Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Jack Kirby
Uncredited Inker: Dick Ayers
I really like today's instance of Fear Of The Thing. It's an fictional Fear, coming as it does from Ben's imagination as he tries to come up with a reason for getting out of the celebratory dinner hosted by the US government. The thing that causes this little unreal rampage is some unexpected photographers, showing not only a wonderful sense of self-awareness from Ben (little more than a drop of a hat would cause his outbursts in these early issues) but also highlighting a theme more associated with Hulk - fear of the monster within.
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