Man Hunt (Part 1)

In Las Vegas, the villain known as the Trapster is winning big at a roulette table when he is suddenly restrained by the She-Hulk and Lyra, who have come to capture him. He tries to get away by activating a gravity inhibitor to bury the two women with slot machines. Although he manages to make it outside of the casino, the two She-Hulks manage to capture him. They take him to Gamma Base where he is tossed into a cell. Jennifer and Lyra then begin interrogating him so they can learn the location of the other members of the Intelligencia who managed to evade capture during their failed takeover of the United States. When the Trapster refuses to talk, the Hulk enters the room and threatens him with violence. The Trapster cracks and reveals that the rest of his allies dumped him after the looted the US Federal Reserve, but he doesn't know where his former allies went. The only possible clue he has is that he recalls that the Wizard mentioned about going on a vacation someplace warm.

Later, Bruce Banner is brought up to speed on the She-Hulks mission to capture the Trapster. Needing time to search for the Mad Thinker, Wizard, Red Ghost, and Klaw. He decides to send the two women to Manhattan so Lyra can learn about the outside world. To aid in this, he gives She-Hulk a chemical based on SPIN Tech that will allow Lyra to maintain her strength when she is angry and also allow her to change into human form. He then informs her that Lyra will need to be able to revert to human form as he enrolled her in high school. Soon, Lyra is taken to Midtown High School. She is not impressed with this part of her integration, but Jennifer insists that it is in her best interest. When the school bell, Jen has her go over her cover story one more time and warns her to keep her powers a secret before sending her on her way. Lyra assures her that she knows how to blend in. However, no sooner does Lyra enter the halls that she is noticed by Amelia, one of the most popular girls in school. After she and her friends make fun of her while she is out of earshot, but pretend to be Lyra's friend when she asks where she can find her homeroom.

Meanwhile, Jennifer Walters arrives at her new condo while talking to Bruce. He has no leads on where the Wizard might be. When Jen sees the size of the condo that she is going to be living in, Bruce tells her that he figured she needed an upgrade from the trailer park. The place brings her to tears. She immediately takes advantage of the amenities believing that she needs to enjoy it after all of her recent trials and tribulations. While at Midtown High, Lyra eats lunch. While she is criticized from afar by Amelia and her friends, two boys from the football team try to convince her to come to their party after the big game and have some "fun". She tells the two jocks that they should fight to the death to prove who is worthy to mate with her. She then gets up and sits at another table and makes fast friends with Jake Constantine. This gets the attention of Amelia who is instantly jealous that he is paying attention to the new girl. Later, once school is out, Lyra meets with Jennifer who tells her that she will have to attend school five days a week. She then informs her that they caught a lead on the Wizard and they are leaving right away.

In Monte Carlo, the two She-Hulks disguise themselves as two bikini-clad partygoers on the Wizard's yacht. While the Wizard is distracted by the gorgeous women, the two She-Hulks change into their costumes and transform into their Hulk forms. They then try to apprehend the Wizard, but he won't go down without a fight. He attempts to use his anti-gravity devices to try and destroy the two women, but they easily evade his attacks. The battle quickly turns when the yacht crashes into some rocks, allowing the Wizard to easily be captured. They then take the Wizard back to the United States and imprison him at Gamma Base. She-Hulk tells him that they just got started capturing the rogue members of the Intelligencia.

Recurring Characters

She-Hulk, Lyra, Hulk, Trapster, Wizard

Continuity Notes

• Members of the Intelligencia escaped capture in Hulk Vol 2 #24.

• Bruce Banner mentions how Jennifer used to live in a trailer park. She lived there from She-Hulk Vol 2 #22-38.

• Jennifer mentions a number of recent events:

  • How the Hulk was exiled from Earth and returned, attacking New York. This happened in Incredible Hulk Vol 2 #91-105 and World War Hulk #1-5.

  • The Super-Human Registration Act which occurred in Civil War #1-7.

  • Lastly, the Red Hulk and Intelligencia's plot to take over the United States which occurred in Hulk Vol 2 #1-Hulk Vol 2 #24, Fall of the Hulks: Gamma #1, Incredible Hulk #606-611, Fall of the Hulks: Red Hulk #1-4, Fall of the Hulks: The Savage She-Hulks #1-3.