Fall of the Hulks: Alpha 1

"Everyone who has ever wronged us will fall. Even Doom."

―M.O.D.O.K.

"Meeting of the Minds"
Fall of the Hulks
Title:	"Meeting of the Minds"
Storyline:	"Fall of the Hulks"
Volume:	Alpha
Number:	1
Cover price:	$3.99
Cover date:	February, 2010
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Credits
Exec. producer:	Alan Fine
Chief:	Joe Quesada
Writers:	Jeff Parker
Pencilers:	Paul Pelletier
Inkers:	Vicente Cifuentes
Cover artists:	Ed McGuinness; David Finch
Cover inker:	Mark Farmer; David Finch
Cover colorist:	Dave Stewart; Aspen's Peter Steigerwald
Colorists:	Guru eFX
Letterers:	Simon Bowland
Assistants:	Jordan D. White
Associates:	Nathan Cosby
Editors:	Mark Paniccia
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"Meeting of the Minds" is the title of the Fall of the Hulks: Alpha one-shot special published by Marvel Comics. It was written by Jeff Parker with artwork by Paul Pelletier and inks by Vicente Cifuentes. It was colored by Guru eFX and lettered by Simon Bowland. The story was edited by Mark Paniccia with Nathan Cosby as associate editor and Jordan D. White as assistant editor. This issue shipped with a February, 2010 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).

"Meeting of the Minds"

Featured characters

• Egghead, Elihas Starr
• Leader, Samuel Sterns
• Mad Thinker
• M.O.D.O.K., George Tarleton
• Red Ghost, Ivan Kragoff
• Wizard, Bentley Wittman

More Villains!

• Doctor Doom, Victor von Doom
• Igor
• Miklho
• Peotor
• Red Hulk, Thaddeus Ross

Even more Villains!

• Absorbing Man, Carl Creel (In flashback only)
• Awesome Android
• Beyonder (In flashback only)
• Cosmic Hulk
• Klaw, Ulysses Klaw (In flashback only)
• Medusalith Amaquelin (In flashback only)
• Radioactive Man, Chen Lu (In flashback only)
• Sandman, William Baker (In flashback only)
• Scorpion, MacDonald Gargan (In flashback only)
• Tiger Shark, Todd Arliss (In flashback only)
• Trapster, Peter Petruski (In flashback only)

Minor characters

• Ant-Man, Hank Pym (In flashback only)
• Betty Ross
• Captain America, Steve Rogers (In flashback only)
• Hawkeye, Clint Barton (In flashback only)
• Hulk, Bruce Banner (In flashback only)
• Human Torch, Johnny Storm (In flashback only)
• Ikaris
• Invisible Woman, Susan Storm (In flashback only)
• Iron Man, Tony Stark (In flashback only)
• Kirby (On a computer screen)
• Makkari
• Master Mind Excello, Amadeus Cho (On a computer screen)
• Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards (In flashback only)
• Ms. Marvel, Carol Danvers (In flashback only)
• Scarlet Witch, Wanda Maximoff (In flashback only)
• She-Hulk, Jennifer Walters (In flashback only)
• Spider-Man, Peter Parker (In flashback only)
• Sub-Mariner, Namor (Cameo appearance only)
• Thena
• Thing, Ben Grimm (In flashback only)
• Thundra (On a computer screen only)
• Tigra, Greer Grant Nelson (In flashback only)
• Vision (In flashback only)

Organizations

• Advanced Idea Mechanics (In flashback only)
• Fantastic Four (In flashback only)
• Frightful Four (In flashback only)
• Illuminati (In flashback only)
• Intelligencia (1st appearance)
• Masters of Evil (In flashback only)
• Super-Apes

Races & Animals

• Altered humans (In flashback only)
• Apes
• Baboons
• Beyonders (In flashback only)
• Coyotes (On a computer screen)
• Eternals
• Evolved apes
• Gorillas
• Jellyfish
• Orangutans
• Skrulls (Behind the scenes only)
• Symbiotes (In flashback only)

Locations

• Africa (In flashback only)

• Wakanda

• Birnin Zana
• Mena Ngai

• Atlantic Ocean

• Atlantis

• Antarctica

• Olympia

• California (In flashback only)

• Mojave

• Edwards Air Force Base

• Latveria

• Castle von Doom

• New York

• Adirondack Mountains

• Mount Athena
• Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.

