The Incredible Hulk #172

(February 1974)

And Canst Thou Slay... the Juggernaut? (Table of Contents)

Hulk / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Englehart (plot) (see notes); Tony Isabella (script)

Pencils:

Herb Trimpe

Inks:

Jack Abel

Colors:

Petra Goldberg

Letters:

Alan Kupperberg

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross Talbot; Jim Wilson; Talia; Colonel John Armbruster; Hulkbusters; Peter Corbeau; Professor X [Charles Xavier]; X-Men [Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]]; Juggernaut (villain); CAMEO FLASHBACK: Iceman; Angel; Beast; Dr. Strange; Eternity; Crimson Cosmos Consciousness

Synopsis:

Hulk has been captured and put in a holding cell at Hulkbuster base; As he is quickly dismantling the walls of his prison, Armbruster calls on Peter Corbeau who brings a ray to teleport the Hulk to another dimension; Hulk is blasted away but the Hulkbusters find themselves facing the Juggernaut in his place; When they try to use the ray again, the Hulk returns as well and the two powerhouses quickly bust out and get away; Hulk quickly finds he does not like his new ally and the two battle; The X-Men show up to capture Juggernaut but allow the Hulk to escape.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in L' Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #31 ([Février 1974])

Indexer Notes

The plot credit in the comic is incorrectly given to Roy Thomas (http://www.steveenglehart.com/Comics/Hulk%20159-172.html)