So, I'm making up for it with an entry that comes from what, it is safe to say, is the single greatest fight comic of all time: Incredible Hulk King-Size Annual 5, "And Six Shall Crush the Hulk"--scripted by Chris Claremont, plotted by Len Wein, and drawn by Sal Buscema and Jack Abel.
In these 48 pages of pure, high-grade awesomeness, Hulk fights 6 different creatures who originally debuted in pre-Marvel Atlas sci-fi comics. One of these creatures is the talking tree, "Groot, the Monster from Planet X."
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Hulk, I know what you feel. Almost every day I find something that causes me to shout, "Go away, dream!"
Also, I want "Overlord of All the Timber in the Galaxy" to appear on my next set of business cards.
Hulk and Groot quickly commence to fighting, with Groot landing a devastating blow:
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Meanwhile Hulk also relives a particularly traumatic childhood viewing of The Wizard of Oz:
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Hulk completely splinters Groot, leaving nothing left but a stump, though that does not stop Hulk from continuing to shout at him:
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This panel also very much resembles the average day in Dr. K's classroom.
Groot apparently recovers from this fight, as he is currently co-starring in the Annihilation: Star Lord miniseries, where he teams up with Rocket Raccoon.
I would also like to acknowledge the fact that I did not once take the easy road and make some kind of "Hulk gets wood" joke. We try to keep things classy here at the Super-Spectacular.
2 comments:
That was funny.
I got this comic book when it originally came out. It's still one of my favorites.
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