10 Comics Characters Who Have Defeated Kang The Conqueror

3. The Hulk - Incredible Hulk #135

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At this point, you're probably wondering why Kang - if he's such a Master of Time - doesn't just go back in time and strangle all of his enemies in their cribs? There are many reasons, none of which hold up to any actual scrutiny, but there are a few times that Kang actually decides to take advantage of his abilities.

Such as in Incredible Hulk #135 where he tried to murder Hulk's ancestor...but used The Hulk himself as a pawn in the scheme.

Yeah as you can imagine, it all went wrong pretty much immediately, because it is notoriously hard to get The Hulk to follow a command, especially if it's one he doesn't like. The whole thing falls apart around Kang's ears, culminating in The Hulk kicking his dumb ass six ways from Sunday and returning back to his own time.

A theme you'll take away from this list by the end is that the reason Kang has taken so long to reach the big screen is because he's, well, lame.

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