Comics:Incredible Hulk Vol 1 126

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April, 1970

"Where Stalks the Night-Crawler"
Writers Roy Thomas Pencilers Herb Trimpe Inkers Herb Trimpe Letterers Artie Simek Editors Stan Lee

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Incredible Hulk (Volume 1) #125

Incredible Hulk (Volume 1) #127

By the Seraphim's silent chant... and by Munnopor's mystic moon... may omniscient Oshtur grant... this fateful boon!

-- Doctor Strange

Appearing in "Where Stalks the Night-Crawler"

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Hulk

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Vapors of Valtorr
Sceptre of Shadow

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Synopsis for "Where Stalks the Night-Crawler"

Bruce Banner's unconcious body is picked up by a cult led by Van Nyborg in order to be a vessell they send into another dimension in order to free their masters the Undying Ones. Although Banner refuses to do so, the cultists use their magic to change him into the Hulk and send him into the realm of the Nightcrawler, a being who rules over a Dark Dimension that is next to the realm of the Undying Ones.
When member Barbara Norriss has second thoughts about what they are doing, she too is tossed into the Dark Dimension with the Hulk. There the Hulk is confronted with the Nightcrawler, and the massive creature attempts to barr the Hulk's passage into the realm of the Undying Ones.
In their battle, the Hulk manages to destroy all the floating platforms in the Dark Dimension forcing all three beigns to enter the realm of the Undying Ones. Battling the Nameless One and it's minions, the Hulk and Barbara find that Dr. Strange has been holding back the forces of the Undying Ones with a spell that required a human host to stay in said realm.
Strange helps fight back the forces, but during the fight Barbara -- feeling guilt over what the members of her cult had done -- takes Strange's place to keep the Undying One's in their realm. Fullfiling Van Nyborg's plan to make her a sacrifice, but not in the way Byborg had in mind. Strange and Hulk are then returned to New York City. Where Banner is given a new set of clothes, and both leave Dr. Strange's sanctum, Strange having decided that he needs time away to be Stephen Strange again.

Notes

This issue is reprinted in Essential Hulk, Volume 3 and Marvel Super-Heroes (Volume 1) #78.

Doctor Strange appeared last in Sub-Mariner (Volume 1) #22. He appears next in Marvel Feature #1.

The Night-Crawler appears next as the Dark-Crawler in Incredible Hulk #269.

First appearance of the Night-Crawler, Jack van Nyborg and Barbara Denton Norriss.

Trivia

Barbara Denton Norriss will eventually become mystically bonded with Brunnhilde, the Valkyrie in Incredible Hulk #142.

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