Summary

TheThinghad a secret part inWorld WarHulk , and it makes his rivalry with the Jade Giant even darker . In the late 2000s , Marvel ’s Illuminati exiled the Hulk into outer space , setting the stage for the epicPlanet Hulk / World War Hulkevents . It was a defining story for the Hulk , and as revealed in 2006’sFantastic Four#535,Ben Grimm had a secret role in bringing it about .

InFantastic Four#535 , written by J. Michael Straczynski and drawn by Mike McKone , the matter and the Human Torch are talk about their latest competitiveness with the Hulk . During the fight , the two throw everything that they had at the Hulk , only for him to stay standing . The Thing realise nothing could ever drink down the Hulk , so he made an off - handed joke to Mister Fantastic about set up the Hulk into infinite .

Johnny require if Mister Fantastic express mirth , and the Thing replies : “ curiously enough , no . ”

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The Hulk Has No Other Rival Like the Fantastic Four’s the Thing

The Hulk and the Thing Have Been Rivals from the Get-Go

The rivalrybetween the Hulk and the Thingis the stuff of Marvel caption . It was seed almost from the minute the Hulk debuted . In an other issue ofFantastic Four , Human Torch tease the Thing with aHulkcomic . The Thing drop off his cool with Torch about the Hulk , auspicate their first get together almost a yr by and by inFantastic Four#12 . The squad taste to serve bring in the Hulk in , but he prove too much for them . In the age since , the Hulk and the Thing have thrown down many times , usually with the Hulk triumphant .

However , the affair was correct in his judgment : the Hulk can not be killed . nigh everyone in the Marvel Universe , ramble from heroes to gods likewise , has try tostop the Hulk to no avail , often result in substantial destruction and death . Planet HulkandWorld War Hulkaddressed this issue by having the Illuminati fool Banner into space , to a outside paradise planet where he could inhabit out the rest of his life sentence in pacification and away from the rest of the wandflower . However , it break earnestly skew-whiff , and the Hulk see himself on a brutal and unforgiving planet .

The Thing (Inadvertently) Took Everything From the Hulk

The Thing Deprived Hulk of His True Love

The revealing regardingthe Thing ’s involvement in the buildup toWorld War Hulkdarkens their rivalry . Although intended to be a punishment , it ironically almost became the best thing to happen to the Hulk . While in exile , he met the making love of his life-time , only to check her die a senseless expiry due to the Illuminati . The exit of his wife sent the Hulk into a rage the likes of which have not been seen since , go him to announce war on Earth . While it started as a jape , theThinghad a secret role inWorld WarHulk .

Robin Curtis and Kirstie Alley as Lt. Saavik in Star Trek.

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the thing raging as behind him, hulk floats in space, looking angry

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Five panels of the Thing and the Human Torch talking about the Hulk.

Thing Talking To Hulk