Top 10 Greatest Hulk Stories Ever Written

Top 10 Greatest Hulk Stories Ever Written
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The Incredible Hulk is one of Marvel's premier characters, and like Captain America, Thor, and Spider-Man, he's easily one of their most instantly recognizable, so it's no wonder why he's been the star of some truly memorable and groundbreaking stories. The Hulk is a huge part of the history of the comic book medium, and here, we'll celebrate his greatest adventures.
List Rank and Entries
#10: "The Coming of the Hulk" (1962)
#9: "What If…The Hulk Had Killed Wolverine?" (1993)
#8: "Dear Betty/Always On My Mind" (2001)
#7: "The Brute…That Shouted Love…at the Heart of the Atom" (1971)
#6: "The Lone and Level Sands" (1998)
#5: "Crossroads" (1984-85)
#4: "Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk " (2006-09)
#3, #2 & #1: ?
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[@sebagonzalezmusic]

Hulk. My favorite superhero✊

[@KitanoVPrO]

sebastian gonzalez yes

[@FrignSkooter]

I always loved that scene in age of ultron where tony punches him only for hulk to slowly look back him. Then tony looks in fear and says "im sorry"

[@jlthasnake2391]

World War Hulk is one of my favorite Marvel story lines of all time. I wish there was an animated version of it. Like Planet Hulk

[@diegoalvarez3807]

Hulk like fire, Thor like water

[@spartanAXA]

Diego Alvarez Thor is also like fire🔥

[@Vixmametal]

but hulk like raging fire thor like smoldering fire

[@attaboydouche3729]

Hulk smash big monster

[@A.WW-oi4xp]

Hulk big green fire and Thor big electric water

[@darthmatt920]

"But Hulk like raging fire, Thor like smoldering fire." Hulk 2018 everyone.

[@Artisan1979]

The price of anger is always high, and the consequences of rage-inspired actions follow us whether we atone for them or not. Bruce Banner walks that line every single day. I’ve read every single one of the stories, except for the one where he shrinks into a new dimension. Regardless, these stories have kept me hooked on the Hulk for so many years and I look forward to the next chapter in his life.

[@micah4029]

Hulk is my favorite comic book character. That's all.

[@karlsingh9076]

Hulk is, and will always be, the Strongest One There Is!!!!

[@vincentfranklin17]

Planet Hulk , and World War Hulk are among my favorites. Almost any Peter David story during his run.

[@durpddurke4633]

Very... smashing....

[@Plamspam07]

Bazinga

[@josephjoestar3651]

I see you everywhere 😱

[@kyleg5410]

Nigel Thornberry agrees

[@KitanoVPrO]

Da Dragon Durp yes

[@jaimejoelortizcolon2070]

Da Dragon Durp

[@lorenzlazaga5197]

I want "Hulk: The End" to be the last marvel movie

[@VonWenk]

I like your two Peter David picks, and they demonstrate a basic problem with Greg Pak's Totally Awesome Hulk: Amadeus Cho doesn't have the pathos to balance off the Hulk's strength like the Bruce Banner (when he's written well) does. Being the Hulk isn't supposed to be a charmed life. In addition to Peter David's final issue, I'm a big fan of: "Destroyer from the Dynamo" (Incredible Hulk 166) "X Factor"(?) (Incredible Hulk 223-225) The Hulk Annual featuring Angel, Iceman, and the Master Mold "The Living Shadow" (Incredible Hulk 184) The 1976 Hulk Annual, featuring Xemnu the Titan and a host of Marvel monsters

[@DeeboX-vv8ji]

If we ever get a WW Hulk I'm going to die.

[@darthmatt920]

Jamez Johnson: dought it. Ive heard that the infinity war movie is the final chapter of the mcu.

[@lukewilliams3321]

Good list, I love the Crossroads storyline! However, why no Future Imperfect?

[@CarlsBeardedBanter]

Old man Logan. A depressing but brilliant take on a world rued by Hulk

[@jonathankent1517]

_World War Hulk_ is has 2 of the best sound effects in all of comics. *KRAKKABATHROOM!* and *THRAKKADOOM!*

[@pablet2]

World War Hulk was amazing!!! The tie-in books also featured some of the best action from the Green Goliath...and Iron Man should have had a lot more trouble to take down the Hulk in Avengers 2...

[@jokermorningstar5816]

heck thanos even should have it harder against him

[@lazyprinny3265]

I'd agree if not for the fact what world war hulk waa on another level than normal hulk. Hell they even state his comrades are comparable to normal hulk. The mobie hulk was more tame

[@Thomas-if7te]

I’m planning on reading some of the comics on this list so thank you!

