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Warning : Contains SPOILERS for The Incredible Hulk # 8!There are few Marvel Comics graphic symbol more brawny than theHulkorGhost Rider , as both of them are top - tier in their various street corner of the Marvel Universe . Ghost Rider is a supernatural being with the strength to outgo the ilk of Mephisto , while the Hulk is easily the physically strongest earthbound individual in Marvel canon . aside , they ’re hefty , which means that together , Hulk and Ghost Rider can attain an unbelievable power level- and that ’s exactly what they did with one outrageously roentgen - rated putting to death .
InThe Incredible Hulk#8 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein , the Hulk has been infected with a dark spirit name Jinni Dagaal , who is well know as War Devil , or the First Hunter of Men . This once benevolent and docile emotional state lento became perverted and corrupt until Jinni Dagaal ceased to be what it once was , and transubstantiate into a devil . War Devil possessed the Hulk , and after Mean Green rip it from his organic structure , the First Hunter of Men became something far more frightening . However , Hulk and Ghost Rider were well - equipped to handle the situation .
War Devil assail Hulk and Ghost Rider as an army of itself taking many forms , and once the heroes tore through those monstrous soldier , War Devil amalgamated the corpses of his many selves to become a jumbo giant . So , Ghost Rider threw his hellfire chains over and around the enormous beast for Hulk to grab them and wrap the chains around War Devil ’s principal . Hulk then used the chain as eldritch pianoforte wire ( after plug through War Devil ’s head ) , sawing through its throat before its inevitable decapitation .
The Hulk has been fighting more and more terrorize demon throughout his current mirthful tally , but Frozen Charlotte might be the scariest enemy yet .
Hulk & Ghost Rider’s R-Rated Kill Proves More Team-Ups are Necessary
Hulk’s recent ventures into the supernatural also confirms the need for Ghost Rider team-ups!
SinceThe Immortal Hulk , the Hulk has become much more of a supernatural part than he ever was previously . Originally , the Hulk was a product of science , and became the heavy - striker of the Avengers - famously ‘ Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes ’ . While there was a supernatural side to the Marvel Universe even during the Hulk ’s earliest comic strip , the Hulk himself was far from involve ( at least until he fall in Doctor Strange on the Defenders , but even that was more cosmic Sci - Fi than supernatural horror ) .
The Immortal Hulkopened the doorway ( literally ) , and this latest Hulk run is following up on those narrative elements dead with Hulk battling monsters , experiencing fantastical transformations , and now teaming up with Ghost Rider , who is and has always been the poster - child for Marvel ’s supernatural side . If the Hulk ’s story discharge continue in this direction , then he and Ghost Rider should absolutely team up - up in a more official mental ability ( perhaps even a crossover voter title ? ) , and this R - rated kill bear witness it .
This Isn’t the First Time Ghost Rider & Hulk Have Merged Powers
VenomVol. 2 #13-14 by Rick Remender and Tony Moore
The Circle of Fourstoryline tell in these take ofVenomVol . 2 gave life to amonstrous uniting of Red Hulk , X-23 , Venom , and Ghost Rider . These antiheroes teamed up ( and inhabited one pattern ) to stop Blackheart and his legion of demons . This scenario is not unlike the one Hulk and Ghost Rider find themselves in while fighting against War Devil , and further proves how perfectly Hulk ’s abilities merge with those of the Spirit of Vengeance .
Hopefully , this trend will go along , and Hulk will have a more strong team - up with Ghost Rider in the near futurity . But , until that happens ( or does n’t ) , fans will always have their past team - ups , including this later one , which showedHulkandGhost Ridercombining their powers for an outrageously R - place killing .
The Incredible Hulk#8by Marvel Comics is available now .
