Wonderful Spider-Man #328 (1989)
Regardless that they don’t combat usually, Hulk and Spidey have one epic conflict that most individuals on the web know. That combat happens in Wonderful Spider-Man #358, aka “the one the place Spidey punches Hulk into area.” Individuals usually share moments from Wonderful Spider-Man #358, written by David Michelinie and drawn by celebrity Todd McFarlane, often to “show” that Spider-Man is stronger than the Hulk. However the precise story places so many asterisks on that assertion that it really proves the other.
To start with, it’s vital to remember the fact that neither assailant has their coronary heart within the battle. As a part of the Acts of Vengeance crossover, through which supervillains swapped their nemeses with each other to throw off their enemies, Hulk solely seeks out Spider-Man as a result of X-Males antagonist Sebastian Shaw pays him cash to do it. Let’s simply say that Hulk was in a bizarre place within the ’90s, therefore a dialogue trade like Spidey asking, “You got here right here simply to combat me? Why?!” To which Hulk responds, “The perfect purpose on the earth, Net-Head: bucks!” Moreover Shaw solely employed Hulk as a result of some shadowy guys mentioned they’d destroy his rival Magneto if he in flip can kill Spider-Man. So, mainly, everybody will get concerned on this story by shrugging their shoulders and saying, “Eh, it’s price a shot?”
Moreover, Hulk is presently in his “Mr. Fixit” persona, the grey model that takes over from Banner at night time (and, within the pages of his personal comedian, turned a mob enforcer in Las Vegas—the kind of man who could be motivated by Shaw’s cash). Though smarter than the same old Hulk, Mr. Fixit was notably weaker, and reverted again to Banner within the daytime. For his half, Spider-Man had simply been given the ability cosmic, basically making him Superman.
So when Hulk senses Banner taking up because the solar rises, he tries to throw off Spider-Man by pretending to assault some children. Spidey freaks out and wallops Hulk, sending the grey beast into area… after which realizing what he’s accomplished and flies out to area to deliver his frenemy again to Earth. It’s a cool second for positive, however the whole factor ends with all concerned deciding this isn’t enjoyable and simply strolling away, which solely underscores how out-of-character the entire thing is. Spider-Man punching Hulk into area an amusing gimmick, however a gimmick nonetheless.
Peter Parker: Spider-Man #14 (1999)
Though The Incredible 4: First Steps launched the ability cosmic to the MCU, we’re most likely not going to see an adaptation of Wonderful Spider-Man #358 in Model New Day. And though Jon Bernthal‘s Punisher is slated to seem in Model New Day, that PG-13 film most likely received’t adapt the decidedly R-rated Punisher story “Confederacy of Dunces” (written by The Boys co-creator Garth Ennis), regardless that it entails Spidey, Punisher, and Hulk. Nor will Marvel need to change its traditional Incredible 4 with the one-off model of the workforce through which Hulk and Spidey joined Wolverine and Ghost Rider as the brand new FF in Incredible 4 #347-348.
Nevertheless, it received’t be too stunning to see the film adapt one thing like 1999’s Peter Parker: Spider-Man #14. And that’s a very good factor, as a result of Peter Parker: Spider-Man, written by Howard Mackie and penciled by John Romita Jr., is well the very best of the Spider-Man/Hulk fights.
