Times Square
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Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West 42nd to West 47th Streets. The Times Square area consists of the blocks between Sixth and Eighth Avenues from east to west, and West 40th and West 53rd Streets from south to north, making up the western part of the commercial area of Midtown Manhattan.
As one of the most populated districts in Manhattan, Times Square has been the sight of many major battles between superhuman opponents. Years ago, after participating in an adventure in Asgard, Odin sent the incredible Hulk back to Earth where he arrived in Times Square. Though he wanted nothing more than to be left alone, the Hulk ultimately found himself in combat against military forces. This was not the first of such encounters for the green behemoth, and it would certainly not be the last time that visitors to Times Square would witness wanton displays of violence by the Hulk. [1]
During a New Year's celebration, the futuristic warrior woman Thundra came to this era to publicly challenge the Thing to a trial by combat. To garauntee the Thing's cooperation, she kidnapped his girlfriend Alicia Masters. [2]
In recent years, Times Square was the sight of a major battle between the New Avengers and a rogue Hulkbuster Iron Man Armor. The real Iron Man, Tony Stark, temporarily killed himself in order to shut down the armor's systems. [3]
Soon after, a great stone ship piloted by the formerly exiled hero the Hulk appeared in the sky over Times Square. The Hulk, bent on revenge against those whom he blamed for the death of his wife and child, warned everyone to evacuate the city or else they would suffer his anger. Several heroes, including Iron Man, arrived in Times Square in the hopes of preventing an event that would come to be known as "World War Hulk". [4]
More recently, Times Square was the scene of a battle between the Thunderbolts and Spider-Man. The Thunderbolts sought to sanction Spider-Man for illegally violating the Superhuman Registration Act. Their fight was interupted by the sudden appearance of the time-displaced World War II heroes, the Invaders. [5]
At this same time, Times Square was also attacked by a massive contingent of Super-Skrull invaders. Nearly every registered member of the Initiative fought valiantly to repel the invaders, but suffered great losses in the ensuing carnage. [6]
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See Also
- Appearances of Times Square
- Location Gallery: Times Square
- Images related to Times Square
- Fan Art Gallery: Times Square
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