Soon afterward, the Savage Hulk Hulk personality began to reassert itself during the Hulk's various adventures, due to the machinations of the demon Nightmare, who had begun weakening Banner's dominance through his dreams. The savage Hulk ultimately tried to defeat Nightmare's archenemy, the sorcerer supreme Doctor Strange. Strange defeated the Hulk but Banner's personality, ashamed of the savage personality and unwilling to share its activities, retreated entirely, leaving the Hulk virtually mindless. Doctor Strange transported the mindless Hulk to a dimensional crossroad, from which point the Hulk could travel from dimension to dimension. (Strange hoped that the Hulk would find a world that he would be content to live on.) After several months, the Hulk returned to Earth when Banner's college friend and fellow scientist, Walter Langkowski (a.k.a. the Canadian hero Sasquatch), accidentally found him with a device that monitored other dimensions. At this point, Banner once again was able to assume control of the Hulk through subconscious cooperation of the other personas. World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker, World War Hulk #1–5, The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #106–111, Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #19–20, Avengers: The Initiative #4–5, Irredeemable Ant-Man #10, World War Hulk: X–Men #1–3, Ghost Rider (vol. 6) #12–13, Heroes for Hire (vol. 2) #11–15, Punisher War Journal (vol. 2) #12, World War Hulk: Gamma Corps #1–4, World War Hulk: Front Line #1–6, World War Hulk Aftersmash, World War Hulk Aftersmash: Damage Control #1–3, World War Hulk Aftersmash: Warbound #1–5, Planet Hulk Saga Fantastic Four #533–535, The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #88–105; Giant-Size Hulk #1, What If? Planet Hulk, Planet Hulk: Gladiator Guidebook, and material from New Avengers: Illuminati, Amazing Fantasy (vol. 2) #15

Writer Greg Pak took over the series in 2006, leading the Hulk through several crossover storylines including " Planet Hulk" and " World War Hulk", which left the Hulk temporarily incapacitated and replaced as the series' title character by the demigod Hercules in the retitled The Incredible Hercules (Feb. 2008). The Hulk returned periodically in Hulk, which then starred the new Red Hulk. [40] In September 2009, The Incredible Hulk was relaunched as The Incredible Hulk (vol. 2) #600. [40] The series was retitled The Incredible Hulks with issue #612 (Nov. 2010) to encompass the Hulk's expanded family, and ran until issue #635 (Oct. 2011) when it was replaced with The Incredible Hulk (vol. 3) (15 issues, Dec. 2011– Dec. 2012) written by Jason Aaron with art by Marc Silvestri. [41] As part of Marvel's 2012 Marvel NOW! relaunch, a series called Indestructible Hulk (Nov. 2012) debuted under the creative team of Mark Waid and Leinil Yu. [42] This series was replaced in 2014 with The Hulk by Waid and artist Mark Bagley. [43] Due to the fact that he existed in both the prime reality and the one created by Franklin Richards, the Hulk had become a type of physical "gateway" between the two dimensions, which boosted the Hulk’s strength but also would have gradually killed him. With the hero Spider-Man, the Hulk was taken to Franklin’s universe by the Celestial Asthema. The two versions of the Hulk battled, and it was revealed that Franklin’s universe had to be destroyed. After returning to the prime reality with the other victims of Onslaught, Banner and the Hulk found themselves once again the same physical being. Crash-landing at Gamma Base, Banner again turned into the green "Savage Hulk" during periods of rage and/or intense adrenaline rush. He began to wander the country once more, at one point battling the Abomination in revenge of Betty’s death. The Guilt Hulk is a malevolent representation of Banner's abusive father, Brian Banner, that manifests itself in Banner's childhood memories. [121] Set in a post apocalyptic future, the Hulk has mutated into the dictator Maestro ruling the remains of humanity with an iron fist. Ruthless, sadistic, violent, and tyrannical, the Maestro was shown to be an example of what would happen if the Hulk ever embraced his darker roots. Maestro was known to be an enemy of the Hulk, as the two alternate versions fought each other on Maestro's world. [216] Marvel 2099In 2022, Screen Rant included Hulk in their "10 Most Powerful Hercules Villains In Marvel Comics" list. [260] See also