• Sakaar (In flashback only)

Items

• Android
• Bow and arrow (In flashback only)
• Captain America's shield (In flashback only)
• Cathexis ray generator
• Computer
• Cosmic rays
• Doctor Doom's armor
• Doombots
• Gamma rays
• Hawkeye's bow (In flashback only)
• Iron Man armor (In flashback only)
• Iron Man armor model 09 (In flashback only)
• Iron Man armor model 29 (In flashback only)
• Paste-gun (In flashback only)
• Power armor
• Robots
• Satellites
• Syringe (In flashback only)
• Vibranium (Referenced only)

Vehicles

• Hover vehicles
• S.H.I.E.L.D. shuttlecraft (In flashback only)

Powers

• Bio-conversion (In flashback only)
• Elasticity (In flashback only)
• Energy projection (In flashback only)
• Enhanced intellect
• Enhanced strength
• Force field projection (In flashback only)
• Intangibility
• Mental blast (In flashback only)
• Phasing
• Probability manipulation (In flashback only)
• Psychokinesis (In flashback only)
• Pyrokinesis (In flashback only)
• Thermal propulsion (In flashback only)
• Trichokinesis (In flashback only)

Miscellaneous

• Castle
• Flashbacks
• Holograms
• Laser weapons
• Planets (In flashback only)
• Scientist Supreme

Notes & Trivia

• Fall of the Hulks: Alpha redirects to this page.
• This issue is rated T+ for Teen.
• This issue is UPC barcode number 759606070350 00111.
• This issue shipped to retailers on December 3rd, 2009.
• The standard cover to this issue form a composite image with the cover to Fall of the Hulks: Gamma.
• This issue shipped with a variant cover featuring M.O.D.O.K. illustrated by David Finch.
• This issue shipped with a variant cover illustrated by Ed McGuinness. It is an homage to the "Fall of the Mutants" promotional ad from 1988.
• This issue gives special thanks to Jeph Loeb, Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente.
• Special continuity thanks goes to Ronald Byrd, Jeff Christiansen, Kevin Garcia, and Michael Hoskin.
• Also released at this time is Incredible Hulk #605, which precedes the "Fall of the Hulks" story, as well as Hulk, Volume 2 #18, which also precedes "Fall of the Hulks".
• This issue includes Marvel Universe entries for the Leader, M.O.D.O.K., Red Ghost & the Super-Apes, Doctor Doom, the Wizard, the Mad Thinker, and Egghead.
• The Illuminati exiled the Hulk to the planet Skaar back in Incredible Hulk, Volume 3 #92.
• The flashback featuring the [[Avengers taking on the Beyonder is from Secret Wars II #9.
• The event that describes the enactment of the Superhuman Registration Act took place during Civil War.
• The assassination of Captain America, which is briefly referenced in this issue, took place in Captain America, Volume 5 #25.
• The origin of the Red Ghost is recapped in this issue. It was first chronicled in Fantastic Four #13.
• This issue includes a flashback to when Samuel Sterns was first exposed to gamma rays, thus transforming him into the Leader. This happened in Tales to Astonish #62.
• George Tarleton first became M.O.D.O.K. back in Tales of Suspense #93.
• Doctor Doom first became a major player on the world stage back when he first fought the Fantastic Four in Fantastic Four #5.

Fall of the Hulks Checklist

December

• Fall of the Hulks: Alpha 1
• Fall of the Hulks: Gamma 1

January

• Hulk Vol 2 19
• Incredible Hulk 606
• Red Hulk 1

February

• Hulk Vol 2 20
• Incredible Hulk 607
• Red Hulk 2

March

• Hulk Vol 2 21
• Incredible Hulk 608
• Red Hulk 3
• Savage She-Hulks 1

Recommended Reading

Incredible Hulk, Vol. 1 (1962) Incredible Hulk, Vol. 2 (1968) Incredible Hulk, Vol. 3 (2000) Incredible Hulk, Vol. 4 (2011)

Hulk, Vol. 1 (1999) Hulk, Vol. 2 (2008) Rampaging Hulk, Vol. 1 (1977) Rampaging Hulk, Vol. 2 (1998)

See also

Hulk Hulk films Hulk comics Hulk programs Hulk characters

Hulk villains Hulk images Hulk creators Hulk cast & crew Hulk miscellaneous

External Links

• Fall of the Hulks: Alpha at MDP
• Fall of the Hulks: Alpha at Comics.org
• Fall of the Hulks: Alpha at Comic Vine
• Fall of the Hulks: Alpha at Marvel.com