Appearing in ""World's End?""
Incredible Hulk #117
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Leader
- Super-Humanoid (Destroyed)
Locations:
- United States of America
- Russia
- Unidentified Volcanic Isle
Items:
- Hunter Missile (First appearance)
- The Leader's Plasti-thene containment cell
Synopsis for ""World's End?""
Incredible Hulk #117
With the Hulk trapped in a plaste-thene prison, the Leader is about to launch the missiles that will start World War III. However, the Hulk manages to break free from his prison through sheer strength alone. In order to stop the Hulk from interfering with his plans, the Leader transports the Hulk and his super-humanoid to a deserted island.
The Hulk quickly defeats the super-humanoid by knocking it into the island volcano causing the island to explode. Returning to the Gamma Base, the Hulk is too late to stop the Leader from launching the missile. Betty believes that Bruce banner could stop the already launched missile and convinces the Hulk to calm down enough to change back to his alter ego. Banner then uses a interceptor missile to destroy the one launched by the Leader.
Launching a second missile, the Leader insures that he cannot be stopped with an interceptor. Banner allows himself to change into the Hulk once more, and the Hulk manages to catch up to the missile and redirect its trajectory into space instead of its intended target. When it explodes, the Hulk crashes down to Earth. As the Leader escapes he flies past the unconscious Bruce Banner, unaware that he just flown past his arch-nemesis.
Appearing in ""As It Was in the Beginning...""
Daredevil #53
Featured Characters:
- Daredevil (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Foggy Nelson (Only in flashback)
- Karen Page (Only in flashback)
- Battlin' Jack Murdock (Main story and as }} {{Death in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Fixer (Only in flashback)
- Porky (Only in flashback)
- Sam (Only in flashback)
- Slade (Only in flashback)
- Starr Saxon (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
- Dynamite Davis (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Manhattan (Main story and flashback)
- Lower West Side (Only in flashback)
- Fogwell's Gym (Only in flashback)
- Midtown (Main story and flashback)
- Hell's Kitchen (Main story and flashback)
- Nelson and Murdock Law Office (Only in flashback)
- Hell's Kitchen (Main story and flashback)
- Lower West Side (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Daredevil's Billy Club (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for ""As It Was in the Beginning...""
Daredevil #53
Dwelling on the dilemma that the criminal known as Starr Saxon knows that Matt Murdock is really Daredevil, DD reflects back on the events that led him to become Daredevil. What follows is an extended recounting of the events first presented in Daredevil #1 how he grew up as a child, how he became blind, got his powers, how his father was murdered by the Fixer, and how -- as Daredevil -- Matt got revenge on those who were responsible by rounding them up and turning them over to the police, however the Fixer died of a heart attack.
Finishing his recollection, he realizes his problem isn't being Daredevil -- it's being Matt Murdock, and in order to live his life Matt Murdock must die.
Appearing in "Death of a Hero!"
Fantastic Four #32
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Franklin Storm (Appears in flashback) (Death)
- Alicia Masters
Antagonists:
- Skrull Empire
- Invincible Man (Super-Skrull)
- Morrat (First appearance)
- Emperor Dorrek
Other Characters:
- NYPD
- Mary Storm (First appearance) (Death) (Only in flashback)
- Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) (Mentioned)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Petunia Grimm (Mentioned)
- Rube Goldberg (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Milky Way
- Andromeda Galaxy
- Tarnax System
- Tarnax IV
- Power Asteroid (Behind the scenes)
- Tarnax System
Items
Vehicles
Synopsis for "Death of a Hero!"
Fantastic Four #32
Reed Richards has devised yet another means of changing the Thing back to his human form. The initial test appears to work and they have 24 hours to determine if the transformation is a success or else it will become permanent. Meanwhile, a beam from deep space enters Earth's atmosphere and strikes a deserted island, freeing a being trapped below. Back at the Baxter Building, Ben wakes up from his transformation and attacks his friends. The side effect of the transformation has stricken Ben with amnesia, and he lashes out at the other members of the Fantastic Four and Alicia. With no other choice, the Fantastic Four knock Ben out and Reed reverses the process before it can be permanent. Although Ben's mind is restored, he is upset at yet another failure to change him back to normal.
At Ryker's Island Prison, Franklin Storm's cell is invaded by the mysterious being. Before he can react, Franklin is teleported away, and the intruder takes his form. The next morning, Sue and Johnny visit the warden's office, where Sue finally reveals the truth about their father: Twenty years ago, he and their mother were involved in a car accident. Surgery proved futile, and Franklin was unable to save Mary's life. Distraught by his wife's death, Franklin became addicted to gambling, racking up a massive debt. When a mobster came looking for him to pay up, the two got into a scuffle and the mobster's gun went off, killing him. Still grieving over the death of his wife and ashamed of what he had become, Franklin Storm said nothing in his own defense, and was sentenced to prison for manslaughter.
With the story out in the open, Sue and Johnny visit the man they think is their father, to inform him that they are going to try to get him paroled early. However, the impostor tells them that he won't have to wait that long, and surprises them when he suddenly turns invisible and busts through the prison wall and escapes. As the rest of the Fantastic Four are summoned, "Franklin" assumes a costumed form and calls himself the Invincible Man. With all the powers of the Fantastic Four, he terrorizes the people of New York. Because they believe their foe is Johnny and Sue's father, the Fantastic Four hold back and are easily defeated. Seeing the Invincible Man escape so easily makes the general public believe that they are going soft on him, due to his "family relation" to the group. However, Reed runs some tests and suddenly deduces the identity of the Invincible Man.
Reed constructs a hyper-wave transmitter and confronts the Invincible Man and explains that he has contacted his homeworld and that he knows that he is not Franklin Storm. With his cover blown, the mystery man reverts to his true form, the Super-Skrull. With their plans foiled again, the Skrull emperor teleports the Super-Skrull away. On their way back to the Baxter Building, Reed explains how he used his devices to deduce the identity of their attacker. He prepares a weapon and threatens to destroy the Skrull homeworld if they do not return Franklin Storm to them. Franklin is returned to Earth, but there is a bomb planted on him. Not wishing to harm his family, Franklin rolls over and smothers the blast and is fatally wounded. Before he dies, Franklin tells his children that he is proud of them. When the authorities arrive, they learn how Storm sacrificed his life.