The Incredible Hulk #328, 331–368, Web of Spider-Man #44, Fantastic Four #320, material from Marvel Comics Presents #26, 45 Pak, Gre Gary Friedrich (102–104, 107, 152–153, Annual #1), Stan Lee (108–120), Roy Thomas (105–106, 121–145, 147, 158, 172–178), Archie Goodwin (106, 148–151, 154–157), Steve Englehart (152, 159–172), Len Wein (179–220, 222, Annual #5–6), Roger Stern (218–221, 223–229, 231–243, Annual #7–8), Bill Mantlo (245–313, Annual #10–13), John Byrne (314–319, Annual #7–8, 14, #1999), Al Milgrom (320–330), Peter David (328, 331–359, 361–467, Annual #16–20) During the 2011 Fear Itself storyline, the Hulk finds one of the Serpent's magical hammers associated with the Worthy and becomes Nul: Breaker of Worlds. As he starts to transform, the Hulk tells the Red She-Hulk to run far away from him. Rampaging through South and Central America, Nul was eventually transported to New York City where he began battling Thor, with aid of the Thing, who was transformed into Angrir: Breaker of Souls. After defeating the Thing, Thor stated that he never could beat the Hulk, and instead removed him from the battle by launching him into Earth orbit, after which Thor collapsed from exhaustion. [70] Landing in Romania, Nul immediately began heading for the base of the vampire-king Dracula. Opposed by Dracula's forces, including a legion of monsters, Nul was seemingly unstoppable. [71] Only after the intervention of Raizo Kodo's Forgiven was Nul briefly slowed. [72] Ultimately, Nul makes his way to Dracula's castle where the timely arrival of Kodo and Forgiven member Inka, disguised as Betty Ross, is able to throw off the effects of the Nul possession. Throwing aside the hammer, the Hulk regains control, and promptly leaves upon realizing "Betty's" true nature. [73] Byrne, John( w),Byrne, John( p),Byrne, John; Williams, Keith( i)."Freedom!" The Incredible Hulk,vol.2,no.315(January 1986).DeFalco "1980s" in Gilbert (2008), p. 201: "The Soviet Super-Soldiers, the Russian equivalent of the Avengers, were a team of super-powered individuals assembled by the Soviet government in this issue by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Sal Buscema."

Kaplan, Arie (2006). Masters of the Comic Book Universe Revealed!. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. p.58. ISBN 978-1556526336. Later, scientist Leonard "Doc" Samson captured the Hulk and succeeded, through a process which drained Hulk of excess gamma radiation, in separating Banner's psyche and thus making Banner and the Hulk two separate beings. The Hulk, free of Banner's moderating influence, escaped and became a greater menace than ever before. Banner became the leader of a new go He is a gigantic, green, irradiated, mutated humanoid monster with incredible strength and an inability to control his rage. The Hulk is sometimes characterized as hyper-aggressive and brutal, other times as cunning, brilliant, and scheming. He is often portrayed as an antihero. The Hulk is cast as the emotional and impulsive alter ego of the withdrawn and reserved physicist Dr. Bruce Banner. Lee said the Hulk's creation was inspired by a combination of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frankenstein.Incredible Hulk' #256-265, Incredible Hulk Annual #10-11, Marvel Super Hero Contest of Champions #1-3. Thomas, Roy; Gerber, Steve( w), Trimpe, Herb( p),Trapani, Sal( i)."Frenzy On a Far-Away World!" The Incredible Hulk,vol.2,no.158(December 1972). The Battleworld domain of Greenland is filled with an assortment of Hulks ranging from Tribal Hulks (a group of Hulks that live like a tribe), Bull Hulks (a group of gamma-irradiated cattle), Sand Hulks (who evoke the traits of Hulk and Sandman), and a Sea Hulk. This land is a recreation of Earth-71612 where it was rendered into a Hulk-filled land by a gamma bomb strike by A.I.M. It was stated that Bruce Banner had started Bannertech Industries and his fate has not been mentioned since A.I.M.'s gamma bomb strike. In addition to the various type of Hulks and a variation of a Red Hulk that rules Greenland as the Red King", a variation of Steve Rogers that was sent into Greenland by God Emperor Doom and Sheriff Strange encountered another variation of Steve Rogers that operated as Doc Green. [226] Milgrom, Al( w),Milgrom, Al( p),Janke, Dennis( i)."The Monster's Analyst" The Incredible Hulk,vol.2,no.221(September 1972).