Hulk makes Marvel history by finally beating Thanos in a fight

In a bone-breaking clash of the titans, Hulk Just made Marvel history by Finally Beating the Mad Titan Thanos in a fight. Despite the immense power of the Green Goliath, he has never managed to beat Thanos before in Marvel’s main continuity. Interestingly, this historic victory comes in a fight where Hulk has nothing on the line except the desire to teach Thanos a lesson.

Hulk and Thanos merge The Incredible Hulk Annual #1. The story sees Thanos pursuing the new bearer of the Mind Stone, Worldmind. Thanos quickly kills the telepath and seizes the mind stone, only for the cosmic artifact to send a distress call for the only person on Earth strong enough to take it back – the Incredible Hulk. Although Hulk has no real interest in protecting the Mind Stone, Thanos ordering him to leave is enough to get him interested in trading blows.

In an earth-shaking fight, Hulk beats, bludgeons and bites Thanos until the Mad Titan is on his knees, at which point Colleen Wing picks up the Mind Stone and uses its power to render Thanos unconscious (with Hulk delivering a final blow (Only to hold the Mad Titan down long enough for Colleen to escape.) This is a decisive victory for Hulk – an incredibly rare victory, as well as one that exposes exactly how Hulk can beat Thanos in future fights.

Hulk finally beats Thanos in a fight

The green goliath fights rough

The Incredible Hulk Annual is part of Marvel’s ‘Infinity Watch’ crossover, which took place over the publisher’s 2024 annual. In this issue, fans Finally Meet the last bearer of the Infinity Stone, Worldmind, only for the new antihero to be killed almost instantly in a clever trick. Thanos recently forged a new Infinity Stone known as the Death Stone, trapping the essence of death in his latest attempt to control the cosmic abstract. He was hunting the other Infinity Stones to break the Death Stone to his will, bringing him into conflict with their individual carriers and a variety of iconic Marvel heroes.

Thankfully, the Mind Stone chooses the right champion to keep it out of Thanos’ hands, as Hulk at the Cosmic Gem time to ally with the new boss Colleen Wing, creating a crater in the ground with how hard he strikes Thanos.

Ulk has a shameful win/loss ratio against Thanos

The Mad Titan beat Hulk again and again

Hulk is Marvel’s strongest character, with a strength level that humbled the gods themselves. Despite this, he was never able to win against Thanos in Marvel’s main continuity. When the two collided Infinity GauntletThanos used the combined power of the Infinity Stones to shrink Hulk, removing any concern for his strength. The two fought in the Hulk’s mind Thanos vs Hulk And most recently in 2024 Thanos series where the Illuminati unleash Hulk against Thanos, only for him to be stampeded along with the rest of the team.

however, Hulk’s most humiliating defeat was in the reality of “Thanos Wins,” Where Thanos not only breaks the Hulk and keeps him as a pet, but also feeds the other Avengers to him. Even on the big screen, Hulk can’t catch a break, with Thanos beating him down Avengers: Infinity WarLeaving the Jade Giant too afraid to fight him again. Hulk’s only notable victory against Thanos was in the reality of Wonder zombiesWhere Hulk crushes his head after consuming Galactus’ Power Cosmic.

However, it is noteworthy that Thanos did not face everyone Version of Hulk in Marvel lore. Bruce Banner’s gamma powers allow him to manifest several different versions of the Hulk, and This is the child-like Savage Hulk that Thanos has beaten most often. More recently, Bruce has revealed a crueler, more savvy Gamma monster, and this is the version that beats Thanos.

This one fight reveals why Thanos always wins

… and why he does not have to in the future

Although Thanos has a long history of beating Hulk, he was originally wary of Bruce Banner’s Gamma form. In Jim Starlin and Ron Lim Thanos QuestThanos admits that he has avoided fighting Hulk, having heard of his immense strength, and does not do so until he has the Infinity Gauntlet. despite this, Thanos has scored win after win for one simple reason – he is a genius tactician. While his eternal/deviant biology makes Thanos strong, and he has since improved himself through various means, his victories over Hulk generally come down to the fact that Hulk is a raging berserker and Thanos is a skilled combatant who uses his opponents’ strengths against them .

The relationship is disabled The Incredible Hulk Annual #1. While Thanos claims that he has beaten the Hulk before, the Green Goliath replies, “I like your confidence. It’s funny. And you have Never hid me.” The Hulk implication is that Thanos beat the ‘Savage Hulk’, but not the more cunning versionAnd that claim is proven by the action that follows. Thanos isn’t ready for a Hulk who fights smart and dirty—one who is aware of his healing powers and uses them tactically, not just on instinct.

The Hulk fights fiercely throughout their battle, first biting Thanos and then attacking him from behind after the Mad Titan snaps his neck and assumes Hulk is down for the count. Because Colleen Wing beat the coup de grâce shows that Hulk feels no compunction to fight fair against Thanos, and that is what delivers him such a decisive win.

For Marvel fans, it’s great to see Hulk finally win a fight against Thanos. At times in the past, it’s been made clear that Thanos fights with a form of plot armor that means he can only be defeated by his own hubris, raising him to whatever level of power is needed to triumph over the heroes who go up against him. . However, with a smarter Hulk Now in this fight, the Jade Giant didn’t just strike Thanos For the first time, but has discovered how to get the upper hand in future clashes – by using all his cunning to outwit the mad titan and finally fight him.

The Incredible Hulk Annual #1 is available now from Marvel Comics.