10 Different Ways You Can Actually Defeat The Hulk

It turns out you don't need divine elemental capabilities, cosmic powers or even super strength to put The Hulk down - good old-fashioned sleeping gas will suffice.

In a dramatic twist, it's actually a DC Comics hero who demonstrated this during 1981's DC Special Series #27, in which Batman crossed paths with Bruce Banner.

This rare crossover comic found Banner exploring the medical potential of a gamma gun for WayneTech before The Joker arrived on the scene, stole the device, unleashed The Hulk and manipulated him into attacking the Caped Crusader.

Batman, a mere mortal, knew he stood little chance in a toe-to-toe battle against the rampaging embodiment of anger, but the world's greatest detective always has a trick or two up his sleeve... or in this case, tucked into his utility belt.

The Dark Knight hit The Hulk with a hefty dose of sleeping gas and his opponent's only response was to hold his breath. One precise kick to the solar plexus later and Banner choked down a lungful, sending him to the land of nod.