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

Immortal Hulk. Nuff said

[@ProtectionOfficerThomasLawson]

I loved it but he forgot heart of the monster that was the greatest Hulk tail I've read!

[@10packspyscho11]

They should make this video again and add immortal hulk and maestro hulk

[@legionkahn]

The Ground Zero arc should be on the list. Not only is it a great Hulk story but is also the best Leader story ever. He manipulates everyone to get what he wants, and actually destroys the Hulk in the end. This story also leads to the Joe Fixit era.

[@VonWenk]

Marvel should have kept broccoli head Leader.

[@andrescansecoorozco2788]

You miss to put future imperfect in the honorable mentions.

[@robhinson7801]

Hulk future imperfect should be on this listing.

[@MarcusSLazarus]

Good list, but I think that Future Imperfect and Jason Aaron’s recent storyline (Hulk and Banner split and BANNER is the dangerous one) deserved at least an honourable mention

[@jordanintheflesh2589]

The top 3 are just amazing

[@charlesgorman4919]

Pretty damn good list WatchMojo.

[@stevekoller3314]

Do "Top Ten Hulk villains" please.

[@sammylane21]

In no particular order, Abomination,The Leader,The Red King,Maestro,Absorbing Man,His A-Hole abusive dad,Zzzax,Red Hulk,Wendigo and my #1 Hulk villain is...drum role if ya please???*drumming sound*......UNIVERSAL STUDIOS for not giving The Hulk back to MARVEL so we could see a proper PLANET HULK/WORLD WAR HULK saga.

[@alieninthevideo441]

Steve Koller Check out Top 10 Nerds

[@DasKame]

Marvel has always god awful villains... maybe except some of the Spidermans

[@borisnk9434]

DasKame spiderman villians are awasome and x men villians are kind of decent

[@YoungboyNeverPipedABitch]

DasKame Magneto, Apocalypse, Loki, Red Skull, Baron Zemo, Surtur, Dormammu, Abomination, The Leader, Dr. Doom (literally better than any earthly villain in DC who can actually rival gods), Thanos, Ego, Galactus, Hela, Phoenix, Beyonders, Eternals...oh and did I mention Dr. Doom? Literally the greatest villain in comic.

[@NorthWestCrimeChannel]

Hulk stole the show in RAGNAROK

[@dylanaroberts97]

The Whiskey Diaries When does he not steal the show?

[@maatssun6713]

@@dylanaroberts97 In hindsight. No Hulk in the last 2 avengers..

[@maxxgunner5573]

Man. All of these Hulk stories are too perfect to pick one over the other. Which is why the Hulk is my favorite hero along with Spider-Man, Wolverine, Storm, The X-Men, The Avengers, The Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Daredevil, Ghost Rider, any of the Dark Vigilante Anti-Heroes, all of them.

[@uhmump95]

No "Future Imperfect"? The introduction of the Maestro definitely deserves to be on this list.

[@zackgravity7284]

I agree i loved that comic

[@MrZodiac07]

Hulk is the best.

[@KitanoVPrO]

Dev Parab yes

[@savirokamp2.010]

Time to smash that like button

[@d.c.stranded7134]

So, this video got me in the mood to play Hulk Ultimate Destruction

[@RichD2024]

Planet Hulk > World War Hulk story arc is one of the best ones in all of comics, which is why it was so disappointing to see it turned into a shitty knee-slapping comedy in Thor: Ragnarok. What a waste.

[@cjwrench07]

Richard D a partial story, is better than relegating Hulk to an ex machina in the Avenger movies. I also really enjoyed Thor 3 being a good comedy.

[@jackwells8107]

I agree with you about Planet Hulk and WW Hulk, but that doesn't mean I didn't like Thor:Ragnarok. These are movies, and they don't have the rights to do Huk solo movies (if I understand that correctly), so I'm happy for what we got.

[@craig8195]

Richard D... If I could like your comment 100 trillion times... I would.. And then 1 more for safe measures.

[@Saint0999]

Richard D right. Mcu is toooo comedy now

[@micah4029]

You are correct. Planet Hulk is the emotional buildup and World War Hulk is the rage-induced payoff. The first time I read Planet Hulk, I got chills whenever there was one of those Sakaar prayers. Plus it introduced the Warbound, who have been criminally underused after WWH. I like the story so much that I'm considering getting a tattoo that says "May he who dies, die well."

[@yukowade4495]

Hulk will always be my favorite Edit: Hulk vs wolverine is my all time favorite and planet hulk

[@IamL3gion]

We need a hulk solo movie

[@gabe9536]

Kevin Hernandez there is a show

[@themajesticspider-man6116]

Kevin Hernandez We've had 2 of those already....

