The Hulk! #15

by Doug Moench

The Top Secret

Bruce Banner has returned to one of his old labs in the New Mexico desert, where he hopes to create device that will cure him of being the Hulk. However, it only changes him back into the Hulk once more. The Hulk rampages through the desert until he is captured by soldiers stationed at the New Hope Installation where they are testing new mind-controlled robots.

Changing back into Bruce Banner, Bruce escapes his cell and decides to learn what he can about these robots by knocking out the base therapist and posing as a replacement. Banner learns that these devices are ruining the minds of the men who are testing out the device.

Banner decides to destroy these devices, which he succeeds in doing when he becomes the Hulk and destroys all the cyborg robots, and totally destroying the base before leaving.

An Eclipse, Waning

Marc Spector is driving up the countryside to watch the lunar eclipse with his eccentric astronomer friend Jason. Seeing some suspicious characters hanging outside the home, Marc decides to check things out as Moon Knight and excuses himself.

He learns that they are crooks planning on robbing his friend Jason's home, and so quickly makes short work of them, but notices that they have been spooked by something else out in the woods. Trying to find his way back in the eclipse, Moon Knight has a brief run in with the Hulk, even though he doesn't realize it. Returning to Jason's home and changing back to his civilian identity, Marc has to deal with Jason who is upset that Marc missed the entire lunar event.

Unknown Binding

Published May 22, 1979

About the author

Doug Moench, is an American comic book writer notable for his Batman work and as the creator of Black Mask, Moon Knight and Deathlok. Moench has worked for DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics and many other smaller companies; he has written hundreds of issues of many different comics, and created dozens of characters, such as Moon Knight. In 1973, Moench became the de facto lead writer for the Marvel black-and-white magazine imprint Curtis Magazines. He contributed to the entire runs of Planet of the Apes, Rampaging Hulk (continuing on the title when it changed its name to The Hulk!) and Doc Savage, while also serving as a regular scribe for virtually every other Curtis title during the course of the imprint's existence. Moench is perhaps best known for his work on Batman, whose title he wrote from 1983–1986 and then again from 1992–1998. (He also wrote the companion title Detective Comics from 1983–1986.)

Moench is a frequent and longtime collaborator with comics artist Paul Gulacy. The pair are probably best known for their work on Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu, which they worked on together from 1974–1977. They also co-created Six from Sirius, Slash Maraud, and S.C.I. Spy, and have worked together on comics projects featuring Batman, Conan the Barbarian and James Bond.

Moench has frequently been paired with the artist and inker team of Kelley Jones and John Beatty on several Elseworlds Graphic Novels and a long run of the monthly Batman comic.

Reviews

[Luna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very weak, the Hulk story is fine but the gimmicky Moon Knight eclipse story was mehhhh. Just nothing burger but with the funny little additive of MK and Hulk ALMOSTTTTT meeting. The Moon-Night panel did make me exhale amusedly out of my nose though.