10 Shocking Times Comic Book Heroes REFUSED To Help

10. Ghost Rider Left Town When World War Hulk Went On A Rampage

Before Marvel had its first Civil War and after he destroyed Las Vegas, the Illuminati tricked the Hulk and sent him off-world. The idea was to get the unstoppable monster out of the way, but it had some unforeseen effects. Namely, the Hulk became a gladiator, took over a planet, found peace, and lost it all when the ship he was sent away in exploded.

He was madder than he'd ever been in his life, so he made his way back to Earth to seek revenge on the Illuminati, which at the time consisted of several major Marvel superheroes who had formed a secret group behind the rest of the world's back.

When the Hulk began tearing up New York to get to them, Ghost Rider intervened. He had the power and ability to possibly stop the Hulk, but there was a problem. Johnny Blaze felt he needed to stop the Hulk, but Zarathos, the spirit that was the Ghost Rider, refused.

Their internal conflict saw Ghost Rider find and face off against the Hulk, only to walk away in the end. Ghost Rider punishes those who harm the innocent, but the problem was, the Hulk was the victim of the Illuminati and deserved his vengeance. Ghost Rider left town, leaving the Hulk to exact his revenge.