[@jordanintheflesh2589]

Kevin Hernandez we don't need it we want it

[@naituataniela5049]

skelaton224

[@alexandermackenzie8949]

what about "heart of the monster" thats one of my fave's and it ends with bruce/hulk happy for once

[@Hollowdude15]

Cool video man :]

[@vincentfranklin17]

Hulk: The End... Great story!

[@ayseltina5055]

Awesome greenie

[@obadiahniyibizi3366]

U guys can't stop making awesome videos right 😉

[@alexphillips4644]

They forgot to include The Red Hulk storyline, World War Hulks, and the introduction of She-Hulk.

[@JoeyTCartoonP]

Alex Phillips Red Hulk is garbage :-/

[@spiritofvengeance8151]

World War Hulks is on number 1

[@alexphillips4644]

Tactical Fanboy 2.0 World War Hulks....meaning All the Hulk Family....its a sequel to World War Hulk.

[@T.K.Fischer]

No they didn't.

[@quintonthevillain2745]

Red Hulk was legitimately hot trash, the author wasn`t exactly in the right state of mind either when he made that crap. And basically anything relating to the storyline of WWH after the said story (except for WWH: Aftermath) was shit. Agreed on She-Hulk tho.

[@aukiejohnson4308]

Amazing

[@BlackFlash09]

#7 Would be interesting to see this get referenced in an Ant-Man crossover.

[@AnthonyJohnsonComic]

Interesting, left out his run with the Pantheon. Back in the day he had the mind of Bruce with the body of Hulk until he got mad and then... Mind of Hulk, body of Bruce. It was an big switch for the character and the Pantheon stuff was a cool set of characters.

[@rodimus7926]

An Smashing Top 10

[@GreenArrowHunter]

Hulk is strongest there is.

[@nickhell100]

I'm glad you chose the obvious winners here. WW Hulk and Planet Hulk are freaking amazing.

[@charlestyner8631]

A list I agree with. Hell froze over.

[@Sjono]

People often underestimate how interesting a character Bruce Banner/Hulk can be

[@fernandogonzalez3242]

#1 and #2: are essentially the same story arc. But I f you're going to separate them, then WWH is boss. The Ghost Rider appearance is one of the best scenes I've ever read. " My penance stare only works on the guilty." AMAZING

[@mandings36]

World War Hulk is no brainer #1, incredible finish/followup to Planet Hulk

[@mr.maskmaker6609]

Logan: Hhgg... LETS DO THIS....Snikt Hulk: AAAAGGGGGRRR Awesome whats better than hulk vs wolverine? wish we could have had a live action version Hugh jackman beserker rage vs the hulk would have been so epic

[@flyingpie5915]

Yah but sony had lost spiderman they will never give up on the xman

[@jaredquinney204]

Awesome

[@cybersecurityforcivilians]

Not a bad list. My main quibbles are that Planet Hulk needs to be number uno and World War Hulk needs to be further down the list. I also think Peter David's run with the Gray Hulk as Joe Fixit needs to be on the list.

[@miklein01]

feels good knowing that the 2 hulk comics i have are the top 2.

[@megalon73]

Thanos vs Hulk is another great comic to read as well.

[@patricksmith6796]

Number 4 and 1 are awesome.

[@gnawflog1134]

And where the hell is future imperfect and dark son at

[@captainjakemerica4579]

So true gosh these stories are why I get annoyed when people say the Hulk is just a green rage monster

[@samuszerosuit0956]

I love hulk so much

[@mirianosorio7387]

Top ten Hulk villains please :)

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

Hulk is the strongest one there is

[@Luffle]

No thor

[@hhffbman5601]

I faintly remember a comic my brother had and there was like a ton of hulks like I whole city of them? Idk this is kinda hidden in my memorys

[@profshad3429]

Dissapointed, I thought "Ground Zero" was a decent story

[@fiercetooth4330]

*SMASHING*

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Nice

[@sirorliktheironclad]

My favorite Hulk Stories/Series 1.) Hulk The End 2.) World War Hulk 3.) Immortal Hulk 4.) Hulk Gray 5.) The Coming of the Hulk 6.) Hulk by John Byrne & Ron Garney 7.) Who Shot Bruce Banner? 8.) Dear Betty/Always In The Mind 9.) Marvel Knights Hulk Transform 10.) Ultimate Wolverine Vs Hulk

[@supergamerxda.k.azabuza4031]

Planet Hulk is my favorite Hulk comic.

[@Creoles]

Do a top 10 Black Bolt stories

[@shrabonahammed6202]

I really like hulk

[@julianhernandez-castillo4005]

Do a top 10 captain America comics or storylines list

[@serrico0869]

Good #2 and #1

[@Present4]

7:35 "Hulk gets to do a lot of smashing" Pun intended?

