons. Noting that they both have the runes of Merlyn on them, the Black Knight realizes that this strange man is a brother in spirit. Hearing Merlyn's name causes the stranger to pause. Seeing the amulet around the man's neck, the Black Knight quickly deduces that this man is actually the hero once known as Captain Britain. When the Black Knight asks what happened to him, the former Captain can't remember.
Not far from the cave, the Black Knight's foe Mordred plots to eliminate both men once and for all. With his magic wand he is able to summon forth an ancient monster made of stone and orders it to kill his enemies. Inside the cave, Brain Braddock senses a great evil and that it's coming their way.
Recurring Characters
Black Knight, Brian Braddock, Mordred, Valinor
Continuity Notes
Why Captain Britain is no longer operating in costume is revealed in Hulk Comic #42-43.
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.
As a civil war breaks out in the nation of San Miguel, President Gomez agrees to let Garcia Juanilla to let his private army deal with the guerrilla soldiers. The soldiers come out in force with advanced weapons that seem to slay the dissidents. However, these "guerrilla's" are actually soldiers working for Juanilla and as soon as they're "killed" they switch out of their uniforms.
Soon, Nick Fury arrives in the region but his jet is shot at by military forces. Forced to bail out, Fury uses his ejection seat to fly down to the villa where Gabe and the Countess is waiting for them. Learning that their agents stationed here had been killed, they all put on local clothing so they can go into town and blend in.
Back in town, the "guerillas" are quickly defeated and Garcia has President Gomez drugged and convinced to abdicate his rule to Garcia. As President Gomez publicly announces the change in power, Fury and his agents watch. Fury points out that this coup is all but legal. Suddenly they are attacked by men on hang-gliders who have discovered their arrival.
Recurring Characters
SHIELD (Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, Countess Valentina, Gaffer), Sept (Garcia Juanilla)
Continuity Notes
Dum Dum Dugan's appearance here is complicated as he's not in the flesh. He was mortally wounded decades ago as revealed in Original Sins #5. He has since been operating in sophisticated LMD bodies as revealed in New Avengers (vol. 4) #17.
Night Raven
The Night Raven just barely avoided getting blown up by a bomb planted in an Italian restaurant. However, a police officer managed to get the drop on him. But, when the officer tries to handcuff Night Raven, the vigilante manages to trick the cop into cuffing himself and gets away.
The Night Raven then pays a visit to Albert Feldstein a clock maker and silences him. Disguising himself as the clock maker, the Night Raven waits for the Taxman and his men to come and for their protection money. "Feldstein" begs to not get roughed up as he doesn't have the money and offers the Taxman an expensive looking clock.
The trick all falls apart when the real Albert Feldstein makes too much of a racket in the back room, prompting the Taxman's goon to investigate. The Night Raven then beats the thug to a pulp. With the possibility of getting harmed, the Taxman flees back to his car and speeds off. While he is driving away he takes a closer look of the clock and hears that it is ticking.He realizes too late that it is actually a bomb. The car explodes killing the Taxman and among the rubble is one of the Night Raven's trademark messages.
Recurring Characters
Night Raven, Taxman
