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admonition ! This clause contains spoilers for The unbelievable Hulk # 8It would be difficult to find two Marvel Comics heroes more sinewy thanGhost RiderandHulk , with one wield supernatural abilities fuel by hellfire and the other being strong enough to crack continents with a single stomp . Therefore , they ’re already pretty equally matched ( with their previous bout inWorld War Hulkcementing that fact ) , andGhost Rider ’s ardent novel weaponjust closed the office gap between themeven more .
In a prevue forThe Incredible Hulk#8 by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Nic Klein , the Hulk and his Modern sidekick , Charlie - a runaway teen from an scurrilous home - have temporarily train refuge with a community of migrant workers , rest after their multiple showdown with the monsters hellbent on killing them . Hulk has been protecting both of them by tearing every monster who gainsay them to shreds - but now , he ’s become the monster ( even more so than usual ) .
After the Hulk is possess by the elder animate being have intercourse only as War Devil , he submit his most grotesque shape , and even tries to kill Charlie herself . Until , the Ghost Rider that protects this biotic community spud the Hulk with a hellfire bazooka , instantly rap the Green Goliath out of the fight . While the Hulk is shown slowly recover moments after he ’s shoot , this weapon proves strong enough to criticize him on his back , which is a level of firepower Ghost Rider did not have during the last fight .
Blade just unlocked the full voltage of his vampiric nature by tapping into awful raw powers , ones which will clear him the fresh championship : Hulk - Slayer .
Ghost Rider Eliminates the One Advantage Hulk Had in Their ‘VS’ Fights
The last time Ghost Rider and the Hulk fight was during the aforementionedWorld War Hulkevent , where the Hulk returns to Earth after his planetary exile to exact retribution upon those who sent him aside to begin with . Ghost Rider finally actualize the Hulk was justified in his thirstiness for vengeance , and maltreat forth from the scrap only . However , before Ghost Rider made that call , he and Hulk combat it out in a brutal manner . And even with all of Ghost Rider ’s preternatural power , the Hulk had one obvious advantage : his strength .
Ghost Rider may have had the world power of hellfire at his disposal , with close - invulnerability to boot , but the Hulk ’s natural strength was simply unparalleled . Hulk was make Ghost Rider around like a rag doll , and no point of attack that Ghost Rider could muster even came near to matching the Hulk . Butnow , with this hellfire bazooka , that has totally switch , and has effectively even out the betting odds between them .
Even Now, Hulk & Ghost Rider Fights Can Never Have a Clear Winner
Hulk vs Ghost Rider matchups are reasonably rare in Marvel Comics , and that ’s assuredly due to the fact that their fights are classic cases of an unstoppable forcefulness meeting an immovable object . Ghost Rider can unleash all way of hellfire attack on the Hulk- include and especially this young one - and while they may slow down him down , they ca n’t wipe out him for dear . likewise , the Hulk can beat Ghost Rider into a crater in the Earth - just as he did in World War Hulk - yet the demonic antihero will still get up and devolve on aside like nothing happened .
The truth of the affair is that their fights will never have a truthful winner . However , this novel fervent weapon system maintain by Ghost Rider at least progress to the battle itself feel more even , asGhost Riderfinally has an attack that can match theHulk ’s raw strong point - something he did not have during their last match-up .
The Incredible Hulk # 8by Marvel Comics is available January 31 , 2024 .
