Journey Into Mystery #112

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 THE MIGHTY THOR BATTLES THE INCREDIBLE HULK         As Thor soars through the New York City skyline he sees a crowd of  young men arguing. Thinking the argument might  turn ugly, Thor flies closer to the crowd. Hovering above, Thor overhears what the argument is about. It seems the youngsters are arguing over who is stronger Hulk or Thor. Thor decides to join the group. To settle the argument and to provide a truthful account of the actual event , Thor proceeds to tell the young men of his first  encounter  with the incredible Hulk. Thor recollects how he and the Avengers took on Hulk and Prince Namor, the Submariner in Gibraltar (Avengers #3). Thor recalls the rest of the Avengers tried to stop Prince Namor, as he took on the Hulk in some nearby caves. As Thor followed Hulk Into the caves the Hulk rips sections of rock from the surrounding walls trying to trap the God of Thunder under massive rock. Realizing Hulk strength rivals his own Thor develops a plan. By whirling his enchanted hammer at an incredible speed Thor creates a whirlwind that is impervious to the Hulk. It causes a dimension disruption. Protected from the Hulk inside the enchanted whirlwind, Thor sends a telepathic message to his Father Odin. Thor  requests to be able to retain his power without his mighty Uru for 5 minutes to engage the Hulk in hand to hand battle. Odin agrees and makes it so.  Feeling relieved that that his request was honored, Not needing his mallet Thor  attempts to hurl it away when the incredible Hulk lands in front of it and makes a two handed grab. Hulk is  now focused on breaking the mystical mallet.  Even though his mallet contains no magical power, Thor  attempts to save it from the beast.  With Thor close to retrieving it at one point the Hulk finds Thor distracted and floors him.  Gathering himself Thor moves with blinding speed finally retrieves his hammer. Hulk tears into the nearby wall to find a hidden WWII mine from its cache. He throws it at Thor,...