Base Hulk — power rating and matchups

These entries record encounters, feats and other events from the character's stories. Read each outcome with its version, sources and condition tags. Arena verdicts use the selected versions and matchup rules; a story result does not determine an arena result. This panel is for reference and does not feed the engine. The record is still being expanded.

Feat / note

The Incredible Hulk (1962) #2The Incredible Hulk (1962) #2

Vehicle collision and ordinary weapons fail to stop Hulk.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1962) #2

Feat / note

The Incredible Hulk (1962) #2The Incredible Hulk (1962) #2

Breaks confinement and wrecks defensive structures.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1962) #2

No decisive result

v Thing, Fantastic Four and AvengersFantastic Four (1961) #25 – Fantastic Four (1961) #26

Orally administered capsule forces Banner reversion; escape/fall follows.

4 logged exchanges

Fantastic Four (1961) #25Overcomes Thing in the extended city fight; Thing returns in the continuation. plot summary checked Nick Peron — Fantastic Four (1961) #25
Fantastic Four (1961) #26Deflects a shell; no reliable travel distance or timing supplied. plot summary checked Nick Peron — Fantastic Four (1961) #26
Fantastic Four (1961) #26Sting momentarily stuns him. plot summary checked Nick Peron — Fantastic Four (1961) #26
Fantastic Four (1961) #26Orally administered capsule forces Banner reversion; escape/fall follows. plot summary checked Nick Peron — Fantastic Four (1961) #26

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Fantastic Four (1961) #26

No decisive result

v ThorJourney into Mystery (1952) #112

Roof collapse ends direct contact; Hulk tunnels away.

2 logged exchanges

Journey into Mystery (1952) #112Trades blows and grapples; lifts the temporarily de-enchanted hammer. plot summary checked Nick Peron — Journey into Mystery (1952) #112
Journey into Mystery (1952) #112Roof collapse ends direct contact; Hulk tunnels away. plot summary checked Nick Peron — Journey into Mystery (1952) #112

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Journey into Mystery (1952) #112

Feat / note

Tales to Astonish (1959) #90Tales to Astonish (1959) #90

Hypnotic control affects Hulk; Banner reversion breaks that particular command.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Tales to Astonish (1959) #90

Loss

v AbominationTales to Astonish (1959) #90

Abomination incapacitates Hulk.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Tales to Astonish (1959) #90

Feat / note

Tales to Astonish (1959) #91Tales to Astonish (1959) #91

External intervention restores consciousness.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Tales to Astonish (1959) #91

No decisive result

v AbominationTales to Astonish (1959) #91

Banner pulls the Abomination back to Gamma Base for a rematch. Nick Peron’s synopsis says the Hulk gains the upper hand; Dr K’s review names no winner. The Stranger teleports the Abomination away before a finish.

PreparedOpponent already weakened

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Tales to Astonish (1959) #91 Dr K's Waiting Room: Back Issues, Abomination

Loss

v Silver SurferTales to Astonish (1959) #93

Endures some energy attacks, then is knocked unconscious.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Tales to Astonish (1959) #93

Feat / note

The Incredible Hulk (1968) #126The Incredible Hulk (1968) #126

Clap redirects the opponent’s sonic attack; realm destruction follows.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #126

Feat / note

The Incredible Hulk (1968) #135The Incredible Hulk (1968) #135

Breaks a barrier after being transported into the past.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #135

Feat / note

The Incredible Hulk (1968) #172The Incredible Hulk (1968) #172

Hulk and Juggernaut jointly break confinement.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #172

Win

v JuggernautThe Incredible Hulk (1968) #172

Hulk removes helmet and throws him away; X-Men provide the eventual psychic finish.

Help: X-Men delivered the psychic finish after Hulk removed the helmet

Had help

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #172

No decisive result

v Quintronic Man and crewThe Incredible Hulk (1968) #213

After Jim Wilson’s intervention, Hulk blocks a vent and turns gas on the crew.

Special condition: Revived by Jim Wilson after a somnagas knockout

2 logged exchanges

The Incredible Hulk (1968) #213Conventional attack fails, but somnagas incapacitates Hulk. plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #213
The Incredible Hulk (1968) #213After Jim Wilson’s intervention, Hulk blocks a vent and turns gas on the crew. plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #213

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #213

Loss

v Iron ManIron Man (1968) #132

Tony commits armour reserves to a blow that KOs Hulk, then collapses.

Special condition: Knocked out by the punch and later taken away by a SWAT team; Iron Man's suit left inert

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Iron Man (1968) #132

Feat / note

The Incredible Hulk (1968) #254The Incredible Hulk (1968) #254

Leap reaches upper atmosphere; return impact incapacitates him and Banner emerges.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #254

Feat / note

The Incredible Hulk (1968) #255The Incredible Hulk (1968) #255

Transformation enables him to stop a train.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #255

No decisive result

v ThorThe Incredible Hulk (1968) #255

Hulk’s thrown van misses and cracks the tunnel roof. He punches Thor, knocks Mjolnir away and lifts it after it has become Blake’s cane; Blake tells him the truth and the Hulk leaves believing he has trapped Thor.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #255

Win

v ThingFantastic Four #112 (1971)

Savage Hulk beats the Thing and leaves him apparently dead; Reed revives him in #113.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked 50 Year Old Comics: Fantastic Four #112

No decisive result

v ThorDefenders #10 (1973)

Avengers/Defenders War: Hulk shrugs off a two-handed blow from Thor; a stalemate, called off when both teams arrive.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked 50 Year Old Comics: Defenders #10

No decisive result

v OnslaughtOnslaught: Marvel Universe #1 (1996)

Hulk shatters Onslaught’s armour with a punch; Onslaught continues as pure psionic energy. The punch splits Hulk and Banner into two beings.

