The Hulk is one of the most powerful characters in the MCU, but there are multiple versions of the character in Marvel Comics that haven’t yet been seen onscreen. Some even possess more power than others, with The Immortal Hulk arguably ranking among the most powerful beings in the entire Marvel Universe. Since his original debut in 1962’s The Incredible Hulk #1, these are the variants proving to be the strongest version of Hulk in history.
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Gray Hulk (The Original)
Incredible Hulk #1 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman, Artie Simek
Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby during their historic creative run early in the Marvel Universe, the first Hulk possessed superhuman strength but wasn’t very fast or agile. He also lost all of the brainpower of Bruce Banner when he transformed, rendering him a mindless brute easily manipulated by villains like Loki.
The dichotomy between the intellect of Banner and the brawn of the Hulk dominated the evolution of the character going forward, and much more stronger Hulk forms integrated both brains and brawn.
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Ultimate Hulk (Ultimate Universe)
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #2 by Brian Michael Bendis, Phil Hester, Ande Parks, Wes Abbott
The Ultimate Hulk ripped the adamantium-laced Wolverine in half, easily cementing his status among the most powerful Hulks in the comics. Despite this, the Earth-1610 Hulk tops out in power and ability well below his Earth-616 counterpart. He lost major battles to Hercules and Thor, two characters the main Marvel Universe Hulk fought to a standstill.
This Hulk also fell under the influence of Kang, among the most powerful Kang The Conqueror variants in the comics, who used him to collect the Infinity Stones for her.
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The Incredible Hulk (The Avenger)
Incredible Hulk #1 by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman, Artie Simek
The Hulk’s color changed in the second issue of the series in 1962 because the colorist, Stan Goldberg, had trouble realizing the gray color given the limitations of the era. Still, differences exist between the gray and green versions. The Incredible Hulk generally packs more punch than his gray predecessor, and is also much more agile and can jump enormous distances.
The green Hulk proved his incalculable strength early on when he fought Hercules to a stalemate. Comic book fans know Hercules possesses god-like strength, but it wasn’t enough to defeat the Hulk in their first encounter in Tales To Astonish #79.
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Infernal Hulk
Deadpool Annual #1 by John Layman, Juan Doe, Fabio D’Auria, and Clayton Cowles
A lot of people consider the Hulk a monster, but the Hulk of Earth-11638 was an actual demon. After Bruce Banner became the Sorcerer Supreme, he used his incredible magic to tear the Hulk personality from his mind and banished Hulk to Hell. Unfortunately, Hulk only grew stronger in the fires of Hell and transformed into a demon. Hulk wanted nothing more than revenge on Bruce Banner for casting him out, and after years of being banished to Hell, he was eventually able to break out and return to Earth as the Infernal Hulk.
Infernal Hulk was massively powerful and went on a rampage as he tried to locate Bruce Banner. Eventually, Infernal Hulk was stopped by trapping him inside another version of Bruce Banner and then snapping that Banner’s neck before Infernal Hulk could take over again.
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Hulk 2099 (The Future Hulk)
2099 Unlimited #1 by Evan Skolnick, Chris Wozniak, Chris Ivy, Marie Severin, and Steve Dutro
Hulk 2099 possesses the general strength, stamina, and endurance of the regular Hulk, with additional physical attributes like razor-sharp claws capable of slashing through solid steel and a long tongue. He also retained his intelligence and could transform back and forth at will from the Hulk to his human alter-ego John Eisenhart.
Hulk 2099 in some ways shared more in common with She-Hulk than his 21st-century namesake, being an attorney practicing law in a dark, dystopian future.
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She-Hulk (The Cousin)
Savage She-Hulk #1 by Stan Lee, John Buscema, Chic Stone, and Joe Rosen
Jennifer Walters received a blood transfusion from Bruce Banner, giving her most of his powers. Unlike him, she retains her intellect in the Hulk form and her super strength in human form, giving her a slight advantage in terms of power potential. Since her power stems from how angry she gets, like him, the limits to her strength and endurance remain largely unknown.
The Hulk at times proved he was stronger than She-Hulk, especially during World War Hulk, but both have since leveled up considerably, leaving the question open for debate in the comics and the Disney+ She-Hulk: Attorney At Law series.
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Spider-Hulk (The Hybrid Heavyweight)
Web of Spider-Man #70 by Gerry Conway, David Michelinie, Alex Saviuk, Keith Williams, Bob Sharen, and Rick Parker
Several Spider-Hulks exist within the Marvel multiverse in the comics, but they all share a powerful quality. Spider-Hulk combines Hulk’s unimaginable strength with Spider-Man’s superlative reflexes and agility. Armed with Spider-Sense, this Hulk anticipates threats before they occur, making him even more powerful than before.
A Spider-Hulk likely appears in the MCU as The Multiverse Saga progresses, and could draw from any version, including the original who first appeared in Web of Spider-Man #70 back in the 1990s.
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Weapon H (The Hulkverine)
Totally Awesome Hulk #21 by Greg Pak, Robert Gill, Nolan Woodard, and Cory Petit
Weapon H is not just one of the most dangerous Hulk variants, he’s one of the most dangerous characters in the Marvel Universe. Born from a program designed to create the ultimate mutant killer, Weapon H is the perfect fusion of the Hulk and Wolverine. Naturally, by fusing two of the most dangerous characters in Marvel, the result was a being with unmatched pure destructive power.
Weapon H has the absurd strength and durability of the Hulk, which is also magnified by Wolverine’s healing factor and adamantium claws. But his powers don’t stop there. Weapon H also can shapeshift between different Hulk forms, such as Red Hulk and even the Leader. This allows Weapon H to grow wings or even gain psionic abilities for a short time. This makes him the most versatile Hulk on this list.
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Kluh (The Reverse Hulk)
Avengers & X-Men: AXIS #4 by Rick Remender, Leinil Francis Yu, Gerry Alanguilan, Edgar Delgado, and Chris Eliopoulos
The Gray Hulk emerged again in the form of Kluh, a supremely powerful version of the character that the Hulk had long repressed in his psyche. All anger and raw power, Kluh defeated one of the strongest Avengers rosters ever during the AXIS comic book event back in 2014.
Kluh could also regenerate – something that would become key in later versions – and use telekinesis. He proved immune to telepathic attacks and like some other Hulks in the comics, perceives astral forms. This allows him to see figures in Doctor Strange even when no one else can.
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Green Scar (The Planet Hulk Gladiator)
The Incredible Hulk #92 by Greg Pak, Carlo Pagulayan, Jeffrey Huet, Chris Sotomayor, and Randy Gentile
Hulk used the alias Green Scar while he was living and fighting as a gladiator on the planet Sakaar. He became one of the strongest Hulks during his time on the alien world, where his strength and power increased along with his fighting prowess in the arena.
Green Scar eventually fought his way to the throne of Sakaar, defeating many powerful alien beings along the way. He emerged in the iconic Planet Hulk storyline, which later inspired aspects of Thor: Ragnarok.
This story originally appeared on Screenrant
