Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Ernie Chan. "The Monster and the Mystic!", script by Len Wein, pencils by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Ernie Chan (finished art), inks by Ernie Chan
Hulk is unconscious so Doctor Druid must face Mongu on his own!; The mystic dodges from the gladiator's hatchet but is knocked out by Maha Yogui's mental beam; Hulk and Druid are bonded to strong chains that release electric shocks if they move; Druid enters the Hulk's mind and triggers the transformation; Bruce Banner sleeps through the chains and unties the mystic; But when they try escaping from the cell, Mongu is waiting for them; The shaggy giant takes both to his master who wants a Hulk Vs Mongu battle on the palace's arena!; Banner is not willing to turn into his mightier persona so he's given an axe to face the cosmic gladiator; The physicist dodges Mongu's attacks; But eventually Hulk shows up; Green Skin proves stronger so Maha uses his Jewel of Jeopardy to feed power onto his goon.
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