Special condition: Jean Grey shut off Banner's side at his request

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked Josh Link: Onslaught part 4

No decisive result

v Thor and the AvengersAvengers #3 (1964)

Hulk can’t wrest Mjolnir from Thor; his emotions turn him back into Banner and he flees.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron: Avengers #3

Loss

v Avengers and Doctor StrangeThe Incredible Hulk (1968) #300

With Banner’s mind gone the savage Hulk is in control; he trades blows with Thor across Manhattan and overpowers the Torch, Iron Fist, Power Man and several Avengers until Strange sends him to the Crossroads.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — The Incredible Hulk (1968) #300

Win

v AbominationIncredible Hulk (1999) #25

Angrier Hulk beats Abomination nearly to death, hesitates, and his rage fades back into Banner; the restraint is not shown as a deliberate choice.

2 logged exchanges

Incredible Hulk (1999) #25Angrier Hulk beats Abomination nearly to death, hesitates, and his rage fades back into Banner; the restraint is not shown as a deliberate choice. plot summary checked Nick Peron — Incredible Hulk (1999) #25 Nick Peron: Incredible Hulk vol. 2 #25
Incredible Hulk (1999) #25Cracks the dam to break Abomination’s grip. plot summary checked Nick Peron — Incredible Hulk (1999) #25

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Incredible Hulk (1999) #25

Feat / note

Incredible Hulk (1999) #33Incredible Hulk (1999) #33

Raises a sunken submarine, later drags another ashore; hostile divers can stun him.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Incredible Hulk (1999) #33

Feat / note

Incredible Hulk (1999) #33Incredible Hulk (1999) #33

False rescue story directs his actions; overheard communication exposes the deception.

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Nick Peron — Incredible Hulk (1999) #33

Feat / note

Hulk: Smash Everything (2025) #2Hulk: Smash Everything (2025) #2

Review reports severely damaging impact survival.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked AIPT — Hulk: Smash Everything #2 review

Feat / note

Hulk: Smash Everything (2025) #3, preview images 4–5Hulk: Smash Everything (2025) #3, preview images 4–5

Body is stretched and damaged while remaining active; page attributes survival to absorbed gamma.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly Marvel preview page reproduced by AIPT Marvel preview page reproduced by AIPT

Feat / note

Hulk: Smash Everything (2025) #3, later sequence per reviewHulk: Smash Everything (2025) #3, later sequence per review

Review describes reconstruction and escape only across extraordinary cosmic duration.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked AIPT — Hulk: Smash Everything #3 review

Win

v GalactusHulk: Smash Everything (2025) #3, fight; the #4 review recaps it and shows the aftermath

At the end of time, after breaking free of the black hole, the Hulk fights Galactus: Galactus tries to absorb his energy and turns into a Hulked-out version of himself, rips the Hulk apart, and the Hulk knits himself back together (Comic Book Clique, #3). The #4 review says the Hulk defeated Galact…

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked AIPT — Hulk: Smash Everything #4 review Comic Book Clique: Hulk Smash Everything #3 rev…

Feat / note

Hulk: Smash Everything (2025) #5, preview image 3Hulk: Smash Everything (2025) #5, preview image 3

Visible heat/noise distress precedes a fall into the breach.

Evidence checked: scene checked directly Marvel preview page reproduced by AIPT

Feat / note

Hulk: Smash Everything (2025) #5, later sequence per reviewHulk: Smash Everything (2025) #5, later sequence per review

Review describes structural support during repair with help.

Evidence checked: other secondary source checked AIPT — Hulk: Smash Everything #5 review

Feat / note

Hulk held up the mountain range the Molecule Man dropped on the heroesMarvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #4 (Aug 1984)

On Battleworld the Molecule Man tore up a mountain range and dropped it on the retreating heroes; the Hulk caught it and held it over them while Reed Richards insulted him to keep him angry enough not to let go, until the heroes could blast their way out. Conditions: Reed Richards kept him angry; t…

Evidence checked: plot summary checked 13th Dimension: Comic Book Death Match, Secret … Marvel Database: Marvel Super Heroes Secret War… Comics Archeology: Secret Wars #4 & 5

Feat / note

Hulk punched Onslaught so hard that his armour shattered and Hulk and Banner were split apartOnslaught: Marvel Universe #1 (Oct 1996)

With Jean Grey shutting off Banner's restraint, the Hulk struck Onslaught and shattered his armoured shell; the blast that followed separated the Hulk and Bruce Banner into two beings. Conditions: Jean Grey switched off Banner's side of his mind at the Hulk's request; part of a team assault; shatte…

Evidence checked: plot summary checked Josh Link: Onslaught, the event that changed Ma… Earth's Mightiest Blog: Onslaught (1996 event) Wikipedia: Onslaught (Marvel Comics)

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