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As Bruce Banner looks on, Man-Beast (disguised as President Rex Carpenter) orders the execution of Warlock. Warlock cries out, "High Evolutionary! Why have you abandoned me?!" and is killed by an energy weapon. Warlock's body transforms into a cocoon. Banner transforms into the Hulk and begins to rampage. Carpenter/Man-Beast calls his guards to stop the Hulk, claiming that he is in league with the "aliens" (New-Men). The guards shoot at Hulk with no effect. The Man-Beast's aides attack Hulk (only the Hulk can see their true forms, everyone else sees them as human). Hulk beats them away, grabs Warlock's cocoon and leaps away. Man-Beast says that his machine confirms that Warlock is dead, and he can now go about conquering Counter-Earth, and will also take over First Earth. The Hulk lands in the Virginia countryside and tells Warlock it is safe to come out. There is no response from the cocoon, and Hulk realizes that Man-Beast was right, and Warlock is really dead. Porcupinus and the New-Men approach the Hulk, and they take Warlock away to inter him in a cave. The Hulk accompanies them. The Hulk lays the cocoon in the cave. Hulk, the New-Men, Grey, Roberts, and Carter mourn Warlock, as the Recorder records. The next day, Man-Beast visits Astrella Carpenter and sheds his visage of Rex, stating "From this day forth, the Man-Beast strikes openly!" Man-Beast summons his human military commanders, and orders them to war. After mobilizing, the Man-Beast presses the button to activate his nuclear arsenal, only to discover that the military people have disengaged the button. Man-Beast says that they will die, but then Hulk and the New-Men attack. Man-Beast attacks the Hulk with a mental bolt of Hate Force, but Hulk shrugs it off and attacks Man-Beast. Man-Beast redirects his Hate Force to bring the ceiling crushing down on Hulk. Vincent & Volper sneak into the White House, having heard the commotion from outside, and follow an Animal-Man who is going to the dungeon to carry out Man-Beast's contingency plan - to kill Rex Carpenter. The Animal-Man enters Carpenter's cell and is about to kill him but Ben knocks him out with a steel pipe. Ben & Jane assist Carpenter and his sister escape. Meanwhile in the cave, Jason, Ellie, Dave & the Recorder see a bluish light emanating from the cocoon. Back at the White House, Hulk survived the ceiling collapse and is attacking Man-Beast. Hulk destroys lots of stuff and the other Animal Men retreat. Hulk has Man-Beast over his head and is about to kill him, when Warlock tells Hulk to stop. Warlock is alive again! Warlock announces he is leaving to help other worlds, where the Man-Beast hasn't been recognized and overcome, and flies away into the stars.