[@opaul9854]

I've read all but one of these story lines....All Classics

[@adambozek9807]

Could you guys do a Top 10 Punisher stories, in honor of the new Punisher series coming to Netflix, please.

[@shahbazjutt9175]

I like the moment were iron man said I'm sorry hahaha

[@jasonbean7296]

I liked the Mr. Fixit story arc. And when Doc Samson put Dr. Banner through psychotherapy and resolved his personality split. And the Herb Trimpe years. And the Sal Buscemi years. And.. And.. Oh, hell, I just like it all. Hulk is hulk.

[@thebalder9634]

I've read them all. Planet Hulk and World War Hulk were both fantastic. But "Hulk The End" was by far the best.

[@TheDeFiler316]

You could do a top 10 of Peter David’s run on The Incredible Hulk alone.

[@Aaroncfx10]

*HULK IS STRONGEST THERE IS!*

[@thestrangeking3985]

Until Doomsday killed his ass in Death Battle

[@dartnihilus4241]

Sonny Serbo ROSTED

[@KitanoVPrO]

AaronCF hulk smash💚

[@mando7323]

@@thestrangeking3985 lmao that’s funny now that it’s been confirmed that Hulk>Doomsday

[@ProxyMinePro]

You guys for got the short story line, only called "Banner". It has Doc Samson looking for Banner, only after the Hulk goes on a rampage looking for Banner. Banner keep changing into the Hulk cause he kept trying to kill himself. Hulk wakes up, pissed off yelling for "BANNER!"

[@carlosgarza400]

Note surprised at number 1 but that tooth scene is always funny

[@Zfymaalcam76]

How is ”Hulk: The End” NOT nr. 1? Personally i would’ve chosen that over WWH & PH, even though i love both comics.

[@BigWoe954]

What if venom consumed hulk with his anger the birth of venom hulk🔥🔥🔥

[@Yaboiigabe]

If WW Hulk was a game, it'd be super fun

[@thebalder9634]

Having actually read them all, I can say with 100% certainty that number 3 is the best Hulk story. Number 2 was close. World War Hulk was enjoyable but almost all spectacle with little actual story.

[@jevonjackson4236]

The Incredible Hulk the one Avenger that makes villains runaway.

[@sammylane21]

HULK barrows from "The ID and the Super Ego","Dr. Jackyll And Mr. Hyde" and also FRANKENSTEIN too.

[@DarkWolfPack012]

Can you cover the best thor stories next

[@jevonjackson4236]

The heroes in planet hulk should be ashamed of themselves why? All they had to do is respect hulk let him smash and leave him alone. No to scared that hulk can't be controlled.

[@ricardoramos1059]

For the record while they did sent hulk to exile they would've sent him somewhere he could live in peace and alone as he wanted without fear of hurting anyone of him being hunted and persecuted it's by mere chance of fate he ended in sakar and everything in wwhulk and planet hulk occured granted they should've at least ran the idea by Bruce since he's with the most at stake

[@arielfangirlmendez]

I'm glad I went to see this movie (I'm talking about) thor ragnarok.

[@marcelogil1915]

Watchmojo. Can you please make a top ten Stranglers songs?

[@CeeHam]

Hulk like list. Agree 1 and 2.

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby We're genius of creating the incredible hulk

[@anbuuchihax]

Hulk vs Wolverine 09 was badass

[@jendersonmohammed6926]

Please do a top ten Wolverine stories

[@gnayr1305]

No way! Planet Hulk is #1 and leaves WWH in the review mirror.

[@charlestyner8631]

Ryan Gasser I agree to a point. Planet Hulk showed his growth and acceptance of who he was and what he could be, but it was all taken away from him in an instant. Who wouldn't want to know what happened next? WWH showed what every man could become if his whole world was snatched from his grasp. The anguish and the pain he felt is shown in the series, but it also showed the empathy of a man when faced with loss also. He could've killed or captured Prof. X, but instead, he let him dwell within his own sorrow and self loathing about what happened to the mutants. So many people he could've smashed, but he still kept his composure to the point of just wanting to show them of his experiences instead of killing them outright. Both series go hand in hand, being a man on both sides of Hulk's situations (metaphorically), I understand why WWH was #1.

[@gnayr1305]

Charles Tyner Great Points. Thank you. I still liked the Planet Hulk writing and art better, but your points are very valid.

[@gameroid783]

Doesent planet hulk tie in to ww hulk ?

[@thesolomongiles]

Hulk equals me when the remote is too far away but I just got comfortable

[@jthorpr9730]

Planet Hulk is my personal favorite.