FANTASTIC FOUR (v3) #42: Why is Namor attacking New York? Torch is the only one around to find out, while the rest of the FF are in the Negative Zone, pursuing the agents of the Gideon Trust with Hellscout.
FANTASTIC FOUR (v3) #41: Torch discovers that the rest of the team went into the Negative Zone without him, but he’s unable to follow. The rest, meanwhile, encounter a pilgrim settlement that is both out of place and out of time.
FANTASTIC FOUR (v3) #40: The FF is back in the new and improved Baxter Building, but before they can even get settled, the Gideon Trust breaches the Negative Zone, demanding an immediate response from everyone except Torch, who is practicing for his movie role.
INCREDIBLE HULK (v2) #26: Simon “Killer Shrike” Maddicks and his girlfriend Nadine are floating around the country, she looking for a place to settle down while he looks for the next score. Hulk may be doing some peaceful soul searching, but that doesn’t mean he won’t interrupt.
INCREDIBLE HULK (v2) #25: Thunderbolt Ross has convinced Bruce that he needs to get revenge against Abomination for Betty’s death. The peaceful life that Emil Blonsky has set up for himself is about to crumble around him.
INCREDIBLE HULK (v2) #24: Bruce Banner is dying, and still coming to terms with Betty’s death. The Abomination, meanwhile, is living, and still coming to terms with his life. Along comes Thunderbolt Ross, looking to stir the pot…