10 Comic Book Characters Who Could Physically Manhandle The Hulk

9. The Thing

This one may seem like a head-scratcher at first glance but The Thing is deceptively strong. In fact, back in the Fantastic Four's early days he actually knocked The Hulk out in a single punch! The reason we don't tend to imagine him coming out on top in this fight is because The Thing's strength is as much tied to his psychology as The Hulk's is. But for The Thing it's a matter of confidence rather than anger. He simply doesn't believe that he can perform as well as he actually can. And he's regularly flummoxed by his concern for the lives of others, including nearby civilians, should he ever totally cut loose. A hero's flaw if there ever was one. These two have actually duked it out several times over the years with The Thing coming out on top pretty often. Peter David even wrote a one-shot wherein they regularly met for an arm-wrestling match in a secluded shack so that the display of their powers would be unlikely to hurt anyone. If nothing else, they're a pretty even match up. And if The Thing can overcome his own issues then that's all he'd needed to clobber his way to a win.