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The assassination of the Abomination in his homeland of Russia led to an investigation conducted by Iron Man, Commander Maria Hill, of S.H.I.E.L.D., General “Thunderbolt” Ross, Doc Samson and the She-Hulk only led to one conclusion: the person responsible was the Hulk. There were only two problems with this theory. The first was the Abomination was ultimately killed by gunfire – from a missing gun – and the second was Bruce Banner was locked away at Gamma Base in Nevada. However, the massive amounts of residual radiation at the scene seemed to give credence to Samson's hypothesis even though there was speculation as to why the massive footprint, supposedly belonging to the Hulk, had turned the sand underneath it into glass. Upon returning to Gamma Base, General Ross and Samson turned to the one man that could help them in their search for their gamma-powered mystery: Bruce Banner. Banner discovered that before the Abomination was slain, the Red Hulk was traveling through Canada and killed a Wendigo.Commander Hill and Iron Man returned with She-Hulk to the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, and it was there that Hill showed her colleagues a replica of the gun apparently stolen from the installation – again another mystery as to how it was smuggled out from under everyone’s notice. The debate didn’t go on for long because it became very apparent that there was an intruder on board the massive aircraft. The Red Hulk snatched the She-Hulk through a wall and beat her within seconds of her abduction. During their battle the Red Hulk threatened he could kill her any time he wanted, and She-Hulk believed him. He choked her out and deposited her back in the room where he initially grabbed her. Then it was Iron Man's turn. He immediately went in search of the monster only to find that Samson had gone missing, Ross was injured, and he would be no match for the Red Hulk either. The behemoth damaged Iron Man's armor and completely wrecked the helicarrier, and if it wasn’t for a speedy recovery by the She-Hulk, Tony Stark would have fallen to his death as well. The Red Hulk escaped and soon crossed paths with Rick Jones, who somehow acquired powers that triggered a startling transformation into a creature calling itself A-Bomb.
After the crash, General Ross, Agent Clay Quartermain, and Samson were all not accounted for. Footage of the meeting between, Ross and Banner at gamma Base had been discovered and reviewed, and a mystery message relayed to Ross by Banner left Stark even more curious. In the meantime, a furious battle was taking place between Red Hulk versus A-BombA-Bomb and the Red Hulk at Gamma Base which rocked its foundations all the way to the area where Banner was being held. Eventually, the prison was demolished, and Banner was set free – and so was his alter-ego. The Hulk wasted no time in confronting his red impostor and even the Uatu the Watcher came to see the events, before the Red Hulk punched him out. The Hulk soon found out that the Red Hulk was unlike any foe he's ever faced before – more brutal, superb fighting skill and not easily intimidated. As their brawl was in full swing, Iron Man and Maria Hill found the remains of Clay Quartermain, and a jacket, belonging to Samson, that was ripped and saturated with gamma radiation, making Doc Samson their first suspect as to who the Red Hulk's identity really is. Red Hulk went on to break the Hulk’s arm, threaten him at gunpoint, and drop him in the water underneath the Golden Gate Bridge.
The titanic clash gained the attention of the God of thunder, Thor, and the Red Hulk swore the Asgardian would not defeat him. Thor gravely underestimated this new incarnation of the Hulk, and was beaten badly when the Red Hulk grabbed Mjolnir and jumped into orbit around the Earth. In zero gravity, the Red Hulk was able to lift Thor's hammer and thrash Thor with it. Then the Red Hulk used Mjolnir to travel to the moon, and he left Thor defeated and stranded in a desolate area. Red Hulk used his powerful leg muscles to jump back to Earth and was surprised he survived the landing, but he wasn't as surprised to see a seething Hulk back for more. Again, Hulk found himself on the losing end until Thor returned ready to teach the monster a lesson. Thor fought the Red Hulk to a stand-still, and just as he was about to deliver the final blow, the Hulk snatched victory from Thor's grasp. Hulk needed to win this battle, and A-Bomb – who also mysteriously found the Hulk – convinced Thor of this as well. Hulk figured out Red Hulk's condition of the angrier he gets, the hotter he gets, and Hulk let his opponent strike him repeatedly until the heat became to intense for the Red Hulk. Unsure of what was happening to him, the Red Hulk became unbalanced, and Hulk was able to finish him off quickly. Satisfied, the Hulk left as A-Bomb transformed back to Rick, and before Rick could yell out the true identity of the red beast, he was shot in the back by Doc Samson. Samson dragged Rick away as General Ross berated the defeated Red Hulk, telling him how Ross gave the means to destroy the Hulk and he blew it. Ross also told his monster that he was on his own now because he failed.
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